Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft Equipped With Honeywell Primus II RNZ-850/-851 Integrated Navigation Units
airworthiness · Rule · Final rule; request for comments. · Published 2003-02-24 · Effective 2003-03-11 · 68 FR 8539
Document
Document number
03-4238
Federal Register citation
68 FR 8539
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; request for comments.
Category
airworthiness
Manufacturer
Various
Publication date
2003-02-24
Effective date
2003-03-11
FAA docket
Docket No. 2003-NM-41-AD
Abstract
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to various aircraft equipped with a certain Honeywell Primus II RNZ-850/-851 Integrated Navigation Unit. As one alternative for compliance, this action provides for a one-time inspection to determine whether a certain modification has been installed on the Honeywell Primus II NV850 Navigation Receiver Module, which is part of the Integrated Navigation Unit. In lieu of accomplishing this inspection, and for aircraft found to have an affected navigation receiver module, this action provides for revising the aircraft flight manual to include new limitations for instrument landing system (ILS) approaches. This action is necessary to ensure that the flightcrew has an accurate glideslope deviation indication. An erroneous glideslope deviation indication could lead to the aircraft making an approach off the glideslope, which could result in impact with an obstacle or terrain. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition.