Is AD 2018-13-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2018-13-02 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2018-13-02

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2018-13-02 apply to?

AD 2018-13-02 applies to Pratt & Whitney Division — models PW4052, PW4056, PW4060, PW4062, PW4062A, PW4152, PW4156A, PW4158. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2018-13-02 · FR doc 2018-12830 · 2018-06-15 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pratt & Whitney Division (PW) PW4052, PW4056, PW4060, PW4062, PW4062A, PW4152, PW4156A, PW4158, PW4460, and PW4462 turbofan engine models, including engines identified with suffixes -1C, -1E, -3, -3A, or -3B. This AD was prompted by the discovery of multiple cracked 4th stage low-pressure turbine (LPT) air seals in the fleet. This AD requires removal from service of certain 4th stage LPT air seals. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2018-13-02 applies to

MakesPratt & Whitney Division

ModelsPW4052, PW4056, PW4060, PW4062, PW4062A, PW4152, PW4156A, PW4158, PW4460, PW4462, PW4000

Part-conditional — 50N346.

Applies to engines with 4th stage low-pressure turbine (LPT) air seal, P/N 50N346, installed, including engines identified with suffixes -1C, -1E, -3, -3A, or -3B.

Whether AD 2018-13-02 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 2018-13-02 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.