FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES; BAYKAR PIAGGIO AEROSPACE S.P.A. (TYPE CERTIFICATE PREVIOUSLY HELD BY PIAGGIO AVIATION S.P.A.) AIRPLANES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Baykar Piaggio Aerospace S.p.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Piaggio Aviation S.p.A.) Airplanes.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 12 by Christopher R. Parker, Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

Summary: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Baykar Piaggio Aerospace S.p.A. (type certificate previously held by Piaggio Aviation S.p.A.) (Piaggio) Model P-180 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of leakage from the flexible hydraulic hoses connected to the hydraulic pump package (HPP). This AD requires replacing the ...