Global Regulatory Update, March 28-April 3, 2021

The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil has issued airworthiness directive BR-2020-07-01R1 for Yabora Industria Aeronautica ERJ 190-400s, amending aircraft flight manual and requiring electronic engine control software upgrade, effective March 26, 2021.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0084 for Irkut RRJ-95Bs, requiring operational check, inspection and modification of entry and service doors’ emergency power assist system, effective April 2, 2021.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0085 for Airbus A350-1041s and -941s, requiring replacement, inspection and modification doors of passenger door guide arms, effective April 2, 2021.

EASA has not adopted airworthiness directive FATA-01020A-03 for Irkut RRJ-95Bs and -95LR-100SCs, effective Feb. 20, 2021.

EASA has not adopted airworthiness directive 2020-FATA-01020A-04 for Irkut RRJ-95Bs and -95LR-100JSCs, effective March 11, 2021.

EASA has not adopted airworthiness directive FATA-01020A-15 for Irkut RRJ-95Bs and -95LR-100s, effective Dec. 3, 2020.

EASA has not adopted airworthiness directive FATA-01020A-01 for Irkut RRJ-95s, effective Feb. 3, 2021.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 21-045 for Pilatus PC-12s, -12/45s, -12/47s, -12/47Es, requiring inspection and replacement of nose landing gear fork assembly, effective March 23, 2021.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 21-046 for Airbus A350-1041s and -941s, requiring inspection of slat transmission shafts and slat power control unit torque sensing units, effective March 23, 2021.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0087 for Airbus 380-841s and -842s, amending master minimum equipment list for handling bleed valve inoperative, effective April 7, 2021.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 21-047 for Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring replacement of doghouse placard, effective March 23, 2021.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-05-12 for certain Airbus A330-200 freighters, revising the existing maintenance or inspection program to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, effective April 26, 2021.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-06-10 for all Boeing 747s and 767s, prohibiting operation of airplane with any inoperative refuel valve, fueling shut-off valve, failed in open position, effective April 28, 2021.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-05-10 for certain Airbus Canada CS100s and 300s, requiring repetitive functional tests of the auxiliary power unit fuel feed line shroud, a general visual inspection of the fuel feed line shroud for any loose couplings and tightening any loose couplings, which would terminate repetitive tests, effective April 26, 2021.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-05-18 for all International Aero Engines V2500-A1s, V2522-A5s, V2524-A5s, V2525-D5s, V2527-A5s, V2527E-A5s, V2527M-A5s, V2528-D5s, V2530-A5s and V2533-A5s, requiring an initial borescope inspection of the M-flange and, if it fails the inspection, repetitive inspections of the M-flange until replacement of the diffuser case M-flange, effective April 29, 2021.