Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-23493 · Engine
Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd and Co KG Engines
The FAA has filed this AD for publication in the Federal Register on October 19, 2026. This page shows the public-inspection copy and is replaced by the published text when it appears. Its effective date is set at publication.
This AD applies to all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Model BR700-715A1-30, BR700-715B1-30, and BR700-715C1-30 engines.
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2009-04-13 for certain Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Model BR700-715A1-30, BR700715B1-30, and BR700-715C1-30 engines. AD 2009-04-13 required revising the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of the operator's existing approved engine maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive tasks and limitations and associated thresholds and intervals for life-limited parts. AD 2009-04-13 also required removing certain low-pressure compressor (LPC) (fan) disc assemblies from service and completing the Life Limited Part Tracking Sheet. Since the FAA issued AD 2009-04-13, the manufacturer has revised the engine time limits manual (TLM) to introduce new or more restrictive tasks and limitations and associated thresholds and intervals for life-limited parts. This AD requires revising the ALS of the existing approved engine maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive tasks and limitations and associated thresholds and intervals for life-limited parts. 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 2025-0086, dated April 16, 2025 (EASA AD 2025-0086).
(1) Where EASA AD 2025-0086 refers to its effective date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
(2) This AD does not require compliance with paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of EASA AD 2025-0086.
(3) Where paragraph (3) of EASA AD 2025-0086 specifies “Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD, revise the approved AMP”, this AD requires replacing that text with “Within 30 days after the effective date of this AD, revise the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of the existing approved engine maintenance or inspection program, as applicable”.
(4) This AD does not adopt the “Remarks” section of EASA AD 2025-0086.
No alternative actions and associated thresholds and intervals, including life limits, are allowed for compliance with paragraph (g) of this AD unless they are approved as specified in the provisions of the “Ref. Publications” section of EASA AD 2025-0086.
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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