Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-19912 · Time limits/maintenance checks
ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes
Superseded. A later AD replaced this one: AD 2022-25-16. Comply with the one in force.
This AD applies to all ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Model ATR42-200, -300, and -320 airplanes, certificated in any category.
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2000-17- 09, AD 2008-04-19 R1, and AD 2015-26-09; and terminating all requirements of AD 2018-18-05; which applied to ATR-GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42-200, -300, and -320 airplanes. AD 2018-18-05 required updating the maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive maintenance requirements and airworthiness limitations, and terminated the relevant requirements of AD 2000-17-09, AD 2008-04-19 R1, and AD 2015-26-09. This AD requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations; as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this AD: Comply with all required actions and compliance times specified in, and in accordance with, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2019-0256, dated October 17, 2019 (“EASA AD 2019-0256”).
(1) The requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and (3) of EASA AD 2019-0256 do not apply to this AD.
(2) Where paragraph (2) of EASA AD 2019-0256 refers to its effective date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
(3) Paragraph (4) of EASA AD 2019-0256 specifies revising “the approved AMP” within 12 months after its effective date, but this AD requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate the “limitations, tasks and associated thresholds and intervals” specified in paragraph (4) of EASA AD 2019-0256 within 90 days after the effective date of this AD.
(4) The initial compliance time for doing the tasks specified in paragraph (4) of EASA AD 2019-0256 is at the applicable “associated thresholds” specified in paragraph (4) of EASA AD 2019-0256, or within 90 days after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs later.
(5) The provisions specified in paragraphs (5) and (6) of EASA AD 2019-0256 do not apply to this AD.
(6) The “Remarks” section of EASA AD 2019-0256 does not apply to this AD.
After the maintenance or inspection program has been revised as required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative actions (e.g., inspections), intervals, and CDCCLs are allowed unless they are approved as specified in the provisions of the “Ref. Publications” section of EASA AD 2019-0256.
Accomplishing the maintenance or inspection program revision required by paragraph (g) of this AD terminates the requirements of AD 2018-18-05.
