Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-12031 · Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Trent 768-60, Trent 772-60, and Trent 772B-60 Series Turbofan Engines
Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Trent 768-60, Trent 772-60, and Trent 772B-60 Series Turbofan Engines
This airworthiness directive (AD) is applicable to Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 768-60, Trent 772-60, and Trent 772B-60 series turbofan engines having common nozzle assembly part number (P/N) FK16544 or FK16558 installed. These engines are installed on but not limited to Airbus A330-341 and A330-342 series airplanes.
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Trent 768-60, Trent 772-60, and Trent 772B-60 series turbofan engines having common nozzle assembly part number (P/N) FK16544 or FK16558. This action requires initial and repetitive visual inspections of the inner and outer skins of the common nozzle assembly and specifies allowable limits for cracks, loose rivets, and missing rivets. This action also requires repair if the common nozzle assembly damage exceeds allowable limits. This amendment is prompted by two reports of in-flight inner skin detachment. The actions specified in this AD are intended to detect cracks, loose rivets, and missing rivets, which could result in inner skin detachment, release of common nozzle assembly debris from the engine, and possible damage to the airplane control surfaces.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
