EMBRAER Issues Airworthiness Directive for EMB-120 Series Airplanes

Summary

The Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica, S.A. (EMBRAER) has issued an airworthiness directive for the EMB-120 series airplanes, requiring the revision of the Airplane Flight Manual to address ice protection system activation and icing conditions. The directive aims to improve flightcrew recognition of significant ice formation and take corrective action to prevent reduced controllability.