Airworthiness Directives; Rockwell Collins, Inc. AFD-3010 Adaptive Flight Display Units
airworthiness · Rule · Final rule; request for comments. · Published 2002-10-16 · Effective 2002-11-12 · 67 FR 63813
Document
Document number
02-25717
Federal Register citation
67 FR 63813
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; request for comments.
Category
airworthiness
Publication date
2002-10-16
Effective date
2002-11-12
FAA docket
Docket No. 2002-CE-39-AD
Abstract
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Rockwell Collins) AFD-3010 adaptive flight display units that are installed on aircraft. This AD requires you to inspect the AFD-3010 unit to determine if it contains an MFP386 Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) device with a date code of 0128. This AD also requires you to have any AFD-3010 units with an MFP386 device with a date code of 0128 modified. This AD is the result of reports of a manufacturing defect. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent premature failure of the ASIC, which could result in the AFD-3010 unit displaying erroneous primary flight and engine parameter information. Such failure could lead to the pilot using incorrect information when making critical flight safety decisions.