Regulation & law · 11/10/2007Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

FAA Adopts New Airworthiness Directive for IAE V2500 Series Engines to Prevent High Pressure Turbine Failure

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring the repetitive monitoring of N2 vibration on all International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500 series turbofan engines to identify potential cracked high pressure turbine (HPT) stage 2 air seals, which have been reported to develop cracks.