Global Regulatory Update, Dec. 11-17, 2022

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2017-0158R1 for Airbus A300-600s and A300-600s, requiring inspection of fuselage frame 40 lower outboard radius, effective Dec. 15, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0235 for Rolls-Royce Deutschland RB211-535E4-37s, -B-37s and -C-37s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for time limits manual maintenance program, effective Dec. 15, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0236 for Rolls-Royce Deutschland RB211-535Cs, amending time limits and maintenance checks for time limits manual maintenance program, effective Dec. 15, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0237 for Rolls-Royce Deutschland RB211-524s, reducing life of low-pressure turbine stage 1 discs, effective Dec. 16, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0238 for Airbus A380-841s, -842s and -861s, requiring replacement of the door slide management system triple reed contact switch, effective Dec. 19, 2022.
 

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0241 for Rolls-Royce Deutschland Trent 1000s, requiring inspection of high-pressure turbine seal, effective Dec. 21, 2022.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 22-154R1 for Pilatus PC-24s, requiring modification of the weather radar system redundant wiring, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 22-166 for Airbus A320 family, requiring replacement of braking and steering control unit and electric and electronic common installation relays and amending master minimum equipment list, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 22-167 for Airbus A350-1041s and -941s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for damage tolerant airworthiness limitation items, part 2, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has canceled airworthiness directive 2007-0202-CN for Rolls-Royce Deutschland Trent 700s, which required inspection, cleaning and replacement of high pressure and intermediate pressure turbine bearing oil vent tube restrictor. 
 

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-24-06 for certain Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-710A1-10s, -710A2-20s and -710C4-11s, requiring initial and repetitive visual inspections of certain low-pressure compressor rotor fan disks and, depending on the results of the inspections, replacement of any disk with cracks detected, but also allowing modification of the engine in accordance with Rolls-Royce service information as a terminating action to these inspections, effective Jan. 6, 2023.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-24-04 for certain MarS emergency parachutes, requiring modifying and re-identifying the emergency parachutes, effective Dec.  19, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-24-03 for all Airbus A321-251Ns, -251NXs, -252Ns, -252NXs, -253Ns and -253NXs, requiring repetitive detailed inspections of the aft engine mount and secondary load path clearance fail-safe pin and replacement of the engine if necessary, effective Jan. 9, 2023.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-24-02 for certain Airbus A300 F4-600Rs, requiring modifying the forward cargo compartment between certain frame forks, effective Jan. 9, 2023.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-24-05 for all Airbus A320-family aircraft, requiring repetitive inspections of certain galleys for corrosion of trolley retainer aluminum blocks and delamination of the upper panel of the trolley compartment, and applicable corrective action, effective Jan. 9, 2023.
 

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2022-67 for Airbus Canada A220-100s and -300s, requiring replacing the emergency locator transmitter antenna with a new antenna; inspecting the exterior fuselage skin around the antenna attachment holes for damage; and repairing any damage found, effective Dec. 20, 2022.