Business · 17/03/2010

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S-76C Helicopters: Airworthiness Directive Amendment

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an airworthiness directive amendment for Sikorsky Model S-76C helicopters, requiring inspections of the emergency flotation system to ensure a metallic foil shunt is not installed, which could prevent the flotation system from deploying and emergency evacuation after a water landing.