Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 4, 2026. Document 2026-11179. Updated Nov. 10, 2026.

What it does

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-26-04 for all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Model Trent 1000-AE3, Trent 1000-CE3, Trent 1000-D3, Trent 1000-G3, Trent 1000-H3, Trent 1000-J3, Trent 1000-K3, Trent 1000-L3, Trent 1000-M3, Trent 1000-N3, Trent 1000-P3, Trent 1000-Q3, and Trent 1000-R3 engines. AD 2023-26-04 required initial and repetitive in-shop visual inspections of the intermediate-pressure stage 8 (IP8) and high-pressure stage 3 (HP3) air transfer tubes and front bearing housing IP8 air feed tubes for cracking, damage, or air leakage wear, and replacement, if necessary. Since the FAA issued AD 2023-26-04, the FAA has determined that a new set of initial and repetitive on-wing visual inspections of the IP8 and HP3 air transfer tubes for cracking, damage, or air leakage wear are necessary, and consequently the inspection interval for the repetitive in-shop visual inspections of front bearing housing IP8 air feed tubes may be increased. This AD requires initial and repetitive in-shop visual inspections of the IP8 and HP3 air transfer tubes and front bearing housing IP8 air feed tubes (with increased inspection interval) for cracking, damage, or air leakage wear, and replacement, if necessary. This AD also requires initial and repetitive on-wing visual inspections of the IP8 and HP3 air transfer tubes for cracking, damage, or air leakage wear, and replacement, if necessary. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

The Federal Aviation Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

14 CFR 39

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Aviation Administration has published 482 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 518 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

839 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 2120-AA64 since Jan. 1, 2025.

June 4, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Helicopters
June 4, 2026 Final rule. Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

Since then:

What happens next and when

This AD is effective July 9, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

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The record as published

Document number	2026-11179
Action	Final rule.
Agencies	Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
Published	June 4, 2026
Effective date	July 9, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)	2120-AA64
Docket	FAA-2026-0742

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