Business · 16/07/1998

British Aerospace Model BAe 146 and Model Avro 146-RJ Series Airplanes: New Airworthiness Directive for Stress Corrosion Crack Repair

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring repetitive visual inspections and repairs of stress corrosion cracks on the top wing skins of certain British Aerospace Model BAe 146 and Model Avro 146-RJ series airplanes, following reports of such cracks on three aircraft.