# Proposed AD FAA-2007-28367: General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80C2 Series and CF6-80E1 Series Turbofan Engines

- Type: Proposed airworthiness directive (not in force)
- Status: Became AD 2008-21-11
- Products: General Electric
- Product type: Engine
- Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
- Published: September 19, 2007, 72 FR 53491
- Comments due: November 19, 2007
- Became: [AD 2008-21-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2008-21-11)
- Docket: FAA-2007-28367 (https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA-2007-28367, where comments are filed)
- Project: 2007-NE-19-AD
- FR document: E7-18418
- Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/a4/db/a4db6daf45f5ed684d93cc0dddb100ae4e48fc028ecc8e23da17d921ebf7f69a (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-09-19/pdf/E7-18418.pdf)
- Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/09/19/E7-18418/airworthiness-directives-general-electric-company-ge-cf6-80c2-series-and-cf6-80e1-series-turbofan
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/8180E41B47D811608625735B0055A767.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/proposed/FAA-2007-28367

## Summary

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for GE CF6-80C2 series and CF6-80E1 series turbofan engines. This proposed AD would require installing doubler pads (deflectors) on stage 5 of certain LPT cases, or replacing those LPT cases with LPT cases that have the deflectors already installed. This proposed AD results from four events of hardware fragments, which liberated into the flowpaths and wore through LPT cases on CF6-80C2 and -80E1 series engines. We are proposing this AD to prevent an uncontained release of engine debris and loss of the structural integrity of the mount system that supports the engine. Loss of the mount system structural integrity could result in the engine separating from the airplane.

## Notices in this docket

- Sep 19, 2007: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). (first notice), FR document E7-18418, comments due Nov 19, 2007 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/09/19/E7-18418/airworthiness-directives-general-electric-company-ge-cf6-80c2-series-and-cf6-80e1-series-turbofan)

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