FAA Proposes New Airworthiness Directive for Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 Engines

Summary

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a new airworthiness directive (AD) to address uncontained failures of Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 turbofan engines, which were caused by turbine rotor overspeed resulting from fan section separation from the low pressure compressor. The proposed AD aims to prevent such failures by requiring removal of certain engine components and incorporating a new retention configuration.