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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE On the effective date specified below, and for the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/CF6/48 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CASR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.
General Electric Turbine Engines - CF6 Series
AD/CF6/48 Amdt 1
Nozzle Guide Vanes 10/2004
Applicability: General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80E1 engine models with high-pressure turbine (HPT) stage 2 (S2) nozzle guide vanes (NGVs), part number (P/N) 1647M84G09 or 1647M84G10 installed.
Note 1: These engines are installed on, but not limited to, Airbus A330 aeroplanes.
Note 2: Engines configured with HPT S2 NGV P/Ns 1647M84G05, 1647M84G06, 2080M47G01, 2080M47G02, 2086M62G03, or 2086M62G04 are not affected by this Directive.
Requirement: 1. NGVs Previously Inspected by Flex Borescope before the effective date of this Directive:
Reinspect or remove from service the NGVs.
2. NGVs Not Previously Inspected by Flex Borescope:
Remove from service, or re-inspect using the Accomplishment Instructions of GE SB No. CF6-80E1 S/B 72-0217, Revision 2, dated 5 January 5 2004.
Note 3: FAA AD 2004-09-34 Amdt 39-13625 refers.
Compliance: For Requirement 1: Unless previously accomplished in accordance with the Conditions and Reinspection intervals listed in the "Inspection Table for Cracking in the Airfoil Outer Fillet," Figure 5, of GE Service Bulletin (SB) No. CF6-80E1 S/B 72-0217, Revision 2, or within 200 cycles-in-service-since-last inspection (CSLI), whichever is earlier.
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