Airworthiness Directive 2009-11-04
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation AE 2100D2, AE 2100D2A, AE 2100D3, and AE 2100J Turboprop Engines
What this AD requires
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) AE 2100D2, AE 2100D2A, AE 2100D3, and AE 2100J turboprop engines with certain propeller gearbox (PGB) shaft-and- carrier assemblies installed. These engines are U.S. type-certificated but as of the effective date of this AD are only installed on military airplanes. This AD requires monitoring a certain population of PGB shaft-and-carrier assemblies for vibration during flight, and borescope-inspecting the PGB shaft for cracks if vibration is experienced. This AD would also require removing the affected population of PGB shaft-and-carrier assemblies from service and installing serviceable PGB shaft-and-carrier assemblies. This AD results from a report of a crack found in the forward cone of a PGB shaft in an RRC AE 2100D3 turboprop engine that was removed from service due to high vibration. We are issuing this AD to prevent separation of the propeller from the airplane, which could result in injury, and damage to the airplane.
Which aircraft AD 2009-11-04 applies to
Applies only to engines with certain serial number propeller gearbox (PGB) shaft-and-carrier assemblies installed, per the affected serial numbers in the applicable service bulletin: AE 2100D2/AE 2100D2A - SB AE 2100D2-A-72-073, Rev 1, dated Feb 18, 2008; AE 2100D3 - SB AE 2100D3-A-72-256, Rev 1, dated Feb 18, 2008; AE 2100J - SB AE 2100J-A-72-071, Rev 1, dated Feb 18, 2008. Engines are U.S. type-certificated but as of the effective date were only installed on military airplanes (Lockheed Martin C-130J and Lockheed/Alenia C-27J).
Whether AD 2009-11-04 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:
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.