FAA Adopts New Airworthiness Directive for Yaborã ERJ 170 and ERJ 190 Airplanes

Summary

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Yaborã Indústria Aeronáutica S.A. Model ERJ 170 and ERJ 190-100 STD, -100 LR, -100 ECJ, -100 IGW, -200 STD, -200 LR, and -200 IGW airplanes to address an unsafe condition caused by the installation of inverted poles on the horizontal stabilizer pitch trim switches, which can result in opposite commands for the horizontal stabilizer.