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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 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.

General Electric Turbine Engines - CF6 Series
AD/CF6/71  Life Limited Parts  4/2009

Applicability:  General Electric Company CF6-80A, CF6-80C2, and CF6-80E1 series turbofan engines.

                Note 1:  These engines are installed on, but not limited to, Airbus A300, A310, and A330 series, Boeing 747 and 767 series, and McDonnell Douglas MD-11 series aeroplanes.
Requirement:       1. Revise the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the manufacturer's Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA), and for air carrier operations revise the approved continuous airworthiness maintenance program, by adding the following: ''MANDATORY INSPECTIONS'' as detailed in Table 1 of this AD.

                   Table 1
                Part Nomenclature               Part Number (P/N)  Inspect per Engine Manual Inspection Chapter
                 For CF6-80A Engines:
                 Disk, Fan Rotor,               All                 72-21-03 Paragraph 3. Fluorescent-Penetrant Inspect, and 72-21-03 Paragraph 4. Eddy Current Inspect
                 Stage 1
                 Fan Forward Shaft              All                 72-21-05 Paragraph 2. Magnetic Particle Inspect
                 Fan Mid Shaft                  All                 72-24-01 Paragraph 2. Magnetic Particle Inspect
                 Disk, HPC Rotor,               All                 72-31-04 Paragraph 3. Fluorescent-Penetrant Inspect
                 Stage One
                 ** Disk, HPC Rotor, Stage Two  All                 72-31-05 Paragraph 4. Fluorescent-Penetrant Inspect

    Spool, HPC Rotor, Stage3-9          All                                             72-31-06 Paragraph 3. Fluorescent-Penetrant Inspect
    Disk, HPC Rotor,                    All                                             72-31-07 Paragraph 3. Fluorescent-Penetrant Inspect
    Stage 10
    Spool, HPC Rotor,                   All                                             72-31-08 Paragraph 3.A. Fluorescent-Penetrant Inspect
    Stage 11-14
    Rotating CDP Seal                   All                                             72-31-10 Paragraph 3. Fluorescent-Penetrant Inspect
    Disk Shaft, HPT Rotor Stage One     All                                             72-53-02 Paragraph 3. Fluorescent-Penetrant-Inspect per 70-32-02, and

                                                                                        72-53-02 Paragraph 6.C. Disk Rim Bolt Hole Eddy Current Inspection, and

                                                                                        72-53-02 Paragraph 6.D. Disk Bore Eddy Current Inspection
    * Disk Shaft, HPT Rotor Stage One   All                                             72-53-02 Paragraph 6.E. Disk Dovetail Slot Bottom Eddy Current Inspection
    * Disk Shaft, HPT Rotor, Stage One   P/Ns 2047M33G01 thru G10, and P/N 9362M58G11   72-53-02 Paragraph 7. Disk Dovetail Slot Bottom Aft Corner Chamfers Eddy Current Inspection
    Disk, HPT Rotor,                    All                                             72-53-06 Paragraph 3. Fluorescent-Penetrant Inspection, and
    Stage Two

                                                                                        72-53-06 Paragraph 6. Eddy Current Inspection of Rim Bolt Holes for Cracks, and

                                                                                        72-53-06 Paragraph 7. Disk Bore Eddy Current Inspection

    Disk, LPT Rotor            All   72-57-02 Paragraph 3. Fluorescent-Penetrant Inspection
    Stage 1-4
    Shaft, LPT Rotor           All   72-57-03 Paragraph 3. Fluorescent-Penetrant Inspection, and

                                     72-57-03 Paragraph 6. Eddy Current Inspection