Civil aviation
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent loss of pitch trim command during the takeoff
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-131-AD; Amendment 39-12825; AD 2002-14-25] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Hamilton Sundstrand Power SystemsT-62T series auxiliary power units
Washington, Usa - To replace affected compressor wheels P/N 100636-1
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NE-01-AD; Amendment 39-12830; AD 2002-15-02] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation Model 568F-1 propellers
Washington, Usa - To prevent blade failure due to corrosion-induced fatigue
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NE-02-AD; Amendment 39-12831; AD 2002-15-03] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent takeoff with snow, ice, or frost on the critical surfaces of the airplane
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 98-NM-224-AD; Amendment 39-12827; AD 2002-14-27] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.
Washington, Usa - Model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes, certificated in any category
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-129-AD; Amendment 39-12823; AD 2002-14-23] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pilatus Aircraft
Washington, Usa - To detect and replace defective main landing gear (MLG) assembly bolts that have an improper cadmium plating
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-44-AD; Amendment 39-12822; AD 2002-14-22] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Turbomeca turboshaft engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent uncontainment of the free turbine during an overspeed event
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NE-35-AD; Amendment 39-12826; AD 2002-14-26] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Diamond Aircraft Industries
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct damage in the long aileron push control rods
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-11-AD; Amendment 39-12829; AD 2002-15-01] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationPakistan: first women to be trained to prevent hijackings
Islamabad, Pakistan - They will be on board PIA's aircraft
Eight Pakistani women have been trained to prevent hijackings on PIA's aircraft, Pakistani national air carrier. It is the first time that this kind of activity has been opened to women in the Islamic... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Cessna Model 650 Airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent inadvertent disengagement of the locking mechanism of the side brace mechanism assembly of the left or right main landing gear (MLG)
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-NM-388-AD; Amendment 39-12824; AD 2002-14-24] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationNew York: Delta Airlines uniforms stolen
New York, Usa - Feared to be employed in terrorist attacks
A new theft of flight uniforms happened in New York; the stolen uniforms belongs to Delta Airlines hostesses. Last Sunday, in fact, someone has stolen identity cards, besides uniforms and flight handbooks.... more
Civil aviationUSAF fighters escorted an American Trans Air aircraft at La Guardia airport
New York, Usa - After some passengers started passing notes and changing seats
Because of the sospicious activity of some of the 98 people on board, an American Trans Air Chicago-New York flight has been escorted by two USAF F-16 fighters at the airport of La Guardia in New York.... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Models DG-400 and DG-800A sailplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracks in the propeller mount plate
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-12-AD; Amendment 39-12818; AD 2002-14-18] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing 767-300 airplanes equipped with Rolls Royce RB211-524H series engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent a single failure from resulting in uncommanded deployment of a thrust reverser
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-108-AD; Amendment 39-12802; AD 2002-14-02] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rockwell Collins Air Data Computers
Washington, Usa - To prevent an unwarranted display of the ADC flag when switching static air sources
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-14-AD; Amendment 39-12819; AD 2002-14-19] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter EC135 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To detect fatigue cracks in the shaft that could lead to shaft failure
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-SW-15-AD; Amendment 39-12817; AD 2002-14-17] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas Model 717-200 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct as well as to prevent cracks in the spoiler hold-down actuator supports
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-244-AD; Amendment 39-12816; AD 2002-14-16] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationHong Kong airport security agents fired after failing some tests
Hong Kong, China - Aiming to identity potential dangerous people
Some of the Hong Kong airport security staff have been fired for they failed in some tests aiming to identify high risk passengers. The agents in fact have been cheated by some of their colleagues who,... more
Civil aviationWoman forced to remove her artificial legs publicly at airport security checkpoint
Baltimore, Usa - She had permission to accompany her sons to the departure gate
A 44-year-old woman was at Baltimore-Washington international airport not to board a flight but to accompany her sons to the departure gate. She had to pass through security checkpoints anyway and set... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on de Havilland models DHC-2 Mk. I, DHC-2 Mk. II, and DHC-2 Mk. III Airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct corrosion in the mass balance weights at the elevator tip ribs
Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Inc. Models DHC-2 Mk. I, DHC-2 Mk. II, and DHC-2 Mk. III Airplanes 2002-13-08 de Havilland Inc.:... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT8D-200 series turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent critical life-limited rotating engine part failure
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 98-ANE-43-AD; Amendment 39-12797; AD 2002-13-09] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas DC-10s, MD-10s and MD-11s
Washington, Usa - To prevent arcing of connectors of the fuel boost/transfer pump, which could result in a fire or explosion of the fuel tank
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-46-AD; Amendment 39-12798; AD 2002-13-10] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter EC120B helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent an object from sliding between the canopy and the cabin floor, loss of yaw control, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-SW-68-AD; Amendment 39-12799; AD 2002-13-11] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter AS332L and AS332L1 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent structural failure of a ski and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-SW-46-AD; Amendment 39-12801; AD 2002-14-01] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationUs House of Representatives votes to allow guns in cockpit
Washington, Usa - To the delight of the pilots and the chagrin of White House
By a vote of 310-113, the US House of Representatives passed a bill allowing airline pilots to arm themselves after undergoing training. The bill had originally called for a pilot program covering 1,400... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on DC-9
Washington, Usa - To prevent arcing or arcing damage to the wiring of the attendants' work light of the aft cabin
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-36-AD; Amendment 39-12800; AD 2002-13-12 ] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness... more
Civil aviationFAA EAD on Bell helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the T/R grip and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Docket No. 2002-SW-21-AD; AD 2002-13-51 E Regulatory Information 2002-13-51 ARROW... more
Civil aviationFAA issued an emergency AD concerning Agusta A109E and A119
Washington, Usa - Failure of a tail rotor blade resulting in a forced auto-rotative landing
Send to all U.S. owners and operators of Agusta S.p.A. Model A109E and A119 helicopters. This Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) is prompted by the failure of a tail rotor blade resulting in a forced... more
Civil aviationNtsb recommends all DC-9 to be inspected
Washington, Usa - Evidence of lavatory rinse fluid contamination
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration requires all DC-9 operators to visually inspect the electrical connectors at fuselage station 237 for evidence... more
Civil aviationUs airlifted 131 Pakistan detainees back home
Washington, Usa - On board of a Portuguese jet
Us department of Justice airlifted back home 131 Pakistan detainees arrested after September 11th terrorist attacks. On board of a Portuguese jet specially charted by the Justice Department, the Pakistani,... more