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Final ruleTook effect Oct. 8, 2026

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division Engines

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Sept. 3, 2026. Document 2026-18019. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.

What it does

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pratt & Whitney Division (PW) Model PW4074D, PW4077D, PW4084D, PW4090, and PW4090-3 engines. This AD was prompted by the discovery of a quality escape involving incorrect shot peening on certain high- pressure compressor (HPC) drum rotor disk assemblies. This AD requires visually inspecting the HPC drum rotor disk assembly for incorrect shot peen coverage and, depending on the results of the inspection, replacing the HPC drum rotor disk assembly with a part eligible for installation. This AD also requires removing and replacing certain HPC drum rotor disk assemblies before reaching certain life limits. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

The Federal Aviation Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

14 CFR 39

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Aviation Administration has published 482 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 518 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

975 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 2120-AA64 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

This AD is effective October 8, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-18019
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
PublishedSept. 3, 2026
Effective dateOct. 8, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2120-AA64
DocketFAA-2026-2724

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register