AD 99-01-01

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2 Series Turbofan Engines

AD Number
99-01-01
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
98-ANE-75-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: January 06, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 3)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine General Electric Company CF6-80C2A1 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2 Series Turbofan Engines
engine General Electric Company CF6-80C2A2 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2 Series Turbofan Engines
engine General Electric Company CF6-80C2A3 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2 Series Turbofan Engines
engine General Electric Company CF6-80C2A5 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2 Series Turbofan Engines
engine General Electric Company CF6-80C2A5F Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2 Series Turbofan Engines
engine General Electric Company CF6-80C2A8 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2 Series Turbofan Engines
engine General Electric Company CF6-80C2B1 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2 Series Turbofan Engines
engine General Electric Company CF6-80C2B1F Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2 Series Turbofan Engines
engine General Electric Company CF6-80C2B1F1 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2 Series Turbofan Engines
engine General Electric Company CF6-80C2B1F2 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2 Series Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition

Failure of a fuel tube flange connection due to improper Accessory Gearbox (AGB) idler adapter inserts, resulting in a high pressure fuel leak and engine fire.

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Required Actions

Conduct a one-time visual inspection to ensure correct AGB idler adapter threaded inserts are installed. Remove AGB idler adapters with improper inserts if necessary. Actions must be accomplished in accordance with GE CF6-80C2 Alert Service Bulletins (ASB) 73-A283, Revision 2, dated November 18, 1998, or earlier revisions.

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Compliance Time

Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously.

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Affected Aircraft

General Electric Company CF6-80C2 series turbofan engines with AGB idler adapters, P/N 9395M78G08 reworked from P/N 9395M78G06 using SB 72-743 dated August 25, 1994, excluding those repaired by GE Repair Document 032-273-S1 dated April 8, 1998.

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