FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for Fairchild Model F-27 and FH-227 Series Airplanes

Summary

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has adopted a new airworthiness directive requiring Fairchild Model F-27 and FH-227 series airplane operators 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 where the boots were not activated.