Global Regulatory Update, July 30-Aug. 5, 2023

Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil Brazil has issued airworthiness directive BR-2020-01-02R2 for Embraer ERJ 170s and 190s, requiring inspection and repair of engine inboard and outboard pylon lower link lugs, effective July 26, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0151 for the Airbus A320 family, amending time limits and maintenance checks for airworthiness limitations section part 2, damage tolerant airworthiness limitations items, effective Aug. 8, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0152 for Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-715A1-30s, B1-30s and C1-30s, requiring inspection of low-pressure compressor booster rotor, effective Aug. 1, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0111R1 for Airbus A319s, A320s and A321s, requiring inspection of over-wing panel lug attachment, effective Aug. 2, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0153 for certain Airbus A320s and A321s, requiring inspection of cargo door frame attachment drillings, effective Aug. 9, 2023.

EASA has issued safety information bulletin 2023-09 regarding erroneous computation of flight path acceleration and potential vertical speed.
 

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-15-01 for all Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307Ds, requiring removing certain high-pressure turbine second-stage disks from service and prohibiting installation of certain second-stage disks on certain engines, effective Aug. 29, 2023.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2023-56 for MHI RJ Aviation regional jet 700s, 701s, 702s, 705s and 900s, requiring inspection of the left-hand and right-hand overhead bin electrical harnesses for signs of chafing where the electrical harnesses are adjacent to the class divider mounting plate, effective Aug. 7, 2023.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2023-59 for Airbus Canada A220-100s and A220-300s, requiring removal of left- and right-side engine feed check valves from service and replacement with new engine feed check valves, effective Aug. 9, 2023.