Is AD 2008-11-16 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 2008-11-16 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Airworthiness Directive 2008-11-16

Q: Which aircraft does AD 2008-11-16 apply to?

AD 2008-11-16 applies to Rolls-Royce — models Trent 553-61, Trent 553A2-61, Trent 556-61, Trent 556A2-61, Trent 556B-61, Trent 556B2-61, Trent 560-61, Trent 560A2-61. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

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Official AD 2008-11-16 · FR doc E8-11946 · 2008-05-30 · turbine engine

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 500 Series Turbofan Engines

What this AD requires

The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for RR RB211 Trent 553-61, 553A2-61, 556-61, 556A2-61, 556B-61, 556B2-61, 560-61, and 560A2-61 turbofan engines. That AD currently requires removing certain serial-numbered intermediate pressure compressor (IPC) drums, part number (P/N) FK30102. This AD requires removing those same IPC drums, and requires a new reduced life limit for all other IPC drums, P/N FK30102. This AD results from an RR engineering assessment that it is necessary to reduce the cyclic lives of the other drums with the same P/N. We are issuing this AD to prevent uncontained loss of IPC stage 1 blades, which could result in damage to the airplane.

Which aircraft AD 2008-11-16 applies to

MakesRolls-Royce

ModelsTrent 553-61, Trent 553A2-61, Trent 556-61, Trent 556A2-61, Trent 556B-61, Trent 556B2-61, Trent 560-61, Trent 560A2-61, Trent

Part-conditional — FK30102.

Applies only to engines with intermediate pressure compressor (IPC) drum P/N FK30102 installed. Installed on, but not limited to, Airbus A340-500 and A340-600 series airplanes.

Whether AD 2008-11-16 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 2008-11-16 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.

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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.