Attention:
Owners, operators and maintainers of Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6B-37A engines installed on Leonardo helicopter models A119 and AW119MKII
| File Classification No. : | Z 5000-35 |
|---|---|
| RDIMS No. : | 15389292 |
| Document No. : | CASA 2019-04 |
| Issue No. : | 01 |
| Effective Date: | 2019-07-24 |
Purpose:
The purpose of this Civil Aviation Safety Alert ( CASA ) is to raise awareness of the upcoming compliance time expiry of Airworthiness Directive ( AD ) CF-2019-05.
Background:
Transport Canada ( TC ) issued AD CF-2019-05 on 19 February 2019 mandating the incorporation of P&WC Service Bulletin ( SB ) PT6B-72-39107R1 for the replacement of fuel control units ( FCU ) on certain engines in order to address a potential unsafe condition.
P&WC is tracking the incorporation rate of the above-mentioned SB and estimates that there are still 90 FCUs with more than 6 years in service since new or last overhaul, which must be replaced in accordance with the subject AD by 19 August 2019. P&WC had provisioned for a pool of modified FCUs assuming a constant rate of return of the pre- SB FCUs , however, given that the SB incorporation has been below expected levels, P&WC may not be able to accommodate last-minute requests.
Recommended action:
TC recommends that operators review P&WC Service Information Letters ( SIL ) PT6B-052 and PT6B-055, and follow the recommendations therein.
TC would also like to remind Canadian operators that alternative means of compliance ( AMOC ) with an AD are approved pursuant to Canadian Aviation Regulation ( CAR ) 605.84(4), which requires that the proposed alternative maintains the level of safety as provided for by the compliance time in the AD . Extension to AD compliance times are not considered unless the proposed alternative meets the above-mentioned CAR 605.84(4) requirements.
Contact office:
For more information concerning this issue, contact a Transport Canada Centre; or contact Robert Farinas, Continuing Airworthiness in Ottawa, by telephone at 1-888-663-3639, facsimile 613-996-9178 or by e-mail at cawwebfeedback@tc.gc.ca.
Original signed by
Rémy Knoerr
Chief, Continuing Airworthiness
National Aircraft Certification
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P&WC PT6B-37A Engines
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