Is AD 2005-02-05 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2005-02-05 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2005-02-05 apply to?

AD 2005-02-05 applies to Rolls-Royce Plc — models RB211-535E4-37, RB211-535E4-B-37, RB211-535E4-B-75, RB211-535. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2005-02-05

recurring

Official AD 2005-02-05 · FR doc 05-1384 · 2005-01-27 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Series Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce (RR) plc RB211-535E4-37, RB211-535E4-B-37, and RB211-535E4-B-75 series turbofan engines. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive ultrasonic inspections of installed LPC fan blade roots on-wing and during overhaul using a surface wave ultrasonic probe, and relubrication, according to accumulated life cycles. That AD also adds the application of Metco 58 blade root coating as an optional terminating action. This AD requires the same actions, but changes the reference to Mandatory Service Bulletin (MSB) No. RB.211-72-C879 from Revision 3 to Revision 4. This AD results from RR issuing MSB No. RB.211-72-C879, Revision 4, which contains revised Accomplishment Instructions and consumable materials list. We are issuing this AD to detect cracks in low pressure compressor (LPC) fan blade roots, which if not detected, could lead to uncontained multiple fan blade failure, and damage to the airplane.

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 2005-02-05 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce Plc

ModelsRB211-535E4-37, RB211-535E4-B-37, RB211-535E4-B-75, RB211-535

Part-conditional — UL16135, UL28602, UL16171, UL29511, UL16182, UL29556, UL19643, UL30817.

Applies only to engines with a low pressure compressor (LPC) fan blade bearing one of the part numbers listed in Table 1 of the AD installed. These engines are installed on, but not limited to, Boeing 757 and Tupolev Tu204 series airplanes.

Whether AD 2005-02-05 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 2005-02-05 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.