AD 2018-15-04

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Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines

AD Number
2018-15-04
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2017-0792
FR Citation
83 FR 43739

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine General Electric Company Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition

An uncontained failure of a high-pressure turbine (HPT) stage 2 disk that resulted in a fire.

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Required Actions

Perform ultrasonic inspection (UI) of HPT stage 1 and 2 disks.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

GE CF6-80A, CF6-80A1, CF6-80A2, CF6-80A3, CF6-80C2A1, CF6-80C2A2, CF6-80C2A3, CF6-80C2A5, CF6-80C2A5F, CF6-80C2A8, CF6-80C2B1, CF6-80C2B1F, CF6-80C2B2, CF6-80C2B2F, CF6-80C2B4, CF6-80C2B4F, CF6-80C2B5F, CF6-80C2B6, CF6-80C2B6F, CF6-80C2B6FA, CF6-80C2B7F, CF6-80C2D1F, CF6-80C2L1F, and CF6-80C2K1F turbofan engines with HPT disks with part numbers and serial numbers listed in Table 1 and 2 of Appendix A in GE Service Bulletin (SB) CF6-80C2 SB 72-1562 R03, dated January 10, 2018 and Table 1 of Appendix A in GE SB CF6-80A SB 72-0869 R01, dated October 19, 2017.

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