Action
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
Summary
We propose to supersede two existing airworthiness directives (AD) that apply to all Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 and ERJ 190 airplanes. The existing ADs currently require revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) to introduce limitations for the use of auxiliary power unit (APU) bleed and to prohibit dispatch with a failed air management system (AMS) controller card. Since we issued those ADs, we have determined that replacing the controller processor modular cards of the AMS is necessary. This proposed AD would add a requirement for replacing the AMS controller processor module with one containing new software, and would require a new AFM revision. We are proposing this AD to prevent the possibility of a right-hand (RH) engine compressor stall after the APU becomes the active bleed source for the left side, which may result in an engine failure; and to prevent the intermittent communication failure between the AMS controller cards and both secondary power distribution assemblies (SPDAs), which could lead to the loss of automatic activation of the engine inlet ice protection system when flying in icing conditions, which could result in ice accretion in the engine inlet and subsequent dual engine failure.