# Proposed AD 2001-NE-05-AD: General Electric Co. CF6-80C2 Turbofan Engines

- Type: Proposed airworthiness directive (not in force)
- Status: Became AD 2001-10-07
- Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
- Published: March 12, 2001, 66 FR 14348
- Comments due: April 11, 2001
- Became: [AD 2001-10-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2001-10-07)
- Docket: 2001-NE-05-AD
- FR document: 01-5496
- Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/f0/82/f0826da60a667dd28c3ba9418394afe680b90c4aa23c4b4a659174af706e7c26 (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-03-12/pdf/01-5496.pdf)
- Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/03/12/01-5496/airworthiness-directives-general-electric-co-cf6-80c2-turbofan-engines
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/proposed/2001-NE-05-AD

## Summary

This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to General Electric Company (GE) CF6- 80C2 turbofan engines with certain stage 1 high pressure turbine (HPT) rotor disks installed. This proposal would require initial and repetitive inspections of certain HPT rotor disks for cracks in the bottom of the dovetail slot. This proposed AD is prompted by a report of an uncontained failure of an engine during a high-power ground run for maintenance. The actions specified by this proposed AD are intended to detect cracks in the bottoms of the dovetail slots that could propagate to failure of the disk and cause an uncontained engine failure.

## Notices in this docket

- Mar 12, 2001: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). (first notice), FR document 01-5496, comments due Apr 11, 2001 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/03/12/01-5496/airworthiness-directives-general-electric-co-cf6-80c2-turbofan-engines)

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