FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES; TEXTRON AVIATION, INC. (TYPE CERTIFICATE PREVIOUSLY HELD BY CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY) AIRPLANES

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation, Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Company) Airplanes.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on March 7 by Victor Wicklund, Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

Summary: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Textron Aviation, Inc, Model 560 and 560XL airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of mis-wired fire extinguishing bottles. This proposed AD would require an engine fire extinguisher system functional test, an inspection of the fire extinguisher bottle cartridge wire n...