Global Regulatory Update, July 16-22, 2023

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 23-083 for Airbus A350-1041s and -941s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for airworthiness limitations section part 5, fuel airworthiness limitations, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 23-084 for Rolls-Royce Deutschland Trent 1000s, requiring inspection and replacement of low-pressure compressor blades, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0135 for Saab 2000s, requiring modification of main landing gear anti-skid harness installation, effective July 24, 2023.
 

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0073R1 for Saab 340Bs and SF340As, requiring inspection of DC starter generator, effective July 18, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0136 for Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring inspection of overheat detection system sensing elements, effective July 26, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0138 for the Airbus A320 family, amending time limits and maintenance checks for airworthiness limitations section part 3, certification maintenance requirements, effective July 27, 2023.
 

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-12-18 for certain Boeing 747-8s and -8Fs, requiring inspection of each free flange of the stringers at the stringer splice for the presence of radius fillers at fastener locations, an inspection for cracking of the stringers and stringer splice fittings at certain stringer splice locations, and applicable on-condition actions, effective Aug. 11, 2023.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-12-08 for certain Boeing 747-8s, requiring repetitive inspections of the stringers and end stringer splice assemblies for any crack, shim or gap, and applicable on-condition actions, effective Aug. 11, 2023.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-12-21 for all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Trent 1000-A2s, -AE2s, -C2s, -CE2s, -D2s, -E2s, -G2s, -H2s, -J2s, -K2s and Trent -L2s revising the maintenance or inspection program to incorporate more restrictive airworthiness limitations, effective Aug. 15, 2023.
 

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-12-16 for certain Rolls-Royce Deutschland Trent 1000s, requiring inspection of the high-pressure turbine triple seal for excessive wear and, depending on the results of the inspection, replacement of the seal and the intermediate-pressure turbine disk, effective Aug. 15, 2023.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-12-23 for certain Boeing 767-300Fs, requiring installing placards in various locations of the flight deck to indicate the proper position for the first observer seat during taxi, takeoff and landing, and revising the existing airplane flight manual, effective Aug. 15, 2023.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-14-02 for all Airbus Canada A220-100s and -300s, revising the limitations section of the existing airplane flight manual to incorporate limitations prohibiting the use of a certain master minimum equipment list item, effective July 27, 2023.
 

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive AD CF-2023-52 for Airbus Canada A220-100s and -300s, requiring inspection of portable oxygen bottles and connecting the mask to the accompanying portable oxygen bottles if not connected, effective July 26, 2023.