WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Piaggio Aviation S.p.A. Airplanes.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 10 by Steven W. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
Summary: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Piaggio Aviation S.p.A. (Piaggio) Model P-180 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of chafing in the flap transmission shafts. This proposed AD would require inspecting the flap transmission shaft for chafing or any damage (surface abrasions, grooves or rubbing tracks, and metallic smears or transfers), measuring s...