Global Regulatory Update, May 6-12, 2018
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia has issued airworthiness bulletin 02-052, Issue 4, urgently advising operators, maintainers and pilots of the dangers associated with undetected mud wasp.
Editor’s note: We understand that the mud wasp is a vicious varmint. It can build nests in pitot tubes, in crevices near flight control surfaces, in fuel tank vents, in drains or on control cables within aircraft. The rascals have been spotted around Brisbane but may roam to other Australian airports
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia has issued airworthiness bulletin 25-020, Issue 3, to make operators aware of a possible loss of integrity of the battery for the Regent life-jacket survivor lights in a time significantly less than the maintenance overhaul period.
EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-063 for Airbus A320 family, requiring inspection and replacement for main landing gear sliding tube, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.
EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-0103 for Saab 2000s, requiring inspection and replacement of aileron bell-crank support bracket, effective May 7, 2018.
EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-064 for Airbus A350-941s, requiring replacement of water and waste forward fuselage shrouded pipe t-boxes and clamps, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.
EASA has issued proposed airworthiness directive 18-065 for Fokker F28 Mark 0070s and 0100s, requiring introduction of placards and markings on auxiliary power unit air intakes, effective 14 days after airworthiness directive is issued.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-09-02 for certain Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring contacting the FAA to obtain instructions for addressing the unsafe condition on these products, effective May 15, 2018.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-09-01 for all Boeing 737-100s, -200s, -200Cs, -300s, -400s and -500s, requiring repetitive inspections for cracking of the main landing gear beam forward support fitting and applicable on-condition actions, effective June 4, 2018.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-09-03 for certain Airbus A330-202s, -223s, -243s, -301s, -322s and -342s, requiring contacting the FAA to obtain instructions for addressing the unsafe condition on these products, effective May 15, 2018.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-09-10 for all CFM56-7Bs, requiring initial and repetitive inspections of the concave and convex sides of the fan blade dovetail to detect cracking and replacement of any blades found cracked, effective May 14, 2018.
FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2018-09-08 for certain Boeing 737-200s, -300s, -400s and -500s, requiring inspection of frames for any air-conditioning bracket assemblies or intercostals, and, depending on results, repetitive inspections of frame webs for cracking of certain locations and applicable on-condition actions, effective June 8, 2018.
Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2018-12 for Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150As that have high pressure centrifugal impellers with serial numbers listed in tables 1 and 2 of P&WC service bulletin 35331, revision 1, requiring replacement, effective May 11, 2018.