AD/CF6/71 - Life Limited Parts (Cth)

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.001(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/CF6/71 Life Limited Parts 4/2009

Applicability: General Electric Company CF6-80A, CF6-80C2, and CF6-80E1 series turbofan engines.

Note 1: These engines are installed on, but not limited to, Airbus A300, A310, and A330 series, Boeing 747 and 767 series, and McDonnell Douglas MD-11 series aeroplanes. Requirement: 1. Revise the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the manufacturer's Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA), and for air carrier operations revise the approved continuous airworthiness maintenance program, by adding the following: ''MANDATORY INSPECTIONS'' as detailed in Table 1 of this AD.

Table 1 Part Nomenclature Part Number (P/N) Inspect per Engine Manual Inspection Chapter For CF6-80A Engines: Disk, Fan Rotor, All 72-21-03 Paragraph 3. Fluorescent-Penetrant Inspect, and 72-21-03 Paragraph 4. Eddy Current Inspect Stage 1 Fan Forward Shaft All 72-21-05 Paragraph 2. Magnetic Particle Inspect Fan Mid Shaft All 72-24-01 Paragraph 2. Magnetic Particle Inspect Disk, HPC Rotor, All 72-31-04 Paragraph 3. Fluorescent-Penetrant Inspect Stage One ** Disk, HPC Rotor, Stage Two All 72-31-05 Paragraph 4. Fluorescent-Penetrant Inspect