Is AD 2002-18-03 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2002-18-03 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2002-18-03

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2002-18-03 apply to?

AD 2002-18-03 applies to Rolls-Royce — models Spey 506-14A, Spey 555-15, Spey 555-15H, Spey 555-15N, Spey 555-15P, Spey. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

one-time

Official AD 2002-18-03 · FR doc 02-22758 · 2002-09-11 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Models Spey 506-14A, 555-15, 555-15H, 555-15N, and 555-15P Turbojet Engines

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to Rolls-Royce plc (RR) Spey 506-14A, 555-15, 555-15H, 555-15N, and 555-15P turbojet engines. This amendment requires replacing certain stage 2 low pressure turbine (LPT) blades with new redesigned stage 2 LPT blades. This amendment is prompted by several reports of failures of stage 2 LPT blades. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the stage 2 LPT blades, which could result in an engine shutdown.

Which aircraft AD 2002-18-03 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce

ModelsSpey 506-14A, Spey 555-15, Spey 555-15H, Spey 555-15N, Spey 555-15P, Spey

Part-conditional — JR34024, JR34069.

AD requires replacing stage 2 LPT blades P/N JR34024 and JR34069 with serviceable blade sets per RR SB Sp72-1064 Rev 1 (Feb 2001); compliance at next piece-part opportunity, no later than 2010-06-30 for Spey 506-14A engines, no later than 2005-12-31 for Spey 555-15/-15H/-15N/-15P turbojet engines.

Whether AD 2002-18-03 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 2002-18-03 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.