Regulation & law · 27/11/2009Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 and -9 Turbofan Engines

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has superseded an existing airworthiness directive for certain Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 and -9 turbofan engines, requiring eddy current inspection (ECI) of 2nd stage fan blades and maintaining initial ultrasonic inspection (UI) of blade root attachments, in response to reports of 10 fractures of 2nd stage fan blades since the previous directive became effective in 1987.