2025-20-08: Fire protection

1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness directive: 2025-20-08 Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Type Certificate Previously Held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.): Amendment 39-23161; Docket No. FAA-2025-0215; Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00347-T. (a) Effective Date This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective December 30, 2025. (b) Affected ADs None. (c) Applicability This AD applies to all Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Type Certificate previously held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.) Model BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11 airplanes, certificated in any category. (d) Subject Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 26, Fire protection. (e) Unsafe Condition This AD was prompted by events where the cargo bottle fail caution message was displayed due to the depletion of extinguishing agent from the low rate discharge bottle. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition, which if not addressed, could result in loss or degraded capability of the cargo extinguishing system. (f) Compliance Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done. (g) Requirements Except as specified in paragraphs (h), (i) and (j) of this AD: Comply with all required actions and compliance times specified in, and in accordance with Transport Canada AD CF-2024-23, dated June 18, 2024 (Transport Canada AD CF-2024-23). (h) Exception to Transport Canada AD CF-2024-23 (1) Where Transport Canada AD CF-2024-23 refers to its effective date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD. (2) Where the definition of "Affected Part" in Transport Canada AD CF-2024-23 specifies "a serial number listed in the Applicability Section of the ACLP SB," this AD requires replacing that text with "a serial number listed in the Applicability Section of SB BD500-262010, Issue 001, dated 30 April 2024." (3) Where the paragraph B. of Part 1 in Transport Canada AD CF-2024-23 specifies "in accordance with the procedure in Section 2 of the Accomplishment Instructions of the ACLP SB," this AD requires replacing that text with "in accordance with the "Procedure" section of the Accomplishment Instructions of the ACLP SB." (4) Where paragraph B. of Part 1 in Transport Canada AD CF-2024-23 specifies "the LDR bottles," this AD requires replacing that text with "the LRD bottles." (i) No Reporting Requirement Although the material referenced in Transport Canada AD CF-2024-23 specifies to submit certain information to the manufacturer, this AD does not include that requirement. (j) Additional AD Provisions The following provisions also apply to this AD: (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, AIR-520, Continued Operational Safety Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or responsible Flight Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of AIR-520, Continued Operational Safety Branch, send it to the attention of the person identified in paragraph (k) of this AD and email to: [email protected] . Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the responsible Flight Standards Office. (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, AIR-520, Continued Operational Safety Branch, FAA; or Transport Canada; or Airbus Canada Limited Partnership's Transport Canada Design Approval Organization (DAO). If approved by the DAO, the approval must include the DAO-authorized signature. (3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except as required by paragraphs (i) and (j)(2) of this AD, if any material contains procedures or tests that are identified as RC, those procedures and tests must be done to comply with this AD; any procedures or tests that are not identified as RC are recommended. Those procedures and tests that are not identified as RC may be deviated from using accepted methods in accordance with the operator's maintenance or inspection program without obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided the procedures and tests identified as RC can be done and the airplane can be put back in an airworthy condition. Any substitutions or changes to procedures or tests identified as RC require approval of an AMOC. (k) Additional Information For more information about this AD, contact Fatin Saumik, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: 516-228-7300; email: [email protected]. (l) Material Incorporated by Reference (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of the material listed in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. (2) You must use this material as applicable to do the actions required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. (i) Transport Canada AD CF-2024-23, dated June 18, 2024. (ii) [Reserved] (3) For Transport Canada material identified in this AD, contact Transport Canada, Transport Canada National Aircraft Certification, 159 Cleopatra Drive, Nepean, Ontario K1A 0N5, Canada; telephone 888-663-3639; email [email protected]; website tc.canada.ca/en/aviation. (4) You may view this material at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 206-231-3195. (5) You may view this material at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations or email [email protected]. Issued on September 26, 2025. Peter A. White, Deputy Director, Integrated Certificate Management Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 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