Time Limits / Maintenance Checks – ALS Part 2 – Airworthiness Limitations Items and Safe Life Items – Implementation
Superseded. Comply with 2025-0085, which replaces this document.
- Published
- Effective
- Deadline
- Replaces
- 2020-0184
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What to do
Operators of Fokker F27 Mark 050, 0502, and 0604 aeroplanes must replace safe life item parts before exceeding their retirement life limits and perform all applicable structural airworthiness limitation item tasks within specified intervals. They must revise their Aircraft Maintenance Programme to incorporate the updated tasks and limitations from Fokker Services Report SE-622 issue 15 within 12 months of 20 September 2023. Any discrepancies found during maintenance must be corrected before the next flight, following approved procedures or by consulting Fokker Services if necessary.
Summary
EASA Airworthiness Directive 2023-0170 is an airworthiness directive issued by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency affecting Fokker F27 Mark 050, Mark 0502, and Mark 0604 aeroplanes. It mandates the implementation of updated airworthiness limitation items and safe life items as specified in Fokker Services Report SE-622 issue 15. This directive ensures continued airworthiness by requiring compliance with revised maintenance tasks and limitations.
What changed
EASA AD 2023-0170 supersedes the previous AD 2020-0184 and introduces new and/or more restrictive maintenance tasks and limitations for the affected Fokker F27 models. These changes include updated thresholds and intervals for structural airworthiness limitation items and retirement life limits for safe life items as detailed in the latest ALS Part 2 report. Operators must incorporate these updates into their Aircraft Maintenance Programme within 12 months of the effective date.
Why it matters
This directive is critical for aviation professionals because it mandates compliance with updated maintenance requirements that directly impact aircraft safety and airworthiness. Operators and maintenance organizations must ensure that all new or more restrictive tasks are performed to prevent unsafe conditions. Failure to comply could result in operating aircraft that do not meet regulatory safety standards, potentially leading to safety risks and regulatory penalties.
More for Fokker F27
All 14- EASA AD 2025-0240Time Limits / Maintenance Checks — Airworthiness Limitations Section Part 2, Airworthiness Limitation Items and Safe Life Items — AmendmentOct 27, 2025
- EASA AD 2025-0085Time Limits / Maintenance Checks – Airworthiness Limitations Section Part 2, Airworthiness Limitation Items and Safe Life Items – AmendmentApr 14, 2025
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