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

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

Airworthiness Directive 2017-03-03

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2017-03-03 apply to?

AD 2017-03-03 applies to Rolls-Royce — models RB211 Trent 553-61, RB211 Trent 553A2-61, RB211 Trent 556-61, RB211 Trent 556A2-61, RB211 Trent 556B-61, RB211 Trent 556B2-61, RB211 Trent 560-61, RB211 Trent 560A2-61. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2017-03-03 · FR doc 2017-04053 · 2017-03-02 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2013-05-18 for certain Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 500 series turbofan engines. AD 2013-05-18 required initial and repetitive inspections of the low- pressure (LP) fuel tubes, fuel tube clips, and fuel/oil heat exchanger (FOHE) mounts for evidence of damage, wear, and fuel leakage. This AD reduces the repetitive inspection intervals. This AD was prompted by additional service experience. 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 2017-03-03 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce

ModelsRB211 Trent 553-61, RB211 Trent 553A2-61, RB211 Trent 556-61, RB211 Trent 556A2-61, RB211 Trent 556B-61, RB211 Trent 556B2-61, RB211 Trent 560-61, RB211 Trent 560A2-61, Trent

Part-conditional — FW57605, FW17689, FW57604, FK30710, FW57578, FK30713.

Applies only to engines with one of the listed fuel tube part numbers installed.

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