AD 2021-10-20

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Airplanes

AD Number
2021-10-20
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2021-0365
FR Citation
86 FR 26373

Applicability

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

Unsafe Condition

Temporary loss of all display units and the integrated electronic standby instrument (IESI) could result in loss of control of the airplane.

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Required Actions

Revising the existing aircraft flight manual (AFM) to update a systems limitation for the transformer rectifier unit (TRU), performing an operational test of a certain contactor and an electrical test of a certain battery toggle switch, and corrective actions if necessary, as specified in EASA Emergency AD 2021-0120-E.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42-500 and ATR72-212A airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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