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AD/DART/32 - Fuel Burner Flow Calibration Checks
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| AD/DART/32 | Fuel Burner Flow Calibration Checks | 4/2008 |
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| Applicability: | - Dart 528-7E, 528D-7E, 529, 529-7E, 529-7H, 529-8E, 529-8H, 529-8X, 529-8Y, 529-8Z, 529D-7E, 529D-7H, 529D-8E, 529D-8H, 529D-8X, 529D-8Y and529D-8Z engines, all serial numbers;- Dart 531, 532-2L, 532-2S, 532-7, 532-7L, 532-7N, 532-7P, 532-7R, 533-2, 534-2, 535-2, 535-7, 535-7R, 536-2, 536-2T, 536-7, 536-7P and 536-7R engines, all serial numbers;- Dart 542-4, 542-4K, 542-10, 542-10J, 542-10K, 543-10 and 543-10K engines, all serial numbers;- Dart 550-2 engines, all serial numbers; and- Dart 552-2, 552-7 and 552-7R engines, all serial numbers.Note 1: These engines are known to be installed on, but not limited to, Fokker F27 series aircraft, Maryland Aircraft Industries (formerly Fairchild) F-27 and FH-227 series aircraft, and BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd (formerly British Aerospace; Hawker Siddeley) HS.748 series aircraft.Note 2: Engines on which Rolls-Royce modification 1946 has been incorporated via Service Bulletin (SB) Da72-533 are not affected by the requirements of this AD. |
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| Requirement: | Accomplish the checks and follow-up actions, as necessary, and in accordance with the instructions contained in Rolls-Royce SB Da73-A87 Revision 3 dated19 November 2007.Note 3: EASA AD 2008-0004 dated 11 January 2008 refers. |
| Compliance: | After the effective date this AD at the thresholds and within the time intervals and limits as indicated in Rolls-Royce SB Da73-A87 Revision 3. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 10 April 2008. |
| Background: | The purpose of this Airworthiness Directive is to require calibration burner flow checks on all Dart fuel burners, where the engine is fitted with certain high pressure (HP) turbine discs, due to high burner fuel flow variations. High burner fuel flow variations could lead to HP turbine disc diaphragm stresses. Burner flow variation is still associated with vibratory excitation of certain HP turbine blade assemblies. This can accelerate wear between the blade platforms and shrouds and potentially this can result in high stresses in the disc rim. The actions specified by this airworthiness directive are intended to prevent engine damages and loss of the engine in flight. |
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