Airworthiness Directive 2014-11-05

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Official AD 2014-11-05 · FR doc 2014-14955 · 2014-07-01 · 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) turboprop engines. This AD requires installing a reinforcement liner to the power turbine (PT) containment ring and, for certain PT containment rings, adding scallops. This AD was prompted by in-service events involving the perforation of engine cases as a result of the liberation of PT blades and the fracture/ displacement of the PT containment ring. We are issuing this AD to prevent uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2014-11-05 applies to

MakesPratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&Wc)
ModelsPT6A-20, PT6A-20A, PT6A-20B, PT6A-25, PT6A-28, PT6A-34B, PT6A-36, PT6A-135, PT6A-11, PT6A-11AG, PT6A-15AG, PT6A-21, PT6A-25A, PT6A-25C, PT6A-27, PT6A-34, PT6A-34AG, PT6A-110, PT6A-112, PT6A-114, PT6A-135A, PT6A
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials ?–PC-E10539, ?–PC-E10224, ?–PC-E14089, ?–PCE-25361, ?–PCE-48757, ?–PCE-26258, ?–PCE-42523, ?–PCE-57303, ?–PCE-57312, ?–PC-E15052, ?–PC-E12563, ?–PCE-17218, ?–PCE-35089.

Applies unconditionally to all PT6A-20, PT6A-20A, PT6A-20B, PT6A-25, PT6A-28, PT6A-34B, PT6A-36, and PT6A-135 engines. Applies to the following models only up to the listed serial number (S/N), and earlier, unless otherwise noted: PT6A-11 (S/N PC-E10539 and earlier); PT6A-11AG (S/N PC-E10224 and earlier); PT6A-15AG (S/N earlier than PC-E14089); PT6A-21 (S/N PCE-25361 and earlier); PT6A-25A (S/N PCE-48757 and earlier); PT6A-25C (S/N PCE-26258 and earlier); PT6A-27 (S/N PCE-42523 and earlier, plus all engines converted to PT6A-27); PT6A-34 (S/N PCE-57303 and earlier, plus all engines converted to PT6A-34); PT6A-34AG (S/N PCE-57312 and earlier, plus all engines converted to PT6A-34AG); PT6A-110 (S/N PC-E15052 and earlier); PT6A-112 (S/N earlier than PC-E12563); PT6A-114 (S/N PCE-17218 and earlier); PT6A-135A (S/N PCE-35089 and earlier).

Whether AD 2014-11-05 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 complianceThe specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
DateWhen the work was done.
Aircraft timeTotal time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificateThe A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2014-11-05 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.