Is AD 2026-10-06 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

Yes — AD 2026-10-06 requires a repetitive inspection. Next-due depends on the aircraft's time in service.

Airworthiness Directive 2026-10-06

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2026-10-06 apply to?

AD 2026-10-06 applies to Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co Kg — models RB211 Trent 768-60, RB211 Trent 772-60, RB211 Trent 772B-60, Trent 700. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2026-10-06 · FR doc 2026-10594 · 2026-05-28 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-24- 08, which applied to certain Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Model RB211 Trent 768-60, 772-60, 772B-60, and 772C-60 engines. AD 2020-24-08 required replacement of high-pressure turbine (HPT) blades with parts eligible for installation before exceeding specified flight cycles since new. Since the FAA issued AD 2020-24-08, RRD published updated service material to revise the applicability for certain engines and introduce a terminating action for the repetitive replacements of the HPT blades. This AD requires removal from service of certain engines and replacement of the HPT blades before exceeding specified flight cycles since new. This AD also allows for a modification of the engine that would eliminate the need for the repetitive replacements of the HPT blades. 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 2026-10-06 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co Kg

ModelsRB211 Trent 768-60, RB211 Trent 772-60, RB211 Trent 772B-60, Trent 700

Applies to engines identified in European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2018-0291R1, dated February 24, 2025.

Whether AD 2026-10-06 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 2026-10-06 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.