Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-23083 · Nacelles/pylons
Embraer S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Yaborã Indústria Aeronáutica S.A.; Embraer S.A.) Airplanes
This AD applies to the Embraer S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Yaborã Indústria Aeronáutica S.A.; Embraer S.A.) airplanes, certificated in any category, identified in paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this AD, as identified in Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) AD 2020-01-02R3, effective October 17, 2024; corrected October 15, 2024 (ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3).
(1) Model ERJ 170-100 LR, -100 STD, -100 SE, -100 SU, -200 LR, -200 SU, -200 STD, and -200 LL airplanes.
(2) Model ERJ 190-100 STD, -100 LR, -100 ECJ, -100 IGW, -200 STD, -200 LR, and -200 IGW airplanes.
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-12- 12, which applied to all Embraer S.A. Model ERJ 170 airplanes and Model ERJ 190-100 STD, -100 LR, -100 ECJ, -100 IGW, -200 STD, -200 LR, and - 200 IGW airplanes. AD 2020-12-12 required repetitive detailed inspections for cracking of the engine inboard and outboard engine pylon lower link lugs, and repair if necessary. This AD continues to require the actions in AD 2020-12-12 with certain reduced compliance times. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Except as specified in paragraphs (h) and (i) of this AD: Comply with all required actions and compliance times specified in, and in accordance with, ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3.
(1) Where ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3 refers to “28 January 2020, the effective date of original revision of this AD,” this AD requires using August 13, 2020 (the effective date of AD 2020-12-12).
(2) Where ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3 refers to “July 18, 2023, the effective date of AD 2020-01-02R1,” this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
(3) Where ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3 refers to its effective date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
(4) Where the “Threshold” column of the tables in ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3 refer to “FC” and “FH,” for this AD, those flight cycles and flight hours are since the date of issuance of the original airworthiness certificate or the original export certificate of airworthiness, except for the compliance times that correspond to flagnote “[5]” of the table following paragraph (b)(1) of ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3 and flagnote “[3]” of the table following paragraph (b)(2) of ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3.
(5) Where the tables in ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3 refer to “ou”, this AD requires replacing that text with “or”.
(6) Where the last column of the table following paragraph (c)(2) of ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3 refers to “Intervalo”, this AD requires replacing that text with “Interval”.
(7) Where ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3 requires contacting “ANAC and Embraer... to approve an adequate repair”, for this AD, before further flight obtain repair instructions using the procedures specified in paragraph (k)(2) of this AD and do the repair.
(8) This AD does not adopt paragraph (g)(3) of ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3.
Although ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3 specifies to submit an inspection report after each inspection, this AD does not include that requirement.
After the existing maintenance or inspection program has been revised as specified in paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative actions (e.g., inspections), CDCCLs, and intervals are allowed unless they are approved as specified in paragraph (d) of ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3.
The following provisions also apply to this AD:
(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, AIR-520, Continued Operational Safety Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or responsible Flight Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of the Continued Operational Safety Branch, mail it to the address identified in paragraph (l) of this AD. Information may be emailed to: AMOC@faa.gov.
(i) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the responsible Flight Standards Office.
(ii) AMOCs approved previously for AD 2020-12-12 are approved as AMOCs for the corresponding provisions of ANAC AD 2020-01-02R3 that are required by paragraph (g) of this AD.
(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, AIR-520, Continued Operational Safety Branch, FAA; or ANAC; or ANAC's authorized Designee. If approved by the ANAC Designee, the approval must include the Designee's authorized signature.
For more information about this AD, contact Krista Greer, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 2200 South 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; phone: 206-231-3221; email: krista.greer@faa.gov.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
