FAA Finds New Safety Problems With Popular Airbus Jets
Published Date: 11/25/2025
Rule
Summary
If you fly or maintain certain Airbus A350 airplanes, heads up! The FAA is updating safety rules that require tougher maintenance checks to keep these planes safe. These new rules kick in December 30, 2025, and might mean some extra work but help prevent problems in the sky.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Required maintenance program revisions
If you operate certain Airbus A350-941 or -1041 airplanes (original airworthiness or export certificate issued on or before August 1, 2024), you must revise your maintenance or inspection program to incorporate the new airworthiness limitations in EASA AD 2024-0189. The AD is effective December 30, 2025, and the FAA requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program within 90 days after that effective date.
Estimated compliance labor and cost
The FAA estimates this AD affects 34 U.S.-registered A350 airplanes and estimates labor costs per operator of $7,650 (90 work‑hours × $85/hour) for the previously retained actions and $7,650 (90 work‑hours × $85/hour) for the newly required actions.
Allowance for later ALS revisions
The FAA confirms operators may use applicable later approved revisions of the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) to comply with this AD, per the EASA AD 2024-0189 reference publications policy. That provides operators flexibility to follow later-approved ALS revisions when meeting the AD requirements.
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