Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

Aviation Industry

CAA-2022-02-003

The aircraft owner or operator shall comply with Airworthiness Directives issued by the CAA or the aeronautics authority of the State of Design (SoD) of the aviation products, appliances and parts, and take all necessary actions thereto.

Issue Date: 2022/02/09

Applicability: General Electric Company CF6-80A, CF6-80A1, CF6-80A2, CF6-80A3, CF6-80C2A1, CF6-80C2A2, CF6-80C2A3, CF6-80C2A5, CF6-80C2A5F, CF6-80C2A8, CF6-80C2B1, CF6-80C2B1F, CF6-80C2B2, CF6-80C2B2F, CF6-80C2B4, CF6-80C2B4F, CF6-80C2B5F, CF6-80C2B6, CF6-80C2B6F, CF6-80C2B6FA, CF6-80C2B7F, CF6-80C2D1F, CF6-80C2L1F, and CF6-80C2K1F model turbofan engines with an installed high-pressure turbine (HPT) disk with a serial number (S/N) listed in Table 1 or 2 of Appendix A, paragraph 4., in GE CF6-80C2 Service Bulletin (SB) 72-1562 R05, dated March 19, 2021 (GE SB 72-1562), and Table 1 of Appendix–A, paragraph 4., in GE CF6-80A SB 72-0869 R03, dated March 19, 2021 (GE SB 72-0869).

Model Number: GE CF6-80A and CF6-80C turbofan engines.

CAA AD Number: CAA-2022-02-003

Aeronautics Authority of Original AD: FAA

Original AD Number: 2021-26-22

Effective Date: 2022/03/14

Subject: This AD requires UI of HPT stage 1 and stage 2 disks and replacement of any HPT stage 1 or stage 2 disk that fails the inspection. and also expands the applicability to include an additional population of affected HPT stage 1 and 2 disks requiring UI inspection.

Reference Publications (Revision/ATA/SB): ATA 72. Ref. GE CF6-80C Service Bulletin (SB) 72-1562 R05, dated March 19, 2021. and (ii) GE CF6-80A SB 72-0869 R03, dated March 19, 2021.

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