Is AD 2013-15-08 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2013-15-08 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2013-15-08

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2013-15-08 apply to?

AD 2013-15-08 applies to Pratt & Whitney Canada — models PW118A, PW118B, PW119B, PW119C, PW123, PW123B, PW123C, PW123D. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2013-15-08 · FR doc 2013-19428 · 2013-08-13 · turboprop engine

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) PW118A, PW118B, PW119B, PW119C, PW123, PW123B, PW123C, PW123D, PW123E, PW123AF, PW124B, PW125B, PW126A, PW127, PW127E, PW127F, PW127G, and PW127M turboprop engines. This AD was prompted by reports of fractures of the first-stage power turbine (PT) blade. This AD requires inspection of the first-stage PT blades and the removal from service of those blades that fail the inspection or their replacement with blades eligible for installation. We are issuing this AD to prevent fracture of the first-stage PT blade, possible engine fire, and damage to the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2013-15-08 applies to

MakesPratt & Whitney Canada

ModelsPW118A, PW118B, PW119B, PW119C, PW123, PW123B, PW123C, PW123D, PW123E, PW123AF, PW124B, PW125B, PW126A, PW127, PW127E, PW127F, PW127G, PW127M, PW100

Part-conditional — 3120973-01, 3120983-01, 3054053-01.

Applies only to engines with first-stage power turbine (PT) blade P/N 3120973-01, P/N 3120983-01, or P/N 3054053-01 installed, having a serial number listed in Table 1 of the Appendix of P&WC Service Bulletin No. PW100-72-21823, Revision 3, dated March 8, 2013.

Whether AD 2013-15-08 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 2013-15-08 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.

Look up a tail number →Read the full directive (Federal Register)

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.