WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on May 13 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 Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-24 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that a solid-state relay (SSR) used in the left-hand (LH) windshield heating system may allow reverse current flow when in the OFF position. This proposed AD would require modification of the airplane and replacement of the affected SSR wi...