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2023-04-14 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: The most highly stressed LPC OGV assembly has a life that could be substantially less than one shop visit interval.

Effective: Apr 14, 2023 Category: engine Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

2022-26-02

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: Premature wear of the splined coupling on the fuel pump and subsequent manufacturer revision of the time limits manual (TLM) to incorporate revised life limits and updated mandatory inspection inte...

Effective: Jan 27, 2023 Category: engine Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft fuel pump, filter, valve, and lines
Problem area Fuel system

2022-26-05 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate previously held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: cracks on the high-pressure turbine (HPT) stage 2 intermediate air seal attachment bolts (attachment bolts)

Effective: Jan 12, 2023 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate previously held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2022-24-06 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: Reports of cracks on certain low-pressure compressor (LPC) rotor (fan) disks.

Effective: Jan 6, 2023 Category: engine Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2022-13-17

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: The manufacturer has revised the TLM to introduce new instructions for repairs to the low-pressure compressor blades and fan blade inspections.

Effective: Aug 12, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2022-11-15 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: certain high-pressure turbine (HPT) blades may prematurely deteriorate to an unacceptable condition when managed in accordance with the inspection intervals in the Time Limits Manual (TLM).

Effective: Jul 13, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before exceeding a specified number of flight cycles.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2022-09-10

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: Corrosion on the low-pressure compressor (LPC) front case assembly caused by excessive movement between the Kevlar wrap and the fan case, resulting in the anti-corrosion paint fretting away.

Effective: Jun 23, 2022 Category: engine Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2022-08-16 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce Plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: Crack findings in the front air seal on the IPC shaft assembly during the stripping of a flight test engine.

Effective: May 31, 2022 Category: engine Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce Plc) Turbofan Engines

2022-04-02

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: high levels of wear on the seal fins on a small number of high-pressure turbine triple seals, which could lead to temperature increase at the intermediate pressure turbine disc rim when the Modulat...

Effective: Mar 29, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2021-26-13

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: The failure of critical rotating parts, which could result in failure of one or more engines, loss of thrust control, and loss of the airplane.

Effective: Jan 27, 2022 Category: engine Compliance: Within the compliance times specified in the AD, unless already done.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

2021-25-04

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: The failure of critical rotating parts, which could result in failure of one or more engines, loss of thrust control, and loss of the airplane.

Effective: Jan 19, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within the compliance times specified in, and in accordance with, European Union Aviation Safety ...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

2021-25-03

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: The engine Time Limits Manual (TLM) life limits of certain critical rotating parts and updating certain maintenance tasks.

Effective: Jan 19, 2022 Category: engine Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

2021-26-11

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: Reports of single engine events caused by water contamination, which led to corrosion on the fuel pump that resulted in loss of engine thrust.

Effective: Jan 3, 2022 Category: engine Compliance: Within 30 days of the effective date of this AD

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft fuel pump, filter, valve, and lines
Problem area Fuel system

2021-21-13

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: The failure of critical rotating parts.

Effective: Dec 2, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 90 days after the effective date of this AD.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

2021-18-05 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: IPC rotor blade separations resulting in engine failures due to cracked IPC Rotor 1 and Rotor 2 blades.

Effective: Oct 21, 2021 Category: engine Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of a helicopter rotor hub assembly
Problem area Rotor system

2021-17-12

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: An unexpected reduction in fuel pump performance has been seen during testing of high life units. Strip examination of these fuel pumps has identified that life-related wear-out of the internal com...

Effective: Oct 13, 2021 Category: engine Compliance: Before exceeding reduced life limits

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft fuel pump, filter, valve, and lines
Problem area Fuel system

2021-17-11 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: cracks in the intermediate-pressure compressor (IPC) rotor 1 (R1) blades installed on certain Trent XWB model turbofan engines, which could lead to blade failure and consequent engine in-flight shu...

Effective: Oct 12, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2021-15-01

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: The Airworthiness Limitations Section instructions for Trent XWB engines, which are approved by EASA, are defined and published in TLM TRENTXWB-K0680-TIME0-01. These instructions have been identifi...

Effective: Aug 16, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

2021-07-11 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: cracks may initiate in the front seal fins and cause cracks in the low-pressure turbine (LPT) disk

Effective: May 11, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2021-08-01 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: certain low-pressure compressor (LPC) blades may have been subjected to maintenance actions that caused damage, making the affected blades more susceptible to cracking.

Effective: Apr 30, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2020-25-04 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: Cracking and/or material release from the upper bifurcation fairing, which mates to the aeroplane thrust reverser upper bifurcation forward fire seal, could lead to an uncontrolled fire, possibly r...

Effective: Jan 8, 2021 Category: engine Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

2020-24-08

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: HP turbine blades on a number of Trent 700 engines have been subject to high levels of corrosion fatigue, leading to blade cracking and eventual release, resulting in aborted take-off and in-flight...

Effective: Jan 4, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2020-23-08

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: Reports of low-pressure compressor (LPC) rotor blade retention lug failure.

Effective: Dec 18, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

2020-20-07 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: crack findings in the front air seal on the intermediate-pressure compressor (IPC) shaft assembly during the stripping of a flight test engine

Effective: Nov 10, 2020 Category: engine Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2020-16-17

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Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Unsafe Condition: a lack of weld fusion on the resistance welding during manufacturing, which could result in air leakage through the low-pressure turbine (LPT) rear support seal panel assembly.

Effective: Sep 21, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine