Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-22542 · Engine fuel pump
Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co. KG Engines
This AD applies to Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co. KG Model RB211-Trent 875-17, 877-17, 884-17, 884B-17, 892-17, 892B-17, and 895-17 engines.
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-26-11 for all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co. KG (RRD) Model RB211-Trent 875-17, 877-17, 884-17, 884B-17, 892-17, 892B-17, and 895-17 engines. AD 2021-26-11 required replacing the affected fuel pump on at least one affected engine. Since the FAA issued AD 2021-26-11, the FAA has determined that replacing all affected fuel pumps on all installed engines is necessary to address the unsafe condition. This AD was prompted by reports of single-engine events caused by water contamination, which led to corrosion on the fuel pump that resulted in loss of engine thrust. This AD requires replacing the affected fuel pump on at least one engine before further flight and replacing all affected fuel pumps within a specified compliance time. This AD would also prohibit installing any affected engine onto any airplane or any affected fuel pump onto any engine, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference (IBR). The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Except as specified in paragraphs (h) and (i) of this AD: Perform all required actions within the compliance times specified in, and in accordance with, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2022-0225, dated November 21, 2022 (EASA AD 2022-0225).
(1) Where paragraph (1) of EASA AD 2022-0225 specifies to replace the affected part with a fuel pump that is not an affected part, on at least one of the affected engines within 30 days after 17 November 2021 (the effective date of EASA AD 2021-0245), this AD requires replacing an affected fuel pump on at least one engine before further flight after the effective date of this AD.
(2) Where paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2022-0225 refers to its effective date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
(3) Where paragraphs (3) and (4) of EASA AD 2022-0225 refer to November 17, 2021 (the effective date of EASA AD 2021-0245), this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
(4) This AD does not adopt the Remarks paragraph of EASA AD 2022-0225.
(5) Where the service information referenced in EASA AD 2022-0225 specifies to scrap fuel pumps, this AD requires removing those fuel pumps from service.
(6) Where the service information referenced in EASA AD 2022-0225 specifies to return fuel pumps, this AD requires removing those fuel pumps from service.
Although the service information referenced in EASA AD 2022-0225 specifies to submit certain information to the manufacturer, this AD does not include that requirement.
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.
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