Global Regulatory Update, Aug. 14-20, 2022

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 22-107 for Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring inspection and modification of fuel pump, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0025R2 for Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring inspection and replacement of main and center landing gear bogie pivot pins, effective Aug. 16, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0165 for certain Airbus A320s and A321s, amending aircraft flight manual for section abnormal procedures and master minimum equipment list for pneumatic ice and rain protection, and requiring modifying bleed monitoring computer electrical connection, effective Aug. 16, 2022.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 22-108 for Airbus A350-1041s and -941s, requiring inspection of overhead storage compartment crash rods, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-13-18 for certain Boeing 737-700s, -800s, -400s and -8s, 767-400ERs and 777-200s, requiring replacing each conductive oxygen flex-hose installed on low-pressure gaseous passenger oxygen systems with a serviceable non-conductive oxygen flex-hose; it also prohibits installation of a conductive oxygen flex-hose on low-pressure gaseous passenger oxygen systems, effective Sept. 15, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-15-07 for certain Boeing 747-400s, revising the existing airplane flight manual to incorporate procedures to be applied during pitot-static probe heater failure conditions, effective Sept. 15, 2022.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2022-41 for Viking Air DHC-3s, requiring detailed visual inspections of the lower engine mount pickup fittings part numbers C3FS46-7 and C3FS46-8, and of the upper engine mount pickup fittings part numbers C3FS42-5 and C3FS42-6, to detect cracking, deformation, corrosion, fretting or wear, paint or surface coating damage and loose, missing or broken fasteners, plus other actions, effective Aug. 18, 2022.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2022-42 for MHI RJ Aviation regional jets, requiring operational check of the lavatory smoke detector, effective Aug. 22, 2022.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2022-43 for MHI RJ Aviation regional jets, requiring visual check of the engine and auxiliary power unit fire extinguishing bottle pressure gauges and implementation of airworthiness limitations, effective Aug. 23, 2022.

UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued proposed airworthiness directive G-2022-0015 for BAE Systems ATPs, requiring inspection and replacement of main landing gear shock absorber bolts, effective Aug. 15, 2022.