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AD/RRT-S/6 - Malfunction of Bleed Valve Mechanism Featuring Mod. 5866 - Operational and Maintenance Action

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This AD requires operators of Rolls‑Royce Spey 555‑15/-15H/-15N/-15P engines fitted with Mod. 5866 to immediately follow Rolls‑Royce Alert SB SP72‑A963. It addresses reported low‑power turbine gas‑temperature spikes tied to HP‑RPM behaviour, so flight crews must use operational precautions and maintenance organisations must carry out the SB’s inspections/repairs. Compliance costs and short‑term scheduling burdens fall to operators and their MROs.

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AD/RRT-S/6 - Malfunction of Bleed Valve Mechanism Featuring Mod. 5866 - Operational and Maintenance Action

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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Rolls Royce Turbine Engines - Spey Series

AD/RRT-S/6 Malfunction of Bleed Valve Mechanism Featuring Mod. 5866 - Operational and Maintenance Action

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Applicability: Rolls Royce Spey 555-15, 15H, 15N and 15P engines featuring MOD. 5866 (SB SP72-916).

Requirement: Rolls Royce Spey Alert SB No. SP72-A963. Compliance: Forthwith.

Background: There have recently been reports of engines featuring Bleed Valve Mechanism MOD. 5866 showing an unacceptable rise in T.G.T. at low power conditions in the following cases:-

Immediately on throttle advance from a low power setting where HP RPM stagnates, particularly following engine deceleration.

B. Less frequently \- during steady state running at low power settings.

This AD is issued to alert flight and maintenance crews of the possibility of this condition occurring and precautions which should be taken.

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