Global Regulatory Update, April 1-7, 2018

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-043 for Airbus A310s, requiring inspection and modification of wing top skin stringer joints at rib 19, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0064 for Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring inspection and replacement of hydraulic reservoir pressure relief valve, effective April 6, 2018.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0041R1 for Airbus A320-271Ns, A321-271Ns and A321-272Ns, requiring operational restrictions on engines, effective March 23, 2018.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2016-0152R1 for Airbus A340s, implementing time limits and maintenance checks for damage tolerant airworthiness limitation items, part 2, effective April 9, 2018.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0071 for CFM56-7Bs, requiring inspection of fan blades, effective April 2, 2018.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0068 for Airbus A330s, implementing time limits and maintenance checks for damage tolerant airworthiness limitation items, part 2, effective April 9, 2018.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-044 for Airbus A330s and A340s, reducing life limits of repaired main landing gear wheel axles, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-046 for Airbus A380-861s, requiring inspection of nacelle pylon inner j-ring and v-groove interface, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-06-01 for certain Airbus A318s, A319s, A320s and A321s, all A330-200 freighters and -200s and -300s and all A340-200s, -300s, -500s and -600s, requires modifying the software in the traffic collision avoidance system computer processor or replacing the TCAS computer with a new TCAS computer, effective April 30, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-06-07 for certain Boeing 757-200s, -200CBs and -300s, requiring inspecting the fuselage frame for existing repairs, repetitive inspections and applicable repairs, effective May 3, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-06-04 for Airbus Model A320-111s, -211s, -212s and -231s, requiring repetitive inspections for fatigue cracking around fasteners attaching the pressure panel to the flexible bracket at a certain frame, adjacent to the longitudinal beams on the left and right sides of the airplane, repair as necessary and inspection of the fastener holes on the pressure panel and modification or repair as applicable, effective May 3, 2018.