Is AD 2016-03-04 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2016-03-04 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 2016-03-04 apply to?

AD 2016-03-04 applies to Rolls-Royce — models RB211-535E4-37, RB211-535E4-B-37, RB211-535E4-C-37, RB211-535E4. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-03-04

one-time

Official AD 2016-03-04 · FR doc 2016-02476 · 2016-02-09 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-535E4-37, RB211-535E4-B-37, and RB211-535E4- C-37 turbofan engines. This AD requires recalculating the cyclic life for certain engine life-limited rotating parts and removing those parts that have exceeded their cyclic life limit within specified compliance times. This AD was prompted by a review of operational data that determined certain RR RB211-535E4-37 engines have been operated to a more severe flight profile than is consistent with the flight profile used to establish the cyclic life limits for the rotating parts. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of life-limited rotating parts, uncontained parts release, damage to the engine, and damage to the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2016-03-04 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce

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

Whether AD 2016-03-04 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 2016-03-04 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.