- Effective
- September 4, 1969
- Models
- TSIO-520-B, TSIO-520-D, TSIO-520-E
- Data sheet
- TCDSE8CE
- Registered aircraft
- 4,132 matched by model
- Product
- Engine
- Amendment
- 39-835
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The airworthiness directive
69-18-05 CONTINENTAL: Amdt. 39-835. Applies to Models TSIO-520-B (Serial Numbers 145001 through 145618), TSIO-520-D (Serial Numbers 156001 through 156103), and TSIO-520-E (Serial Numbers 165001 through 165493, 165496, and 165497) engines having 300 hours' or more time-in-service, except those engines having turbocharger oil scavenge pumps with P/N 635327 Shaft Gear-Starter, P/N 635328 Body- Scavenge Pump and P/N 635330 Gear-Scavenge Pump, or those engines equipped with P/N 635061-A1 Starter Adaptor and Scavenge Pump Assembly. Compliance: Unless already accomplished, within the next 100 hours' time-in-service after the effective date of this airworthiness directive, on engines having 300 or more hours' time-in-service, or at or before 400 hours' time-in-service on engines that have less than 300 hours' time-in-service at the effective date of this airworthiness directive, accomplish the following: To prevent failure of the turbocharger lubricating oil scavenge pump: Remove P/N 632597 scavenge pump drive gear and P/N MS 35756-3 Woodruff Key and replace with a P/N 636251 scavenge pump drive gear and a new P/N MS35756-3 Woodruff Key. In the P/N 632602 scavenge body assembly drill a .093 inch (3/32) diameter hole to a depth of .31 inch (5/16) in the floor of the gear cavity midway between the center of the gears. Continental Service Bulletin No. M69-8 dated June 11, 1969, refers to the above and provides additional instructions on this modification. This amendment becomes effective September 4, 1969.
Affected TCDS · 1
The type certificate data sheets for the models this AD names, matched by model and maker.
Registered aircraft · 4,132
Registered aircraft whose airframe or engine model this AD names. Matched by model only, so check each against the AD’s applicability.
| 1918 | 1 |
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| 1947 | 1 |
| 1948 | 2 |
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1952 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1964 | 2 |
| 1965 | 7 |
| 1966 | 17 |
| 1967 | 16 |
| 1968 | 16 |
| 1969 | 28 |
| 1970 | 16 |
| 1971 | 27 |
| 1972 | 98 |
| 1973 | 141 |
| 1974 | 138 |
| 1975 | 172 |
| 1976 | 233 |
| 1977 | 282 |
| 1978 | 479 |
| 1979 | 571 |
| 1980 | 413 |
| 1981 | 349 |
| 1982 | 157 |
| 1983 | 68 |
| 1984 | 122 |
| 1985 | 86 |
| 1986 | 56 |
| 1987 | 25 |
| 1988 | 22 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1993 | 11 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1999 | 13 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 15 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
457 with no year recorded