Civil aviation
11,458 news found
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes; model 747 series airplanes; and model 757 series airplanes
Washington, USA - To require the flightcrew to maintain certain minimum fuel levels in the center fuel tanks, and to prohibit the use of the horizontal stabilizer fuel tank (747-400) and certain center auxiliary fuel tanks (747)
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-309-AD; Amendment 39-12992; AD 2002-24-51] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney PW4164, PW4168, and PW4168A Series Turbofan Engines
Washington, USA - To prevent front pylon mount bolt and primary mount thrust load path failure, which could result in engine separation from the airplane
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 97-ANE-44-AD; Amendment 39-12989; AD 2000-16-02R1] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700 & 701) series airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent fuel from being sprayed throughout the APU compartment and drawn out of the APU exhaust duct due to a cracked APU fuel nozzle, which could result in a fire or explosion in the APU compartment during flight
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-269-AD; Amendment 39-12995; AD 2002-26-07] RIN... more
Civil aviationPlane threats Bce building: the September 11 nightmare coming back
Frankfurt, Germany - It's proposed the need of a more complete security
Sure the dramatic event of the last week-end, with a small aircraft that circled in the skyline of Frankfurt has brought back to the memory sadder and more dramatic vicissitudes. Nobody thought, until... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce Limited., Aero Division-Bristol, Snecma Olympus 593 Mk. 610-14-28 turbojet engines (2002-26-04)
Washington, USA - To prevent a fuel leak, resulting in a sustained engine fire
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NE-29-AD; Amendment 39-12990; AD 2002-26-04] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas several model airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent internal arcing of the left and right generator power relays, auxiliary power relays, and external power relays, and consequent smoke and/or fire in the cockpit and cabin
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 99-NM-90-AD; Amendment 39-13001; AD 2002-26-13] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce Limited, Aero Division-Bristol, Snecma Olympus 593 Mk. 610-14-28 turbojet engines (2002-23-12)
Washington, USA - To prevent failure of the HPC stage 5 disk due to cracking, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NE-28-AD; Amendment 39-12956; AD 2002-23-12] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Dornier model 328-300 series airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent operation in weight/altitude/temperature conditions that exceed the performance capabilities of the airplane, which could result in impact with terrain during engine out performance- limited operations
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-293-AD; Amendment 39-12994; AD 2002-26-06] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Univair Aircraft Corporation, Erco, Forney and Mooney airplanes
Washington, USA - Models Alon A-2 and A2-A; 415-C, 415-CD, 415-D, 415-E, 415-G; F-1, F-1A and M-10
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-CE-45-AD; Amendment 39-12987; AD 2002-26-02] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-330 and A-340 series airplanes
To prevent leakage of the parking brake operated valve and consequent failure of the "blue" hydraulic system and alternate parking brake and emergency braking systems, which could affect elements of the hydraulics for flaps, stabilizer, spoilers elevator
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-67-AD; Amendment 39-12999; AD 2002-26-11] RIN... more
Civil aviationMade tighter the controls on the baggages in Spanish and Italian airports
Rome, Italy - The decision is operative from yesterday
As it has been made by FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) for the Us airports nearly at the end of the last year, news already published by AVIONEWS last December 30, in Italian and Spanish airports... more
Civil aviationStrict security measures to enter in Usa
Washington, Usa - Many personal details have to be put at Ins' disposal
According to the intentions of Ins (Immigration and Naturalization Service) "The advance submission requirement will help the Ins verify the identities of individual being transported, while ensuring enforcement... more
Civil aviationNew security measures at the US hubs: it could bring the complete paralysis
Washington, Usa - The comfort to be sacrificed to the security needs
The majority of the American airports will have to fit to the new emergency measures that will be implemented already since the January the first, 2003, but the times are too short in order to guarantee... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Brackett Aircraft Company, Brackett Single Screen Air Filter
Washington, USA - Installed on the Cessna aircraft
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-CE-38-AD; Amendment 39-12988; AD 2002-26-03] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Gulfstream Aerospace LP model Astra SPX and 1125 Westwind Astra series airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent incapacitation of the flightcrew due to lack of oxygen
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-114-AD; Amendment 39-12902; AD 2002-20-06] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Textron Lycoming Division, AVCO Corporation Fuel Injected Reciprocating Engines
Washington, USA - To prevent failure of the fuel injector fuel lines allowing fuel to spray into the engine compartment, resulting in an engine fire
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 92-ANE-56-AD; Amendment 39-12986; AD 2002-26-01] RIN... more
