Is AD 2017-03-02 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2017-03-02 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2017-03-02 apply to?

AD 2017-03-02 applies to Rolls-Royce — models RB211 Trent 768-60, RB211 Trent 772-60, RB211 Trent 772B-60, Trent. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2017-03-02

recurring

Official AD 2017-03-02 · FR doc 2017-02921 · 2017-02-15 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2014-16-10 for all Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 768-60, 772-60, and 772B-60 turbofan engines. AD 2014-16-10 required initial and repetitive ultrasonic inspections (UIs) of the affected low-pressure (LP) compressor blades. This AD requires the UIs in AD 2014-16-10 while reducing the inspection threshold. This AD was prompted by revised service information to reduce the inspection threshold for UI of the LP compressor blades. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.

Repetitive inspection. Re-inspect. The next-due date/hours depend on this aircraft’s time in service — a records report computes it from the logbooks.

Which aircraft AD 2017-03-02 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce

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

Part-conditional — FK23411, FK25441, FK25968, FW11901, FW15393, FW23643, FW23741, FW23744.

Applies only to engines with a low-pressure (LP) compressor blade having one of the listed part numbers installed.

Whether AD 2017-03-02 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 2017-03-02 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.