Civil aviation
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct failure of the control rods for the aft rudder, which could result in loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2004-NM-14-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-100, -200, -200C, - 300, -400, and -500 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent the latch cable assembly from disconnecting from the latch block assembly of the door mounted escape slides, which could result in an escape slide not deploying in an emergency situation
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-156-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviation"Task saturation" as the basic reason for air accidents
Washington, USA - Human mistake is the main problem that must be faced according to US Air Force
Crews' "task saturation" would be the major reason for air accidents both for civilian and military areas. This would be shown by a recent US Air Force's report in which has been underlined the high incidence... more
Civil aviationTwo new anti-terrorism systems in Germany
Berlin, Germany - Iris recording in airports and SMS from the police
Two new anti-terrorism systems are currently being tested in Germany. Minister of the Interior, Otto Schily, has inaugurated at the Frankfurt airport a new electronic device that can record the passengers'... more
Civil aviationSafer tanks for American aircraft
Washington, USA - A new device will avoid the risk of explosion
The Faa, Federal Aviation Administration, decided yesterday that all American commercial aircraft have seven years to modify their tanks. The tanks of airplanes, in fact, will have to be provided with... more
Civil aviationAvoid taxiing errors
Washington, Usa - T-NASA suite helps pilots but it still doesn't solve all the troubles
Taxiing correctly is one of the biggest problem an airport has to face with. Big delays and even accidents can be caused by incorrect taxiing manoeuvres but still there is not a solution which can solve... more
Civil aviationBacterium on a Turin-Paris flight
Turin, Italy - Legionella pneumophila bacterium found during a control
Yesterday the Legionnaires' disease bacterium has been found on an airplane at the airport of Turin bound to Paris. Legionella pneumophila organism cause lung infection, sometimes even bad pneumonia and... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter France model AS-332C, L, and L1 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To detect a bevel gear crack and prevent failure of the bevel gear, loss of torque to the main rotor system, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-SW-45-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-102, -103, -106, -201, -202 -301, -311, and -315 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing of electrical wires, which could result in an uncommanded shutdown of an engine during flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-11-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model 717-200 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect material defects in the inboard ends of the outer skin panels of the horizontal stabilizer at Station Xh=7.234, which could lead to cracks and an associated loss of strength in the attachments, and consequent reduced structura
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-213-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Dornier model 328-300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent the inadvertent release of the fire switch pushbutton on the overhead fire extinguisher control panel with the switch guard closed, which could result in an uncommanded engine shutdown
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-267-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, 747-100B, 747- 100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747SP, and 747SR series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent the failure of an emergency slide or slide/raft to fully inflate during an emergency situation, which could impede an evacuation and result in injury to passengers or airplane crewmembers
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-NM-84-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pacific Aerospace Corporation, Ltd. airplanes
Washington, Usa - Models FU24-954 and FU24A-954
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-CE-38-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and -315 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent separation of the screws in the autopilot clutch assembly of the SM-300 servo, which could result in uncommanded engagement of the autopilot servo and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-79-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200F, 747-200C, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP series airplanes
Usa - To find and fix fatigue cracking of structure near and common to the upper chord and splice fittings of the rear spar of the wing, which could result in loss of structural integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-238-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Dassault model Falcon 2000 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent fuel leakage into a "hot" section of the engine, and consequent propagation of an uncontained engine fire
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-233-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Aerospatiale model ATR-42 and ATR-72 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the spacer base of the swinging lever spacers in the left and right leg assemblies of the main landing gear (MLG) and consequent asymmetrical braking, which could result in the airplane overrunning the runway durin
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-116-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-330 and A-340/200 and -300 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent failure of the escape slides/rafts to deploy correctly at door 3 Type I emergency exits, which could result in the escape slides/rafts being unusable during an emergency evacuation, and consequent injury to passengers or crew members
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-284-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker model F.28 Mark 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the release mechanism on the service/emergency door, which could result in the inability to open the service/emergency door during an emergency evacuation
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-333-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Dassault model Falcon 900EX series airplanes
Usa - To prevent failure of the fail-safe lugs of the forward engine mount, and consequent cracking of the pick-up folded sheet of the pylon forward rib, which could rupture the mast case box and result in loss of the two forward engine mounts and conseq
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-283-AD;... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-330/200, A-330/300, A-340/200, and A-340/300 series airplanes
Usa - To ensure proper functioning of the elevator surfaces, and to detect and correct cracking of the attachment lugs of the mode selector valve position transducers on the elevator servocontrols, which could result in partial loss of elevator function
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-NM-223-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-215-1A10 and CL- 215-6B11 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent cracking in the inner bearing surface of the main landing gear (MLG) axles, which could result in failure of an axle, subsequent separation of the wheel from the airplane, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane during tak
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-NM-139-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Aerospatiale model ATR-72 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent fatigue cracking of the fuselage and the passenger and service doors, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-376-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and -315 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To find and fix damage and prevent subsequent failure of the rear spar fittings between the flex shaft of the flap secondary drive and the wing-to-fuselage structure, which could result in loss of the wing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-NM-154-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-320-111, -211, and -231 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking in the transition and pick-up angles of the lower part of the center fuselage, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the wing-fuselage support and fuselage pressure vessel
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-118-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationA new agreement for Boeing in order to increase USA airports security
