Is AD 2002-10-15 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2002-10-15 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2002-10-15 apply to?

AD 2002-10-15 applies to Rolls-Royce. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2002-10-15

one-time

Official AD 2002-10-15 · FR doc 02-13185 · 2002-05-28 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Trent 875, 877, 884, 892, 892B, and 895 Series Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Trent 875, 877, 884, 892, 892B, and 895 series turbofan engines. This amendment requires reapplication of dry film lubricant to low pressure compressor (LPC) fan blade roots. This amendment is prompted by an aborted take-off resulting from LPC fan blade loss. Since this event, four additional cracked LPC fan blade roots have been reported. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent LPC fan blade loss, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and possible aircraft damage.

Which aircraft AD 2002-10-15 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce

Part-conditional — FK30842, FK30840, FK30838, FW12961, FW12960, FW12962, FW13175, FW18548.

Boilerplate applicability only; specific engine model list precedes this excerpt and is not included. Applies to Rolls-Royce engines with LPC fan blades bearing the listed part numbers; requires dry film lubricant renewal (Dow Corning 321R, Rocol Dry Moly Spray, Molydag 709, or PL.237/R1) at/after 600 cycles (FK-series blades) or 1,200 cycles (FW-series blades) since new/last application, to prevent LPC fan blade loss.

Whether AD 2002-10-15 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.

How AD compliance is recorded

A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:

Method of compliance — The specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.

Date — When the work was done.

Aircraft time — Total time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.

Signature & certificate — The A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.

Is AD 2002-10-15 complied with on your aircraft?

Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.