WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Regional Airplanes.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 18 by Victor Wicklund, Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
Summary: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Regional Model ATR42-500 and ATR72-212A airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of potential use of improper material during the production of vertical tail plane (VTP) fittings. This proposed AD would require, for certain airplanes, an inspection for the material of affected fuselage-to...