Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-9328 · AlliedSignal, Inc. TPE331 Series Turboprop and TSE331 Series Turboshaft Engines
AlliedSignal, Inc. TPE331 Series Turboprop and TSE331 Series Turboshaft Engines
AlliedSignal, Inc. (formerly Allied-Signal, Inc., Garrett Engine Division, Garrett Turbine Engine Company, and AiResearch Manufacturing Co. of Arizona), TPE331-25, -43, -1, -2, - 3, -5, -6, -8, -10, -11, and -12 series, and -55B and -61A Model turboprop engines; and TSE331-3U Model turboshaft engines. These engines are installed on but not limited to Mitsubishi MU-2B series (MU-2 series); Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. (CASA) C-212 series; Jetstream 3101 and 3201 series; Fairchild SA226 and SA227 series; Prop-Jets, Inc. Model 400; Cessna Model 441; Twin Commander Aircraft Corp. 680, 690, and 695 series, and Model 681; Rockwell Commander or Ayres Corp. S-2R series; Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd. SC7; Dornier 228 Series; Beech Aircraft Corp. 18 and 45 series and Models JRB-6, 3N, 3NM, 3TM, and B100; Pilatus PC-6 series; DeHavilland DH 104 Dove series; Grumman Model TS-2A; Grumman American Model G-164C; and Schweitzer Aircraft Corp. Model G-164 series aircraft. Note: This AD applies to each engine identified in the preceding applicability provision, regardless of whether it has been modified, altered, or repaired in the area subject to the requirements of this AD. For engines that have been modified, altered, or repaired so that the performance of the requirements of this AD is affected, the owner/operator must use the authority provided in paragraph (c) to request approval from the FAA. This approval may address either no action, if the current configuration eliminates the unsafe condition, or different actions necessary to address the unsafe condition described in this AD. Such a request should include an assessment of the effect of the changed configuration on the unsafe condition addressed by this AD. In no case does the presence of any modification, alteration, or repair remove any engine from the applicability of this AD.
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to AlliedSignal, Inc. (formerly Allied-Signal, Inc., Garrett Engine Division, Garrett Turbine Engine Company, and AiResearch Manufacturing Co. of Arizona) TPE331 series turboprop and TSE331 series turboshaft engines, that requires a record check of engine records to determine if any repair, assembly, modification, or installation work was performed by Fliteline Maintenance, formerly located in Wharton, Texas, or Mr. Eugene E. Shanks, or Mr. Carl Ramirez (collectively referred to as ``Fliteline''). In addition, for engines determined to have repair, assembly, modification, or installation work performed by Fliteline, this action requires verification of all life limited components, inspection of affected components, and verification of compliance with all applicable AD's. This amendment is prompted by the results of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigation involving engines repaired, assembled, modified, or installed by Fliteline. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent uncontained failure of turbine rotors, fire, or loss of aircraft control.
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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