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2019-15-05: Turbine Section

FAA order 2019-15-05 is an airworthiness directive in force since August 16, 2019. The FAA's subject line: Turbine Section. It names the Rolls-Royce Deutschland TRENT 1000-K3, Rolls-Royce TRENT 1000, Rolls-Royce TRENT 1000-D3 engines: about 17 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: engine.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product: Engine
Makes: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
Models: Trent 1000-AE3, Trent 1000-D3, Trent 1000-G3, Trent 1000-H3, Trent 1000-J3, Trent 1000-K3, Trent 1000-L3, Trent 1000-M3, Trent 1000-N3, Trent 1000-P3, Trent 1000-Q3, Trent 1000-R3
Engine series: Rolls-Royce Deutschland TRENT 1000-K3 2 aircraft
Rolls-Royce TRENT 1000 14 aircraft
Rolls-Royce TRENT 1000-D3 1 aircraft

Dates and paperwork

In force since: August 16, 2019
Published: August 1, 2019 (signed July 26, 2019)
Docket: FAA-2019-0567
Status: Current
The FAA's document: Read the order on the FAA's site

The FAA's summary their words, unchanged

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Trent 1000-AE3, Trent 1000- CE3, Trent 1000-D3, Trent 1000-G3, Trent 1000-H3, Trent 1000-J3, Trent 1000-K3, Trent 1000-L3, Trent 1000-M3, Trent 1000-N3, Trent 1000-P3, Trent 1000-Q3 and Trent 1000-R3 engines. This AD requires removal of the affected high-pressure turbine (HPT) disk front cover plate before reaching its new life limit. This AD was prompted by a recent analysis that determined the HPT disk front cover plate may have a safe life below its declared life limit. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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Adoption of the Amendment 

	Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows: 

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES 

0 1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows: 

	Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

Sec.  39.13  [Amended] 

0 2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness directive (AD): 

2019-15-05 Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG: Amendment 39-19698; Docket No. FAA-2019-0567; Product Identifier 2019-NE-21-AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

	This AD is effective August 16, 2019. 

(b) Affected ADs 

	None. 

(c) Applicability 

	This AD applies to all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Trent 1000-AE3, Trent 1000-CE3, Trent 1000-D3, Trent 1000-G3, Trent 1000-H3, Trent 1000-J3, Trent 1000-K3, Trent 1000-L3, Trent 1000-M3, Trent 1000-N3, Trent 1000-P3, Trent 1000-Q3 and Trent 1000-R3 engines. 

(d) Subject 

	Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) Code 7250, Turbine Section. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

	This AD was prompted by recent analysis of the material condition used in the manufacture of these parts that determined the high-pressure turbine (HPT) disk front cover plate may have a safe life below its declared safe cyclic life. The FAA is issuing this AD to prevent failure of the HPT disk front cover plate. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could result in uncontained release of the HPT turbine disk front cover plate, damage to the engine, and damage to the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

	Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done. 

(g) Required Actions 

	Remove the HPT disk front cover plate, part number KH59279, from service prior to it reaching 1,250 engine cycles since first installation on an engine and replace with a part eligible for installation. 

(h) Installation Prohibition 

	Do not install any HPT disk front cover plate, part number KH59279, into any engine, or any engine onto any airplane, if that part has exceeded 1,250 engine cycles since first installation on an engine. 

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) 

	(1) The Manager, ECO Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or local Flight Standards District Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of the certification office, send it to the attention of the person identified in paragraph (j) of this AD. 
	(2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding district office. 

(j) Related Information 

	(1) For more information about this AD, contact Besian Luga, Aerospace Engineer, ECO Branch, FAA, 1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781-238-7750; fax: 781-238-7199; email: [email protected]. 
	(2) Refer to European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2018-0164R1, dated March 14, 2019 (corrected copy dated March 21, 2019), for more information. You may examine the EASA AD in the AD docket on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating it in Docket No. FAA-2019-0567. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

	None. 

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Source: FAA Dynamic Regulatory System, airworthiness directives. The FAA's document is the authority; the register counts are this site's, from the FAA register of October 30, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/2019-15-05.json · aircraft systems.