AD Amdt-39-10382

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Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Model Piaggio P-180 Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10382
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 98-CE-18-AD
FR Citation
63 FR 11823

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Model Piaggio P-180 Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Model Piaggio P-180 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Pilot difficulty in disengaging the autopilot during flight could result in pilot's lack of proper attention to critical flight tasks due to increased pilot workload and possible loss of airplane controllability.

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Required Actions

Revise airplane flight manual (AFM) and pilot's operating handbook (POH) supplements to include revised autopilot emergency disengagement procedures.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche (I.A.M.) Model Piaggio P-180 airplanes equipped with Rockwell Collins APS-65 autopilot system with APC-65A autopilot computer.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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