✈️FAA's New Airworthiness Directive for ATR Airplanes Explained
Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes
Summary
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-10- 08, which applied to all ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42-200, -300, and -320 airplanes. AD 2023-10-08 required revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. Since the FAA issued AD 2023-10-08, the FAA has determined that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD continues to require certain actions in AD 2023-10-08 and requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Agencies
- Transportation Department
- Federal Aviation Administration
Business Impact
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The regulation involves compliance requirements for aircraft operators, mandating improvements in maintenance and inspection programs based on newly identified airworthiness limitations. This will likely incur additional operational costs and require adherence to updated safety protocols, impacting the financial planning of companies operating affected aircraft.