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Monday, March 19, 2007

Significant Regulatory Activity

On March 9, George Myles, Jr., owner of Miles Aviation, Inc., was sentenced in Miami to 78 months imprisonment for making fraudulent representations concerning the condition of aircraft parts. Myles was convicted by a federal jury in November. Between 2005 and 2006, Myles purchased used aircraft parts and resold them to the Department of Defense as "new" or "new surplus." The engine parts Myles falsely certified on Defense Department forms were flight-critical; their failure could be potentially catastrophic and/or cause serious damage to aircraft.

Aircraft Effect
AD 2007-05-13 A319/A320/A321 ...to prevent failure of the attachment points of the YZ-latches, which could result in unrestrained cargo causing damage to the fire protection system, hydraulic system, electrical wiring, or other equipment located in the forward and aft cargo compartments?.. results from tests that have shown that the attachment points of the YZ-latches of the cargo loading system fail under maximum loads. Final rule eff 12 Apr
AD 2007-05-17 JT9D series turbofans Requires enhanced inspection of selected critical life-limited parts of JT9D series turbofan engines. .. to prevent critical life-limited rotating engine part failure, which could result in an uncontained engine failure. (fiited to 747, 767, DC-10, A300, A310 and others. Final rule eff 12 Apr
2006-NM-279-AD DC-8 (all) to prevent point-of-contact arcing or filament heating damage in the fuel lines that could create a potential ignition source, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could cause a fuel tank explosion. NPRM comments by 12 Apr
2006-NM-280-AD DC-10 / MD-11 Results from a fuel boost pump found with blown thermal fuses & a fractured thrust washer. ? AD to prevent failure of the fuel boost pumps, which could lead to the potential of ignition sources inside fuel tanks. NPRM comments by 12 Apr
2006-NM-272-AD MD-11 / MD-11F To correct an inadequate bond between the internal fuel pump housings and the structure of the lower auxiliary fuel tank. This condition, if not corrected, could fail to meet fault current requirements and result in a potential ignition source that, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could cause a fuel tank explosion. NPRM comments by 12 Apr

 

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