Airworthiness Directive 2022-10-04

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Official AD 2022-10-04 · FR doc 2022-09631 · 2022-05-06 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Engine Alliance Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Engine Alliance (EA) GP7270, GP7272, and GP7277 model turbofan engines. This AD was prompted by a manufacturer investigation that revealed certain stages 7-9 compressor rotor spools were manufactured from a billet of material suspected of having foreign material embedded. This AD requires the replacement of the affected stages 7-9 compressor rotor spool. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2022-10-04 applies to

MakesEngine Alliance
ModelsGP7270, GP7272, GP7277, GP7200
Serial-conditional — narrows to serials GWN0R7R3–GWN0R7R3, GWN0R9R3–GWN0R9R3, GWN0R9TC–GWN0R9TC, GWN0R9TM–GWN0R9TM, GWN0RCT5–GWN0RCT5, GWN0RCT6–GWN0RCT6.
Part-conditional2031M90G05, 2031M90G07.

Applies only with an installed Stages 7-9 compressor rotor spool: P/N 2031M90G05 with S/N GWN0R7R3; or P/N 2031M90G07 with S/N GWN0R9R3, GWN0R9TC, GWN0R9TM, GWN0RCT5, or GWN0RCT6.

Whether AD 2022-10-04 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 2022-10-04 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.