EUROPE News & Regulatory Updates EASA The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has introduced Notice of Proposed Amendment 202201, which is the regular update of the certification specifications for small rotorcraft (CS-27) and large rotorcraft (CS-29). The objective of this NPA is to: * Address three safety recommendations addressed to the EASA related to the accident of an Airbus Helicopters EC 225 LP, registration LN-OJF, on 29 April 2016 in Norway: * By improving the existing provisions and procedures applicable to critical parts on helicopters in order to ensure that design assumptions are valid throughout their service life; * By amending the acceptable means of compliance to the certification specifications for large rotorcraft (CS-29) in order to highlight the importance of different modes of component structural degradation and how these can affect crack initiation and propagation and ultimately fatigue life; and * By amending the corresponding CSs with regard to the instructions for continued airworthiness for critical parts on helicopters in order to maintain their design integrity after being subject to any unusual event; * Harmonize CS-27 and CS-29 with the equivalent Federal Aviation Administration regulations, thus reducing the validation effort; and * Reflect the state of the art for small and large rotorcraft certification, thus modernizing the existing requirements and being in line with the current good practices. The deadline for the submission of comments is May 16, 2022. q aea.net/eedirect avionics news * may 2022 19 Safety management system requirements for Part-145 On Nov. 8, 2021, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1963 of amending Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards to safety management systems in maintenance organizations and correcting that regulation. Some key elements of the implementing rules: * Approved maintenance organizations must implement and maintain a management system. * * All Part-145 maintenance organizations are required to establish an occurrence reporting system. This regulation shall apply from Dec. 2, 2022. The 51-page Commission Implementing Regulation introduces significant changes into the Part 145 regulations as well as changes that must be imbedded in the repair station expositions. The implementation of SMS for AEA member companies will be a major discussion point at the AEA Europe Connect Conference later this year. q DO YOU HAVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT GATHERING DUST?http://www.aea.net/eedirect