Proposed Rule 29 Aug 2025 aviation, faa, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, incorporation by reference, air transportation, airworthiness directives, safety regulations, aircraft maintenance

✈️Proposed Airworthiness Directive for ATR Airplanes by FAA

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42- 500 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This proposed AD would require revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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Rule 27 Aug 2025 regulation, aviation, faa, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, technology, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, aerospace, gulfstream

✈️Special Conditions for Gulfstream GVII-G400 Airplane by FAA

These special conditions are issued for the Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GVII-G400 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. This design feature is a high-speed protection system. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.

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Rule 27 Aug 2025 compliance, faa, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, incorporation by reference, air transportation, airworthiness directive, aircraft maintenance, hydraulic systems

✈️FAA Issues New Airworthiness Directive for ATR Airplanes

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42-500 and ATR72-212A airplanes. This AD was prompted by a finding that dispatch with a failed main hydraulic pump under the provisions of a certain master minimum equipment list (MMEL) item, combined with failure of the DC EMER BUS, could lead to failure of multiple system losses. This AD requires revising the existing minimum equipment list (MEL) to incorporate new provisions to ensure appropriate actions are taken when the airplane is dispatched with one inoperative main hydraulic pump. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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Rule 27 Aug 2025 compliance, aviation, faa, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, incorporation by reference, air transportation, airbus, airworthiness, aircraft maintenance

✈️FAA Airworthiness Directive for Airbus Aircraft Maintenance Updates

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model A318-111, -112, -121, and -122 airplanes; A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, -133, -151N, -153N, and - 171N airplanes; A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, -233, -251N, - 252N, -253N, -271N, -272N, and -273N airplanes; and A321-111, -112, - 131, -211, -212, -213, -231, -232, -251N, -252N, -253N, -271N, -272N, - 251NX, -252NX, -253NX, -253NY, -271NX, and -272NX airplanes. This AD was prompted by a determination that new airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new airworthiness limitations. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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Rule 27 Aug 2025 compliance, regulations, aviation, faa, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, incorporation by reference, air transportation, airbus, airworthiness, inspections

✈️Airworthiness Directive for Airbus SAS

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-14- 14, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, - 212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes. AD 2017-14-14 required repetitive inspections for cracking in the cabin floor beam junction at certain fuselage frame locations and repair if necessary. Since the FAA issued AD 2017-14-14, further analysis determined that the compliance times for the inspections must also be based on flight hours. This AD continues to require the actions in AD 2017-14-14, revises compliance times, and adds a provision for optional modifications. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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Rule 27 Aug 2025 compliance, regulations, aviation, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, incorporation by reference, air transportation, aircraft maintenance

✈️FAA Airworthiness Directives for Airbus Airplanes

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-18- 01, which applied to certain Airbus SAS Model A330-200 series airplanes, A330-200 Freighter series airplanes, A330-300 series airplanes, Model A330-800 series airplanes, and A330-900 series airplanes. AD 2022-18-01 required revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. Since the FAA issued AD 2022-18- 01, the FAA has determined that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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Proposed Rule 26 Aug 2025 regulatory compliance, aviation, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, incorporation by reference, air transportation, maintenance, airworthiness

✈️Proposed Airworthiness Directive for ATR Airplanes Enhances Safety

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42-200, - 300, and -320 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This proposed AD would require revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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Proposed Rule 25 Aug 2025 regulations, aviation, faa, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, incorporation by reference, air transportation, airworthiness directives, aerospace

✈️Proposed Airworthiness Directive for DAHER Aerospace Airplanes

The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2007-06-11, which applies to certain SOCATA (type certificate now held by DAHER AEROSPACE) Model TBM 700 airplanes. AD 2007-06-11 requires repetitively inspecting the vertical stabilizer attachment fittings and bolts for cracks or corrosion, and, if necessary, repairing or replacing the damaged part and then applying a corrosion protection reinforcement. Since the FAA issued AD 2007-06-11, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Union, superseded the previous Direction generale de l'aviation civile (DGAC) France AD to introduce new service information providing instructions for installing new vertical stabilizer attachment fittings having improved corrosion resistant material as an optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections. This proposed AD would retain the requirements of AD 2007- 06-11 and include a new optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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Rule 25 Aug 2025 compliance, aviation, faa, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, incorporation by reference, air transportation, airworthiness directives, maintenance, airbus

✈️FAA Airworthiness Directive for Airbus A330 Series Airplanes

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, A330- 800, and A330-900 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by an incorrect shot peening application being implemented in production starting from 2008. This AD requires repetitive detailed inspections (DET) of certain splice fittings and, depending on findings, repair. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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Rule 25 Aug 2025 regulatory compliance, faa, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, incorporation by reference, air transportation, airworthiness directive, helicopter safety, aviation industry

🚁New FAA Airworthiness Directive for Leonardo Helicopters

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Leonardo S.p.A. Model A109A, A109A II, A109C, A109K2, and A119 helicopters and certain AW119 MKII helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of incorrect installation of the bolts that attach the pitch (longitudinal) actuator assembly and the roll (lateral) actuator assembly to their respective bellcrank assemblies of the cyclic control system. This AD requires inspecting the bolts for proper installation and, depending on the results, performing corrective actions. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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