Regulation & law · 13/10/2021

FAA Adopts New Airworthiness Directive for Airbus Canada Limited Partnership Airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Canada Limited Partnership Model BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11 airplanes to address an unsafe condition where water dripped into the forward avionics bay during an engine shutdown, causing a short circuit and tripping a circuit breaker.