Civil aviationFlights forbidden on New York the night of December 31st
Washington, Usa -The restrictions have been decided for prevention reasons
To prevent possible terrorist attacks with a big echo during the night of New Years'Day will be forbidden the flights upon the sky of New York City, after a decision taken by FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Model 206L, L-1, L-3, and L-4 Helicopters
Washington, USA - To detect a crack in the tailboom skin and to prevent separation of the tailboom from the helicopter and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 99-SW-80-AD; Amendment 39-12983; AD 2002-25-07] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Air Tractor, Inc. airplanes
Washington, USA - Models AT-250, AT- 300, AT-301, AT-302, AT-400, AT-400A, AT-401, AT-401A, AT-402, AT-402A, AT-501, AT-502, and AT-502A
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-CE-60-AD; Amendment 39-12985; AD 2002-25-09] RIN... more
Civil aviationNuclear centrals unattachables from the sky in the Usa
Washington, Usa - This is the result of some attempts made with a simulator
Some tests, of which the results have been made public in the nighttime between yesterday and today, done with a simulator should have demonstrated that the dome of reinforced concrete that protects the... more
Civil aviationFAA Emergency AD on Embraer model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent locking of the elevator during takeoff, which could result in loss of controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Docket No. 2002-NM-348-AD; AD 2002-26-51 Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company (GE) CF6-45, - 50, -80A, -80C2, and -80E1 turbofan Engines
Washington, USA - To detect cracks, which can cause separation of the HPCR stage 3-9 spool and possible uncontained engine failure
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NE-26-AD; Amendment 39-12984; AD 2002-25-08] RIN... more
Civil aviationProved the antiaircraft sirens in the whole Saudi Arabia
Ryiadh, Saudi Arabia - The prove has been made last Saturday
During the daytime of Saturday in the whole Saudi Arabia have been made the working proves for the antiaircraft alarm sirens because of the possible allied attack to Iraq, previewed within few months. The... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter France model AS332C, AS332L, AS332L1, SA330F, SA330G, and SA330J helicopters
Washington, USA - To prevent bearing wear, bearing seizure of the change rod, loss of tail rotor effectiveness, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-SW-35-AD; Amendment 39-12976; AD 2002-25-01] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce Limited, Aero Division-Bristol, Snecma Olympus 593 Mk. 610-14-28 turbojet engines
Washington, USA - To prevent contamination of any or all of the four airplane engine fuel control units, causing power loss or one or more engines to shutdown
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NE-30-AD; Amendment 39-12981; AD 2002-25-06] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA Emergency AD on Agusta model A-109E helicopters
Washington, USA - To prevent fatigue failure of the tail rotor blade and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Docket No. 2002-SW-55-AD; AD 2002-25-51 Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model... more
Civil aviationAir France will verify the identity of passengers with biometry
Paris, France - The new exam will be introduced on the flights to Israel
By now Air France for all flights which destination is Israel will adopt more security measures to save the life of the travelling personnel and of passengers. The system will be centered on biometry... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pilatus Britten-Norman Limited airplanes
Washington, USA - BN-2 and BN2A Mk. III series
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-CE-35-AD; Amendment 39-12980; AD 2002-25-05] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Honeywell International Inc. TPE331-3, -5, -6, -8, -10, and -11 series turboprop and TSE331-3 series turboshaft engines
Washington, USA - To prevent an uncontained engine failure, in-flight shutdown and secondary damage
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NE-11-AD; Amendment 39-12977; AD 2002-25-02] RIN... more
Civil aviationIncreased the security measures in the airports of the European Union
Brussels, Belgium - Increased the controls on passengers and baggages
With a recent disposal diffused in the last period, the European Union has decided to increase in its airports the security about passengers hand baggages and luggages. In a note the European Commissioner... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-9-10, -20, - 30, -40, and -50 series airplanes; and C-9 (Military) airplanes
Usa - To prevent internal overheating and arcing of circuit breakers and airplane wiring due to long-term use and breakdown of internal components of the circuit breakers, which could result in smoke and fire in the flight compartment and main cabin
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 99-NM-287-AD; Amendment 39-12979; AD 2002-25-04] RIN... more
Civil aviationUSA-Europe: comparison about air security measures
Washington, Usa - In preparation the elimination of the actual lacks
In the last days it has started an important confrontation between the security measures used in Europe and in the Usa to find a meeting point between the two systems and eliminate the possible lacks. The... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pilatus Britten-Norman Limited airplanes
Washington, USA - Series BN-2A and BN2A Mk. III
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-CE-33-AD; Amendment 39-12978; AD 2002-25-03] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on MD Helicopters, Inc. model MD900 helicopters
