AD 2000-18-05

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Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2000-18-05
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 99-NM-183-AD
FR Citation
65 FR 54403

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 Series Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Degradation of lift and drag characteristics in prolonged severe icing exposure, which could result in loss of lift and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Modify the alerting capability of the anti-icing advisory system to improve crew awareness of icing conditions, replace the median wing de-icing boots with extended de-icing boots, and install de-icing boots on the metallic wing leading edge.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

All Aerospatiale Model ATR42 and ATR72 series airplanes.

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