EASA AD BR-2025-12-01 — Aircraft Maintenance Manual - Airworthiness Limitations - Revision
Summary
EASA Airworthiness Directive BR-2025-12-01 is a Brazilian regulatory document issued by ANAC that applies to Embraer S.A. aircraft models EMB-545 and EMB-550. It mandates revisions to the Aircraft Maintenance Manual to include updated airworthiness limitations, inspection thresholds, and intervals. This directive ensures continued structural integrity and compliance with mandatory maintenance requirements.
What Changed
This directive introduces new revisions to the airworthiness limitations in the Aircraft Maintenance Manual, specifically updating the Structure Airworthiness Limitations to Revision 01 dated February 8, 2023, and the Certification Maintenance Requirements to Revision 03 dated November 8, 2024. It requires operators to incorporate these updates into their maintenance programs within three months of the effective date.
Why It Matters
The directive is critical for aviation professionals because it addresses the risk of undetected fatigue cracking that could compromise aircraft structural integrity. Compliance ensures that operators meet mandatory inspection intervals and maintenance requirements, thereby maintaining aircraft safety and regulatory compliance. Failure to comply could result in unsafe conditions and regulatory penalties.
What To Do
Operators of Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550 aircraft must revise their approved maintenance or inspection programs within three months from December 22, 2025, to include the updated airworthiness limitations from the specified revisions of the Aircraft Maintenance Manual. Alternative inspection methods or intervals are not permitted unless approved by ANAC or specified in later revisions. Compliance must be recorded in the maintenance logbook.