AD 2021-07-04

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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

AD Number
2021-07-04
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2020-1112
FR Citation
86 FR 17502

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

The minimum operating airspeeds in severe icing conditions, computed to provide adequate stall margins, do not provide sufficient margins to stall speeds at high bank angle while exiting severe icing conditions.

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Required Actions

Revising the existing aircraft flight manual (AFM) and applicable corresponding operational procedures to provide emergency procedures and limitations for operating in severe icing conditions, as specified in EASA AD 2020-0177.

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Compliance Time

Within 50 flight hours

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Affected Aircraft

All ATR-GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42-200, -300, -320, and -500 airplanes; and Model ATR72-101, -102, -201, -202, -211, -212, and -212A airplanes; certificated in any category.

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Retrieved: Apr 4, 2026

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