AD 2021-21-05

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines

AD Number
2021-21-05
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2021-0273
FR Citation
86 FR 66447

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

accumulated thermal cycles of the MN4 integrated circuit in the EEC, through normal operation, causes the solder ball joints to wear out and eventually fail over time

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Required Actions

revising the operator's existing FAA-approved minimum equipment list (MEL) by incorporating into the MEL the dispatch restrictions listed in this AD, and initial and repetitive replacement of the electronic engine control (EEC) MN4 microprocessor

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

all General Electric Company (GE) GEnx-1B64, GEnx-1B64/P1, GEnx-1B64/P2, GEnx-1B67, GEnx-1B67/P1, GEnx-1B67/P2, GEnx-1B70, GEnx-1B70/75/P1, GEnx-1B70/75/P2, GEnx-1B70/P1, GEnx-1B70/P2, GEnx-1B70C/P1, GEnx-1B70C/P2, GEnx-1B74/75/P1, GEnx-1B74/75/P2, GEnx-1B76/P2, GEnx-1B76A/P2, GEnx-2B67, GEnx-2B67/P, and GEnx-2B67B model turbofan engines

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

Rights: U.S. Government Public Domain

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