Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-10343 · Fairchild Model F27 and FH227 Series Airplanes
Fairchild Model F27 and FH227 Series Airplanes
All Model F27 and FH227 series airplanes, certificated in any category.
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Fairchild Model F27 and FH227 series airplanes, that requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to specify procedures that would prohibit flight in severe icing conditions (as determined by certain visual cues), limit or prohibit the use of various flight control devices while in severe icing conditions, and provide the flight crew with recognition cues for, and procedures for exiting from, severe icing conditions. This amendment is prompted by results of a review of the requirements for certification of the airplane in icing conditions, new information on the icing environment, and icing data provided currently to the flight crews. The actions specified by this AD are intended to minimize the potential hazards associated with operating the airplane in severe icing conditions by providing more clearly defined procedures and limitations associated with such conditions.
