FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for Short Brothers SD3-30 and SD3-60 Airplanes

Summary

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an airworthiness directive requiring certain Short Brothers SD3-30 and SD3-60 airplanes to revise their Airplane Flight Manuals to include procedures for activating airframe pneumatic deicing boots, following reports of inflight incidents and an accident in icing conditions.