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Airworthiness Directive 2009-14-05

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Official AD 2009-14-05 · FR doc E9-15398 · 2009-07-08 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Models PW2037, PW2037(M), and PW2040 Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pratt & Whitney models PW2037, PW2037(M), and PW2040 turbofan engines. This AD requires 12th stage disks of certain high-pressure compressor (HPC) drum rotor disk assemblies, to be inspected for cracks by Pratt & Whitney using a special eddy current inspection procedure. This AD results from six HPC 12th stage disks found cracked during HPC module disassembly at overhaul. We are issuing this AD to prevent uncontained failure of the HPC 12th stage disk and airplane damage.

Which aircraft AD 2009-14-05 applies to

MakesPratt & Whitney
ModelsPW2037, PW2037(M), PW2040, PW2000
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials T62805–T62805, R80293–R80293, R80289–R80289, R80322–R80322, R80330–R80330, R78394–R78394, R80281–R80281, R80304–R80304, R80343–R80343, R80299–R80299, R80313–R80313, R80333–R80333, R80324–R80324, R80310–R80310, R80326–R80326, R80305–R80305, R80315–R80315, R80309–R80309, R80341–R80341, R80329–R80329, R80312–R80312, R80321–R80321, R80319–R80319, R80358–R80358, R80302–R80302, R80336–R80336.
Part-conditional — 1B3702, 1B3702-001, 1B3610, 1B3610-001, 1B7377.

Applies only to engines with a 12th stage HPC drum rotor disk assembly (P/N 1B3702, 1B3702-001, 1B3610, 1B3610-001, or 1B7377) bearing one of the specific serial numbers (and associated billet/heat numbers) listed in AD Table 1 installed.

Whether AD 2009-14-05 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 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 2009-14-05 complied with on your aircraft?

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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.