Global Regulatory Update, Jan. 14-20, 2018

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia has issued airworthiness bulletin 25-020 issue 2 regarding possible lifejacket survivor light battery failure in less time than the maintenance period.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has issued airworthiness bulletin 26-002 issue 3 on selection and installation of handheld portable fire extinguishers.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-001 for Airbus A319s, A320s and A321s, requiring modification of the aft galley waste compartment door, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0004 for Airbus A350s, amending time limits for maintenance checks, effective Jan. 23.

EASA has issued safety information bulletin 2018-01 on materials used for runway and taxiway de- and anti-icing.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0007 for the Airbus A320 family, requiring a software update for elevator aileron computer, effective Jan. 24.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0005 for Airbus 330s and A340s, requiring inspection and repair of fuselage bulk cargo door frames, effective Jan. 24.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2015-0135R1 for the Airbus A320 family, requiring replacement of angle of attack sensors, effective Jan. 11.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-002 for Airbus A380s, requiring modification of trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuator, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0008 for Airbus A350s, requiring inspection and replacement of main landing gear trunnion block fuse pin retaining pins, effective Jan. 24.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-01-11 for certain Airbus A319-115s and A319-133s, requiring contacting the FAA to obtain instructions for addressing the unsafe condition on gaseous oxygen systems, effective Jan. 29.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-01-09 for certain Fokker F28 Mark 0100s, requiring contacting the FAA to obtain instructions for addressing the unsafe condition on certain hinges, effective Jan. 29.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-01-10 for certain Airbus A330-342s, requiring contacting the FAA to obtain instructions for addressing inspection thresholds, effective Jan. 29.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-01-08 for all Boeing 737-100s, -200s, -200Cs, -300s, -400s and -500s, requiring inspection of frame outboard chords and in the radius of the auxiliary chord at a certain area, effective Feb. 16.

The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency has issued airworthiness directive 2017-322-04 for Sukhoi Superjet RRJ-95s, requiring inspection of outer-wing front lower panels.