Fri, Jun 13, 2008
Aero-News: Quote of the Day
ANN's Quote of the Day usually
derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick
quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and
issues.
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content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be
thought-provoking.
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Aero-News Quote of the Day
"After careful review of all available information
related to the subject presented above, we have identified an
unsafe condition that is likely to exist or develop on other
products of this same type design. For this reason, the FAA has
determined that AD action should be taken to reduce the likelihood
of the throttle position signal exceeding its maximum range, which
could cause loss of left and right engine control. The FAA has also
determined that AD action should be taken to provide an airplane
flight manual (AFM) procedure for responding to dual engine control
failures. This condition could result in the inability to maintain
desired airspeed and/or altitude with consequent loss of
control."
Source: From Emergency Airworthiness Directive
2008-13-51, issued to address a safety issue concerning a failure
that resulted in uncontrollable engine thrust in an Eclipse 500
airplane and the lack of emergency procedures developed for that
failure. Pilots of the twin-engine VLJ are required to perform
function tests on their planes' throttle quadrants, and insert
revised procedure supplements in their AFMs, prior to flying their
aircraft.
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