Is AD 2020-06-16 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2020-06-16 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Which aircraft does AD 2020-06-16 apply to?

AD 2020-06-16 applies to Rolls-Royce — models 768-60, 772-60, 772B-60, RB211 Trent. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 2020-06-16

recurring

Official AD 2020-06-16 · FR doc 2020-06640 · 2020-03-31 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce, Deutschland Ltd. & Co. KG (Formerly Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD 2017- 03-02 for certain Rolls-Royce, Deutschland Ltd. & Co. KG RB211 Trent 768-60, 772-60, and 772B-60 model turbofan engines. AD 2017-03-02 required initial and repetitive ultrasonic inspections (UIs) of the affected low-pressure (LP) compressor blades. This AD requires initial and repetitive UIs of the affected LP compressor blades and, depending on the results of the UIs, their replacement with a part eligible for installation. This AD was prompted by LP compressor blade partial airfoil release events. The FAA is issuing this AD to address 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 2020-06-16 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce

Models768-60, 772-60, 772B-60, RB211 Trent

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

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

Whether AD 2020-06-16 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 2020-06-16 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.