Global Regulatory Update, March 5 - 11, 2023

Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil Brazil has issued safety information bulletin BEA-2023-01 for Embraer EMB-135s, -145s, ERJ 170s and 190s, on inspection of rotary switches pull-to-turn feature.

Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil Brazil has issued airworthiness directive BR-2023-02-02 for Embraer ERJ 190-300s and -400s, requiring inspection and replacement of main landing gear side stay upper spindle assembly, effective March 1, 2023.
 

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0011R1 for Airbus A350-1041s and -941s, requiring inspection of cargo compartment panels sealing tape, effective March 2, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0043 for Airbus A380-841s and -842s, requiring pressure check on fire extinguishers, effective March 14, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0165R1 for certain Airbus A320s and A321s, amending aircraft flight manual section on abnormal procedures and minimum equipment list for pneumatic ice and rain protection and modifying bleed monitoring computer electrical connection, effective March 7, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0217R1 for Airbus A350-1041s and -941s, requiring replacement of nose landing gear pressure return lines, effective March 3, 2023.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 23-028 for Airbus A380-841s, -842s and -861s, requiring inspection and repair of fuselage butt strap skin panels, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 23-029 for Airbus A320 family, A330s and A340s, requiring replacement of SafeLav gaseous oxygen container, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.
 

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-03-12 for certain Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1s, JT15D-1As and JT15D-1Bs, requiring borescope fluorescent penetrant inspection of the rear face of certain impellers for evidence of machining witness lines and, depending on the results of the inspection, replacement of the impeller, effective March 31, 2023.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-04-12 for all Airbus A350-941s and -1041s, requiring repetitive detailed inspection of longitudinal sealing tape in the forward and aft cargo compartments and, depending on findings, applicable corrective action, effective March 14, 2023.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-03-09 for certain ATR72s, revising the maintenance or inspection program to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, effective April 3, 2023.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-03-04 for all Boeing 777s, requiring, depending on airplane configuration, installation of Teflon sleeves, cap sealing of fasteners, detailed inspections and corrective actions; plus revising the maintenance or inspection program to incorporate more restrictive airworthiness limitations, effective April 4, 2023.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-02-16 for certain BAE Systems Avro 146-RJs, requiring assessing the values between the MagVar tables of certain inertial reference units and the most recently published MagVar data tables, and corrective actions if necessary, effective April 4, 2023.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-03-07 for certain Airbus A350-941s, requiring removing the nut and the foot radius of a section of a certain frame on the right-hand side and inspecting the area for damage, effective April 3, 2023.
 

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2023-12 for Airbus Canada A220-100s and -300s with certain Pratt & Whitney PW1500Gs, forbidding dispatch, effective March 2, 2023.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2023-10 for MHI RJ Aviation regional jet 700s, 701s, 702s, 550s, 705s, 900s and 1000s, requiring inspection of passenger seats Y-belts for correct installation, effective March 3, 2023.

Transport Canada has issued civil aviation safety alert 2023-01 regarding Type IV aircraft deicing and anti-icing fluid DOW Chemical UCAR ENDURANCE EG106 not being within manufacturer’s specification.