COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 106 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/RB211/26 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.
Rolls Royce Turbine Engines - RB211 Series
AD/RB211/26
Amdt 1
LP Compressor Fan Blades 6/2002
Applicability: Rolls Royce RB211-535 Series engines as listed in the Requirement document. Requirement: Action per Rolls Royce SB RB.211-72-C879 Rev 2, dated 4 Jan 2002.
Note: UK-CAA AD 002-01-2000 refers
Compliance: As detailed in the Requirement document with a revised effective date of 13 June 2002.
This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 13 June 2002.
Background: This directive was raised to mandate ultrasonic inspection of fan blade roots. Failure of the blade at the root can result in an uncontained failure. This amendment alters the inspection interval. The original issue of this directive became effective on 10 August 2000.
James Coyne
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 1 May 2002
The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 May 2002.
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