AD 2005-20-31

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell Flight Management System (FMS) One Million Word (1M or 700K) Data Bases (9104 Cycle or Earlier), as Installed in, but Not Limited to, McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and MD-11F Airplanes, Boeing Model 747-400 Series Airplanes, and Boeing Model 757 and 767 Airplanes

AD Number
2005-20-31
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2005-22585
FR Citation
70 FR 57998

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing 747-400 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell Flight Management System (FMS) One Million Word (1M or 700K) Data Bases (9104 Cycle or Earlier), as Installed in, but Not Limited to, McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and MD-11F Airplanes, Boeing Model 747-400 Series Airplanes, and Boeing Model 757 and 767 Airplanes
aircraft McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and MD-11F Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell Flight Management System (FMS) One Million Word (1M or 700K) Data Bases (9104 Cycle or Earlier), as Installed in, but Not Limited to, McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and MD-11F Airplanes, Boeing Model 747-400 Series Airplanes, and Boeing Model 757 and 767 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

An anomaly in the Honeywell Flight Management System (FMS) one million word (1M or 700K) data bases (9104 cycle or earlier) could cause an airplane to deviate from the published approach to the runway, leading to premature ground contact before reaching the runway.

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Required Actions

Revision to the FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) and installation of a placard to prohibit the use of Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) approaches for landing.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight.

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Affected Aircraft

Honeywell Flight Management System (FMS) one million word (1M or 700K) data bases (9104 cycle or earlier), as installed in, but not limited to, McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 and MD-11F airplanes, Boeing Model 747-400 series airplanes, Model 757-200, -200PF, -200CB, and -300 series airplanes, and Model 767-200, -300, -300F, and -400ER series airplanes, certificated in any category.

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