Is AD 2005-01-16 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2005-01-16 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Airworthiness Directive 2005-01-16

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2005-01-16 apply to?

AD 2005-01-16 applies to Rolls-Royce Plc — models RB211 Trent 768-60, RB211 Trent 772-60, RB211 Trent 772B-60, RB211 Trent. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2005-01-16 · FR doc 05-484 · 2005-01-13 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Trent 700 Series Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 768-60, Trent 772-60, and Trent 772B-60 turbofan engines with low pressure compressor (LPC) fan blade part numbers FK22580, FK23411, FK25441, and FK25968 installed. That AD currently requires initial ultrasonic inspections of the fan blade root with blades removed, repetitive ultrasonic inspections of the fan blade root with blades removed or installed, and ultrasonic inspection of the fan blade root to be done with the fan blades removed at least every third inspection. This AD requires the same inspections but at lower thresholds and intervals, and eliminates the requirement for ultrasonic inspection with the fan blades removed at least every third inspection. This AD results from analysis of flight data returned to RR, that shows a need for consistent inspection thresholds for all engine models. We are issuing this AD to prevent possible multiple LPC fan blade failures, which could result in an uncontained engine 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 2005-01-16 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce Plc

ModelsRB211 Trent 768-60, RB211 Trent 772-60, RB211 Trent 772B-60, RB211 Trent

Part-conditional — FK22580, FK23411, FK25441, FK25968.

Applies only to engines with low pressure compressor (LPC) fan blade part number FK22580, FK23411, FK25441, or FK25968 installed. These engines are installed on, but not limited to, Airbus A330 series airplanes.

Whether AD 2005-01-16 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 2005-01-16 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.