AD 2020-24-08

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

AD Number
2020-24-08
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2020-1032
FR Citation
85 FR 82302

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Rolls-Royce plc Various Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition

HP turbine blades on a number of Trent 700 engines have been subject to high levels of corrosion fatigue, leading to blade cracking and eventual release, resulting in aborted take-off and in-flight shut-down events.

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Required Actions

Replace HPT blades on affected engines prior to accumulating a specified number of flight cycles since new, or before further flight, whichever occurs later.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) RB211 Trent 768-60, 772-60, 772B-60 and 772C-60 model turbofan engines.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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