AD 79-11-03

Airworthiness directive · Automatic Fuel Control · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 and PT6T-6

Effective
May 31, 1979
Models
PT6T-3, PT6T-6
Data sheet
TCDSE22EA
Registered aircraft
78 matched by model
Product
Engine
Amendment
39-3477

Unofficial copy of the text in the FAA’s Dynamic Regulatory System. The FAA’s own copy is the authoritative one. DRS record last changed May 30, 2024.

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79-11-03 PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT OF CANADA: Amendment 39-3477. Applies to Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada, Limited PT6T-3 power sections prior to serial number CP-PS 61324 and PT6T-6 power sections prior to serial number CP-PS 72321.

Compliance required within the next 3000 hours in service after the effective date of this AD, unless already accomplished.

To preclude automatic fuel control contamination install the P3 air filter and associated parts in accordance with Paragraph 2, Accomplishment Instructions in Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada, Ltd. Engine Service Bulletin No. 5124 thru Revision 3 or approved equivalent procedures and parts.

Equivalent procedures and parts must be approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch of the Eastern Region of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

This amendment is effective May 31, 1979.

Affected TCDS · 1

The type certificate data sheets for the models this AD names, matched by model and maker.

Registered aircraft · 78

Registered aircraft whose airframe or engine model this AD names. Matched by model only, so check each against the AD’s applicability.

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  • Bell38 aircraft
  • Sikorsky25 aircraft
  • Agusta6 aircraft
  • Pilatus3 aircraft
  • Aero Commander1 aircraft
  • Other makers55 aircraft
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19915
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19933
19941
19951
19972
19981
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20061
20151
20221
20242
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