Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines

FAA / Federal Register · 2021-21643

The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-20-13, which applies to certain General Electric Company (GE) CF6- 80A and CF6-80C model turbofan engines. AD 2020-20-13 requires ultrasonic inspection (UI) of high-pressure turbine (HPT) stage 1 and stage 2 disks and replacement of any HPT stage 1 or stage 2 disk that fails the inspection. Since the FAA issued AD 2020-20-13, the manufacturer determined that the requirement to perform UI of affected HPT stage 1 and stage 2 disks should be expanded to include an additional population of affected HPT stage 1 and stage 2 disks. This proposed AD would retain the required UI while expanding the population of affected HPT stage 1 and stage 2 disks. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.