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AD 2007-17-01 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric (GE) CF6-80E1 Series Turbofan Engines
Applicability*9
This AD applies to General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80E1A1, CF6-80E1A2, CF6-80E1A3, CF6-80E1A4, and CF6-80E1A4/B turbofan engines, installed on Airbus Industrie A330 series airplanes.
Compliance
You are responsible for having the actions required by this AD performed within the compliance times specified unless the actions have already been done. Interim Action (f) These actions are interim actions due to the on-going investigation, and we may take further rulemaking actions in the future based on the results of the investigation and field experience. Engine Electronic Control Unit (ECU) Software Removal (g) Before January 31, 2008, remove the following software versions from the ECUs: Table 1.—Removal of ECU Software Versions Software version Installed in ECU part No. (1) E.1.D 1799M99P01 (2) E.1.F 1799M99P03 (3) E.1.G 1799M99P04 (4) E.1.H 1799M99P05 (5) E.1.I 1799M99P06, 1799M99P07, 1851M74P01, 1851M80P01 (6) E.1.J 1799M99P08, 1799M99P09, 1851M74P02, 1851M80P02 (7) E.1.K 1799M99P10, 1851M74P03, 1851M80P03, 1960M84P01 (8) E.1.L 1799M99P11, 1851M74P04, 1851M80P04, 1960M84P02 (9) E.1.M 1799M99P12, 1851M74P05, 1851M80P05, 1960M84P03 (10) E.1.N 1799M99P13, 1851M74P06, 1851M80P06, 1960M84P04, 2043M29P01, 2043M29P02 Previous Software Versions of ECU Software (h) Until January 31, 2008, once an ECU containing a software version not listed in Table 1 of this AD is installed on an engine, that ECU can be replaced with an ECU containing a previous version of software listed in Table 1. (i) Once the software version listed in Table 1 of this AD has been removed and new FAA-approved software version is installed in an ECU, reverting to those older software versions in that ECU is prohibited. (j) After January 31, 2008, use of an ECU with a software version listed in Table 1 of this AD is prohibited. Alternative Methods of
Unsafe condition
This AD results from reports of engine flameout events during flight, including reports of events where all engines simultaneously experienced a flameout or other adverse operation. We are issuing this AD to minimize the potential of an all-engine flameout event caused by ice accretion and shedding during flight. Exposure to ice crystals during flight is believed to be associated with these flameout events.
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