AC 33-9

Advisory circular · Developing Data for Major Repairs of Turbine Engine Parts

Approved
April 30, 2010
Last reviewed
September 27, 2018
Family
AC 33-9 · 1 version
14 CFR parts
33, 34, 43

Guidance, not mandatory unless a rule or AD requires it. DRS record last changed October 23, 2026.

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Repair Properties & Requirement to be Identified and Substantiated.

7. Establish the Applicability of the Repair and the Repair Processing Sequence or evaluate any changes to an existing repair sequence for potential impact on the airworthiness of the part.

8. Select all that may be potentially affected by the repair design and evaluate system effect(s):

a. Structural Strength, including major load paths

b. Heat Transfer

c. Secondary Airflow

d. Aerodynamics

e. Weight

f. Center of Gravity

g. Moment of Weight

Critical Measurable Characteristics

9. Establish Measurable Characteristics and the allowable tolerances for the repaired part features and for any replacement detail(s) and give due consideration to mating part(s):

a. Surface finish/texture

b. Shotpeen intensity/coverage

c. Bearing bore dimensions and

d. location characteristics

e. Pressure strength test

f. Flow capacity test

g. Dimensions, including heat distortion effects:

 Roundness  Flatness  Parallelism  Concentricity  True position tolerances  Edge distance requirements  Finish dimensions requirements

Airfoil Profile

 Leading & Trailing Edge Contours  Concave & Convex Contours  Thickness  Chord & Tip Length Twist/Lean/Bow

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10. Outer Band Rail Functional Fit

11. Inner Band Arc Length

12. Outer Band to Inner Band Dim Relationship

13. Assembled Honeycomb Inner Radius Repair Process Capability Technical Substantiation Requirements

14. Technical Plan with Significant Operations Identified

15. Process Demonstration (including variability requirements)

16. Part Demonstration/Inspection

17. Manufacturing requirements for fabrication of repair details or replacement sections used to accomplish repair:

 Drawings/Specifications  Quality Requirements  Source Substantiation Requirements

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4 Applicable 14 CFR Part 33 Requirements Subpart A – General

18. 33.4 Instructions for Continuous Airworthiness (ICA's)

19. 33.5 Instruction manual for installing and operating the engine

20. 33.7 Engine ratings and operating limitations

21. 33.8 Selection of engine power and thrust ratings

Subpart B – Design and Construction;

General

22. 33.14 Start-stop cyclic stress (low cycle fatigue)

23. 33.15 Materials

24. 33.17 Fire prevention

25. 33.19 Durability(Note that 33.19 is associated with 33.27; 33.63; 33.83; 33.87; 33.88; and

33.90)

26. 33.21 Engine cooling

27. 33.23 Engine mounting attachments and structure

28 33.25 Accessory attachments

29. 33.27 Turbine, compressor, fan, and turbosupercharger rotors

30. 33.28 Electrical and electronic control systems

31. 33.29 Instrument connection Subpart E – Design and Construction;

Turbine Aircraft Engines

32. 33.62 Stress analysis

33. 33.63 Vibration

34. 33.65 Surge and stall characteristics (Note 2)

35. 33.66 Bleed air system

36. 33.67 Fuel system

37. 33.68 Induction system icing (operability aspects) (Note 2)

38. 33.69 Ignitions system

39. 33.71 Lubrication system

40. 33.72 Hydraulic actuating systems

41. 33.73 Power or thrust response

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4 Subpart E – Design and Construction;

Turbine Aircraft Engines (continued)

42. 33.74 Continued rotation

43. 33.75 Safety analysis

44. 33.76 Bird ingestion (operability aspects of ingestion)

45. 33.77 Foreign object ingestion—ice (operability aspects of ingestion)

46. 33.78 Rain and hail ingestion

47. 33.79 Fuel burning thrust augmentor Subpart F – Block Tests; Turbine Aircraft Engines

