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Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division Engines

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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pratt & Whitney Division (PW) Model PW4052, PW4056, PW4060, PW4060A, PW4060C, PW4062, PW4062A, PW4152, PW4156, PW4156A, PW4158, PW4460, and PW4462 engines. This AD was prompted by multiple reports of tailpipe fire, loss of thrust control, and engine in-flight shutdown due to undetected deterioration of pressure burner (Pb) sensors. This AD requires replacing Pb sensors. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • SPR Spirit AeroSystems

    Spirit builds Boeing fuselages, so a Boeing aircraft story reaches this supplier

  • GE GE Aerospace

    GE Aerospace supplies and competes in commercial aircraft engines

  • DAL Delta Air Lines

    Delta flies the 737, so a Boeing aircraft story reaches its fleet

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Lockheed Martin is a defense and aerospace peer

  • HWM Howmet Aerospace

    Howmet supplies parts used on commercial and defense aircraft

  • RTX RTX

    RTX competes in aircraft engines and defense systems

  • UAL United Airlines

    United flies the 737, so a Boeing aircraft story reaches its fleet

  • NOC Northrop Grumman

    Northrop Grumman is a defense and aerospace peer

  • TDG TransDigm

    TransDigm supplies aircraft components to Boeing and the airlines

  • AAL American Airlines

    American flies the 737, so a Boeing aircraft story reaches its fleet

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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LMT———————
HWM———————
RTX———————
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NOC———————
TDG———————
AAL———————

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pratt & Whitney Division (PW) Model PW4052, PW4056, PW4060, PW4060A, PW4060C, PW4062, PW4062A, PW4152, PW4156, PW4156A, PW4158, PW4460, and PW4462 engines. This AD was prompted…

Source: Federal Register

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