AD 2010-11-13

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 Airplanes

AD Number
2010-11-13
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2010-0176
FR Citation
75 FR 30284

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Embraer Various Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 Airplanes
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Cracks were found in some structural components of the ERJ 170 airplane during full scale fatigue testing. Failure to inspect these components according to new tasks, thresholds, and intervals could prevent timely detection of fatigue cracks, which could adversely affect structural integrity.

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Required Actions

Revise the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) to incorporate new structural inspection requirements as identified in the EMBRAER temporary revisions (TRs) to Appendix A--Part 2 of the EMBRAER 170 Maintenance Review Board Report MRB-1621.

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Compliance Time

Within 90 days after the effective date of this AD.

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Affected Aircraft

All Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170-100 LR, -100 STD, -100 SE, -100 SU, -200 LR, -200 STD, and -200 SU airplanes, certificated in any category.

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