St. Louis, USA - The American company to furnish new explosives detection systems
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has signed an almost USD 200m agreement with Boeing for the provision of further explosives detection systems which must be used in the American civil commercial... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) model 4101 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To find and fix cracking of the casing of the nose landing gear (NLG), which could result in failure of the NLG, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane during takeoff and landing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-355-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Learjet model 31, 31A, 35, 35A (C-21A), 36, and 36A airplanes
Usa - To prevent significant structural damage to the engine pylons, possible separation of the engines from the fuselage, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-366-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-200C and -200F series airplanes
Usa - To find and fix cracking in certain upper deck floor beams, which could extend and sever floor beams at a floor panel attachment hole location and could result in rapid decompression and consequent loss of controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-278-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationThe Italian airplanes will have armored cockpits
Rome, Italy - The idea of the "air marshalls" has been voted down
"It's a measure of passive defence to which it attaches the defense on the ground of the airplanes in approximately one hundred Italian airports". With these words Enzo Bianco, Copaco President, has explained... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R (Collectively Called A300-600) series airplanes; and model A-310 series airplanes (2004-03-10)
Usa - To ensure that the flight crew is advised of the potential hazard associated with an in-flight deployment of the thrust reverser, and the procedures necessary to address it
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-303-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 777-200 series airplanes (2004-03-05)
Usa - To detect and correct cracks or damage to the web of the aft pressure bulkhead, which could enlarge if undetected, leading to rapid decompression of the airplane and consequent possible loss of flight critical systems
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-320-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-200 and -300 series airplanes equipped with a main deck cargo door installed in accordance with supplemental type certificate (STC) SA2969SO (2004-03-23)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking of the lower portion of the main deck cargo door frames, which could result in sudden depressurization, loss or opening of the main deck cargo door during flight, and loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-NM-170-AD, Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-320-111, -211, -212, and -231 series airplanes (2004-03-07)
Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking around the fasteners connecting the pressure panel to the flexible bracket at frame 36, adjacent to the longitudinal beams on the left and right sides of the airplane, which could result in reduced structural
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-107-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-319 and A-320 series airplanes (2004-03-06)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracks on the wing/fuselage joint cruciform fittings, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the wing/fuselage
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-183-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationTerrorism: bombs could be assembled on aircraft
London, Great Britain - Next terrorists' move, according to 'The Observer'
The weekly English magazine 'The Observer' diffused last Sunday the news that the new terrorists' tactic is apparently to assemble bombs directly on board of aircraft, carrying separately the components,... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Air Cruisers Company Emergency Evacuation Slide/Raft System
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the slide/raft to properly inflate, which could impede the emergency evacuation of passengers in the event of an airplane emergency
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 99-NE-31-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFlights' cancellation might have avoided possible terrorist attacks
Washington, Usa - It was said by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge
The Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, affirmed that the recent cancellation of British Airways and Air France flights directed to United States has probably avoided possible terrorist attacks.... more
Civil aviationAirplane pilots with a gun
Washington, Usa - It has been decided by the body for security on transports
The US body for security on transports established that pilots of cargo aircraft could keep a gun in the cockpit. According to the program also pilots and flight attendants of scheduled flights could ask... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-321 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent roll oscillations during approach and landing in certain icing, crosswind, and turbulent conditions, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-NM-257-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker model F-28 Mark 0070 and 0100 series airplanes
Usa - To ensure that the flightcrew is aware of the procedures required to prevent ice from contacting the ice impact panels on the engine fan case, which could result in a panel coming loose during flight and blocking the bypass flow through the engine
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2004-NM-10-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationCancellations confirmed for Washington flights
Paris, France - They concern British Airways and Air France flights
Due to terrorism alarm four flights to Washington were cancelled yesterday and today by British Airways and Air France. The aircraft, apparently, could have been targeted by terrorist attack with chemical... more
Civil aviationPlane hijacked in Air Force One air space
Washington, USA - It happened on Saturday afternoon
Two fighter planes hijacked an aircraft that was crossing the airspace reserved for the plane carring President Bush, the Air Force One. It happened on Saturday, when Bush was coming back from a ceremony... more
Civil aviationSeven Moroccan deputies mistaken for terrorists
Portland, USA - It happened at Portland airport, Oregon
Seven Morocco deputies, in USA for work, were forced to get off the plane and were stopped at Portland airport as they were mistaken for terrorists. The seven parliamentarians were then released with the... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-9-81 (MD- 81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 airplanes
Usa - To prevent internal overheating and arcing of circuit breakers and airplane wiring due to long-term use and breakdown of internal components of the circuit breakers, which could result in smoke and fire in the flight compartment and main cabin
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-82-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-10-10, DC- 10-10F, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F, DC-10-30F (KC-10A- and KDC-10), DC-10-40, DC-10-40F, MD-10-10F, and MD-10-30F; and model MD- 11 and MD-11F airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent separation of the inboard flap outboard hinge from the wing structure and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-NM-43-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-400, -401, and - 402 airplanes
Usa - To prevent loss of the autopilot or manual pitch trim, which may increase the workload of the flightcrew and, under certain conditions, could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-311-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent forward door escape slides from falling out of their compartments into the airplane interior and inflating, which could impede an evacuation in the event of emergency
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-88-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 airplanes
To prevent undetected failure of the shear pin of both pitch feel simulator (PFS) units simultaneously, which could result in loss of pitch feel forces and consequent loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-NM-262-AD; Amendment... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Agusta SpA model A-109E helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent the inadvertent opening of a door and loss of a passenger or other objects from the cabin
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2003-SW-28-AD; Amendment... more