Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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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.

FMI: Read The Emergency AD (.pdf), www.eclipseaviation.com