Global Regulatory Update, May 14-20, 2023

Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil Brazil has issued airworthiness directive BR-2023-02-02R1 for Embraer ERJ 190-300s and -400s, requiring inspection and possible replacement of main landing gear side stay upper spindle assembly, effective May 10, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0093 for Airbus A320 family, requiring replacing braking and steering control unit and relays and amending master minimum equipment list, effective May 19, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0091 for Airbus A300-600s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for airworthiness limitation section part 2, damage tolerant airworthiness limitation items, effective May 19, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0092 for Airbus A310s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for airworthiness limitation section part 2, damage tolerant airworthiness limitation items, effective May 19, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0093 2023-0094 for Airbus A320 family, A330s and A340s, requiring replacement of SafeLav gaseous oxygen container, effective May 22, 2023.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 23-054 for Airbus A300F4-605Rs and -622s, requiring inspection and modification of lower deck aft cargo door frame forks, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 23-055 for ATR 42-500s and ATR 72-212As, requiring inspection of horizontal stabilizer front and center box, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 2021-0234R1 for a wide variety of commercial aircraft, requiring modification of electronic flight bag universal serial bus receptacle, effective May 18, 2023.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-07-11 for certain CFM Leap-1Bs, requiring repetitive calculations of the oil filter delta pressure data and, depending on the results of the calculation, replacement of the No. 3 bearing spring finger housing; and prohibiting installation of an engine with an affected No. 3 bearing spring finger housing onto an airplane that already has one engine with an affected No. 3 bearing spring finger housing installed, effective June 13, 2023.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2023-27 for Airbus Canada A220-100s and -300s, requiring rerouting the power harness, which requires the modification of an insulation blanket and the installation of a standoff and a clamp on the left side stringer 11 between FR 65 and FR 67 to prevent damage to the harness, effective May 18, 2023.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2023-28 for Airbus Canada A220-100s and -300s, requiring updating software for fire extinguisher bottle available push button annunciator, effective May 18, 2023.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2023-31 for certain Airbus Canada A220-100s and -300s, requiring replacing a part on emergency locator transmitter, effective May 22, 2023.