Global Regulatory Update, July 23-29, 2023

Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil Brazil has issued airworthiness directive BR-2020-01-02R1 for Embraer ERJ 170s and 190s, requiring inspection and repair of engine inboard and outboard pylon lower link lugs, effective July 18, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0106R1 for the Airbus A320 family, requiring inspection and replacement of fuel pump, effective July 25, 2023. 

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 23-087 for Airbus A319s, A320s and A321s, requiring repair assessment of nose landing gear, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued. 

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0150 for the Airbus A320 family, requiring inspection of fuselage crossbeam splicing at frames 16 and 20, effective Aug. 3, 2023.
 

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-12-19 for all Airbus A330-200s, -200 freighters, -300s, A340-200s, and -300s, requiring repetitive inspections for degradation of the bogie pivot pins and for any cracks and damage of the pivot pin bushes of the main and central landing gear; an inspection of the affected bogie pivot pins for corrosion and base metal cracks; and repairing or replacing bogie pivot pins and pivot pin bushes, if necessary, effective Aug. 23, 2023. 

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-12-22 for all BAE Systems 4101s, requiring a one-time inspection of the external visible surface of the inner skin, door edge member and seal carrier adjacent to the roller bracket attachment brackets; and the inner skin, door edge member and seal carrier at the roller bracket attachment bore; and repair if necessary, effective Aug. 23, 2023. 

FAA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 2023-12-25 for certain Survitec Group Limited Type 102 Mk 3, 102 Mk 4, and 105 Mk 1 life jackets, requiring an inspection for a mismatch of the valise or container description and life jacket type, and, if necessary, replacement of the life jacket, plus limits on the installation of affected parts under certain conditions, effective Aug. 23, 2023. 
 

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-13-04 for all Airbus A330-200 freighters, -200s, -300s,- 800s and -900s, and A340-200s, -300s, -500s and -600s, requiring repetitive inspections of certain fuel pumps for cavitation erosion; replacement if necessary; revision of the operator's existing minimum equipment list; and accomplishment of certain maintenance actions related to defueling and ground fuel transfer operations; plus replacement of affected parts, which would terminate the repetitive inspections, effective Aug. 23, 2023. 

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-13-09 for all Boeing 767s, requiring repetitive inspections for immersion of each limit switch and position transmitter module and of the module’s electrical wiring; repetitive inspections for blockage of the drain holes and cleaning of each drain hole; repetitive inspections for loose or cracked leveling compound; and applicable on-condition actions; and, for certain airplanes, installing two new drain holes; performing repetitive inspections for blockage of the drain holes and cleaning each drain hole; and applicable on-condition actions, effective Aug. 24, 2023. 

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-11-11 for all Boeing 747-8s and -8Fs, requiring repetitive inspections of stringer sidewalls and certain stringer assemblies, common to the end fittings, forward and aft of the pressure bulkhead at STA 2360 for any crack; and applicable on-condition actions, effective Aug. 24, 2023. 

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2023-54 for Airbus Canada A220-100s and -200s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for airworthiness limitations, effective Aug. 1, 2023.