The CAA will issue a continuing airworthiness notice (CAN) to bring industry attention to an issue which does not necessarily meet the threshold of an ‘unsafe condition’ – which would warrant an airworthiness directive (AD). A CAN alerts, educates, recommends and guides, however compliance with the details of a CAN is not mandatory.

List of CANs on the CAA website as at October 2025 [XLSX 43 KB]

If you have any questions or queries about CANs, email airworthinessdirectives@caa.govt.nz.

Latest continuing airworthiness notices

The purpose of this CAN is to notify helicopter operators and maintenance providers of a number of recent occurrences reported to CAA of finding excessive play in AS350 tail rotor pitch control rod ball joints. Recently reported findings appear limited to pitch control rods manufactured under a FAA PMA by EXTEX.

The purpose of this Continuing Airworthiness Notice (CAN) is to provide guidance for aircraft operators and maintenance engineers regarding compliance with Airworthiness Directives.

This Continuing Airworthiness Notice (CAN) is issued to bring attention to an issue reported to the CAA recently, where MS21042L3 nuts appeared to lose their self-locking function during installation.