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AD/CF700/13 - Aft Fan Rotor Blades

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This airworthiness directive requires scheduled inspections of specific aft fan rotor blades (P/N 6002T57P01, serial numbers per GE SB A72-124) on General Electric CF700 engines and mandates removal and replacement of any blade found cracked before further flight. It applies to operators and maintenance organisations that own or service affected CF700 engines and creates recurring inspection obligations and replacement costs to manage the risk of blade failure.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 106 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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AD/CF700/13 Aft Fan Rotor Blades 9/85

Applicability: All CF700 model engines fitted with aft fan rotor blades P/N 6002T57P01 with S/Nos. as detailed in SB (CF700) A72-124.

Document: 1. General Electric SB (CF700) A72-124; or FAA AD 75-05-13; or

AD/GE-T/31.

Compliance: 1. Blades with 400 hours or more total time in service on 30 July 1976. Inspect within 30 hours time in service and inspect every 400 hours time in service thereafter.

2. Blades with less than 400 hours total time in service on 30 July 1976. Inspect prior to the accumulation of 430 hours total time in service and inspect every 400 hours time in service thereafter.

3. Replace all blades confirmed as cracked prior to further flight.

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