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CFM INTERNATIONAL
CFM56-5B SERVICE BULLETIN 79-0001, REVISION 9
OIL - GENERAL (79-00-00) - APPROVED OILS FOR CFM56-5B ENGINES

MAY 14, 2009

This page transmits Revision 9 to CFM56-5B Service Bulletin 79-0001 dated October 13, 1994, Revision 1
dated September 02, 1996, Revision 2 dated September 15, 1998, Revision 3 dated September 13, 1999,
Revision 4 dated October 11, 2000, Revision 5 dated July 05, 2001, Revision 6 dated June 24, 2003,
Revision 7 dated July 07, 2006 and Revision 8 dated July 10, 2008.
This Service Bulletin has been revised to update the service requirements procedure.
Consequently, the following paragraphs have been updated:
1.C. Compliance and Warranty, 1.G. Manpower, 1.H. Weight and Balance, 1.K. Interchangeability, 1.L.
Software Accomplishment Summary , 2.A. Service Requirements and 3.B.(1)..
Engines that have previously complied with this Service Bulletin are not affected.
The vertical dash in the left margin identifies change. Due to the extent of format changes, the vertical dash
in the left-hand margin is omitted in showing a format change.
This Service Bulletin is reissued in its entirety.
This Service Bulletin has been changed to the new Service Bulletin format.

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CFM PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
The information contained in this document is CFM proprietary information and is disclosed in
confidence. It is the property of CFM and shall not be used, disclosed to others or reproduced
without the express written consent of CFM, including, but without limitation, it is not to be used in
the creation, manufacture, development, or derivation of any repairs, modifications, spare parts,
design, or configuration changes or to obtain FAA or any other government or regulatory approval
to do so. If consent is given for reproduction in whole or in part, this notice and the notice set
forth on each page of this document shall appear in any such reproduction in whole or in part.
The information contained in this document may also be controlled by U.S. export control laws.
Unauthorized export or re-export is prohibited.
All technical documentation and information contained herein, with respect to assembly and
disassembly, cleaning, inspection methods and limits, repair methods and limits, operational
limits, life limits and the like, have been developed and approved for use with engines and parts
that have been manufactured and/or approved by CFM and that have been maintained in
accordance with CFM technical documentation and recommendations. CFM has no contractual
or legal obligation for, nor knowledge of, non-CFM-approved parts and repairs. Accordingly, this
document is not intended to apply to non-CFM-approved parts and repairs.

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1.

PLANNING INFORMATION
A.

Effectivity
CFM56-5B1, -5B2, -5B4, -5B5, -5B6, -5B7
CFM56-5B1/P, -5B2/P, -5B3/P, -5B4/P, -5B5/P, -5B6/P, -5B7/P
CFM56-5B8/P, -5B9/P
CFM56-5B1/2P, -5B2/2P, -5B3/2P, -5B4/2P, -5B6/2P, -5B9/2P
CFM56-5B3/P1, -5B4/P1
CFM56-5B3/2P1, -5B4/2P1
CFM56-5B1/3, -5B2/3, -5B3/3, -5B4/3, -5B5/3, -5B6/3, -5B7/3, -5B8/3, -5B9/3
CFM56-5B3/3B1, -5B4/3B1

B.

Description
This Service Bulletin establishes the following:

C.

(1)

A listing of oils, by brand name, that have been approved for service.

(2)

A listing of oils, by brand name, that have been approved for Service Evaluation.

(3)

A listing of oils, by brand name, that have been approved for additional Revenue
Service Evaluation.

(4)

An outline of the procedures required for evaluating a proposed oil so that it may be
listed as approved for service.

Compliance and Warranty

Category 9.
Information only.
(1)

It is recommended that this Service Bulletin be complied with on all engines.

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(2)

Compliance with this Service Bulletin is a condition of Engine Warranty and

Material/Labor Cost Guarantees. Warranties and Material Cost Guarantees are
not jeopardized by use of Service Evaluation Lubricants provided they are used in
accordance with the instructions and requirements included in the applicable Service
Evaluation Request and additional Service Evaluation Request.

NOTE: For customer using BP2197 or MJO254 (on brand-new engines or cleaned
engines), the following S/Bs must be applied:
CFM56-5B S/B 72-0660
CFM56-5B S/B 79-0030 (applicable until implementation of S/B 72-0660)
D.

Concurrent Requirements
None.

E.

Reason
This Service Bulletin designates the lubricating oils which are approved for use in CFM56
engines listed in 1.A. Effectivity.

F.

Approval
The technical content of this document is approved by the FAA and under the authority of
DOA n EASA.21J.086.

