Airworthiness Directives; International Aero Engines AG (IAE) V2500-A1/-A5/-D5 Series Turbofan Engines

Zusammenfassung

This proposal would require revisions to the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) and Maintenance Scheduling Section (MSS) of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) in the Time Limits Manual (Chapter 05-10-00) of the Engine Manuals for International Aero Engines AG (IAE) V2500-A1/-A5/-D5 series turbofan engines to include required enhanced inspection of selected critical life-limited parts at each piece-part exposure. This proposal would also require an air carrier's approved continuous airworthiness maintenance program to incorporate these inspection procedures. Air carriers with an approved continuous airworthiness maintenance program would be allowed to either maintain the records showing the current status of the inspections using the recordkeeping system specified in the air carrier's maintenance manual, or establish an acceptable alternate method of record-keeping. This proposal is prompted by an FAA study of in-service events involving uncontained failures of critical rotating engine parts which indicated the need for improved inspections. The improved inspections are needed to identify those critical rotating parts with conditions, that if allowed to continue