48. 33.83 Vibration tests

49. 33.85 Calibration tests

50. 33.87 Endurance tests

51. 33.88 Engine overtemperature test

52. 33.89 Operation test (Note 2)

53. 33.90 Initial maintenance inspection

54. 33.91 Engine component tests (HCF/LCF bench testing)

55. 33.92 Rotor locking tests

56. 33.93 Teardown inspection

57. 33.94 Blade containment and rotor unbalance tests (Weight changes)

58. 33.95 Engine-propeller system tests

59. 33.96 Engine tests in auxiliary power unit (APU) mode

60. 33.97 Thrust reversers

61. 33.99 General conduct of block tests Part 33 -Appendix A – Instructions for Continued Airworthiness

Part 33 -Appendix B- Certification Standard Atmospheric Concentrations of Rain and Hail

Part 34 – Exhaust Emissions

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REPAIR SUBSTANTIATION CHECKLIST -- MAJOR ENGINE CASES

Categories of Major Cases Part Family. Determine which repair description best fits the repair proposal. If no repair description is appropriate, contact the FAA Advisor for guidance.

CATEGORIES

OF REPAIRS

REPAIR DESCRIPTION

1. Weld or Braze Repair  This repair includes detail part replacement

2. Weld or Braze Repair  This repair excludes detail part replacement

3. Straightening, Re-twist or Reforming Repair  This repair includes dent repair

4. Dimensional Restoration by Coating or Plating

5. Restoration of Adhesives, Bonding Agents, Potting Compound.

6. Bushing or Helicoil Repair

7. Restoration of Protective Coating  Includes touch-up coating

8. Assembly and/or Disassembly  This repair assembles, disassembles, removes and replaces detail parts, or sub -assemblies without the use of permanent attachment techniques (i.e.; welding or brazing).

Assembly is either bolted or riveted.

9. Remove and Restore Anti-gallant

10. Blend Repair

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1. Applicable Degradation Modes: Select all that apply based on the function of the part and its operating environment in the engine.

This section provides the background for establishing the substantiation requirements.

a. Thermo-mechanical fatigue

b. Oxidation

c. Corrosion

d. Elevated temperature-induced changes (creep, diffusion, ageing, temperature gradients)

e. Wear due to: adhesion, abrasion, corrosion, erosion, cavitation, fretting, oxidation

f. High-cycle fatigue

g. Rubbing, foreign object impact damage, O3 chemical attack, etc.

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2. Select all mechanical, metallurgical, and physical properties of the part affected by the repair design and assess their impact on the part’s airworthiness:

Mechanical Properties:

a. Stress-Strain

b. Fracture Toughness

c. Fatigue Strength (S-N, Goodman, Dwell Time)

d. Creep

e. Tensile Properties (Yield, Strength, Elongation)

f. Hardness

g. Young’s Modulus

h. Natural Frequencies

Metallurgical Properties:

i. Chemical Composition (Alloy constituents)

j. Microstructure (grain size – shape - boundary precipitates, gamma prime size and volume fraction, etc.)

k. Melting Point

l. Corrosion Resistance

m. Oxidation Resistance

n. Wear Resistance (Consider wear types in (1)(e))

o. Crack Propagation Rate

Physical Properties:

p. Density (weight)

q. Coefficient of Thermal Expansion

r. Refractive Index (X-Rays)

s. Center of Gravity

t. Polar Moment of Inertia

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3. Select all Material Properties/Characteristics for weldments or brazed joints that apply and evaluate them and their interface with the parent metal. The effect of any changes to the part’s metallurgy as a result of welds or braze should be evaluated for airworthiness.

