Is AD 2012-03-12 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2012-03-12 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2012-03-12 apply to?

AD 2012-03-12 applies to General Electric — models CF6-80C2B7F1, CF6-80C2. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2012-03-12

one-time

Official AD 2012-03-12 · FR doc 2012-4747 · 2012-03-01 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all GE CF6-80C2 model turbofan engines, including engines marked on the engine data plate as CF6-80C2B7F1. This AD was prompted by a report of a supplier shipping a batch of nonconforming No. 3 bearing packings that had incorrect cooling holes and by subsequent reports of nonconforming No. 3 bearing packings being installed on engines in service. This AD requires a one-time inspection of the No. 3 bearing packing for an incorrect cooling hole size and, if it is found nonconforming, removing the packing and removing certain engine rotating life-limited parts (LLPs), if they were operated with unacceptable rotor bore cooling flow for a specified number of cycles. We are issuing this AD to prevent an uncontained failure of the high-pressure compressor (HPC) rotor or the low-pressure turbine (LPT) rotor, or both, which could cause damage to the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2012-03-12 applies to

MakesGeneral Electric

ModelsCF6-80C2B7F1, CF6-80C2

Applies to all CF6-80C2 model turbofan engines, including engines marked on the engine data plate as CF6-80C2B7F1

Whether AD 2012-03-12 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 2012-03-12 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.