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Airworthiness Directive 2016-05-07

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Official AD 2016-05-07 · FR doc 2016-05702 · 2016-03-15 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Engine Alliance Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Engine Alliance (EA) GP7270 turbofan engines. This AD was prompted by reports of the installation of non-conforming honeycomb cartridges in the high-pressure compressor (HPC) adjacent to the HPC rotor stage 2 to 5 spool and stage 7 to 9 spool. This AD requires removal and replacement of the affected HPC rotor stage 2 to 5 and stage 7 to 9 spools and adjacent honeycomb cartridges. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the HPC rotor stage 2 to 5 and stage 7 to 9 spools, which could lead to uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2016-05-07 applies to

MakesEngine Alliance
ModelsGP7270, GP7200
Part-conditional — 382-104-807-0, 2031M90G04, 2031M90G05, 2031M90G07.

Applies to engines with HPC rotor stage 2-5 spool P/N 382-104-807-0 (S/N listed in EA SB EAGP7-72-327 dated July 21, 2015) and/or HPC rotor stage 7-9 spool P/N 2031M90G04, 2031M90G05, or 2031M90G07 (S/N listed in EA SB EAGP7-72-328 dated July 21, 2015) installed.

Whether AD 2016-05-07 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 2016-05-07 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.