AD 2021-23-51
Effective 12/29/2021 · Published 12/14/2021
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines
Summary
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain General Electric Company (GE) CF34-8C and CF34-8E model turbofan engines. This AD was prompted by an in-flight shutdown of an engine and subsequent investigation by the manufacturer that revealed a broken variable geometry (VG) actuator rod end caused by corrosion and seizure of the rod end bearing. This AD requires performing an inspection of the ma…