Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines
airworthiness · Rule · Final rule. · Published 2018-10-26 · Effective 2018-11-30 · 83 FR 53976
Document
Document number
2018-23466
Federal Register citation
83 FR 53976
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
airworthiness
Manufacturer
General Electric Company Turbofan
Publication date
2018-10-26
Effective date
2018-11-30
FAA docket
Docket No. FAA-2018-0406
Abstract
We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-07-04 for General Electric Company (GE) GE90-110B1 and GE90-115B turbofan engines with certain high-pressure compressor (HPC) rotor stage 2-5 spools installed. AD 2017-07-04 required removing certain HPC rotor stage 2-5 spools from service at times determined by a drawdown plan. This AD requires removing certain HPC rotor stage 2-5 spools from service before reaching the new reduced life limit and replacing them with parts eligible for installation. This AD was prompted by the publication of a GE service bulletin (SB) that increases the number of affected HPC rotor stage 2-5 spools and includes HPC rotor stage 2-5 spools that were inadvertently omitted from the applicability of AD 2017-07-04. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.