G.

Manpower
No additional man-hour is necessary to do this Service Bulletin.

H.

Weight and Balance

Weight and balance are not changed.

I.

References
CFM56-5B Engine Shop Manual, CFMI-TP.SM.9
A318/A319/A320/A321 Aircraft Maintenance Manual
CFM56-5B SER 79-0001 , Service evaluation of Mobil jet oil 254 (MJO 254) and Aeroshell
turbine oil 560 (ASTO 560) lubricating oils on CFM56-5B.

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CFM56-5B S/B 72-0660, ENGINE - Accessory Gearbox Assembly (72-63-00) - Introduction
of New Magnetic Seal and New Sealol Seal with New O-Ring Material and Rework of Old
Magnetic Seal and Old Sealol Seal to the New One.
CFM56-5B S/B 79-0030, OIL - General (79-00-00) - Oil Consumption Monitoring.
MIL-PRF-7808
NOTE: The reference documents listed below are for the engine manufacturer's internal
use only:
SNECMA specification, PV455.
GENERAL ELECTRIC specification, D5OTF1.
AAS: 27134

CAD: MOD065657

CFM56-2A S/B 79-0001

CFM56-2B S/B 79-0001
CFM56-2 S/B 79-0001
CFM56-3/3B/3C S/B 79-0001
CFM56-5 S/B 79-0001
CFM56-5C S/B 79-0001
CFM56-7B S/B 79-0001
J.

Publications Affected
None.

K.

Interchangeability
The physical and the functional interchangeabilities are not affected.

L.

Software Accomplishment Summary

None.

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2.

APPROVED OILS
A.

Service Requirements
(1)

The engine must be serviced only with an approved oil listed in Table 1 (page 6).
There are no known incompatibilities among oil brands, provided they are of the
same type and specification. However, mixing of more than two different approved
brands of oil and frequently changing (within one month) between approved brands
of oil must be prevented.
NOTE: When changing oil from Turbonycoil 600 or Castrol 5000 to BP2197 or when
changing oil from BP2197 to Turbonycoil 600 or Castrol 5000, remove and
inspect the oil filters (supply and scavenge (if applicable) oil filters) on the
two first engines reaching 500 hours.
Oil consumption and oil pressure have to be carefully monitored during this
period, in order to detect supply or scavenge tubes clogging.
Oil filters will have to be sent to CFM:
CFM International
c/o SNECMA
Melun-Montereau
Aerodrome de Villaroche BP1936 - 77019 Melun Cedex FRANCE
Attn: Eric Poisson
Tel: 33-1-64-14-8024

(2)

Fleet changeover from one approved brand to another approved brand of the same
type may be accomplished by adding the new oil at the time of service (Topping off).
Fleet changeover from one approved brand to another approved brand belonging to
a different type may be accomplished after total draining of the oil tank.

(3)

In case of accidental mixing of a non approved oil brand or a different oil type brand,
the following action shall be taken:
-

If less than 10% by volume (2 Quarts or less) has been dispensed in to the oil
tank, no action is required.

If more than 10% by volume (more than 2 Quarts) has been added in the oil tank,
the tank must be drained and refilled with the specified oil brand prior to next flight.

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B.

(4)

Type 2 oil brands are limited to a minimum oil temperature of -40 F (-40 C) for
engine starting.

(5)

Type 1 oil must be limited to revenue service operation that could potentially
encounter extreme cold temperature (below 40 F; -40 C), and must not be used
for extended periods of time.

(6)

Lubrication system servicing, draining and flushing shall be performed as specified in

the Aircraft Maintenance Manual.

Tabulation of Oils
NOTE: This tabulation will be revised as status changes occur.
TABLE 1
TABULATION OF CFM56-5B OILS
APPROVED TYPE 2 OIL BRANDS
Castrol 5000
BP turbo oil 2380
Mobil jet oil 2 (MJO2)
Mobil jet oil 254 (MJO 254) on brand-new engines or cleaned engines
Turbonycoil 600 (TN600)
BP turbo oil 2197
APPROVED TYPE 2 OIL BRANDS FOR REVENUE SERVICE EVALUATION ONLY
(Require a Service Evaluation Request-Refer to paragraph 3.B.)
APPROVED TYPE 2 OIL BRANDS FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUE
SERVICE EVALUATION ONLY
(Require an additional Service Evaluation Request Refer to paragraph 3.D.)
Aeroshell turbine oil 560 (ASTO 560)
Mobil jet oil 254 (MJO 254) on engines which have operated with another oil brand
prior to switch to MJO 254 without being cleaned
ACCEPTABLE TYPE 1 OIL BRAND
MIL-PRF-7808 grade 3 specification

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3.

