New Airworthiness Directive Addresses B747, 777 5G Interference
The FAA has released another 5G related Airworthiness Directive, this time prohibiting Boeing 747-8, 747-8F and 777 airplanes from landing at airports where 5G interference could possibly occur. The AD does not apply to those landings at airports the FAA has affirmed are safe and reliable in their local C-band environment, nor those airports without 5G infrastructure in their vicinity. The FAA says it issued the AD for the heavy Boeings because of its interconnected systems reliant upon its altimeter, which affects the autothrottle, ground proximity warning, thrust reversers, and TCAS. The aircraft affected are estimated to number 336 in the domestic American fleet, with over 1,700 wo