Global Regulatory Update, Dec. 9-15, 2018

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2013-0184R2 for certain Airbus A300s and A300-600s, requiring inspection of frame 47 splice fitting holes between stringers 24 and 26, effective December 3, 2018.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0259 for certain Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier and Fokker aircraft, requiring modification of electronic flight bag universal serial bus receptacle, effective December 14, 2018.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-165 for Airbus A300s, A300-600s and A310s, requiring inspection of rudder servo control, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0245R1 for Airbus A350-1041s and A350-941s, requiring operational check and replacement of crew oxygen cylinder assembly, effective December 12, 2018.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0262 for Ipeco pilot and co-pilot seats, requiring modification and inspection, effective December 20, 2018.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-168 for Airbus A300s, A300-600s and A310s, requiring inspection of composite vertical tail-plane attachment fittings, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-169 for certain Airbus A340s, requiring modification and reinforcement of certain fuselage structural parts and joints, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0264 for Aviointeriors’ life vest pouches on passenger seats, requiring inspection, effective December 21, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-23-51 for all Boeing 737-8s and -9s, requiring revising certificate limitations and operating procedures of the airplane flight manual to provide the flight crew with runaway horizontal stabilizer trim procedures to follow under certain conditions, effective December 21, 2018, for all except those for whom the requirement was immediately effective in emergency airworthiness directive 2018-23-51.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-25-01 for all Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-As, 1000-Cs, 1000-Ds, 1000-Es, 1000-Gs and 1000-Hs, requiring initial inspections of the intermediate-pressure compressor stage 1 rotor blades, stage 2 rotor blades, and shaft stage 2 dovetail posts, removing any cracked parts from service, and repetitive inspections of the blades and posts, effective December 21, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-25-02 for certain Airbus A320-family aircraft, requiring revising the existing maintenance or inspection program to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, effective January 10, 2019.