EASA AD G-2022-0016
SUPERSEDED BY CAA UK AD G-2022-0020
Summary
Civil Aviation Authority Airworthiness Directive G-2022-0016 addresses mandatory airworthiness limitations and maintenance requirements for all serial numbers of BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd ATP aeroplanes. It mandates compliance with the revised Aircraft Maintenance Manual Revision 95, dated 15 March 2022, including updated structurally significant item inspections and critical design configuration control limitations for the fuel system. This directive ensures continued airworthiness by enforcing updated life limits and inspection intervals.
What Changed
This directive supersedes EASA AD 2015-0107 and introduces more restrictive inspection requirements, changing some inspections from detailed visual inspections to non-destructive testing. It requires operators to implement the revised Airworthiness Limitation Section chapters of the ATP Aircraft Maintenance Manual Revision 95, including updated thresholds and intervals for life limits and maintenance tasks.
Why It Matters
The directive is critical for operators and maintenance organizations to prevent unsafe conditions by ensuring compliance with the latest mandatory life limits and inspection procedures. It affects maintenance planning, record keeping, and aircraft continuing airworthiness management, requiring updates to the approved Aircraft Maintenance Programme. Failure to comply could result in unsafe conditions and regulatory non-compliance.
What To Do
Operators must review maintenance records within 28 days of the effective date to verify compliance with the new inspection requirements and perform any outstanding tasks within 54 days if not previously done. All applicable maintenance tasks and life limits must be complied with from the effective date, 25 August 2022. The approved Aircraft Maintenance Programme must be revised within 12 months to incorporate all updated tasks and limitations from AMM Revision 95.
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