

John Moore & Mike Turner
PT Bearing Heat Shield Repair- T53 Engineering Product Support Notice
March 16, 2023 There is a history of T53 PT Bearing Heat Shields failing, departing the engine and damaging the aircraft. This repair...


MIDWEST/CAPPSCO
T53 Flow Divider 1-180-190-03
Purpose The flow divider assembly receives fuel from the fuel control, and delivers it to the main fuel manifold through two passages....


Edward C Pease and John Moore
Combustor Rumble
Combustor Rumble can be a problem in engines that reverse the combustion gas flow prior toentering the 1st stage gas producer nozzle....


Philip Fienan
LubriBor- Fuel Lubricity Additive
NOTE FROM UH1OPS While we usually stick to maintenance articles on UH1OPS MAINTENANCE BLOGs, we support this product and after seeing the...


Edward C Pease and John Moore
Combustor Rumble Solution
Follow up to earlier Blog Article Combustor Rumble Thanks to John Moore, we finally prevailed with Honeywell and they have agreed to...


Colin Kilmaster
Compressor Washes
Compressor washes should be a routine procedure for those who maintain and operate gas turbine engines. Albeit some engineers/A&P...


John Moore
GP Blade Tip Section Erosion T53-L-703 model Gas Turbine
Reference cooled 1st GP Turbine Blade 1-100-362-06/08 Problem Statement Air Technology Engines Inc. (ATE) has been communicating with...

Debra Jossi
Cappsco - Fuel Control Unit Packaging Procedure
Recommendation for Shipping in your Fuel & Governor for Repairs and Overhauls.


Peter Frinchaboy
T1 Sensing Unit on Fuel Control
This a photo of a T1 sensing unit removed from a Fuel Control. These should NEVER be removed from a Fuel Control they are calibrated...


Peter Frinchaboy
Radio Active Materials in T53 Engine
I have known about this for years but thought this is information many may not know about the radio active materials in the T53 Engine. ...