FAA Adopts New Airworthiness Directive for Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes

Summary

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring the installation of foreign object damage barriers in certain Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and SA227 series airplanes to prevent flight control jammings caused by objects falling through cockpit floor openings, following two incidents involving objects jamming the elevator controls and yoke.