Search Results for keywords:"Alternative Methods of Compliance"

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  • 2025-04440 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 12682
    Reading Time:about 18 minutes

    The FAA has issued a new airworthiness directive for Boeing 777 series airplanes due to reports of cracks in the upper wing skin. This directive mandates repetitive inspections using a specific high-frequency eddy current method to detect cracks around certain fasteners. The goal is to address potential safety issues that could lead to loss of airplane control if not corrected. The directive takes effect on April 23, 2025, and outlines compliance and repair procedures for the affected aircraft.

    Simple Explanation

    Imagine if a big toy plane had a little crack on its wing that might get bigger. People who take care of real planes, like the Boeing 777, need to check for these cracks often so the plane stays safe to fly.

  • 2025-02748 — Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Type Certificate Previously Held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 9876
    Reading Time:about 11 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a new airworthiness directive for certain Airbus Canada airplanes, due to concerns about electrical bonding resistance caused by a change in the material of a connector component. This new rule would require testing and possibly installing additional components to ensure the planes are not at risk from electromagnetic interference or lightning. The FAA aims to address this safety issue as identified by Transport Canada. Comments on this proposal are welcome until April 7, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA wants to make sure some Airbus Canada airplanes are safe, so they're planning a rule to test and fix parts that help protect the plane from lightning or other electric problems. People can share their thoughts about this plan until April 7, 2025.

  • 2025-00483 — Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Report of Inspections Required by Airworthiness Directives, Part 39
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 2772
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking public comments on renewing an information collection related to Airworthiness Directives (ADs). This collection allows the public to propose Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOC) if they can't follow an AD or find a different way to meet its requirements. Comments are invited on the necessity and burden of this collection, which the FAA estimates will involve about 28,000 reports annually. Comments should be submitted by February 12, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA wants people to tell them what they think about changing how some airplane safety rules (called Airworthiness Directives) are followed. If someone can't do things exactly as the rules say, they can suggest another safe way, and the FAA wants to know if this is easy for people to do or if it takes too much time.

  • 2025-00144 — Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 1368
    Reading Time:about 10 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule for all Boeing 767-200, -300, and -300F airplanes, effective February 12, 2025. This new rule addresses a safety concern where a grinder used during maintenance exceeded its input parameters, possibly causing heat damage to the main landing gear cylinder. The directive requires replacing the affected cylinders to prevent unsafe conditions like landing gear collapse, which could lead to loss of control of the airplane. The rule clarifies that installing a specific Supplemental Type Certificate does not affect compliance with the directive, and it includes provisions for alternative methods of compliance and material incorporations by reference.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA has made a new rule that says if some parts of a plane's landing gear got too hot when fixed, they need to be replaced to keep the plane safe. This is important because it helps prevent the plane from having a rough landing or losing control.