Is AD 03-7003 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 03-7003 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 03-7003 apply to?

AD 03-7003 applies to Cfm International — models CFM56-5C4, CFM56-5C2/G, CFM56-5C3/G, CFM56. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 03-7003

one-time

AD 03-7003 · 2003-03-25 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; CFM International (CFMI) CFM56-5C Series Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

This amendment revises an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to CFMI CFM56-5C series turbofan engines. That AD currently establishes new life limits for certain low pressure turbine rotor (LPTR) stage 3 disks and certain high pressure turbine rotor (HPTR) disks. This action removes the LPTR stage 3 disks and the HPTR disks from the parts listed with lowered life limits in the existing AD. This amendment is prompted by the results of an extensive life management program completed by the manufacturer, which no longer requires lower life limits for the LPTR stage 3 disks and HPTR disks listed in the existing AD. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent low-cycle-fatigue (LCF) failure of certain HPTR front shafts, HPTR front air seals, and booster spools, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 03-7003 applies to

MakesCfm International

ModelsCFM56-5C4, CFM56-5C2/G, CFM56-5C3/G, CFM56

Part-conditional — 1498M40P03, 1498M40P05, 1498M40P06, 1523M34P02, 1523M34P03, 1498M43P04, 337-005-210-0, 337-001-602-0.

New low-cycle-fatigue retirement lives for HPTR front shaft/air seal, HPTR disk, booster spool, and LPTR stage 3 disk on CFM56-5C series engines; paragraphs (e)/(f) LPTR stage 3 disk limits apply specifically to CFM56-5C4 vs CFM56-5C2/G & -5C3/G engines respectively.

Whether AD 03-7003 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 03-7003 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.