Is AD 2005-10-16 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2005-10-16 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2005-10-16 apply to?

AD 2005-10-16 applies to General Electric — models CF6-80E1, CF6. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2005-10-16

one-time

Official AD 2005-10-16 · FR doc 05-9887 · 2005-05-19 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; General Electric (GE) CF6-80E1 Series Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric (GE) CF6-80E1 series turbofan engines that have an electronic control unit (ECU) with software version E.1.M. or earlier installed. This AD requires installing improved software for the ECU. This AD results from an uncommanded engine acceleration event caused by a failure of the ECU digital interface unit (DIU). We are issuing this AD to prevent an undetected failure of the ECU DIU, which could result in uncommanded acceleration to the overspeed limit without response to throttle commands. The airplane could then experience asymmetric thrust.

Which aircraft AD 2005-10-16 applies to

MakesGeneral Electric

ModelsCF6-80E1, CF6

Part-conditional — 1799M99P12, 1851M74P05, 1851M80P05, 1960M84P03.

Applies to all CF6-80E1 series turbofan engines with the listed electronic control unit (ECU) part numbers, or earlier, installed. Installed on, but not limited to, Airbus Industrie (AI) A330 airplanes.

Whether AD 2005-10-16 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 2005-10-16 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.

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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.