Airworthiness Directive 2018-16-07

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Official AD 2018-16-07 · FR doc 2018-16309 · 2018-07-31 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain General Electric Company (GE) GEnx-1B54, -1B58, -1B64, -1B67, -1B70, - 1B54/P1, -1B58/P1, -1B64/P1, -1B67/ P1, -1B70/P1, -1B54/P2, -1B58/P2, -1B64/P2, -1B67/P2, -1B70/P2, -1B70C/ P1, -1B70/72/P1, -1B70/75/P1, -1B74/75/P1, -1B75/P1, -1B70C/P2, -1B70/ 72/P2, -1B70/75/P2, -1B74/75/P2, -1B75/P2, -1B76/P2, -1B76A/P2, -1B78/ P2, -2B67, -2B67B, and -2B67/P turbofan engines. This AD requires removal of affected high-pressure turbine (HPT) stator cases (HPT cases) from service and their replacement with a part eligible for installation. This AD was prompted by the discovery of a quality escape at a manufacturing facility. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2018-16-07 applies to

MakesGeneral Electric Company
ModelsGEnx-1B54, GEnx-1B58, GEnx-1B64, GEnx-1B67, GEnx-1B70, GEnx-1B54/P1, GEnx-1B58/P1, GEnx-1B64/P1, GEnx-1B67/P1, GEnx-1B70/P1, GEnx-1B54/P2, GEnx-1B58/P2, GEnx-1B64/P2, GEnx-1B67/P2, GEnx-1B70/P2, GEnx-1B70C/P1, GEnx-1B70/72/P1, GEnx-1B70/75/P1, GEnx-1B74/75/P1, GEnx-1B75/P1, GEnx-1B70C/P2, GEnx-1B70/72/P2, GEnx-1B70/75/P2, GEnx-1B74/75/P2, GEnx-1B75/P2, GEnx-1B76/P2, GEnx-1B76A/P2, GEnx-1B78/P2, GEnx-2B67, GEnx-2B67B, GEnx-2B67/P, GEnx
Part-conditional2302M90G04.

Applies only when a high-pressure turbine (HPT) stator case, P/N 2302M90G04, with a serial number listed in Table 1, 2, or 3 of GE Service Bulletin (SB) GEnx-2B S/B 72-0360, Revision 03, dated June 29, 2018, or GEnx-1B S/B 72-0424, Revision 03, dated June 29, 2018, is installed.

Whether AD 2018-16-07 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 complianceThe specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
DateWhen the work was done.
Aircraft timeTotal time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificateThe A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2018-16-07 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.

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.