WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 11 by Brian Knaup, Acting Deputy Director, Integrated Certificate Management Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
Summary: The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-06-16 for certain Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Model RB211 Trent 768-60, 772-60, and 772B-60 engines. AD 2020-06-16 required initial and repetitive ultrasonic inspections (UIs) of the affected low-pressure compressor (LPC) blades and, depending on the results of the UIs, replacement with a part eligible for installation. Since the FAA issu...