Global Regulatory Update, Jan. 29- Feb. 4, 2023

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0015 for Airbus A330s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for damage tolerant airworthiness limitation items, part 2, effective Feb. 2, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0016 for Airbus A340s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for damage tolerant airworthiness limitation items, part 2, effective Feb. 2, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0017 for Airbus A300-600s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for airworthiness limitations section part 4, system equipment maintenance requirements, effective Feb. 6, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0018 for Airbus A310s, amending time limits and maintenance checks for airworthiness limitations section part 4, system equipment maintenance requirements, effective Feb. 6, 2023.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2023-0023 for Airbus A380-841s, -842s and -861s, requiring replacement of nose landing gear sliding tubes, effective Feb. 9, 2023.
 

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 23-006 for Airbus A330-223Fs and -243Fs, requiring modification of the rear fuselage, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 23-007 for certain Airbus A330s, requiring modification of the rear fuselage, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 23-008 for certain Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring replacement of the auxiliary power unit scroll housing assembly, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued. 

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 23-009 for certain Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring replacement of the auxiliary power unit fuel control unit, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has canceled airworthiness directive 2023-0019-CN for Airbus A320-211s, which required replacement of ARTUS transfo-rectifier.

EASA has issued safety information bulletin 2013-04R2, regarding hook and loop style fasteners as mounting mechanism for an emergency locator transmitter.
 

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2023-03 for MHI RJ Aviation regional jets, requiring, if returning an aircraft from prolonged and long-term storage, operational tests of the rudder control system, plus other actions, effective Feb. 3, 2023.