Summary
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for various transport airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of smoke and fumes in the flight deck. This AD requires modification of certain universal serial bus (USB) receptacles located in the flight deck. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Directive Details
AD Number
FAA-2019-0444
Document Number
2019-22389
Type
Rule
Publication Date
October 15, 2019
Effective Date
November 19, 2019
Affected Manufacturer
Various Transport
Criticality
routine
Emergency
No
Docket ID
Docket No. FAA-2019-0444
Topics
Air transportationAircraftAviation safetyIncorporation by referenceSafety
Official Documents
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