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AD 2020-20-17 Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines

Superseded. This directive was replaced by AD 2025-07-10. Work to the current one.
2020-10-23
2020-10-08
39-21273
FAA-2020-0902
Engine
2025-07-10

Applicability*9

This AD applies to all General Electric Company GE90-110B1 and GE90-115B model turbofan engines.

Compliance

Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done.

Required actions

After the effective date of this AD, notwithstanding the provisions of the operator's minimum equipment list (MEL), dispatch of an airplane is prohibited if the engine indicating and crew alerting system (EICAS) displays the status message “ENG EEC C1 L” or “ENG EEC C1 R” and any condition is present that is listed in the Accomplishment Instructions, paragraphs 3.A.(2)(f), 3.A.3(a), or 3.A.(4) of GE GE90-100 Service Bulletin (SB) 73-0117 R01, dated August 5, 2020.

Unsafe condition

This AD was prompted by an in-service occurrence of loss of engine thrust control resulting in uncommanded high thrust. The FAA is issuing this AD to prevent dispatch of the airplane when certain faults caused by degradation of the MN4 integrated circuit in the full authority digital engine control (FADEC) are displayed and certain FADEC conditions are present. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could result in loss of engine thrust control and reduced control of the airplane.

Affected ADs

None.

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