AD 88-12-01

final rule
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GENERAL ELECTRIC Model CF6-6 Engines

AD Number
88-12-01
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Unknown
FR Citation
This information is not available.

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine General Electric Company CF6-6D GENERAL ELECTRIC Model CF6-6 Engines
engine General Electric Company CF6-6D1 GENERAL ELECTRIC Model CF6-6 Engines
engine General Electric Company CF6-6D1A GENERAL ELECTRIC Model CF6-6 Engines
engine General Electric Company CF6-6K GENERAL ELECTRIC Model CF6-6 Engines
engine General Electric Company CF6-6K2 GENERAL ELECTRIC Model CF6-6 Engines

Unsafe Condition

Failure of high pressure compressor (HPC) rear shafts and/or compressor discharge pressure (CDP) seal supports.

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Required Actions

Remove from service specified HPC rear shafts and CDP seal supports based on their accumulated cycles since new. For parts with 17,600 or more cycles on the effective date, remove within next 400 cycles. For parts with less than 17,600 cycles, remove at or before 18,000 cycles since new.

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Compliance Time

Within the next 400 cycles in service or at or prior to accumulating 18,000 cycles since new, depending on the part's accumulated cycles on the effective date.

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Affected Aircraft

General Electric CF6-6 engines with model designators CF6-6D, CF6-6D1, CF6-6D1A, CF6-6K, CF6-6K2, and specific part numbers for HPC rear shafts (9021M68G02-04, 9021M68G07-09, 9021M68G12-13, 1380M55G01-06) and CDP seal supports (9686M62P02-08, 9686M62P10).

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Retrieved: Apr 8, 2026

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