REQUIREMENTS FOR OIL APPROVAL

A.

B.

General
(1)

Airline operators desiring to use an oil not approved for service or service evaluation
should contact the CFM International (CFM) Customer Support Manager prior
to operating the engines with the proposed lubricant. Evaluation and/or engine
operation of CFM56 engines with other oils without CFM concurrence will void the
warranty and/or long-term material cost guarantees.

(2)

Requests to CFM International for new oil approvals not described by this Service
Bulletin will only be considered for evaluation when requested by an airline operator.

(3)

Any airline operator desiring to use an oil in both service evaluation categories
should contact the CFM International Customer Support Manager to obtain the
latest status of that oil since it may affect the applicability of its proposed use. In
addition, the airline operator shall establish documentation of the airline's specific
revenue Service Evaluation Program in a Service Evaluation Request (SER), to be
issued by CFM International.

(4)

A revenue service evaluation is required to obtain CFM International's "Fully

Approved" status for an engine oil. The following paragraphs, 3.B. and 3.C., define
the requirements for obtaining approval to use an engine oil in Revenue Service
Evaluation, and conducting a Revenue Service Evaluation. Modifications of these
requirements to comply with a specific operator's service practices may be negotiated
and documented in the Service Evaluation Request to be established with CFM
International.

(5)

An additional revenue evaluation is required to obtain CFM International's "Fully

Approved" status for engine oils listed in Table 1. The following paragraph, 3.D.,
defines the requirements for obtaining approval to use an engine oil in additional
Revenue Service Evaluation, and conducting an additional Revenue Service
Evaluation. Modifications of these requirements to comply with a specific operator's
service practices may be negotiated and documented in the additional Service
Evaluation Request to be established with CFM International.

Oil Approval Requirements for Revenue Service Evaluation

(1)

Laboratory analyses must confirm that the oil conforms to the specifications listed
in paragraph 1.I. References of this Service Bulletin. Operators desiring to obtain
approval of oils not previously confirmed to the referenced specifications shall submit,
or initiate submittal of, laboratory test data and oil samples, if required, to conform to
requirements of the listed specifications.

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(2)

The oil for revenue service evaluation approval must have been subjected to
engine testing per (a) or (b) below, followed by an engine teardown inspection,
unless alternate equivalent testing is agreed to by CFM International and authorized
agencies in any particular instance.
(a)

150 hours sea level static (SLS) Certification Test (25 "A" Cycles).

(b)

Simulated Flight Cycles Test 2000 "C" Cycles - accelerated service.

Based upon laboratory analysis result this requirement might be postponed
and performed in parallel with the Service Evaluation.

C.

Requirements for Revenue Service Evaluation

NOTE: The oil to be service evaluated must have satisfactorily completed the requirements
as noted in paragraphs 3.B.(1). and 3.B.(2). of this Service Bulletin.
The following basic requirements for conducting a revenue service evaluation must
be met, unless they are modified in the Service Evaluation Request.
The Service Evaluation Request and additional Service Evaluation Request are
written by CFM and approved by the Airworthiness Authority.
(1)

Engine Selection
(a)

New Engines
If the operator's fleet consists entirely of new engines under new engine
warranty, a Fleet Sample Evaluation may be conducted.

(b)

Mixed Fleet
If the operator's fleet includes engines not under new engine warranty, a Fleet
Sample Evaluation shall be conducted. A Fleet Sample Evaluation shall have
a minimum of 3 engines selected for evaluation. When possible, engines
with high accumulated service time must be included in the evaluation to
determine the effect of the new oil on any deposits accumulated from the oil
previously used.

(2)

Engine Preparation
Selected engines shall be prepared as follows:

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(3)

(a)

The oil shall be changed per the Aircraft Maintenance Manual. Suitable
identification shall be attached to the oil tank to indicate that the engine shall
be serviced ONLY with the oil being evaluated.

(b)

It is recommended that the engine mounted accessories such as starters,

auxiliary power units etc., be serviced with the same oil being used in the
engine in accordance with the applicable Component Maintenance Manual
Instructions.

(c)

All engine lubrication system particle traps, magnetic chip detectors, and
filter elements shall be removed and cleaned or replaced. The "as removed"
condition of these components on engines that have been in service shall
be recorded. Any debris removed shall be retained after analysis and
submitted to CFM International. Engines having excessively contaminated
lube systems may be rejected from participation in the Service Evaluation if,
in the opinion of CFM, the results of the evaluation may be in doubt because
of the contamination.

