Federal Aviation Administration March 11, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

NextGen Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 2022-05164
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-03-11
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces a meeting of the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC).
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Document Number: 2022-05309
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-03-11
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of three incidents involving in-flight fan blade failures on certain Pratt & Whitney engines (``fan blades'' are also known as ``1st-stage low-pressure compressor (LPC) blades'' these terms are used interchangeably in this AD). This AD requires installation of debris shields on the thrust reverser (T/R) inner wall at the left and right sides of the lower bifurcation, inspection of the fan cowl doors for moisture ingression, repetitive functional checks of the hydraulic pump shutoff valves to ensure they close in response to the fire handle input, and corrective actions if necessary. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division Turbofan Engines
Document Number: 2022-05296
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-03-11
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2019-03-01 and AD 2021-05-51 for certain Pratt & Whitney Division (PW) PW4074, PW4074D, PW4077, PW4077D, PW4084D, PW4090, and PW4090-3 model turbofan engines. AD 2019-03-01 required performing initial and repetitive thermal acoustic image (TAI) inspections for cracks in certain 1st- stage low-pressure compressor (LPC) blades and removal of those blades that fail inspection. AD 2021-05-51 required performing a one-time TAI inspection for cracks in certain 1st-stage LPC blades and removal of those blades that fail inspection. This AD was prompted by three in- flight failures of a 1st-stage LPC blade, with one failure resulting in an engine fire during flight, and subsequent manufacturer publication of service information specifying improved inspections for three critical locations on the 1st-stage LPC blade. This AD requires initial and repetitive ultrasonic (UT) inspections and TAI inspections for cracks in certain 1st-stage LPC blades and removal of those blades that fail inspection. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Document Number: 2022-05295
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-03-11
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of three incidents involving in-flight fan blade failures on certain Pratt & Whitney engines (``fan blades'' are also known as ``1st-stage low- pressure compressor (LPC) blades''these terms are used interchangeably in this AD). This AD requires modifying the engine inlet to withstand fan blade failure event loads. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Accepted Means of Compliance; Airworthiness Standards: Normal Category Airplanes
Document Number: 2022-04845
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-03-11
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This document announces ASTM International (ASTM) consensus standards for use as a means of compliance to the applicable airworthiness standards for normal category airplanes. The FAA accepts ASTM Designation F3264-21 as a means of compliance for applicable airworthiness standards for normal category airplanes, with the changes identified in Table 1 of this document. For ease of use, Table 2 provides a side-by-side view, linking applicable regulations to the associated ASTM sections.
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