airworthiness · Rule · Final rule; request for comments. · Published 2022-03-21 · Effective 2022-04-05 · 87 FR 15873
Document
Document number
2022-05959
Federal Register citation
87 FR 15873
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; request for comments.
Category
airworthiness
Publication date
2022-03-21
Effective date
2022-04-05
FAA docket
Docket No. FAA-2022-0289
Abstract
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-05- 09, which applied to certain MARS A.S. emergency parachutes. AD 2022- 05-09 required removing emergency parachutes with certain manufacture dates or serial numbers from service. Since the FAA issued AD 2022-05- 09, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) superseded its mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) to correct an unsafe condition on this aviation product. The MCAI identifies the unsafe condition as the length of the ripcord between the pins being too long, which could cause a malfunction of the emergency parachute. This AD retains the actions required by AD 2022-05-09 and expands the applicability.