AD 2004-26-12

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 Series Airplanes

AD Number
2004-26-12
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2004-19972
FR Citation
69 FR 78300

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Embraer ERJ 170 Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Temporary or possible sustained loss of all modular avionics units (MAUs), which triggers a cascade of failures in systems dependent on MAU functionalities.

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Required Actions

Revise the airplane flight manual (AFM) to include operational instructions and prohibit dispatch with the integrated electronic standby system (IESS) inoperative. Perform a test to determine proper operation of the network interface card (NIC) communications and repair if necessary. Install a specific software version of the PRIMUS EPIC system, after which the AFM revision must be removed.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 series airplanes.

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