Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Avionics Systems, Inc. TAWS8000 Terrain Awareness Warning System
airworthiness · Rule · Final rule; request for comments. · Published 2003-06-30 · Effective 2003-07-21 · 68 FR 38586
Document
Document number
03-15854
Federal Register citation
68 FR 38586
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; request for comments.
Category
airworthiness
Publication date
2003-06-30
Effective date
2003-07-21
FAA docket
Docket No. 2003-CE-25-AD
Abstract
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Goodrich Avionics Systems, Inc. (Goodrich) TAWS8000 terrain awareness warning systems (TAWS) that are installed on airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the TAWS installation and remove any TAWS where both the TAWS and any other device are connected to the same baro set potentiometer. This AD also prohibits future installation of any TAWS8000 TAWS that incorporates hardware "Mod None", "Mod A", or "Mod B". This AD is the result of a test that showed that TAWS8000 TAWS cause altitude errors in other instruments. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent the loading of the baro set potentiometer, which could result in an unacceptable attitude error. Such a condition could cause the pilot to make flight decisions that put the airplane in unsafe flight conditions.