Airworthiness Directive 2010-32994
one-timeAirworthiness Directives; B/E Aerospace Protective Breathing Equipment (PBE) Part Number 119003-11 Installed on Various Transport Airplanes
What this AD requires
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires removing affected PBE units. This AD was prompted by reports of potentially defective potassium superoxide canisters used in PBE units, which could result in an exothermic reaction and ignition. We are issuing this AD to prevent PBE units from igniting, which could result in a fire and possible injury to the flightcrew or other persons.
Which aircraft AD 2010-32994 applies to
Applies to B/E Aerospace protective breathing equipment (PBE) units with P/N 119003-11, which may be installed on, or carried/stowed aboard (but not limited to), transport category airplanes certificated in any category from manufacturers including Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Fokker, and Hawker Beechcraft.
Whether AD 2010-32994 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.
How AD compliance is recorded
A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:
Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.
Look up a tail number →Read the full directive (Federal Register)Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.