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2023-21-10

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: loose fasteners and cracks in the horizontal stabilizer (HS) left- and right-hand leading edge lateral ribs, the box in between, the center box upper panel, and HS forward back-up fitting

Effective: Jan 5, 2024 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

2023-19-07

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Temporary loss of all display units and the integrated electronic standby instrument (IESI), which could result in loss of control of the airplane.

Effective: Nov 9, 2023 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

2023-17-01

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: NLG DBP dissymmetry at the lower area, which might affect the structural strength of the NLG DBP, leading to NLG DBP structural fatigue failure and subsequent collapse of the NLG, possibly resultin...

Effective: Oct 19, 2023 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

2023-14-10 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Ipeco Pilot and Co-Pilot Seats

Unsafe Condition: Reports of track lock spring failures occurring on affected seats, including those seats already modified by EASA AD 2016-0256, have continued to be reported.

Effective: Sep 7, 2023 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Ipeco Pilot and Co-Pilot Seats

2023-10-02

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Airworthiness Directives; Transport and Commuter Category Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Radio altimeter anomalies that are undetected by the automation or pilot, particularly close to the ground (e.g., landing flare), could lead to loss of continued safe flight and landing. Additional...

Effective: May 26, 2023 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Transport and Commuter Category Airplanes

2023-06-01

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: The lateral flight guidance of the flight director/autopilot may not limit HI BANK turns in severe icing conditions.

Effective: May 18, 2023 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within the compliance times specified in EASA AD 2022-0206.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

2022-15-08

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Transport Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Smoke and fumes in the flight deck, which could result in excessive flightcrew workload and injury to flight deck occupants.

Effective: Aug 12, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Transport Airplanes

2021-24-07

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: If the engine fire handle fails, the flightcrew might not be able to extinguish an engine fire using the engine fire extinguisher system, which is the primary method for extinguishing engine fires....

Effective: Nov 22, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2021-22-07 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Umlaut Engineering GmbH (Previously P3 Engineering GmbH) HAFEX (Halon-Free) Hand-Held Fire Extinguishers

Unsafe Condition: Prolonged exposure to high temperature conditions can dislodge the spindle in the fire extinguisher head, subsequently making the fire extinguisher inoperative.

Effective: Nov 18, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 30 days after the effective date of this AD

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Umlaut Engineering GmbH (Previously P3 Engineering GmbH) HAFEX (Halon-Free) Hand-Held Fire Extinguishers

2021-19-13

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Reports indicating that Thales global positioning system (GPS) satellite based augmentation system (SBAS) receivers provided, under certain conditions, erroneous outputs on aircraft positions.

Effective: Nov 9, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Regional Airplanes

2021-12-17

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: a structural failure of the seat track attachment during an emergency landing, possibly resulting in injury to occupants, and affecting emergency evacuation.

Effective: Aug 4, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Regional Airplanes

2021-09-18

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: chafing damage on an electrical harness bundle, which could result in wire failure and a short circuit, an uncontrolled fire, and consequent loss of multiple systems, possibly resulting in reduced ...

Effective: Jul 1, 2021 Category: engine Compliance: Within the compliance times specified, unless already done.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Regional Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft electrical generator and wiring assembly
Problem area Electrical system

2021-07-04

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: The minimum operating airspeeds in severe icing conditions, computed to provide adequate stall margins, do not provide sufficient margins to stall speeds at high bank angle while exiting severe ici...

Effective: May 10, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Regional Airplanes

2020-26-17 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: damage found on a wire bundle connecting an angle-of-attack (AOA) probe and a multi-function computer (MFC), which can inhibit activation of the stick pusher without any indication to the flight cr...

Effective: Jan 4, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: within 750 flight hours or 4 months after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR--GIE Avions de Transport Regional Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft electrical generator and wiring assembly
Problem area Electrical system

2020-21-14

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: MLG hinge pins subjected to a non-detected thermal abuse during production, which could lead to structural failure and consequent collapse of the MLG, resulting in damage to the airplane and injury...

Effective: Nov 20, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within the compliance times specified, unless already done.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR--GIE Avions de Transport Regional Airplanes

2020-07-19

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: wire chafing, which may lead to wire failure (cut or shorted) and uncontrolled fire with potential loss of multiple systems, and could possibly result in reduced control of the airplane.

Effective: May 26, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: within the compliance times specified, unless already done.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR--GIE Avions de Transport Regional Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft electrical generator and wiring assembly
Problem area Electrical system

2020-07-11

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: hydraulic pipe damage, which could result in hydraulic leakage and a potential fire in a non-fire-resistant area of the RH engine nacelle when the propeller brake is activated or deactivated while ...

Effective: May 18, 2020 Category: engine Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport R(eacute)gional Airplanes

2020-07-12

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: interference between bonding braid screws and pitch tab control rods, which could lead to failure of the rods and tab disconnection, possibly resulting in reduced control of the airplane.

Effective: May 18, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R(eacute)gional Airplanes

2019-20-11

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: MLG bushings installed in the inverted position could lead to MLG structural failure and subsequent collapse of the MLG, possibly resulting in damage to the airplane and injury to occupants.

Effective: Nov 15, 2019 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport R gional Airplanes

2019-07-03 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Zodiac Seats France Cabin Attendant Seats

Unsafe Condition: Cases of corrosion and cracks were found on Zodiac Seats France CAS 536 rear cabin attendant seats installed on some ATR 42 and ATR 72 aeroplanes. The detected damage was located on the lower parts...

Effective: May 16, 2019 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Zodiac Seats France Cabin Attendant Seats

2018-25-18 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Cracking in main landing gear (MLG) universal joints (U-joints) due to thermal abuse during the grinding process by the U-joint manufacturer in production, or by a maintenance organization during o...

Effective: Jan 22, 2019 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport R gional Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft landing gear and wheel assembly
Problem area Landing gear

2018-23-01 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; Zodiac Seats France Cabin Attendant Seats

Unsafe Condition: cracks found in a highly concentrated stress area of the seat pan hinges

Effective: Dec 28, 2018 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Zodiac Seats France Cabin Attendant Seats

2018-21-09 Recurring

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Cracks on the wing of an in-service ATR 42 aeroplane were detected in 2004, on the upper feet of ribs and on the upper skin of the wing outer boxes. This condition, if not detected and corrected, c...

Effective: Nov 20, 2018 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport R gional Airplanes

2018-19-15

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Airworthiness Directives; GEVEN S.p.A. Seat Assemblies, Type D1-02 and D1-03

Unsafe Condition: seat belt attachment bolts were found detached or partially detached from the seat

Effective: Nov 14, 2018 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; GEVEN S.p.A. Seat Assemblies, Type D1- 02 and D1-03

2018-17-07

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: An event was reported of several spurious alarms on a recently delivered ATR 72 aeroplane. During subsequent trouble-shooting, damage was found on the electrical harness wire bundle (Route 1M), due...

Effective: Sep 4, 2018 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R gional Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft electrical generator and wiring assembly
Problem area Electrical system