AD 2007-24-07

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Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80C2B1 Turbofan Engine

AD Number
2007-24-07
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2007-0193
FR Citation
72 FR 67240

Unsafe Condition

A repair shop did not meet the process requirements when applying copper-nickel-indium (Cu-Ni-In) thermal coating to certain stage 1 fan disks, potentially leading to an uncontained release of multiple fan blades.

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Required Actions

Strip the Cu-Ni-In thermal coating from the pressure faces and slot bottoms of the stage 1 fan disk, perform a microstructure evaluation, ultrasonic inspect, fluorescent penetrant inspect, and eddy current inspect the disk, and reapply the Cu-Ni-In thermal coating.

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Compliance Time

Within 3,500 cycles-since-last Cu-Ni-In thermal spray coating of the dovetail slots, but no later than March 31, 2008.

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Affected Aircraft

GE CF6-80C2B1 turbofan engine, serial number 690203, with fan disk, part number (P/N) 1703M78P11, SN RPMDA662, installed.

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