Global Regulatory Update, Oct. 16-22, 2022

Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil has issued airworthiness directive BR-2011-02-01R1 for Embraer ERJ 190s, requiring inspection and replacement of main landing gear retraction actuators, effective Oct. 14, 2022.

Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil has issued airworthiness directive BR-2022-09-01 for Embraer ERJ 190-300s and -400Ss, requiring replacement of elevators and rudder power control units, effective Sept. 7, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0207 for Pilatus PC-24s, amending time limits and maintenance checks, effective Oct. 24, 2022.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 22-132 for Airbus A350-1041s and -941s, requiring replacement of nose landing gear pressure return lines, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0246R1 for Airbus A330s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for safe life airworthiness limitations items, part 1, effective Oct. 19, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0247R1 Airbus A340s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for safe life airworthiness limitations items, part 1, effective Oct. 19, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0248R1 for Airbus A330s, implementing time limits and maintenance checks for airworthiness limitations section part 3, certification maintenance requirements, effective Oct. 19, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0249R1 for Airbus A340s, implementing time limits and maintenance checks for airworthiness limitations section part 3, certification maintenance requirements, effective Oct. 19, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0250R1 for Airbus A330s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for system equipment maintenance requirements, part 4, effective Oct. 19, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0251R1 for Airbus A340s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for system equipment maintenance requirements, part 4, effective Oct. 19, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0252R1 Airbus A330s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for fuel airworthiness limitations part 5, effective Oct. 19, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0253R1 Airbus A340s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for fuel airworthiness limitations part 5, effective Oct. 19, 2022.

EASA has issued safety information bulletin 2022-08 on mitigation of flight deck fires originating from lithium batteries that are not part of the aircraft design.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 22-133 for Airbus A380-841s, -842s and -861s, requiring replacement of slide management system triple reed contact switch, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-21-06 for certain GE CF34-8C and -8Es, requiring the removal of the cracked low-pressure stage 5 disks and replacement with a part eligible for installation, effective Nov. 15, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-21-04 for all Airbus A321-251NXs, -252NXs, -253NXs, -271NXs and -272NXs, requiring modification of certain escape slide reservoirs, effective Oct. 28, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-20-12 for certain GEnx-1Bs and -2Bs, revising the airworthiness limitations section of the engine manuals and maintenance or inspection programs to incorporate reduced life limits for certain compressor discharge pressure seals, inter-stage seals, high-pressure turbine rotor stage 2 disks and stages 6-10 compressor rotor spools, effective Nov. 16, 2022.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2022-58 for Airbus Canada A220-100s and -300s, implementing time limits and maintenance checks, effective October 25, 2022.