Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-10668 · General Electric Company CF6-80A3 Series Turbofan Engines
General Electric Company CF6-80A3 Series Turbofan Engines
Superseded. A later AD replaced this one: AD 2001-06-09. Comply with the one in force.
General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80A3 series turbofan engines, installed on but not limited to Airbus A310 series aircraft.
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to General Electric Company CF6-80A3 series turbofan engines. This action requires initial and repetitive on-wing borescope inspections of the left hand aft mount link assembly for cracks, bearing migration, and bearing race rotation, and, if necessary, replacement with serviceable parts. This amendment is prompted by a report of a fractured left hand aft mount link discovered during a scheduled engine removal. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent left hand aft mount link failure, which can result in adverse redistribution of the aft mount loads and possible aft mount system failure.
