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Civil aviationFAA Emergency AD on The Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) airplanes
Washington, Usa - Models 402C and 414A
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Directorate Identifier 2005-CE-06-AD;... more
Civil aviationTassone: "Aiming to an Agency for Transport Safety and a Research Institute"
Rome, Italy - Italian Government's attempt to be accomplished by the end of the Parliament term
Italian Vice-Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Mario Tassone, commented recently on the matter regarding transport safety in Italy, announcing that Italian Government intends to found a specialized... more
Civil aviationLaser against civil planes in the USA: new cases in Texas
Dallas, USA - Six aircraft landing at Dallas.Fort Worth Airport were hit by a green light ray on last Sunday
A new "laser warning" for US civil aviation. After the first advice released by the Bush-led Government in order to face the phenomenon related to high intensity ray of lights aimed against the control... more
Civil aviationItalian armed forces: 274 cancer cases after the re-entry from missions abroad
Rome, Italy - According to experts, the depleted uranium should not be considered as the only possible reason as several factors are dangerous for health
There would some 274 Italian soldiers affected by various diseases following their participation during missions abroad and 34 would have already died. The cancer cases go on worrying the experts who underline... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-400, -400D, and -400F series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent disconnection of autoland/autopilot functions and loss of primary flaps control and flaps indication display due to disengagement of all three FCUs at the same time, which could lead to a non-normal high speed landing with th
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 33)] [Page 8239-8241] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Dassault model Falcon 10 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracking and/or fracture of the piston rod of the drag strut actuator of the NLG, which could result in a gear-up landing, structural damage, and possible injury to passengers and crew
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 33)] [Page 8241-8243] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA Emergency AD on Boeing model 747-100B SUD, -200C, -200F, and -300; and Boeing model 747-200B
Washington, Usa - To prevent sudden decompression of the fuselage
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Docket No. FAA-2005-20431; Directorate... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent a flash fire in the nacelle, which would result in the flightcrew shutting down the engine during flight, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 32)] [Page 8028-8032] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 airplanes (2005-03-13)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of both links of the aileron PCU, which could result in reduced lateral control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 31)] [Page 7845-7847] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 707-100, -100B, -300, -300B, -300C, and -E3A series airplanes; 720 and 720B; 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500; and model 747 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent arcing or sparking at the interface between the bulkhead fittings of the engine fuel feed tube and the front spar inside the fuel tank of the wings and between the overwing fuel fill ports and the airplane structure during a
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 31)] [Page 7841-7845] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 airplanes and model CL-600-1A1, CL-600-2A12, and CL-600-2B16 series airplanes (2005-04-07)
Washington, Usa - To prevent possible loss of control on take-off resulting from even small amounts of frost, ice, snow, or slush on the wing leading edges or forward upper wing surfaces
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 32)] [Page 8025-8028] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 222, 222B, 222U, 230, and 430 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To detect a crack in the blade, and to prevent loss of a blade and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 32)] [Page 8021-8025] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Saab model SAAB SF-340A and SAAB 340B series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent reduced integrity of the fire-shielding capacity of the nacelle structure and a possible fire detector fault
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 31)] [Page 7851-7853] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Gulfstream model GV-SP series airplanes
Washington, Usa -To ensure that the flightcrew is advised of the procedures necessary to address blank cockpit display units
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 31)] [Page 7847-7850] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationSlovakia: a new Act on national air space violation
Bratislava, Slovakia - The shooting down of aircraft which could be employed to hit relevant targets has been scheduled for the first time
Slovakia adapts its rules to the increasing need for protection against prospective terroristic attacks by the resort to hijacked civil aircraft. A new ruling was in fact approved yesterday and it schedules... more
Civil aviationWashington's air space bounded by lasers?
