Is AD 2017-10-13 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2017-10-13 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Airworthiness Directive 2017-10-13

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2017-10-13 apply to?

AD 2017-10-13 applies to Rolls-Royce Plc — 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 2017-10-13 · FR doc 2017-11412 · 2017-06-05 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2015-17-19 for all Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 768-60, 772-60, and 772B-60 turbofan engines. AD 2015-17-19 required inspection of the fan case low-pressure (LP) fuel tubes and associated clips and the fuel oil heat exchanger (FOHE) mounts and associated hardware. This AD requires an engine modification, which terminates the repetitive inspections. This AD was prompted by fractures on the LP fuel return tube at mid-span locations that were found with resulting fuel leaks. 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 2017-10-13 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce Plc

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

Part-conditional — FW53576.

Applies to engines if fitted with fuel tube, P/N FW53576, which was incorporated through RR production modification 73-F343 or which were modified in service in accordance with RR Service Bulletin (SB) RB.211-73-F343, Revision 4, dated May 26, 2011.

Whether AD 2017-10-13 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 2017-10-13 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.

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.