Global Regulatory Update, April 28-May 4, 2019

India’s Director General of Civil Aviation warns that private entities conducting aircraft mechanic tests are false and illegal.

EASA has issued a notice of proposed amendment that would establish new safety management system regulations for repair stations and manufacturers. Changes include an expansion of the mandatory reporting system to require collection, investigation and analysis of all voluntary reports, in addition to mandatory reports. The public is permitted to submit comments using the automated comment-response tool by July 17, 2019.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 19-072 for Airbus A350-941s, requiring inspection and modification of forward cargo door upper frame fittings and brackets, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 19-073 for certain Airbus A340s, requiring modification and reinforcement of structure frames and joints, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2019-0090 for certain Airbus A300-600s, implementing time limits and maintenance checks for airworthiness limitations section part 2, damage tolerant airworthiness limitation items, effective May 10, 2019.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2019-0091 for certain Airbus A310s, implementing time limits and maintenance checks for airworthiness limitations section part 2, damage tolerant airworthiness limitation items, effective May 10, 2019.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2019-0093 certain Airbus A330s, requiring repair and replacement of slat geared rotary actuators, effective May 10, 2019.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 19-074 for certain Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring inspection and modification of center wing box fastener holes at frame 40 vertical web, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2019-07-09 for certain Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-A2s, 1000-AE2s, 1000-C2s, 1000-CE2s, 1000-D2s, 1000-E2s, 1000-G2s, 1000-H2s, 1000-J2s, 1000-K2s and 1000-L2s, requiring initial and repetitive on-wing borescope inspections of affected intermediate-pressure compressor rotor seals and removing any cracked parts from service, effective May 28, 2019.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2019-07-04 for all Boeing 757s, requiring a general visual inspection of certain lap splice inspection areas for any repair common to the fuselage skin lap splice dual frequency eddy current inspection areas, repetitive eddy current inspections of certain lap splice inner skins for any crack and applicable on-condition actions, effective May 22, 2019.