Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-15202 · Turbomeca S.A. Artouste III B, Artouste III B1, and Artouste III D Turboshaft Engines
Turbomeca S.A. Artouste III B, Artouste III B1, and Artouste III D Turboshaft Engines
This AD applies to Turbomeca Artouste III B, Artouste III B1, and Artouste III D turboshaft engines. These engines are installed on, but not limited to, Eurocopter France Alouette III SE.3160, SA.316B, SA.315B, and SA.316C helicopters.
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Turbomeca Artouste III B, Artouste III B1, and Artouste III D turboshaft engines. That AD currently requires removing certain fuel pumps from service and installing serviceable fuel pumps. This AD requires the same actions and adds to the applicability, additional fuel pumps by serial number (SN). This AD results from Turbomeca identifying a number of fuel pump SNs that they omitted from the original population. We are issuing this AD to prevent reduced engine fuel flow and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter, or an accident.
You are responsible for having the actions required by this AD performed within the compliance times specified unless the actions have already been done.
Remove from service the fuel pumps listed by SN in Table 1 of this AD, and install a serviceable fuel pump no later than March 15, 2006.
| A59B | F504B | 2827 |
| A82B | F506B | 2828 |
| A91B | F537B | 2830 |
| B14B | F561B | 2838 |
| B29B | F589B | 2854 |
| B42B | F596B | 2867 |
| C27B | F607B | 2868 |
| C6B | F630B | 2884 |
| C92B | F643B | 2944 |
| D16B | F706B | 3078 |
| D18B | F724B | 3175 |
| D20B | F743B | 3230 |
| D80B | F745B | 3259 |
| D99B | F748B | 3282 |
| E49B | F759B | 3343 |
| E77B | F760B | 3376 |
| E90B | F762B | 3383 |
| F112B | F957B | 3385 |
| F131B | 808 | 3397 |
| F176B | 1725 | 3458 |
| F220B | 1766 | 3515 |
| F243B | 1770 | 3548 |
| F253B | 1897 | 3660 |
| F262B | 1941 | 3746 |
| F293B | 2154 | 3756 |
| F317B | 2155 | 3757 |
| F320B | 2233 | 3783 |
| F357B | 2512 | 3792 |
| F368B | 2620 | 3826 |
| F420B | 2729 | 3858 |
| F464B | 2759 | 3888 |
| F466B | 2763 | 3894 |
| F477B | 2786 | 3979 |
| F47B | 2787 | 4066 |
Remove from service the fuel pumps listed by SN in Table 2 of this AD, and install a serviceable fuel pump, before accumulating 50 hours in service after the effective date of this AD, but no later than 30 days from the effective date of this AD.
| 158B 1749 1750 2103 2577 2665 2728 2837 2882 2887 2894 2933 3045 3120 3200 3220 3277 3293 3323 3326 | 3395 3438 3581 3725 3729 3884 3923 4123 4129 4213 4241B B52B B82B C01B D14B D2B D71B D93B E67B | F129B F151B F164B F335B F350B F472B F48B F551B F620B F652B F66B F776B F801B F817B F833B F944B F971B G58B G61B |
For the purpose of this AD, a serviceable fuel pump is:
(1) A fuel pump that is not listed in Table 1 or Table 2 of this AD; or
(2) A fuel pump that is listed in Table 1 or Table 2 of this AD that has been retested to verify that it meets maximum fuel flow requirements.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
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