Airworthiness Directive 2022-06-09

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Official AD 2022-06-09 · FR doc 2022-05296 · 2022-03-11 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2019-03-01 and AD 2021-05-51 for certain Pratt & Whitney Division (PW) PW4074, PW4074D, PW4077, PW4077D, PW4084D, PW4090, and PW4090-3 model turbofan engines. AD 2019-03-01 required performing initial and repetitive thermal acoustic image (TAI) inspections for cracks in certain 1st- stage low-pressure compressor (LPC) blades and removal of those blades that fail inspection. AD 2021-05-51 required performing a one-time TAI inspection for cracks in certain 1st-stage LPC blades and removal of those blades that fail inspection. This AD was prompted by three in- flight failures of a 1st-stage LPC blade, with one failure resulting in an engine fire during flight, and subsequent manufacturer publication of service information specifying improved inspections for three critical locations on the 1st-stage LPC blade. This AD requires initial and repetitive ultrasonic (UT) inspections and TAI inspections for cracks in certain 1st-stage LPC blades and removal of those blades that fail inspection. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2022-06-09 applies to

MakesPratt & Whitney Division
ModelsPW4074, PW4074D, PW4077, PW4077D, PW4084D, PW4090, PW4090-3, PW4000
Part-conditional52A241, 55A801, 55A801-001, 55A901, 55A901-001, 56A201, 56A201-001, 56A221.

Applies only with an installed 1st-stage low-pressure compressor (LPC) blade, P/N 52A241, 55A801, 55A801-001, 55A901, 55A901-001, 56A201, 56A201-001, or 56A221.

Whether AD 2022-06-09 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 2022-06-09 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.