AD 2020-22-02

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Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines

AD Number
2020-22-02
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2019-0592
FR Citation
85 FR 68431

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

fuel coking of the HMU fuel metering valve (FMV) electro-hydraulic servo valves (EHSV) resulting in tailpipe fire

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Required Actions

remove the HMU and its replacement with a part eligible for installation, overhaul of the HMU (complete) or overhaul of the HMU FMV EHSV

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Compliance Time

Within 40,000 flight hours since new or since last overhaul

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Affected Aircraft

General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80C2A5F, -80C2B1F, -80C2B2F, -80C2B4F, -80C2B5F, -80C2B6F, -80C2B6FA, -80C2B7F, -80C2B8F, -80C2D1F, -80C2K1F, -80C2L1F, -80E1A2, -80E1A3, -80E1A4, and -80E1A4/B model turbofan engines with a certain hydromechanical unit (HMU) installed

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Retrieved: Apr 4, 2026

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