Global Regulatory Update, July 15-21, 2018

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0135R1 for Airbus: A320 family, requiring inspection and replacement of main landing gear sliding tube, effective July 10, 2018.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0144 for Airbus A330s and A340s and Airbus EASA STCs 10062892 and 10064120s, requiring inspection of emergency locator transmitter antennas, effective July 13, 2018.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-091 for CFM56-5As, requiring replacement of engine mount crossbeams, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-092 for the Airbus A320 family, requiring inspection of center and outer wing box at level of rib 1 junctions, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0145 for Airbus A350-1041s and A350-941s, requiring replacement of elevators and rudder servo-controls, effective July 24, 2018.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-093 for AIRBUS A319s, A320s and A321s, requiring inspection and repair of cargo compartment fitting brackets, tack and rivet holes, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0146 for Airbus A330-223Fs and A330-243Fs, requiring inspection of frame 40 skin panel junctions, effective July 26, 2018.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0148 for Airbus A330-243s, A330-243Fs, A330-341s, A330-342s and A330-343s, requiring inspection and repair of thrust reverser lower beams, effective July 27, 2018.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0145R1 for Airbus: A350-1041s and A350-941s, requiring replacement of elevators and rudder servo-controls, effective July 24, 2018.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0147 for Airbus A330s, requiring inspection and replacement of cabin and cargo compartments structural parts, July 27, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-14-04 for certain Airbus A330-200 freighters, A330-200s, A330-300s, A340-200s, A340-300s, A340-500s and A340-600s, requiring a trim tank functional test and corrective actions if necessary, effective August 13, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-14-02 for certain Boeing 777-200s, -200LRs, -300s and -300ERs, requiring an inspection for foam insulation on the drip-shield above the overhead panel support structure and replacement if necessary, and for certain airplanes, replacement of foam insulation on the overhead panel support structure, effective August 13, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-14-03 for certain Bombardier CRJ 700s, 701s, 702s, 705s, 900s and 1000s, requiring an inspection of main landing gear retraction actuator brackets, their associated pins and hardware, and the mating lugs on the outer cylinder for any corrosion, and replacement if necessary, effective August 13, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-14-08 for certain Boeing 777-200LRs, requiring revising certain documents’ operating limitations or, for certain airplanes, modifying the water and fuel scavenge systems in the fuel tanks, electrical changes in the main equipment center and installing new electrical load management system software, effective July 27, 2018.