Global Regulatory Update, April 5-11, 2020

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0074 for Pilatus PC-24s, amending time limits and maintenance checks under airworthiness limitations section, effective April 10, 2020.

EASA has issued safety directive 2020-01 on operational measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection.

EASA has issued safety directive 2020-02 on operational measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0076 for Airbus A330s and 340s, requiring inspection and replacement of landing gear free fall actuators, effective April 13, 2020.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0077 for Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring installation and activation of stop rudder input warning device, effective April 14, 2020.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0080 for Airbus: A320 family, amending time limits and maintenance checks under safe life airworthiness limitations section part 1, effective April 15, 2020.

EASA has issued safety information bulletin 2020-02R3, giving operational recommendations for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infections.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-0083 for Airbus A330s and A340s, requiring modification of emergency locator transmitter, effective April 17, 2020.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-04-17 for all Airbus A350-941s and -1041s, requiring repetitive detailed inspections of girt bar fitting assemblies, repetitive greasing of girt bar fitting assembly bushes and, depending on findings, applicable corrective actions, effective May 4, 2020.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-06-10 for certain Airbus A320-family aircraft, requiring repetitive inspections for cracking of the vertical stiffeners of the left- and right-hand sides of the window frames and corrective actions if necessary, effective May 4, 2020.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-04-20 for certain De Havilland Aircraft of Canada DHC-8-400s, requiring repetitive inspections of certain parts for discrepancies that meet specified criteria, replacement as necessary, repetitive inspections of certain parts for damage and wear, rework of parts and electrical bonding checks of certain couplings, plus revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, effective May 4, 2020.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-05-25 for all Boeing 757-200s, -200PFs, -200CBs and -300s, requiring an inspection of aft cargo compartment frames for any existing repair, repetitive surface high frequency eddy current inspections of frames with a cargo liner support channel for any cracking and applicable on-condition actions, effective May 4, 2020.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-05-26 for certain Boeing 787-8s, requiring a one-time leak test of the strut upper spar areas for the left and right wing struts and corrective action if necessary, effective May 4, 2020.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-07-02 for all Pratt & Whitney PW1519Gs, PW1521Gs, PW1521G-3s, PW1521GAs, PW1524Gs, PW1524G-3s, PW1525Gs and PW1525G-3s, requiring the removal from service of certain electronic engine control full authority digital electronic control software and the installation of a software version eligible for installation, effective April 15, 2020.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-06-16 for certain Rolls-Royce, Deutschland RB211 Trent 768-60s, 772-60s and 772B-60s, requiring initial and repetitive ultrasonic inspections of affected low-pressure compressor blades and, depending on results, replacement with a part eligible for installation, effective May 5, 2020.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-04-16 for certain Yaborã Indústria Aeronáutica ERJ 190-100 STDs, -100 LRs, -100 IGWs, -200 STDs, -200 LRs and -200 IGWs, requiring repetitive inspections for cracking and fuel leakage of the lower skin stringers on both half wings, and applicable related investigative and corrective actions, effective May 7, 2020.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive for all Airbus A318s, A319s, A320s and A321s requiring replacement of certain deviating trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuators with serviceable actuators, effective April 2, 2020.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2020-04-15 for all Boeing 757s, 767-200s, -300s and -300Fs, requiring revising certificate limitations and operating procedures of the existing airplane flight manual to provide the flight crew with procedures for hot flight deck or cabin temperatures to follow under certain conditions, effective May 8, 2020.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2017-04R3 for De Havilland Aircraft of Canada DHC-8-400s, -401s and -402s, requiring inspecting existing hydra-flow fuel couplings, and associated sleeves, and replacing as required with new fuel couplings and sleeves of the same part number, and inspecting the fuel tube end ferrules and fuel component end ferrules for wear or damage and rework as required, effective April 15, 2020.