AD Amdt-39-13773

Recurring final rule
Data completeness: 70%

Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF34-3A1 and -3B1 Series Turbofan Engines

AD Number
Amdt-39-13773
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
engine
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2004-18648
FR Citation
69 FR 50299

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
engine General Electric Company CF34-3A1 and -3B1 Series Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF34-3A1 and -3B1 Series Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition

Stage 5 LPT disks and stage 6 LPT disks may fail due to low-cycle-fatigue (LCF), leading to uncontained engine failure.

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Required Actions

Initial and repetitive visual and eddy current inspections of certain serial number stage 5 LPT disks and stage 6 LPT disks. Optional replacement of suspect disks as terminating action to repetitive inspections. Replacement of certain stage 5 LPT disks and stage 6 LPT disks.

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Compliance Time

Within the compliance times specified in Table 1 of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

General Electric Company CF34-3A1 and -3B1 series turbofan engines with stage 5 LPT disks, P/N 6078T92P01, and/or stage 6 LPT disks, P/N 6078T89P01, with serial numbers listed in Figure 3 of GE Alert Service Bulletin CF34-AL S/B 72-A0173, Revision 3.

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