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Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (EMBRAER) Model ERJ , 70 and ERJ 190 Allplanes, an ((

Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc.,iPrirnus EPIC and Primus

APEX Flight Management Systems, as Installed on, but nL Limited to, Empresa

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12/4 7E Allplanes

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AGENCY: Federal Aviation Admmistration (FAA), DOT _ I D I

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.) INl1'IA~'5(~

SUMl\!lARY: We " are adopting a new airworthiness direc ive (AD) for certain Honeywel . 4-/Z/' i)

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Intemationallnc., Primus EPIC and Primus APEX flight management systems (FMS), a

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installed on the airplanes described above. This AD requires revising the Limitations 1NI.fl5:i

sectIOn . atef h aIrp. Iane fl'19ht man ual' to mcorporate thide proce ures necessary to recover "" S' 0

from or work around a software anomaly in the FMS. Thir AD results frOin discovery of ::::::::" .

software anomalIes WhlCh,IIIcertam sItuatIons, can causel the FMS to generate ' '.

misleading navigational guidance to the pilots and autopilot systems of various airplanes Dm

having this same system software. We are issuing this AD to prevent the FMS from RDlrrlI<{;S\'M~OL

generating misleading navigational guidance to the pilots bd autopilot systems due to ';;'TIALSiSIG

software anomalies, which could lead to an airplane depJting from its scheduled flight nm

path, and resulting in possihle 'collision with other airera, or terrain. <o>">~m""o>

DATES: This AD is effective [rNSERT DATE 15 DAYS AFTER DATE OF ,,,m."""o

PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
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PUBLICA nON IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].

ACTION: Final rule; request for conunents. I

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directivcl (AD), or certain Honeywell

Intemational Inc., Primus EPIC and PrLnus APEX flight m~agemrt systems (FMS), as

ins:alled on the airplanes described above. This AD requires reViSing the Limitations

section of the airplane flight manual to incorporate the procedures +cessary to recover

from or work around a software anomaly in the FMS. This ~ resJts from discovery of

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so. 'ar~ anom~ Ie~ W.lUC , ,m certam svu~tlOns, can caus~.1 I 0 gene~ate .

mlsleadmg navlgatlonal gUidance to the pllots and autoptlot ~ysteml of vano us mrplanes

having this same system sofu.vare. We 'are issuing this AD tOlprevent the FMS from

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generating misleading navigational gui'dance to the pilots anq autopilot systems due to

software anomalies, which could lead to an airplane departin~ from1its scheduled flight

path, and resulting in possible collision vvith other aircraft orlterrain

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DATES: This AD is effective [INSERT DATE 15 DAYS AFTER DATE OF

Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc., Primus ErIC and Primus

APEX Flight Management Systems, as Installed on, but not Limited to, Empresa

Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 17~and E~ 190 Airplanes, and

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12/47E Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

FAA Form 1360-14.1 (6-89)

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