Is AD 2016-04-13 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2016-04-13 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2016-04-13

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2016-04-13 apply to?

AD 2016-04-13 applies to Rolls-Royce — 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 2016-04-13 · FR doc 2016-05701 · 2016-03-15 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2015-04-03 that applies to certain Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 768-60, 772- 60, and 772B-60 turbofan engines. AD 2015-04-03 required inspection of the sealing sleeve on the high-pressure/intermediate-pressure (HP/IP) turbine support internal oil feed tube and removal of those sealing sleeves affected by AD 2015-04-03. This AD requires removal of either the affected sealing sleeve only or both the affected sealing sleeve and the oil feed tube. This AD was prompted by fractures of the HP/IP turbine support internal oil feed tube. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the HP/IP turbine support internal oil feed tube, uncontained engine failure, and damage to the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2016-04-13 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce

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

Part-conditional — FW15003.

Applies to all serial numbers of the listed engines EXCEPT those with Modification 72-H754 applied in production, or modified per RR SB RB.211-72-H754 (Supplement Revision 1 dated July 29, 2015, or initial issue dated Oct 1, 2014), or with sealing sleeve P/N FW15003 marked 102013, 112013, or 102013L installed.

Whether AD 2016-04-13 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 2016-04-13 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.