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General Electric Turbine Engines - CF6 Series

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Applicability:</span></p></td><td style="width:413.9pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span>General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80E1A1, CF6-80E1A2, CF6-80E1A3,</span><br><span>CF6-80E1A4, and CF6-80E1A4/B model turbofan engines with compressor rear frame (CRF) part numbers (P/Ns) 1520M26G03/G06/G08/G11/G12 installed.</span></p><p class="Note" style="margin-top:12pt"><span>Note 1:</span><span> </span><span>These engines are installed on, but not limited to, Airbus Industrie A330 series aeroplanes.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span>Requirement:</span></p></td><td style="width:413.9pt; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:11pt"><span>Revise GE's Instructions for Continued Airworthiness ALS, and for air carrier operations, revise the approved continuous airworthiness maintenance program, by adding the information detailed below under the headings detailed below of this AD:</span></p><p style="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">- Table 1. - Inspection Compliance Schedule</span></p><p style="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">- Module - Level Inspection of CRFs</span></p><p style="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">- Piece - Part Level Inspection of CRFs</span></p><p style="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">- </span><span style="font-weight:bold">Determining CSN of the Compressor Rear Frame</span></p><p style="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Table 1.--Inspection Compliance Schedule</span></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:30.8%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:0.38pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">If CRF P/Ns 1520M26G03 / G06 / G08 / G11 / G12 are:</span></p></td><td style="width:29.2%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:0.38pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Then Initially Inspect:</span></p></td><td style="width:40.02%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:0.38pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">And Repetitively Inspect:</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:0.38pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:5.95pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span>(1) Operated at a</span><br><span>CF6-80E1A3 or</span><br><span>CF6-80E1A4/B engine rating.</span></p></td><td style="width:29.2%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:0.38pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:6.35pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Before 12,200 cycles-since-new (CSN).</span></p></td><td style="width:40.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:0.38pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:6.15pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Within every 6,300 cycles-since-last-inspection (CSLI), except that igniter pad holes on CRFs with P/Ns 1520M26G03 / G06 / G08, must be inspected within every 4,800 CSLI.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:0.38pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:5.95pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span>(2) Operated at a</span><br><span>CF6-80E1A4 engine rating.</span></p></td><td style="width:29.2%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:0.38pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:6.35pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Before 13,700 CSN.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:0.38pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:6.15pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Within every 6,300 CSLI, except that igniter pad holes on CRFs with P/Ns 1520M26G03 / G06 / G08, must be inspected within every 6,100 CSLI.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:30.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:0.38pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:5.95pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span>(3) Operated at a</span><br><span>CF6-80E1A1 or</span><br><span>CF6-80E1A2 engine rating.</span></p></td><td style="width:29.2%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:0.38pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:6.35pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Before 14,200 CSN.</span></p></td><td style="width:40.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding:0.38pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:6.15pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Within every 6,300 CSLI.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Note"></p></td></tr></tbody></table>