Washington, USA - Pentagon's idea is the one of producing an absolutely safe warning system to prevent the violation of the no-fly zone
Lasers to bound the air space closed to non-authorized flight over the institutional sites in Washington: Pentagon is thinking by this manner to solve the problem related to the unwilling violation of... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter France model AS-350B, BA, B1, B2, B3, C, D, D1, and EC-130B4 helicopters (2005-03-08)
Washington, Usa - To prevent a fuel bleed lever from separating and striking the tail rotor blade (blade), resulting in damage to or loss of a blade, and subsequent vibration and loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 29)] [Page 7381-7382] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Airbus model A-300 B2 and B4 series airplanes (2005-03-14)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of both spring boxes of certain VLAs due to corrosion damage, which could result in loss of rudder control and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 29)] [Page 7384-7386] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter France model EC-155B, EC-155B1, SA-360C, SA-365C, SA-365C1, SA-365C2, SA-365N, SA-365N1, AS- 365N2, AS 365 N3, and SA-366G1 helicopters (2005-03-09)
Washington, Usa - To detect a crack in the web of the planet gear carrier, which could lead to a MGB seizure and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 29)] [Page 7382-7384] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Airbus model A-330, A-340/200, and A-340/300 series airplanes (2005-03-12)
Washington, Usa - To prevent fatigue failure of certain frame stiffener fittings, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 29)] [Page 7386-7389] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Raytheon model DH.125, HS.125, and BH.125 series airplanes; BAe.125 series 800A (C-29A and U-125) and 800B airplanes; and Hawker 800 (Including Variant U-125A) and 800XP airplanes; equipped with TFE731 engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent a fire in the engine compartment from causing possible ignition of outgassing wire insulation on the fuselage side of the firewall, which could lead to an uncontrollable fire in the fuselage
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 29)] [Page 7389-7390] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited model BAe 146 series airplanes and model Avro 146-RJ series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing of the fuselage skin and reinforcing plates, which could lead to reduced structural integrity of the airplane's fuselage
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 29)] [Page 7390-7392] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Boeing model 767-200 and -300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking of the aft pressure bulkhead, which could result in rapid depressurization of the airplane and possible damage or interference with the airplane control systems that penetrate the bulkhead, and con
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 28)] [Page 7174-7176] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron, A Division of Textron Canada model 222, 222B, 222U and 230 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the grip or pitch horn and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 28)] [Page 7167-7173] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada model 407 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent fatigue failure in a crosstube assembly due to excessive stress during run-on landings and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 10, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 27)] [Page 7016-7017] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co KG, model Tay 611-8, 620-15, 650-15, and 651-54 turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent a dual-engine flameout due to fuel exhaustion, which could lead to forced landing and possible damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 10, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 27)] [Page 7014-7016] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Raytheon Aircraft Company series airplanes
Washington, Usa - Model 90, 99, 100, 200, and 300
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 10, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 27)] [Page 7017-7019] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent severe corrosion in the main landing gear (MLG) outer cylinder at the aft trunnion, which could develop into stress corrosion cracking and consequent collapse of the MLG
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 4, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 23)] [Page 5917-5920] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model MD-90-30 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent damage to certain wires due to contact between the wires and the adjacent structure, which could result in electrical arcing and consequent smoke and fire in the cabin
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 4, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 23)] [Page 5920-5923] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes; and model 757-200 and -200CB series airplanes (2005-03-02)
Washington, Usa - To prevent loosened or disconnected overhead ducts from causing ceiling panels to drop below the minimum height of the evacuation zone for the passenger cabin, which could result in inadequate height for safe exit in the event of an eme
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 21)] [Page 5366-5370] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pacific Aerospace Corporation, Ltd. model 750XL airplanes
Washington, Usa - To replace the above identified rivets on the aileron pushrod ends and elevator control pushrod ends, which, if not replaced, could result in loose mechanical elements in the control systems
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 21)] [Page 5365-5366] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech 100, 200, and 300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct any cracked fuselage stringers in the rear pressure bulkhead area, which could result in structural damage to the fuselage
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 21)] [Page 5515] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747 series airplanes (2005-03-01)
Washington, Usa - To ensure the structural integrity of the strut-to-wing load path and prevent separation of the strut and engine from the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: February 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 21)] [Page 5361-5365] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationSyria: MANPADS among the orders released to Russian Government
