FAA Updates Inspection Rules for Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Engines
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The rule updates mandatory safety checks for certain Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 aircraft engines. Operators must inspect high-pressure turbine blades for axial cracks, repeat those inspections at required intervals, and replace blades or carry out extra checks when inspection results show a problem. The change affects airlines, aircraft operators, maintenance providers, and parts planners using the covered Trent 1000 engine models. It also allows an optional terminating action that can end the repeated blade inspections if the specified upgraded parts or configuration are installed.
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Key Changes
- Requires initial and repeated borescope inspections of high-pressure turbine blades for axial cracks
- Requires extra inspections or blade replacement depending on inspection results
- Adds an optional terminating action that can end the repeated inspection requirement
Obligations
What this law requires
Perform an initial borescope inspection of the high-pressure turbine blades on covered Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine models to check for axial cracks.
Repeat borescope inspections of the high-pressure turbine blades for axial cracks at the intervals required by the AD and incorporated service material.
If a borescope inspection identifies axial crack conditions requiring follow-up, perform the additional borescope inspections specified by the AD.
Replace high-pressure turbine blades when inspection results show the blades fail the applicable inspection criteria or otherwise require replacement under the AD.
Use only high-pressure turbine blades that are eligible for installation when replacing affected blades under the AD.