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2021-25-04: Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)

FAA order 2021-25-04 is an airworthiness directive in force since January 19, 2022. The FAA's subject line: Engine (Turbine/Turboprop). It names the Rolls-Royce Deutschland TRENT 1000-K3, Rolls-Royce TRENT 1000, Rolls-Royce TRENT 1000-D3 engines: about 16 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-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, Trent 1000-R3
Engine series: Rolls-Royce Deutschland TRENT 1000-K3 1 aircraft
Rolls-Royce TRENT 1000 14 aircraft
Rolls-Royce TRENT 1000-D3 1 aircraft

Dates and paperwork

In force since: January 19, 2022
Published: December 15, 2021 (signed November 24, 2021)
Docket: FAA-2021-0690
Replaced by: 2023-24-06
Status: Historical
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 certain Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co KG (RRD) Trent 1000 model turbofan engines. This AD was prompted by the manufacturer revising the engine Time Limits Manual (TLM) life limits of certain critical rotating parts and direct accumulation counting (DAC) data files. This AD requires the operator to revise the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of their existing approved aircraft maintenance program (AMP) by incorporating the revised tasks of the applicable TLM for each affected model turbofan engine, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. 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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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness directive: Issued on November 24, 2021. Lance T. Gant, Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2021-27046 Filed 12-14-21; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

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 8, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/2021-25-04.json · aircraft systems.