Tel Aviv, Israel - Israeli Government and the USA fear that the portable missiles can be transferred to Islamic terrorism
Tension betweeen Israel and Syria about the possible provision of Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles by Moscow’s Government to the Arab country does not seem to decrease (see for details AVIONEWS). B... more
Civil aviationLos Angeles Airport: FBI arrested an electronics articles exporter
Los Angeles, Usa - He was charged with technologic spying for Russia's intelligence services
If someone were doubtful, United States and Russia are still prying into secrets of the other: "Times" magazine unveiled it saying that two week ago an Irish businessman has been blocked by FBI at Los... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) model EMB-135BJ series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent reduced controllability of the airplane if the stick pusher system malfunctions
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 31, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 19)] [Page 4760-4761] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes Equipped With Rolls Royce Model RB211 Engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent flammable fluids from leaking into the interior compartment of the nacelle struts where ignition sources exist, which could result in the ignition of flammable fluids and an uncontained fire
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 31, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 19)] [Page 4756-4758] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and MD- 11F Airplanes Equipped With Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Series Engines (2005-02-06)
Washington, Usa - To prevent, if there is an engine fire, failure of the oil pressure indicator and the low-oil pressure warning, which could result in an unannounced shutdown of that engine; and oil leakage, which may feed the engine fire
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 31, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 19)] [Page 4758-4759] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Gippsland Aeronautics Pty. Ltd. model GA8 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct damage of the pilot and co- pilot control wheels and aileron cable operating arm shafts
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 31, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 19)] [Page 4761-4763] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and MD- 11F Airplanes (2005-02-08)
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing of the power feeder cables of the APU, which could result in electrical arcing to adjacent structure and consequent fire in the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 31, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 19)] [Page 4755-4756] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech 100, 200, and 300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct any cracked fuselage stringers in the rear pressure bulkhead area, which could result in structural damage to the fuselage
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 18)] [Page 4191] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviation"Al Qaeda aims to get nuclear weapons"
Washington, USA - Former US Justice Secretary Richard Ashcroft and American intelligence would be convinced of it
Former US Justice Secretary, Richard Ashcroft, would have underlined just few days after the start of the second Bush-led Government's activities the risk which could affect the United States and the Western... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney JT8D-209, -217, -217A, -217C, and -219 aeries turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent an uncontained blade failure that could result in damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 17)] [Page 3867-3871] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Raytheon Aircraft Company 90, 99, 100, 200, and 300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent fuel flow interruption, which could lead to uncommanded loss of engine power and loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 17)] [Page 3871] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-319, A-320, and A-321 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To ensure the continued structural integrity of these airplanes
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 17)] [Page 3871-3874] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce plc RB211 series turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To detect cracks in low pressure compressor (LPC) fan blade roots, which if not detected, could lead to uncontained multiple fan blade failure, and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 17)] [Page 3863-3867] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationATA: "More efforts by institutions in the war against the MANPADS"
Washington, USA - The Air Transport Association suggested some step aimed to lower the risk of terroristic attacks by missiles against the airliners
Despite the doubts put forward by US authorities regarding the possibility of installing anti-missile systems aboard the commercial airplanes (see for details AVIONEWS), it does not seem that such hypothesis... more
Civil aviationIsrael: "Iran will have its first atomic bomb in three years if EU assents to the uranium enrichment"
Tel Aviv, Israel - The Mossad's warning signal given the lie by Teheran and Iran announced that it is ready to face any military attack
Relations between Iran and Israel appear to worsen (and the USA support the Israeli point of view on such matter) with reference to the Iranian nuclear programme. Mossad (the Israeli intelligence service)... more
Civil aviationDavos Forum: air space restrictions during the event
Geneva, Switzerland - High anti-no-global safety measure have been arranged
Twenty chiefs of state, the world richest managers, 26 religious chiefs, 50 representatives of no-governmental organizations, professors from more than 100 countries, from today up to Sunday will be at... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracks in the left and right BL 25 vertical chords, which could grow downward into a critical area that serves as a primary load path for the nose landing gear (NLG) and result in the collapse of the NLG during lan
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: January 25, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 15)] [Page 3473-3475] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more