Transport Canada issued Airworthiness Notices (ANs) to help people working in the aviation industry comply with regulations and standards.
The ANs following below are divided into four series:
- Series A - Administrative Matters (white paper);
- Series B - Matters directly affecting airworthiness (pink paper);
- Series C - Matters concerning only Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (yellow paper);
- Series D - Matters directly affecting airworthiness (ONLY concerning a limited number of a/c owners, AMEs, or others (blue paper).
All documents issued after 01 Feb 2007 are now published as Advisory Circulars.
Also see the Civil aviation document cancellation history.
Series A - Administrative Matters
| Document number |
Issue date | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| A001 | 1997-08-24 | Introduction of Airworthiness Notices |
| A002 | 2004-05-28 | Airworthiness Offices |
| A010 | 1997-12-08 | Amendment to the Canadian Aviation Regulations - CAR 104 (Charges) |
| A015 | 2004-04-19 | Transmission of Defect Information to the Organization Responsible for Type Design |
Series B - Matters Directly Affecting Airworthiness
| Document number |
Issue date | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| B001 | 2000-02-15 | Engineering Design Approval Appointments |
| B004 | 2000-09-12 | Acceptance of Foreign Designed Modifications & Repairs |
| B005 | 1997-09-22 | Type Certification of Aircraft Certificated to SFAR 41C or FAR Part 23 Commuter Category |
| B007 | 1993-06-21 | Aircraft Exit Signs - Radioactivity |
| B009 | 1993-06-21 | Chip Detectors in Aircraft Engines, APUs, Transmissions & Reduction Gearboxes |
| B012 | 1998-03-06 | Maximum Take-Off Weight for Small Aeroplanes Engaged in a Special Purpose Agricultural Operation for the Aerial Dispersion of Jettisonable Cargo |
| B013 | 1993-06-21 | Removal of Aircraft Cabin Doors for Parachute Jumping |
| B014 | 2002-03-28 | Emergency Locator Transmitters and Batteries |
| B017 | 2004-11-05 | The Clean Aircraft Concept |
| B020 | 2005-03-10 | Annual Airworthiness Information Reporting Requirements (Cancelled 2020-12-14) |
| B021 | 1994-11-18 | Low Temperature Operations With Jet A Fuel |
| B025 | 1995-04-12 | Airworthiness Approval of Radio Equipment |
| B033 | 1996-04-30 | Maintenance Requirements for the Issuance of Extended Charter & Points Abroad Operational Authority |
| B034 | 1998-02-13 | Certification of pressure vessels Canada - U.S. Bilateral |
| B037 | 1997-04-04 | Installation of Automotive Heaters in Aircraft Engine Compartments |
| B041 | 2005-03-31 | Piston Engine On-Condition Maintenance Program Requirements |
| B043 | 2000-01-28 | Conformity Inspection Associated with Appliance Type Certification or Modification/Repair Approval Projects |
| B044 | 1998-05-08 | This is currently under review. Use of Radio Sets in Aeronautical Service |
| B045 | 1998-05-15 | Compatibility of Multiple Modifications |
| B048 | 1998-12-11 | Hazards of Incorrectly Identifying or Mixing Aircraft Fluids |
| B051 | 2000-01-26 | ESSO UNIVIS J13 Hydraulic Fluid |
| B052 | 2000-05-15 | Application of the Civil Aviation Administration of Israel/Transport Canada Civil Aviation Technical Arrangement |
| B054 | 2000-06-14 | Foreign Designed Engines Eligible for Use On Foreign Designed Aircraft Registered in Canada |
| B055 | 2000-07-04 | Service Bulletin Compliance |
| B056 | 2000-07-14 | Applicability of Foreign Airworthiness Directives in Canada |
| B057 | 2000-09-05 | Revision to the Small Operator Maintenance Control Manual |
| B061 | 2001-02-02 | Privileges of Performing Maintenance or Elementary Work When Instructed by Sources Other Than the Canadian Aviation Regulations |
| B062 | 2001-05-02 | Review of Maintenance Requirements of Skis and Wheel/Skis Installed on Small Aircraft |
| B065 | 2002-05-28 | Policy and Procedures for the Operation of Foreign Military Aircraft in Canadian Airspace |
| B066 | 2003-03-25 | Insulation Blanket Covers and Tapes Metallized Polyethylene Terephthalate (MPET) |
| B067 | 2003-06-03 | Inspection and Maintenance of Handheld Portable Fire Extinguishers and the Hydrostatic Testing of Pressure Vessels used in Aircraft |
| B068 | 2003-05-10 | Piper PA28 Series Aileron, Flap and Stabilator Skins |
| B069 | 2003-07-18 | Scheduled Maintenance Instruction Development Processes |
| B071 | 2004-11-03 | Paint and Sealant Removal Process |
| B072 | 2005-11-21 | Incompatible Oxygen Fittings |
Series C - Matters Concerning Only Aircraft Maintenance Engineers
| Document number |
Issue date | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| C003 | 2004-12-03 | Transport Canada Approved Aircraft Courses for Aircraft Maintenance Engineers |
| C004 | 2005-03-31 | Maintenance Release Privileges; Older Aircraft and SFAR 41C Aircraft |
| C010 | 2001-10-10 | Inspection of Control Systems |
| C011 | 2006-07-18 | General Information - Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licensing and Training |
| C012 | 1999-09-17 | Aircraft Maintenance Training Programs for Approved Maintenance Organizations |
Series D - Matters Directly Affecting Airworthiness
(but ONLY concerning a limited number of aircraft owners, AMEs, or others)
| Document number |
Issue date | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| D001 | 1996-06-28 | DHC-2 Beaver - Engine Compartment Fire Extinguisher System |
| D002 | 1997-01-17 | Single-Pilot Operation of the Cessna Models 500, 550, S550, 552 & 560 Aircraft |
| D004 | 2002-05-28 | Cockpit Voice Recorder Recordings Evaluation |
| D005 | 2002-08-29 | Cessna 182S, 206H and T206H Right Wing Spar Cap Stiffeners |
| D006 | 2003-09-23 | Eurocopter AS 350: Investigation of Flight Control Concerns |
| D008 | 2006-11-14 | Safety Information Regarding Ground and Airbourne Icing |