AD 2021-18-13

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Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines

AD Number
2021-18-13
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2019-0919
FR Citation
86 FR 51792

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

The cracking and collapsing of the combustion outer liner shell, which resulted in thermal distress of the high-pressure turbine and low-pressure turbine (LPT) including burn-through of the LPT case.

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Required Actions

Perform a borescope inspection (BSI) or visual inspection of the combustion outer liner shell and, depending on the results of the inspection, possible replacement of the combustion outer liner shell.

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Compliance Time

Before accumulating 500 engine flight hours (FHs) time since new (TSN) or time since repair (TSR) after the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

All General Electric Company (GE) CF34-8C1, CF34-8C5, CF34-8C5A1, CF34-8C5B1, CF34-8C5A2, CF34-8C5A3, CF34-8E2, CF34-8E2A1, CF34-8E5, CF34-8E5A1, CF34-8E5A2, CF34-8E6, and CF34-8E6A1 model turbofan engines with a certain combustion outer liner shell installed.

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Retrieved: Apr 4, 2026

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