Airworthiness Bulletins

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- Airworthiness Bulletins

An Airworthiness Bulletin (AWB) is issued to inform the aviation public, in a systematic way, of essential information not considered mandatory. The information contained in an AWB is for information only, and issued by CASA to disseminate…

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- International AOC Holder Aircraft Overseas Maintenance

The purpose of this AWB is to confirm the conditions to be met prior to CASA acceptance of a foreign approved maintenance organisation that intends to carry out maintenance on an aircraft of an Australian international Air Operator Certificate

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- Fokker F28 070/100 (MRBD) Maintenance Review Board Document

To Alert Fokker F28 Mk 070/100 operators to the possibility of exceeding inspection times for certain new or revised maintenance limits subsequent to revision 9 of the Maintenance Review Board Document (MRBD)

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- Defect Reporting Service

This updated AWB advises the aviation community about the launch of the Defect Reporting Service (DRS) replacing the previous SDR system. The new system is designed to simplify reporting, improve the user experience and make reported data more…

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- Depleted Uranium in Aircraft

The purpose of this bulletin is to remind all individuals working on aircraft manufactured utilising Depleted Uranium (DU), of the need to follow the aircraft manufacturers and the Occupational Health and Safety recommendations

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- Micro Switch Maintenance

The purpose of this bulletin is to draw the attention of maintainers to the incompatibility of the elastomer material used as the hermetic seal in these switches with certain lubricants such as LPS1, LPS2 and LPS3. The moulded elastomer seal rapidly…

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- Circuit Breaker Resetting Procedures - CANCELLED

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- Item 21.8 of the Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL), applicable to Beech Model 200 Series and F-90 Aircraft

The purpose of this AWB is to alert maintenance personnel and operators of the above aircraft, to an MMEL item that could be misinterpreted and cause an unsafe condition.

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- Inappropriate Systems of Maintenance - CANCELLED

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- Equivalency of Tooling and Test Equipment

To provide guidance to maintenance organisations that have a need to use alternative test equipment or tooling during maintenance of aircraft or aeronautical products. This interim advice will eventually be expanded and incorporated as a CAAP or an…

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- Expired Certificates of Airworthiness - CANCELLED

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- Authorised Release Certificate - Form 917 - CANCELLED

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- Approved Data - Agusta Bell 47G-2A1 and 47G3B1

Advise operators of the correct source of approved maintenance data and flight manuals for these helicopters.

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- Use of NATA Approved Laboratories for Aircraft Certification Activities

Test reports issued by a laboratory that holds National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA) approval for the particular task are normally acceptable to CASA in support of: An application for a type certificate or supplemental type…

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- Acceptance of Foreign Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs)

CASR 21.114 Foreign STCs states: A certificate (however described) for an aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller that is issued by or for the NAA of a recognised country and is equivalent to a STC that could have been issued by CASA (a foreign STC)…