Airworthiness Directives
EMBRAER S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Yaborã Indústria Aeronáutica S.A.; Embraer S.A.) Airplanes. The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Embraer S.A. Model EMB-120, -120ER, -120FC, -120QC, and -120RT airplanes. This AD was prompted by a structural assessment, which found that the fuselage longitudinal skin splice and panel between certain frames are susceptible to cracking. This AD requires performing repetitive inspections of the fuselage center I longitudinal skin splice and applicable corrective actions, as specified in an Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) AD, which is incorporated by reference (IBR). The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. This AD is effective March 18, 2025. The FAA estimates this AD affects 51 airplanes of U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the cost of compliance of $340 per inspection cycle per product and an estimated cost to U.S. operators of $17,340 per inspection cycle. For more information contact Hassan Ibrahim, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, New York 11590; telephone: 206-231-3653; email: [email protected].
DAHER AEROSPACE (Type Certificate Previously Held by SOCATA) Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2024-2413; Project Identifier MCAI-2023-00982-A; Amendment 39-22941; AD 2025-02-08] The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain DAHER AEROSPACE (DAHER) Model TBM 700 airplanes. This AD was prompted by certain existing emergency procedures in the pilot’s operating handbook (POH) that cannot be fully accomplished since certain equipment cannot be disconnected by the pilot(s) from the flight deck. This AD requires revising the existing POH for your airplane to provide the flight crew with corrected emergency procedures. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. This AD is effective March 19, 2025. The FAA estimates that this AD affects 930 airplanes of U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the cost of compliance $85 per product and the cost to U.S. operators of $79,050. For more information contact Fred Guerin, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, New York 11590; telephone: 206-231-2346; email: [email protected].
FS 2001 CORP, FS 2002 CORP, FS 2003 CORP, PIPER, and PIPER AIRCRAFT, Inc. AIRPLANES [Docket No. FAA-2023-1893; Project Identifier AD-2023-00389-A; Amendment 39-22944; AD 2025-02-11] The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain FS 2001 Corp, FS 2002 Corporation, FS 2003 Corporation, Piper, and Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of broken rudders. This AD requires replacing any rudder equipped with a rudder post made from a certain carbon steel with a rudder equipped with a rudder post made from a certain low-alloy steel. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. This AD is effective March 20, 2025. The FAA estimates that this AD affects 30,992 airplanes of U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the cost of compliance of $3,000 per product and a cost to U.S. operators of $92,976,000. For more information contact Joseph Zuklic, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 2200 South 216th Street, Des Moines, Washington 98198; phone: 206-231-3858; email: [email protected].
COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNAM S.P.A AIRPLANES [Docket No. FAA-2025-0202; Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00739-A; Amendment 39-22957; AD 2025-03-09] The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam S.P.A. (Tecnam) Model P2010 and P2010 TDI airplanes. This AD was prompted by the disconnection of a rudder pedals torque tube from one of its hinges. This AD requires modifying the airplane by installing larger diameter retainer washers on both the left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH) rudder pedals torque tube hinges, installing new self-locking nuts, doing a functional or operating test of the system to ensure the retaining washers are installed properly, and applying a torque stripe on the LH and RH nuts and bolts threads. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. This AD is effective March 3, 2025. The FAA estimates that this AD affects 100 airplanes of U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the cost of compliance of $115 per product and a cost to U.S. operators of $11,500. For more information contact Emma Copeland, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, New York 11590; telephone: 678-227-4257; email: [email protected].