AD 2020-05-12

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Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Airplanes

AD Number
2020-05-12
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2020-0199
FR Citation
85 FR 14562

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The alpha limiter can engage even when the airplane is not near a critical angle of attack and limit the pilot's pitch authority in the flare, resulting in a landing at a high rate of descent.

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Required Actions

Revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) for your airplane to incorporate revised limitations and procedures, including limiting the maximum crosswind component for landing and increasing the normal approach speeds, based on steady-state winds and wind gusts.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVII-G500 and GVII-G600 airplanes

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