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Embraer Legacy 500 airworthiness directives

9 FAA ADs name the Embraer Legacy 500: 8 in force, 4 recurring. Newest first.

  • AD 2026-08-52

    Effective 2026-05-26

    Embraer S.A. Airplanes

    This AD was prompted by reports of in-service pitch trim actuator failures on one load path.

    This AD applies to all Embraer S.A. Model EMB-545 and EMB-550 airplanes, certificated in any category.

  • AD 2025-13-02

    Effective 2025-08-05 · recurring

    Embraer S.A. Airplanes

    This AD was prompted by a jamming failure of the main door lock sensor.

    This AD applies to all Embraer S.A. Model EMB-545 and EMB-550 airplanes, certificated in any category.

  • AD 2024-23-07

    Effective 2024-11-20

    Embraer S.A. Airplanes

    This AD was prompted by reports of corrosion, damage, and rupture on the down lock spring assemblies of the main landing gear (MLG) and nose landing gear (NLG), which, under specific load conditions on the ground, may compromise the locking and holding of the MLG and NLG in their correct kinematics positions.

    This AD applies to Embraer S.A. Model EMB-545 and EMB-550 airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in Ag[ecirc]ncia Nacional de Avia[ccedil][atilde]o Civil (ANAC) Emergency AD 2024-10-02, effective October 21, 2024 (ANAC Emergency AD 2024-10-02).

  • AD 2024-16-16

    Effective 2024-10-30 · recurring

    Embraer S.A. Airplanes

    This AD was prompted by reports of cracks, delamination, and failure of the flight deck side windows during certification fatigue tests.

    This AD applies to Embraer S.A. Model EMB-550 and EMB-545 airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in Ag[ecirc]ncia Nacional de Avia[ccedil][atilde]o Civil (ANAC) AD 2020-04-01R02, effective November 2, 2023 (ANAC AD 2020-04-01R02).

  • AD 2024-15-13

    Effective 2024-10-23 · recurring

    Embraer S.A. Airplanes

    This AD was prompted by occurrences of premature cracks in the outer layer of certain flight deck side windows caused by interference due to manufacturing tolerances.

    This AD applies to Embraer S.A. Model EMB-545 and EMB-550 airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in Ag[ecirc]ncia Nacional de Avia[ccedil][atilde]o Civil (ANAC) AD 2023-08-03R02, effective May 10, 2024 (ANAC AD 2023-08-03R02).

  • AD 2024-05-13

    Effective 2024-04-10 · recurring

    Embraer S.A. Airplanes

    This AD was prompted by a report of a hard landing event with substantial damage to the airplane, in which the angle of attack (AOA) limiter was engaged during the final approach phase in unstable air conditions and remained engaged until the airplane touched down on the runway.

    This AD applies to all Embraer S.A. Model EMB-545 and EMB-550 airplanes, certificated in any category.

  • AD 2022-19-14

    Effective 2023-04-14

    Embraer S.A. Airplanes

    This AD was prompted by a report that there is a possibility of the shoulder belt getting stuck during flight due to a step between the divan shroud chamfer and the sideledge panel.

    This AD applies to Embraer S.A. Model EMB-545 and EMB-550 airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in paragraph (a)(2) of Ag[ecirc]ncia Nacional de Avia[ccedil][atilde]o Civil (ANAC) AD 2021-11-01R1, effective January 21, 2022 (ANAC AD 2021-11- 01R1).

  • AD 2020-25-07

    Effective 2021-01-21 · superseded or removed

    Embraer S.A. Airplanes

    This AD was prompted by reports of cracks, delamination, and failure of the flight deck side windows during certification fatigue tests.

    This AD applies to Embraer S.A. Model EMB-550 and EMB-545 airplanes, certificated in any category, as identified in Ag[ecirc]ncia Nacional de Avia[ccedil][atilde]o Civil (ANAC) AD 2020-04-01R01, effective May 22, 2020 ("ANAC AD 2020-04-01R01").

  • AD 2017-22-14

    Effective 2017-12-20

    Rockwell Collins, Inc. Traffic Surveillance System Processing Unit

    This AD was prompted by five instances of air traffic control observing coasting (extrapolated stale data) automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data (ADS-B position/velocity data) on a related Rockwell Collins, Inc. platform that shares a common architecture with the TSS-4100 Traffic Surveillance System Processing Units.

    Rockwell Collins, Inc. TSSA-4100 Field Loadable Software (FLS) Rockwell Collins part numbers (RCPNs) 810-0052-002, -003, -010, - 011, -012, -100, or -101 found on TSS-4100 Traffic Surveillance System Processing Units, (RCPN) 822-2132-001 installed on airplanes. (1) The FLS RCPNs 810-0052-002, -003, -010, -011, -012, -1...

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