Global Regulatory Update, Oct. 18-24, 2020
October 16, 2020
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has appointed Glenn Bradley head of flight operations, responsible for oversight of commercial and non-commercial aircraft operations, approved training organizations and special operations across the UK.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has announced that from Oct. 1-8, a total of 13.26 million passengers were transported by Chinese carriers, and the number of flights was 117,327, 90% of the same period last year. Average daily domestic flights increased 13 percentage points over the same period in 2019.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has issued new training requirements for unmanned aircraft operations. Certain users will need to hold either a UA Basic Training Certificate or a UA Pilot License from Feb. 1, 2021, register the aircraft and get operating permits before flying unmanned aircraft in Singapore. Failure to comply will earn a fine not exceeding $50,000 or imprisonment not exceeding two years or both for the first offense.
EASA has issued Safety Information Bulletin CASA-2020-09 regarding Pratt & Whitney Canada PW901A and PW901C auxiliary power units fires.
EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 20-160 for Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring replacement of lower deck mobile crew rest fire extinguisher bottle outlet tube, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.
EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 20-160 for Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring replacement of lower deck mobile crew rest fire extinguisher bottle outlet tube, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0218 for Airbus A319s, requiring inspection and replacement of cabin swift broadband antenna doubler, effective Oct. 26, 2020.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0219 for Airbus A320 family, amending time limits and maintenance checks under airworthiness limitations section part 3, certification maintenance requirements, effective Oct. 26, 2020.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0219 for Airbus A320 family, amending time limits and maintenance checks under airworthiness limitations section part 3, certification maintenance requirements, effective Oct. 26, 2020.
EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 20-161 for Airbus A319s, A320s and A321s, requiring replacement of engine mount shackle, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.
EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 20-162 for BAE Systems Avro 146RJ 100s, 100As, 115s, 70s, 70As, 85s and 85As, amending time limits and maintenance checks under airworthiness limitations section, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.
EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 20-162 for BAE Systems Avro 146RJ 100s, 100As, 115s, 70s, 70As, 85s and 85As, amending time limits and maintenance checks under airworthiness limitations section, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.
EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 20-163 for Rolls-Royce Deutschland RB211 Trent 768-60s, 772-60s, 772B-60s and 772C-60s, requiring inspection, re-lubrication and restoration of low pressure compressor blades and discs, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.
EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 20-164 for Airbus A320 family, A330s A340s and A380s, requiring replacement of nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.
EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 20-164 for Airbus A320 family, A330s A340s and A380s, requiring replacement of nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0220 for Airbus A350-1041s and -941s, requiring inspection of upper and lower wing skin cover edge glow sealant, effective Oct. 27, 2020.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0221 for ATR42-200s, -300s and -320s, requiring inspection of angle of attack probe electrical routing, effective Oct. 27, 2020.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0221 for ATR42-200s, -300s and -320s, requiring inspection of angle of attack probe electrical routing, effective Oct. 27, 2020.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0222 for Airbus A321-211s, -231s and -232s, requiring inspection of door frame drill starts, effective Oct. 28, 2020.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2019-0197R1 for Airbus A318s, A319s and A320s, requiring replacement of fuel level sensor support bracket, effective Oct. 21, 2020.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2019-0197R1 for Airbus A318s, A319s and A320s, requiring replacement of fuel level sensor support bracket, effective Oct. 21, 2020.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0223 for Saab 2000s, requiring modification of landing gear transfer valve installation, effective Oct. 28, 2020.
EASA has safety information bulletin 2020-18 regarding nickel-cadmium batteries’ risk of capacity reduction during aircraft parking and storage.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0225 for Airbus A380-841s, -842s and -861s, requiring modifying of pylon box zone D sealing, effective Oct. 30, 2020.
EASA has safety information bulletin 2020-18 regarding nickel-cadmium batteries’ risk of capacity reduction during aircraft parking and storage.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0225 for Airbus A380-841s, -842s and -861s, requiring modifying of pylon box zone D sealing, effective Oct. 30, 2020.
