AD 2021-16-08

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. Turbofan Engines

AD Number
2021-16-08
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2019-0597
FR Citation
86 FR 47215

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine CFM International Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition

Cracks found in the rotating air HPT front seal.

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Required Actions

Replace the affected rotating air HPT front seal with a part eligible for installation. For CFM56-5B or CFM56-7B model turbofan engines with a reconfigured rotating air HPT front seal that was previously operated in a CFM56-5C model turbofan engine, follow the removal requirements for the CFM56-5C model turbofan engine.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

CFM International, S.A. (CFM) CFM56-5B1, -5B2, -5B4, -5B5, -5B6, -5B7, -5B1/P, -5B2/P, -5B3/P, -5B4/P, -5B5/P, -5B6/P, -5B7/P, -5B8/P, -5B9/P, -5B3/P1, -5B4/P1, -5B1/2P, -5B2/2P, -5B3/2P, -5B4/2P, -5B6/2P, -5B9/2P, -5B3/2P1, -5B4/2P1, -7B20, -7B22, -7B24, -7B26, -7B27, -7B22/B1, -7B24/B1, -7B26/B1, -7B26/B2, -7B27/B1, -7B27/B3, -7B20/2, -7B22/2, -7B24/2, -7B26/2, -7B27/2, -7B27A model turbofan engines with a rotating air HPT front seal with part number (P/N) 1795M36P01 or P/N 1795M36P02 and serial numbers (S/Ns) GWNDN949 through GWNSE969 or S/Ns GWN000CE through GWN0990L, not including S/Ns GWN08ND7, GWN0923A, GWN0971E, GWN098A1, GWN098W6, GWN098W8, GWN098WA, and GWN0990G, installed, and that has been removed from the original HPT disk and re-assembled to a different HPT disk.

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