Is AD 2002-11-08 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2002-11-08 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2002-11-08 apply to?

AD 2002-11-08 applies to Rolls-Royce — models RB211-892, RB211-884, RB211-892B, RB211-895, RB211. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2002-11-08

recurring

Official AD 2002-11-08 · FR doc 02-13885 · 2002-06-06 · 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 (RR) RB211 Trent 875, 877, 884, 892, 892B, and 895 series turbofan engines with certain part number (P/N) low pressure compressor (LPC) fan blades installed. This action requires initial and repetitive ultrasonic inspection of the fan blade dovetail roots. This amendment is prompted by the loss of an LPC fan blade during takeoff. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent multiple LPC fan blade failures due to cracks, which could result in uncontained engine failure and possible damage to the airplane.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2002-11-08 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce

ModelsRB211-892, RB211-884, RB211-892B, RB211-895, RB211

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

Applies to LPC fan blades P/N FK30838, FK30840, FK30842, FW12960, FW12961, FW12962, FW13175 on RB211 -892/-884/-892B/-895 series engines installed on Boeing 777-200/-300 series airplanes; initial/repetitive ultrasonic inspection intervals (CSN/CSLI) vary by engine series and airplane maximum gross weight per Table 1, per RR SB RB.211-72-D344 Rev 4.

Whether AD 2002-11-08 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 2002-11-08 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.

Look up a tail number →Read the full directive (Federal Register)

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.