FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES; AIRBUS CANADA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (TYPE CERTIFICATE PREVIOUSLY HELD BY C SERIES AIRCRAFT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (CSALP); BOMBARDIER, INC.) AIRPLANES

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule called: Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Type Certificate Previously Held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 2 by Victor Wicklund, Acting Director, Integrated Certificate Management Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

Summary: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Canada Limited Partnership Model BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11 airplanes. This AD was prompted by the discovery that the outflow valve (OFV) direct current (DC) motor could potentially be inoperative when used in high differential pressure condit...