Engine Maintenance
The engines shall be maintained as follows:

(4)

(a)

Scheduled engine maintenance inspections and condition monitoring

evaluations shall be made in accordance with the airline operators established
practices and schedules, and the CFM56 maintenance program.

(b)

Inspection of the engine lubricating system particle traps, magnetic chip

detectors, and filter elements shall include documentation of any findings
during the initial servicing and any subsequent inspections. Unusual or
excessive material collection shall be analyzed by the airline operator and the
results shall be included in reports to CFM International. Findings indicating
an oil incompatibility with the engine shall be reported immediately to CFM
International.

(c)

An accurate record of oil consumption shall be maintained and shall include

notation of any engine maintenance that could affect the accuracy of oil
consumption computations.

Oil Evaluation
An oil evaluation program shall be conducted as follows:
(a)

Oil samples shall be taken at the scheduled intervals specified in the Service
Evaluation Request.

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(b)

The samples shall be taken from the engine oil tank per the Aircraft
Maintenance Manual. The sample shall be taken as soon as possible after
engine shutdown, and shall be drawn from the oil tank prior to adding oil.
Samples must be identified with the date, engine serial number, engine
installed position number, flight time of engine (TSN and TSR), and the aircraft
model and number.

(c)

The samples, properly identified, shall be submitted to a qualified laboratory

for the chemical and physical analysis as described in the Service Evaluation
Request.
NOTE: Consideration of oil add (dilution) effect shall be factored into all oil
analyses.

(d)

(5)

(6)

Copies of the data and all findings shall be submitted to CFM International
for review.

Engine Evaluation
(a)

A minimum of 2 complete engines that have used the oil being evaluated for
a minimum of 5000 hours for each engine of operation, shall be inspected.
The inspection may be on an opportunity basis and may consists of any
combination of engine/Engine Maintenance Units (EMU) and operating times
until two engines have been inspected.

(b)

The engine inspections shall be both visual and dimensional inspections of the
engine oil-wetted parts as specified in the Service Evaluation Request and in
conformance with the applicable Engine Shop Manual.

(c)

The CFM International Product Support Engineering Organization (CFM-PSE)

shall be notified of engine inspections in sufficient time that a representative
from that organization may witness the inspections.

(d)

The results of these inspections shall be documented, including photographs

of unusual and representative conditions. This data shall be submitted to
CFM International.

Records
The following information shall be recorded:
(a)

Previous oil brands used since the engine, or modules, were new, and were
refurbished.

(b)

Oil additions, date of additions, and oil consumption data for each engine.

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(7)

D.

(c)

Log of oil sample extractions, and laboratory results for each sample for each
engine.

(d)

Engine log history since evaluation began, including engine serial number,
aircraft identification number, engine installed position number, and flight
hours/cycles at each maintenance action.

(e)

Engine and module history records relative to the oil-wetted parts, including
engine/module serial numbers, time/cycle records, parts replacement,
modification and repair records, inspection results and photographs.

Reports
(a)

After completion of the revenue service evaluation, a final report shall be

made to CFM International. The report shall summarize the results of all the
requirements specified in the Service Evaluation Request.

(b)

CFM will revise this Service Bulletin to reflect the results of the service
evaluation.

Requirements for Additional Revenue Service Evaluation

NOTE 1:

For details refer to SER 79-0001.

The additional Service Evaluation Request is written by CFM and approved by the
Airworthiness Authority.
NOTE 2:

The objective of this additional Service Evaluation Request is to evaluate the

oil behavior in service in regard with:
-

Oil thermal stability: oil samples analysis,

Oil coking: scavenge and supply tubes inspection,

Coke shedding phenomenon: filter inspection,

Materials compatibility: engine parts inspection.

A limited number of candidate engines for oil analysis and parts inspection will be selected
following criteria defined in the additional Service Evaluation Request.

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(1)

Reports
(a)

After completion of the additional revenue service evaluation, a final report

shall be made to CFM International. The report shall summarize the results of
all the requirements specified in the additional Service Evaluation Request.

(b)

CFM will revise this Service Bulletin to reflect the results of this additional
service evaluation.

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4.

A - COMMUNICATIONS
All communications relative to this Service Bulletin shall be directed to:
CFM International, S.A.
c/o SNECMA
Site de MELUN-MONTEREAU
BP 1936 - 77019 Melun Cedex
FRANCE

CFM International
Product Support Center
111 Merchant Street
CINCINNATI OH, 45246
U.S.A

Attn: Mgr, P.S.E

Fax: 33-1-64-14-87-65

Attn: Mgr, Product Support Engineering

Rapifax: 513-771-5579
Fax: 513-552-2000

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