EASA updates Safety Information Bulletin in relation to aircraft stored due to the COVID-19 pandemic

SIB

EASA updated Safety Information Bulletin SIB 2020-14 which is addressed to continuing airworthiness management organisations (CAMOs), maintenance organisations (MOs), and competent national airworthiness authorities (NAAs) in relation to aircraft that have been stored due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The SIB provides recommendations for cleaning and inspecting the pitot static system during the return back to service of aircraft, along with recommendations for oversight. It should be read in conjunction with the EASA Guidance on ‘Return to service of aircraft from storage in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic’.

For more information, please review Safety Information Bulletin SIB 2020-14.