WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. Airplanes.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on May 15 by Paul R. Bernado, Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

Summary: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. (DAI) Model DA20-C1 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of a certain emergency locator transmitter (ELT) not activating due to a missing jumper wire. This proposed AD would require a continuity inspection of the D-sub connector of the Artex ELT 1000 and, if necessary, corrective actio...