Business · 13/09/1996

FAA Proposes New Airworthiness Directive for Certain Commercial Airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD) to address a potential issue with the Honeywell Standard Windshear Detection System (WSS) on certain commercial airplanes, including Boeing 727-200 Series, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, and British Aerospace Avro Model 146-RJ Series aircraft, following an accident report of severe windshear during a missed approach.