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Final ruleTakes effect Nov. 23, 2026

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 Oct. 19, 2026. Document 2026-21278. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2009-04-13 for certain Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Model BR700- 715A1-30, BR700-715B1-30, and BR700-715C1-30 engines. AD 2009-04-13 required revising the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of the operator's existing approved engine maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive tasks and limitations and associated thresholds and intervals for life-limited parts. AD 2009-04-13 also required removing certain low-pressure compressor (LPC) (fan) disc assemblies from service and completing the Life Limited Part Tracking Sheet. Since the FAA issued AD 2009-04-13, the manufacturer has revised the engine time limits manual (TLM) to introduce new or more restrictive tasks and limitations and associated thresholds and intervals for life-limited parts. This AD requires revising the ALS of the existing approved engine maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive tasks and limitations and associated thresholds and intervals for life-limited parts. 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

Compared with

The Federal Aviation Administration has published 476 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

1063 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 2120-AA64 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

This AD is effective November 23, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-21278
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
PublishedOct. 19, 2026
Effective dateNov. 23, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2120-AA64
DocketFAA-2026-7209

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register