Global Regulatory Update, May 22-28, 2022

Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil of Brazil has issued emergency airworthiness directive BR-2022-05-02 for Embraer ERJ 170-200 LLs, -200 LRs, -200 STDs and -200 SUs, requiring inspection of wing tip connections and update of inspection and airworthiness limitations, effective May 13, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0236-CN for Airbus A320 family, which required pressure check on emergency escape slide raft inflation reservoir.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0088 for Airbus A350-941s, requiring modification of hydraulic power yellow fire shut off valve grounding wiring, effective May 31, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0089 for certain Airbus A321s, requiring inspection of aft engine mount secondary load path, effective May 31, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0090 for certain Airbus A321s, requiring inspection of Airbus Cabin Flex over-wing emergency exit slide release mechanism, effective June 1, 2022.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 22-060 for Airbus A320 family, requiring inspection of lateral cockpit window frame upper stiffener, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 22-059 for Airbus A350-1041s and -941s, requiring replacement of passenger oxygen masks, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 22-058 for certain Airbus A300s, requiring functional check of hydraulic system reservoirs pressurization, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued Safety Information bulletin 2013-04R1 regarding hook and loop style fasteners as mounting mechanism for an emergency locator transmitter.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2019-0207R1 for Airbus A350-1041s and -941s, requiring inspection of passenger and crew door girt bar fitting assemblies, effective May 25, 2022.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 22-031R1 for Pilatus PC-12s, -12/45s, -12/47s and -12/47Es, amending time limits and maintenance checks under airworthiness limitations section, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

FAA has issued emergency airworthiness directive 2022-11-51 for Yaborã Indústria Aeronáutica’s ERJ 170-200 STDs, -200 LRs, -200 SUs and -200s, requiring the actions specified in ANAC Emergency AD 2022-05-02, plus revising maintenance or inspection program to reduce the threshold and interval for a certain airworthiness limitations task, plus a possible further rulemaking, effective upon receipt.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-09-06 for certain Airbus A350-941s and -1041s, revising the maintenance or inspection program, effective June 20, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-09-11 for certain Airbus A350-941s and -1041s, revising the maintenance or inspection program, effective June 21, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-09-12 for certain Airbus A350-941s and -1041s, requiring inspection of the load sensing drive struts for correct adjustment and locking and replacement if necessary, and, for certain other airplanes, replacement of each affected drive strut with a serviceable part, effective June 21, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-11-03 for certain Airbus A350-941s and -1041s, revising the airplane flight manual and minimum equipment list by incorporating certain master minimum equipment list provisions, to include limitations and procedures to mitigate the risk of elevator failure during flare, effective June 3, 2022.

FAA has issued special airworthiness information bulletin AIR-22-09R1 for Boeing 777-200s, -200LRs, -300s and -300ERs, 777Fs, and 787-8s, -9s and -10s, advising on the potential for mismanagement of the flight management annunciation system on takeoff due to autopilot flight director system being latched in altitude hold mode.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-09-09 for CFM LEAP-1As, revising the airworthiness limitations section of the LEAP-1A engine shop manual and continuous airworthiness maintenance program to incorporate reduced life limits for rotor stages 6-10 spools, high pressure turbine rotor inter-stage seals and rotor stage 2 disks, low pressure turbine stage 1 disks, stage 2 disks, stage 3 disks and stage 4 disks, plus removal of certain low-pressure turbine stage 4 disks, effective June 21, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-09-10 for all Rolls-Royce Deutschland RB211 Trent 875-17s, 877-17s, 884-17s, 884B-17s, 892-17s, 892B-17s and 895-17s, requiring inspection of the low-pressure compressor front case assembly and, depending on the result of the inspection, accomplishment of the applicable corrective action, effective June 23, 2022.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2007-10R2 for MHI RJ 200s, revising the airplane flight manual for flaps-fail abnormal procedure, plus other actions, effective May 26, 2022.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2021-22R1 for Airbus Canada A220-100s and -300s, requiring inspecting and repairing or replacing the left and right main landing gear lower spindle pin, plus other actions, effective May 26, 2022.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2022-26 for Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6E-67XPs, requiring replacing the bleed-off valve assembly with one that has a pre-loaded plastic seal ring and metal ring, plus other actions, effective May 26, 2022.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2022-27 for Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1s, -1As and -1Bs, requiring at the next scheduled engine hot section inspection or when the Flange C gas generator case to low turbine support case is separated (whichever occurs first) a one-time inspection on the back face of the engine compressor impeller, plus other actions, effective June 2, 2022.