Global Regulatory Update, June 13-19, 2021

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0136 for Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring replacement of doghouse placard, effective June 18, 2021.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0137 for Safran pilot and co-pilot seats, requiring measurement and adjustment of longitudinal locking system pins, effective June 22, 2021.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 21-082 for Irkut RRJ-95Bs, requiring inspection and replacement of horizontal stabilizer actuator bracket attachment bolts, effective June 4, 2021, while EASA has not adopted the Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport’s airworthiness directives 2020-FATA-01020A-11 and 2021-FATA-01020A-02.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive G-2021-0003 for Survitec Group life jacket and preservers, requiring inspection, effective June 16, 2021.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 21-083 for Airbus A300s, amending time limits and maintenance checks under airworthiness limitations section part 2, damage tolerant airworthiness limitation items, effective June 9, 2021.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0138 for Boeing 747-400Fs with Fokker Services STC 10068342, requiring implementation of time limits and maintenance checks for damage tolerance of fatigue critical structure, effective June 23, 2021.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-0130R1 for Airbus A350-1041s and -941s, requiring drainage and cleaning of slat geared rotary actuators, effective June 17, 2021.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-09-19 for all Airbus A319-171Ns, A320-271Ns, -272Ns and -273Ns, A321-271Ns, -272Ns, -271NXs, and -272NXs, requiring replacing any forward engine mount shackle assemblies having a certain part number with a serviceable part, and re-identifying the engine mount, or replacing any forward engine mount assemblies having a certain part number, effective July 9, 2021.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-11-04 for certain De Havilland Aircraft of Canada DHC-8-400s, -401s and -402s, requiring inspections for correct height of the lock link over-center stop pin and for correct gaps of the left-hand and right-hand main landing gear down-lock proximity sensors, replacement of the shim if necessary, corrective actions, and installation of a new, improved proximity sensor electronic unit with software changes, effective July 9, 2021.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-11-02 for MHI RJ Aviation CRJ 100s, 440s, 700s, 701s, 702s, 705s, 900s and 1000s, requiring revising the existing airplane flight manual, effective July 13, 2021.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-11-11 for certain Airbus A330-200 freighters, requiring replacing the support brackets of the 4005WX fire extinguisher bottle with reinforced support brackets, and replacing the strut assembly at the affected location, effective July 9, 2021.