Is AD 2004-04-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2004-04-04 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2004-04-04 apply to?

AD 2004-04-04 applies to General Electric — models CF34-8E. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2004-04-04

recurring

Official AD 2004-04-04 · FR doc 04-3679 · 2004-02-23 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF34-8E Series Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) CF34-8E series turbofan engines, with certain serial number (SN) master variable geometry (VG) actuators installed. This AD requires initial and repetitive reviews of the airplane computer systems for master VG actuator fault messages. This AD also requires replacement of actuators reported faulty by the Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC). This AD results from nine reports of CF34-8C master VG actuator electrical signal faults, one report of which was a dual-channel fault, resulting in the FADEC commanding the engine power to idle. We are issuing this AD to prevent VG master actuator dual-channel electrical signal faults which will cause an uncommanded reduction of thrust to idle with a subsequent loss of the ability to advance thrust above idle; and which could result in a multi-engine loss of thrust if dual-channel faults occur on more than one engine simultaneously.

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 2004-04-04 applies to

MakesGeneral Electric

ModelsCF34-8E

Serial-conditional — narrows to serials APM238AE–APM238AE, APM242AE–?.

Part-conditional — 4120T02P02.

Applies only to engines with master variable geometry (VG) actuator P/N 4120T02P02, serial number APM238AE, and serial numbers APM242AE and up, installed.

Whether AD 2004-04-04 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 2004-04-04 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.