Global Regulatory Update, April 10-16, 2022

UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued airworthiness directive G-2022-0006 for BAE Systems Jetstream 4100s, requiring replacement of certain fuel system components before exceeding the applicable life limit and within the thresholds and intervals, accomplishing all applicable maintenance tasks, effective April 12, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0060 for Airbus A300-600s and A310s, amending time limits and maintenance checks under airworthiness limitations section part 3, certification maintenance requirements, effective April 15, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0062 for ATR42-200s, -300s and -320s, amending time limits and maintenance checks under certification maintenance requirements and airworthiness limitations, effective April 22, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0063 for ATR42-400s and -500s, amending time limits and maintenance checks under certification maintenance requirements and airworthiness limitations, effective April 22, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0064 for ATR72s, amending time limits and maintenance checks under certification maintenance requirements and airworthiness limitations, effective April 22, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0065 for Airbus A350-1041s and -941s, requiring inspection of engine fire extinguishing pipes, effective April 30, 2022.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 22-038 for Airbus A320 family, implementing time limits and maintenance checks under airworthiness limitations section part 2, damage tolerant airworthiness limitation items, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has cancelled proposed airworthiness directive 22-039-CN for Airbus A330s and A340s, which would have required inspection and repair of horizontal stabilizer center box top skin.

EASA has cancelled airworthiness directive 22-041-CN for Airbus A320 family that would have required pressure check on emergency escape slide raft inflation reservoir.

EASA has issued Safety Information Bulletin 2022-03 dealing with enhanced cleaning and disinfection of aircraft surfaces.

EASA has issued Safety Information Bulletin AIR-22-06 for Safran Aerosystems’ rupture disc assembly.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-06-15 for De Havilland Aircraft of Canada DHC-8-401s and -402s, requiring removing and inspecting the certain V-band coupling and check valve seals in the wing box area, doing corrective actions if necessary, and replacing coupling and seals with a redesigned assembly, effective May 10, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-06-21 for certain Airbus A320 family aircraft, requiring modifying the holes of the upper cleat to upper stringer attachments at certain areas of the left- and right-hand wings, effective May 10, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-07-10 for all Airbus A350-941s and -1041s, revising the operator's existing minimum equipment list to include new dispatch restrictions, effective April 20, 2022.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2022-13 for Airbus Canada A220-100s and -300s, prohibiting use of certain non-conforming bleed leak detection system sensing elements and requiring other actions, effective April 12, 2022.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2022-16 for MHI RJ Aviation Regional Jets, prohibiting use of certain non-conforming bleed leak detection system sensing elements and requiring other actions, effective April 21, 2022.