Is AD 2002-13-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2002-13-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2002-13-03

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2002-13-03 apply to?

AD 2002-13-03 applies to Cfm International — models CFM56-2, CFM56-2A, CFM56-2B, CFM56-3, CFM56-3B, CFM56-3C, CFM56-5, CFM56-5B. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2002-13-03 · FR doc 02-16173 · 2002-06-27 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; CFM International (CFMI) CFM56-2, -2A, -2B, -3, -3B, -3C, -5, -5B, -5C, and -7B Series Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to certain CFM International (CFMI) CFM56 series turbofan engines. That AD currently requires revisions to the Airworthiness Limitations Section of applicable Engine Shop Manuals (ESM's) to include required enhanced inspection of selected critical life-limited parts at each piece-part exposure. This amendment requires revisions to the Airworthiness Limitations Section of the applicable manufacturer's manuals and air carrier's approved continuous airworthiness maintenance program to incorporate additional inspections of selected critical life-limited parts at each piece-part exposure. This amendment is prompted by an FAA study of in-service events involving uncontained failures of critical rotating parts. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent critical life-limited rotating engine part failure, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2002-13-03 applies to

MakesCfm International

ModelsCFM56-2, CFM56-2A, CFM56-2B, CFM56-3, CFM56-3B, CFM56-3C, CFM56-5, CFM56-5B, CFM56-5C, CFM56-7B, CFM56

Requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations Section of the applicable Engine Shop Manual (and continuous airworthiness maintenance program for air carriers) to add mandatory piece-part-opportunity inspections of Fan Disk (all P/N), Fan Shaft (all P/N), and, for CFM56-2/-2A/-2B/-3/-3B/-3C, HPT Disk (all P/N).

Whether AD 2002-13-03 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 2002-13-03 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.