FAA has issued special airworthiness information bulletin HQ-18-17R1 updating operators and others on recent actions and recommendations of Airlines for America and others to inhibit or prevent the migration of super absorbent polymer filter media particles into aircraft fuel.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-13 for certain GE90-110B1s and -115Bs, requiring replacement of freckled high pressure turbine rotor stage 2 disks and rotating compressor discharge pressure turbine seals, effective Nov. 17, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-13 for certain GE90-110B1s and -115Bs, requiring replacement of freckled high pressure turbine rotor stage 2 disks and rotating compressor discharge pressure turbine seals, effective Nov. 17, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-07 for all Airbus A350-941s and -1041s, requiring replacement of sticking passenger oxygen masks, effective Nov. 18, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-06 for certain Airbus A350-941s and -1041s, requiring revising maintenance or inspection program to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, effective Nov. 18, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-06 for certain Airbus A350-941s and -1041s, requiring revising maintenance or inspection program to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, effective Nov. 18, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-08 for all Airbus A350-941s, requiring modification and re-identification of the certain thrust reversers and latch access doors, effective Nov. 18, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-04 for certain Airbus A300 F4-600Rs, requiring repetitive detailed inspections of the certain main deck cargo crossbeams for any damage, and depending on findings, accomplishment of applicable corrective actions, effective Nov. 18, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-04 for certain Airbus A300 F4-600Rs, requiring repetitive detailed inspections of the certain main deck cargo crossbeams for any damage, and depending on findings, accomplishment of applicable corrective actions, effective Nov. 18, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-03 for certain Bombardier DHC-8-400s, requiring a detailed inspection for loose bolts on the aft translating door crank assembly, and removal and reinstallation of the bolts and a modification of the door crank handle, which will terminate inspections, effective Nov. 18, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-05 for all Airbus A330-200 freighters, -200s, -300s, A340-200s, -300s and A340-500s and -600s, requiring repetitive inspections of certain fuel pumps for cavitation erosion, corrective action if necessary, and revision of the minimum equipment list, plus certain maintenance actions, effective Nov. 18, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-05 for all Airbus A330-200 freighters, -200s, -300s, A340-200s, -300s and A340-500s and -600s, requiring repetitive inspections of certain fuel pumps for cavitation erosion, corrective action if necessary, and revision of the minimum equipment list, plus certain maintenance actions, effective Nov. 18, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-10 for Airbus A318s, A319-111s, -112s, -113s, -114s, -115s, -131s, -132s and -133s, A320-211s, -212s, -214s, -231s, -232s and -233s, A321-111s, -112s, -131s, -211s, -212s, -213s, -231s and -232s, requiring revising the existing maintenance or inspection program to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, effective Nov. 19, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-09 for all Airbus A320 family, requiring a general visual inspection of the main landing gear sliding tubes for cracks, and replacement if necessary, effective Oct. 30, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-09 for all Airbus A320 family, requiring a general visual inspection of the main landing gear sliding tubes for cracks, and replacement if necessary, effective Oct. 30, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-02 for Kidde Aerospace & Defense cargo fire extinguisher halon bottles installed on various transport category airplanes, requiring inspection to determine the part number and serial number of the cargo fire extinguisher halon bottles and replacement of certain parts with serviceable parts, effective Nov. 19, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-14 for all ATR72s, requiring replacing certain main landing gear hinge pins with serviceable parts, or replacing a gear equipped with any affected hinge pin with a gear equipped with serviceable hinge pins, effective Nov. 20, 2020.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-21-14 for all ATR72s, requiring replacing certain main landing gear hinge pins with serviceable parts, or replacing a gear equipped with any affected hinge pin with a gear equipped with serviceable hinge pins, effective Nov. 20, 2020.
On Oct. 9, the annual consultations of Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency and the Italian Civil Aviation Authority ENAC on certification and airworthiness of civil aviation equipment took place by video conference.
Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2015-01R2 for Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6B-37As, requiring replacement of #9 and #10 position bearings on affected engines and other actions effective Oct. 16, 2020.
Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2020-34 for De Havilland Aircraft of Canada DHC-8-102s, -103s, -106s, -201s, -202s, -301s, -311s, -314s, -315s, -400s, 401s and -402s, requiring inspecting the rudder actuator bracket mounting nuts and other actions, effective Oct. 20, 2020.
Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2020-34 for De Havilland Aircraft of Canada DHC-8-102s, -103s, -106s, -201s, -202s, -301s, -311s, -314s, -315s, -400s, 401s and -402s, requiring inspecting the rudder actuator bracket mounting nuts and other actions, effective Oct. 20, 2020.
Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2020-36 for Airbus Canada A220-100s and -300s, requiring installing a software update on the three primary flight control computers and ten remote electronics unit, effective Oct. 22, 2020.
Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2020-39 for De Havilland Aircraft of Canada DHC-8-400s, -401s and -402s, requiring removing fasteners on the nacelle A-frame side brace sub-assemblies, cold-working the holes and installing oversize fasteners, effective Oct. 28, 2020.
Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2020-39 for De Havilland Aircraft of Canada DHC-8-400s, -401s and -402s, requiring removing fasteners on the nacelle A-frame side brace sub-assemblies, cold-working the holes and installing oversize fasteners, effective Oct. 28, 2020.
A listing of airworthiness directive and bulletins from around the world.