WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. Airplanes.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on April 29 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 Textron Aviation, Inc, Model 408 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by the manufacturer's revision of the aircraft maintenance manual (AMM) to add a detailed inspection for the horizontal stabilizer spar, and change the airplane serial effectivity for the vertical stabilizer spar detailed inspection. This proposed AD would r...