FAA airworthiness directive for ATR42-500 aircraft
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The rule requires operators of certain ATR42-500 airplanes to update their maintenance or inspection programs with new, stricter airworthiness limits. The FAA says these changes are needed to address an unsafe condition identified through international aviation safety information. Airlines, aircraft operators, and maintenance teams using affected ATR42-500 aircraft must incorporate the updated limits by the rule’s effective date, July 1, 2026. The practical action is a maintenance program revision, not an immediate grounding order.
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Key Changes
- Creates a new FAA airworthiness directive for certain ATR42-500 airplanes
- Requires affected operators to revise maintenance or inspection programs
- Incorporates new or stricter airworthiness limitations effective July 1, 2026
Obligations
What this law requires
Revise the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, for affected ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Model ATR42-500 airplanes to incorporate the new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations required by AD 2026-10-08.