Is AD 2002-12-06 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2002-12-06 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2002-12-06 apply to?

AD 2002-12-06 applies to Pratt & Whitney — models PW2037, PW2040, PW2037M, PW2240, PW2337, PW2043, PW2643, PW2143. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2002-12-06

one-time

Official AD 2002-12-06 · FR doc 02-14695 · 2002-06-12 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney (PW) PW2000 Series Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to certain Pratt & Whitney (PW) PW2000 series turbofan engines. That AD currently requires revisions to the engine manufacturer's Time Limits section (TLS) to include enhanced inspection of selected critical life-limited parts at each piece-part exposure. This action modifies the airworthiness limitations section of the manufacturer's manual and an air carrier's approved continuous airworthiness maintenance program to incorporate additional inspection requirements. This amendment is prompted by an FAA study of in-service events involving uncontained failures of critical rotating engine parts that has indicated the need for mandatory inspections. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent critical life-limited rotating engine part failure, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2002-12-06 applies to

MakesPratt & Whitney

ModelsPW2037, PW2040, PW2037M, PW2240, PW2337, PW2043, PW2643, PW2143, PW2000

Requires revising the manufacturer's Time Limits Section of the engine manual (and, for air carriers, the approved continuous airworthiness maintenance program) to add mandatory piece-part-opportunity inspections of listed rotating parts (LPC hub, HPT 1st/2nd stage disks/hubs, HPC front hub, HPC drum rotor disks, HPC 16th/17th stage disks, HPC/LPC turbine drive shafts, turbine rear hub, etc.) per PW2000 Engine Manuals 1A6231 and 1B2412.

Whether AD 2002-12-06 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.

How AD compliance is recorded

A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:

Method of compliance — The specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.

Date — When the work was done.

Aircraft time — Total time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.

Signature & certificate — The A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.

Is AD 2002-12-06 complied with on your aircraft?

Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.