4 Select all Coating Properties/Characteristics that apply and evaluate them and their interface with the parent metal. The effect of any changes to the part’s physical and operational capability as a result of the coating should be evaluated for airworthiness.

a. Coating Material Composition

b. Thickness, Coverage & Uniformity

c. Coating and Diffusion Zone Microstructure

d. Coating Hardness

e. Sintering

f. Strip Requirements/Process

g. Residual Stress

h. Resistance to Spalling

i. Thermal Resistance (coefficient of thermal expansion for the coating)

j. Erosion Resistance

k. Bonding (Interface Contamination)

l. Hydrogen Embrittlement (plating)

m. Compatibility With Base Material/Other Coatings

5. Select Surface Treatment that applies (Without Material Removal) and evaluate effect(s), if any, on airworthiness:

a. Burnishing

b. Peening

c. Butterfly Polish

d. Mass Media Finishing

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6. Evaluate any degradation in the part’s function or durability due to the following processes, when applicable, and assess its impact, if any, on existing ICAs.

a. Machining, Milling, Broaching, or Grinding

b. Non-traditional Machining

c. Welding, Brazing or Coating

d. Straightening, Re-twisting, Reforming

e. Blending

f. Honing

g. Lapping

h. Grit Blast

i. Stripping

j. Cleaning (chemical, power flash, ultrasonic)

k. Residual Plating, Stripping, or Cleaning Agents

l. Stress Intensity Factor (Kt)

m. Heat Treatment (time, temp, atmosphere, etc.)

n. Plating

o. Dimensional Short-falls

p. Repetitive or Conflicting Repairs Contamination

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7. Establish the Applicability of the Repair and the Repair Processing Sequence or evaluate any changes to an existing repair sequence for potential impact on the airworthiness of the part.

8. Select all that may be potentially affected by the repair design, and evaluate system effect(s):

Critical Measurable Characteristics

9. Hole dimensions and location characteristics

10. Flange & Case Wall thickness & configuration

11. Establish Measurable Characteristics and the allowable tolerances for the repaired part features and for any replacement detail(s) and give due consideration to mating part(s):

a. Surface finish/texture

b. Shotpeen intensity/coverage

c. Bearing bore dimensions and location characteristics

d. Pressure strength test

e. Flow capacity test

f. Dimensions, including heat distortion effects  Roundness  Flatness  Parallelism  Concentricity  True position tolerances  Edge distance requirements  Finish dimensions requirements

Repair Process Capability Technical Substantiation Requirements

12. Verification Plan with Significant Operations Identified for Repair Source Qualification

13. Process Demonstration (including variability requirements)

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14. Part Demonstration/Inspection

15. Manufacturing requirements for fabrication of repair details or replacement sections used to accomplish repair:

 Drawings/Specifications  Quality Requirements  Source Substantiation Requirements

Applicable 14 CFR Part 33 Requirements Subpart A – General

16. 33.4 Instructions for Continuous Airworthiness (ICA's)

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17. 33.5 Instruction manual for installing and operating the engine

18. 33.7 Engine ratings and operating limitations

19. 33.8 Selection of engine power and thrust ratings

Subpart B – Design and Construction;

General

20. 33.14 Start-stop cyclic stress (low cycle fatigue)

21. 33.15 Materials

22. 33.17 Fire prevention

23. 33.19 Durability (Note that 33.19 is associated with 33.27; 33.63; 33.83; 33.87;

33.88; and 33.90)

24. 33.21 Engine cooling

25. 33.23 Engine mounting attachments and structure

26. 33.25 Accessory attachments

27. 33.27 Turbine, compressor, fan, and turbosupercharger rotors

28. 33.28 Electrical and electronic control systems

29. 33.29 Instrument connection Subpart E – Design and Construction;

Turbine Aircraft Engines

30. 33.62 Stress analysis

31. 33.63 Vibration

32. 33.65 Surge and stall characteristics (Note 2)

33. 33.66 Bleed air system

34. 33.67 Fuel system

35. 33.68 Induction system icing (operability aspects) (Note 2)

36. 33.69 Ignitions system

37. 33.71 Lubrication system

38. 33.72 Hydraulic actuating systems

39. 33.73 Power or thrust response

40. 33.74 Continued rotation