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Regulatory Evaluation

Docket No. FAA-2011-0961 Directorate Identifier: 2011-NE-22-AD

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Estimated Costs:

Action

(e.g., Inspection, 

replacement)

Do not include oncondition costs here

Costs per Product (e.g., aircraft, engine, 

propeller, appliance)

Work-hours 

(include 

access, testing, 

and close-up)

Labor 

cost 

(@$85/h

our)

Parts Cost Total Costs 

(labor + 

parts)

Number of 

U.S. 

Registered 

Products

Total Cost 

for U.S. Fleet

Inspect 3rd and 4th 

stage wheels at 

1,750 hours when 

the turbine is 

already 

disassembled.

1.0 $ 85.00 $ 85.00 3,769 $320,365.00

Inspect 3rd and 4th 

stage wheels 

following a hot 

start (remove 

engine from 

aircraft, remove 

wheels from 

engine, inspect, 

reassemble engine, 

reinstall engine in 

aircraft)

27.0 $2,295.0

0 $2,295.00 19 $43,605.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

The known number of products in compliance: 0

Total Costs of compliance for U.S. fleet: $363,970
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Costs covered under warranty (if known) $0

On-Condition Costs:

Action

(e.g., Inspection, 

replacement)

Work-hours 

(include access, 

testing, and closeup)

Labor cost 

(@$85/hour)

Parts Cost Cost per Product

$ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00

$ 0.00 $ 0.00

Special considerations for Economic Analysis (Use this field to explain anything in the Estimated Costs table 

that was assumed or might not be obvious. This field can also be used to explain warranty costs): The majority of 

turbine wheel inspections will occur at the schedued gas producer turbine overhaul at 1,750 hours. 

In that case, the total time to inspect the wheels will be 1.0 hours. A very small number of engines 

will be inspected following a hot start. This is not a frequent occurrence, but it is conservatively 

estimated to be 0.5% of the total. For those engines, the total time to remove the engine from the 

aircraft, remove the wheels from the engine, inspect them, reassemble the engine and reinstall the 

engine in the aircraft will be 27.0 hours. Finally, from all inspections, it is estimated that 40% of 

the engines will need to have their third stage wheels replaced and 3% are estimated to need to 

have their fourth stage wheel replaced. This is a conservative estimate. To help put this number 

into perspective, there have been a total of 7 failures in over 1,000,000 hours for a rate of 5.2E-6 

events/hour.

Executive Order 12866:

Could the AD be considered a “significant regulatory action”?

YES* NO 

*Explanation: 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures:

Is the AD significant? 

YES* NO 

*Explanation: 

Regulatory Flexibility Act:

Will the AD have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities? Explain for 

either a Yes or No answer.

YES NO 

Explanation: 

Intrastate Aviation in Alaska:

This AD could affect intrastate aviation in Alaska. Is it appropriate to include specific requirements for 

aircraft operated in Alaska where aviation might be the only mode of transportation?

YES* NO 

*Explanation: 
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Record of Discussion

Docket No. FAA- Directorate Identifier: -AD

With whom outside the FAA has this action been discussed (i.e., Design Approval Holder, 

manufacturer, ATA, NBAA, RAA, AOPA, ALPA, GAMA, etc)? 

ORGANIZATION PERSON CONTACTED DATE TOPICS DISCUSSED

Rolls-Royce 

Corporation

Rob Andrus 7/25/2014 Concur.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other/Additional Information: 
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Signature Section

Signature indicates concurrence with this action.

Originating Office Tracking No.: 

ASE Date

COS Focal (optional) Date

Branch Manager Date

AEG Representative (except for appliances) Date

MIDO/CMO/MIO Representative* Date

*Signature required if a QC problem is involved.

EIR NUMBER (MIDO/CMO/MIO use only)

ACO/Staff Office Manager Date