Global Regulatory Update, June 10-16, 2018

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0121 for Rolls-Royce RB211 Trent 970-84s, 972-84s and 972E-84s, requiring replacement of low pressure turbine blades, effective June 15, 2018.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-077 for Airbus A340-213s, A340-311s and A340-313s, requiring a software update for the fuel control and monitoring computer, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0123 for Airbus A350-941s, requiring modification of tail cone balancer fitting anchor nuts and fasteners, effective June 18, 2018.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0111R1 for Airbus A350-941s, requiring replacement of water-waste forward fuselage shrouded pipe t-boxes and clamps, effective May 31, 2018.  

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0122 for Fokker F28 Mark 0070s and 0100s, requiring introduction of placards and markings on auxiliary power unit air intakes, effective June 18, 2018.

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-071 for the Airbus A320 family, requiring inspection and repair of service door stop fitting hole, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.  

EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-079 for Saab 2000s, requiring functional check of fuel quantity reading probes and low level sensors, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-12-02 for all Airbus A318-111s, -112s, A319-111s, -112s, -113s, -114s, 115s, A320-211s, -212s, -214s and -216s, A321-111s, -112s, -211s, -212s and -213s, requiring modifying the main beam assembly of the forward engine mount, effective July 13, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-12-05 for all Boeing 737-100s, -200s, -200Cs, -300s, -400s and -500s, requiring repetitive detailed inspections for cracking of the rear spar web and lower chord, and applicable on-condition actions, effective July 13, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-12-04 for certain Boeing 777-300ERs, requiring replacing the water filter assembly in certain steam ovens, effective June 25, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-11-13 for certain Boeing 787-8s, requiring repetitive inspections of certain upper wing stringers for any dis-bond and corrective actions, if necessary, and a terminating preventive modification of installing dis-bond arrestment fasteners, and revising inspection or maintenance programs to incorporate new airworthiness limitations, effective July 10, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-11-09 for certain Bombardier CRJ 700s, 701s, 702s, 705s and 900s, requiring repetitive inspections of the rudder travel limiter return springs and primary actuator, and corrective actions if necessary, replacement of certain limiter return springs, inspection of the return springs chafing, inspection of casings of primary actuator for chafing or missing paint and inspection lugs of limiter arm assemblies, effective July 10, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-11-08 for certain Boeing 767-200s and -300s, requiring a detailed inspection for any material review board filler installed in the area from the frame web to the stub-beam fitting at certain stations to determine if the filler extends above the frame-to-stub-beam joint and applicable on-condition actions, effective July 10, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-11-14 for certain Boeing 767-300s and -300Fs, requiring high frequency eddy current inspections for cracking of the lower outboard wing skin, and repair or modification if necessary, then repeating these inspections or modifying certain internal stringers and oversizing and plugging the existing fastener holes of the lower wing or modifying the external doubler-tripler and doing repetitive post-modification inspections, effective July 10, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-11-11 for certain Airbus A350-941s, requiring a detailed inspection of the four retaining pins in the main landing gear support structure trunnion block, left- and right-hand sides and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary, effective June 20, 2018.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-11-12 for all Bombardier CRJ 700s, 701s, 702s, 705s, 900s and 1000s, requiring revising the maintenance or inspection program due to reports that Belleville washers installed on the shimmy damper of the main landing gear may fail due to fatigue, effective July 12, 2018.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2009-11R2 for Bombardier DHC-8-400s, DHC-8-401s and DHC-8-402s, requiring inspection of main landing gear stabilizer braces, effective June 14, 2018.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2018-15 for Bombardier CSeries 100s and 300s, requiring repetitive inspections of forward and aft cargo compartment blow-out panels, and reporting of inspection findings where dislodged blow-out panels have been found, effective June 20, 2018.