Is AD 2003-20-07 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2003-20-07 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2003-20-07 apply to?

AD 2003-20-07 applies to General Electric — models CF6-80E1A2, CF6-80E1. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2003-20-07

recurring

Official AD 2003-20-07 · FR doc 03-25000 · 2003-10-03 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80E1A2 Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80E1A2 turbofan engines with forward engine mount platforms part numbers (P/Ns) 1520M53G04 and 1846M24G15 installed. This AD requires initial and repetitive fluorescent penetrant inspections of cast material forward engine mount platforms. This AD is prompted by the airframe manufacturer's revised analyses of loads on the forward engine mount. We are issuing this AD to prevent engine separation that could result from cracking of the forward engine mount platform.

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 2003-20-07 applies to

MakesGeneral Electric

ModelsCF6-80E1A2, CF6-80E1

Part-conditional — 1520M53G04, 1846M24G15.

Applies only to CF6-80E1A2 turbofan engines with forward engine mount platform part numbers 1520M53G04 and 1846M24G15 installed; installed on, but not limited to, Airbus A330 airplanes.

Whether AD 2003-20-07 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 2003-20-07 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.