Is AD 05-17976 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 05-17976 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Airworthiness Directive 05-17976

Q: Which aircraft does AD 05-17976 apply to?

AD 05-17976 applies to Rolls-Royce — models RB211 Trent 875, RB211 Trent 877, RB211 Trent 884, RB211 Trent 884B, RB211 Trent 892, RB211 Trent 892B, RB211 Trent 895, RB211 Trent. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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AD 05-17976 · 2005-09-12 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Trent 875, 877, 884, 884B, 892, 892B, and 895 Series Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 875, 877, 884, 884B, 892, 892B, and 895 series turbofan engines with certain part number (P/N) low pressure compressor (LPC) fan blades installed. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive ultrasonic inspections of the fan blade dovetail roots and defines a specific terminating action to the repetitive blade inspection requirements. This AD requires the same actions but clarifies the terminating action. We are issuing this AD to prevent multiple LPC fan blade failures due to cracks, which could result in uncontained engine failure and possible 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 05-17976 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce

ModelsRB211 Trent 875, RB211 Trent 877, RB211 Trent 884, RB211 Trent 884B, RB211 Trent 892, RB211 Trent 892B, RB211 Trent 895, RB211 Trent

Part-conditional — FK30838, FK30840, FK30842, FW12960, FW12961, FW12962, FW13175.

Applies only to engines with low pressure compressor (LPC) fan blades of the listed part numbers installed. This AD revision clarifies the terminating action of AD 2005-01-15.

Whether AD 05-17976 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 05-17976 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.