# Proposed AD FAA-2010-0642: BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ Airplanes

- Type: Proposed airworthiness directive (not in force)
- Status: Became AD 2010-21-10
- Products: BAE Systems
- Product type: Aircraft
- Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
- Published: July 1, 2010, 75 FR 38058
- Comments due: August 16, 2010
- Became: [AD 2010-21-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2010-21-10)
- Docket: FAA-2010-0642 (https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA-2010-0642, where comments are filed)
- Project: 2007-NM-332-AD
- FR document: 2010-15981
- Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/ba/fd/bafd4bfd8e6cbad1ddb06e25866fce3ea7b57e223f8c76f6a7f604d9295136cf (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2010-07-01/pdf/2010-15981.pdf)
- Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/07/01/2010-15981/airworthiness-directives-bae-systems-operations-limited-model-bae-146-and-avro-146-rj-airplanes
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/CCE12238C75F561B862577530065E351.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/proposed/FAA-2010-0642

## Summary

We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:

* * * [F]uel leaks and failed fasteners [have been reported] in the region of the rear spar root joint attachment fitting at wing rib 2. * * * * * * * *

The unsafe condition is stress corrosion failures in the region of the rear spar root joint attachment fitting at wing rib 2, which could lead to reduced structural integrity of the wing, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane. The proposed AD would require actions that are intended to address the unsafe condition described in the MCAI.

## Notices in this docket

- Jul 1, 2010: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). (first notice), FR document 2010-15981, comments due Aug 16, 2010 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/07/01/2010-15981/airworthiness-directives-bae-systems-operations-limited-model-bae-146-and-avro-146-rj-airplanes)

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