Engine model · Turbo-fan · registry code 51559

Manufacturer (registry)
P & W
Model
JT9D-7R4E4
Registry code
51559
Installed in
0 registered aircraft
Type
Turbo-fan
Power
50,000 lb thrust
Data sheet
TCDSE3NE
Holder
Pratt & Whitney

Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 21

ADs whose products match this engine model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

1973In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 28 ADs
19731
19762
19781
19841
19861
19871
19902
19911
19941
19961
19971
19992
20002
20011
20022
20041
20061
20073
20091
20121
20211
See all 28 ADs
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT d.ad_number, d.status, d.subject, d.effective_date
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d
  WHERE d.ad_id IN (SELECT ad_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_engine_model_directive.parquet' WHERE engine_model_code IN ('51559'))
  ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

Registered aircraft · 0

No aircraft currently registered with this engine model

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to aircraft with this engine modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older cases aren’t counted.

FAA incident reports

No reports matched to aircraft with this engine modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older reports aren’t counted.

Service difficulty reports

No reports name this modelGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary.

STCs that may be installed · 1

Approved for this engine model: the STC’s model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has.

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT s.stc_number, s.description, s.holder, s.status, s.status_date, m.matched_model
  FROM (
    SELECT stc_number, min(matched_model) AS matched_model
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_engine_model_stc.parquet'
    WHERE engine_model_code IN ('51559')
    GROUP BY stc_number
  ) m JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_stc.parquet' s USING (stc_number)
  ORDER BY s.status = 'Current' DESC, s.status_date DESC, s.stc_number"

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PMA parts · 1,000+

Current parts manufacturer approvals (PMA): parts the FAA has approved companies to make as replacements or modifications. Each record lists its models as free text; OpenAirDocs matched them to this engine model on its data sheet, so check the FAA record before relying on it. Newest first.

See all 1,000+ PMA parts
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT drs_guid, part_number, part_name, holder, pma_number, replaces_part, supplement_date, tcds_models
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_type_certificate_pma.parquet'
  WHERE tcds_number IN ('E3NE')
    AND len(list_intersect(tcds_models, ['JT9D-7R4E4'])) > 0
  ORDER BY supplement_date DESC, drs_guid DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.