Washington, USA - To detect cracks and pitting in the mast that could result in failure of the mast, separation of the main rotor, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-SW-50-AD; Amendment 39-12975; AD 2002-22-51] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Cirrus Design Corporation airplanes
Washington, USA - Models SR20 and SR22
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-CE-31-AD; Amendment 39-12973; AD 2002-24-08] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pilatus Britten-Norman Limited airplanes
Washington, USA - Series BN2T and BN2T-4R
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-CE-34-AD; Amendment 39-12974; AD 2002-24-09] RIN... more
Civil aviationMeeting in Moscow between the Nato's general secretary and Russian authorities on anti terrorism
Moscow, Russia - "Collaboration can be useful for us both"
During some meetings happened in Moscow during the last days between the General Secretary of Nato Lord George Robertson and Russia Defence Foreign Minister, which theme was a future collaboration between... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Aerostar Aircraft Corporation airplanes
Washington, USA - Models PA-60-601, PA-60-601P, PA-60-602P and PA-60-700P
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 99-CE-86-AD; Amendment 39-12972; AD 2002-24-07] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747 series airplanes powered by General Electric (GE) CF6-80C2 series engines
Washington, USA - To find and fix discrepant fasteners of the diagonal brace fittings, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the diagonal brace-to-strut attachment, and possible separation of the strut and engine from the airplane
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-17-AD; Amendment 39-12968; AD 2002-24-03] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 757-200 series airplanes
Washington, USA - To find and fix fatigue cracking of the cargo doorway frames, which could lead to rapid depressurization of the airplane and result in reduced structural integrity of the cargo doorway
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2001-NM-192-AD; Amendment 39-12967; AD 2002-24-02] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 727 series airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent structural failure of the wing and fuel leaks in the airplane due to stress corrosion cracking of the upper chord of the rear spar
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-271-AD; Amendment 39-12970; AD 2002-24-05] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co KG, model Tay 620-15 and 650-15 turbofan engines
Washington, USA - To prevent a dual-engine flameout due to fuel exhaustion which could lead to forced landing and possible damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NE-37-AD; Amendment 39-12971; AD 2002-24-06] RIN... more
Civil aviationRoyal Norwegian Air Force provide to upgrade its air defence system Nasams
Oslo, Norway - Signed two contracts with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace As
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has signed two contracts with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace As to upgrade the Nasams air defence system. This upgrading to comply with international standards will make the... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A300 B2 and B4 series airplanes; A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R (Collectively Called A300- 600) series airplanes; and model A310 series airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent incapacitation of the flightcrew due to lack of oxygen, which could result in loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-40-AD; Amendment 39-12969; AD 2002-24-04] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Dassault model Falcon 2000 series airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent jamming of the flap jackscrews during the approach to landing, which could result in the inability to move the flaps or an asymmetric flap condition, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-NM-417-AD; Amendment 39-12963; AD 2002-23-19] RIN... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747 series airplanes
Washington, USA - To find and fix discrepancies of certain bolt holes of the fail- safe bar of the flap tracks of the wing trailing edge flaps, which could result in separation of the flap and consequent loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-24-AD; Amendment 39-12965; AD 2002-23-21] RIN... more
Civil aviationTerroristic alarm of the British CAA
London, Great Britain - "Terrorist could enter by the little airports"
Lord Carlile, President of the British CAA (Civil Aviation Administration) launches a worried alarm about possible infiltrations of terrorists in Great Britain, not by the biggest and overcontrolled airports,... more
Civil aviationIsrael: in construction a new security system anti missile for aircraft
Tel Aviv, Israel - The system will concern the security fo the civil flights
An Israeli military company, after the failed Mombasa terrorist attack, has started, immediately, the preparation of an antimissile system to be installed on Israeli's civil flights. The system will be... more
Civil aviationUs Government advissess about rocket launchers
Washington, United States - Many rockets and rocket launchers are into circulation
After terrorist outrage of a Israeli airplane, happened the last Thursday in Kenya, the American Government advises its airports and its airlines about danger of new terrorist outrage with rocket launchers. According... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Britten Norman (Bembridge) Limited airplanes
Washington, USA - Model BN2A Mk. III series
Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-CE-36-AD; Amendment 39-12966; AD 2002-24-01] RIN... more