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Airworthiness Directive 2003-15-06

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Official AD 2003-15-06 · FR doc 03-19306 · 2003-07-30 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Trent 800 Series Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 875-17, Trent 877-17, Trent 884-17, Trent 892-17, Trent 892B-17, and Trent 895-17 turbofan engines with high pressure (HP) compressor rotor rear stage 5 and 6 discs and cone shafts, part numbers (P/Ns) FK25230 and FK27899 installed. This amendment requires removal from service of these HP compressor rotor rear stage 5 and 6 discs and cone shafts, before reaching newly reduced life limits. This amendment is prompted by three reports of crack indications in the stage 5 and stage 6 blade loading slots, found during engine overhaul. We are issuing this AD to prevent stage 5 and 6 disc crack initiation and propagation leading to uncontained disc failure and damage to the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2003-15-06 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce
ModelsRB211

Specific RB211 engine variant not stated in retrieved applicability text; addresses HP compressor rotor rear stage 5 and 6 discs and cone shafts, life-limited to 7,500 cycles-since-new per Rolls-Royce service bulletin RB.211-72-E082, Revision 2, to prevent uncontained disc failure.

Whether AD 2003-15-06 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 2003-15-06 complied with on your aircraft?

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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.