AD 2017-11-16

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes

AD Number
2017-11-16
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2017-0194
FR Citation
82 FR 26571

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Pilatus AIRCRAFT LTD Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

An error within the Flight Management System (FMS) introduced into Primus APEX software Build 10 or 10.9, which could cause deviation from the correctly calculated barometric vertical navigation nominal glide path.

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Required Actions

Amend the applicable Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) to address the unsafe condition.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Model PC-12/47E airplanes.

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