DOT FAA Orders Inspections on Embraer EMB-505 Fleet Over Stabilizer Test Concerns
June 03, 2026
June 03, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has adopted an airworthiness directive affecting certain Embraer S.A., Sao Paulo, Brazil, model EMB-505 airplanes after identifying concerns that some aircraft may have invalid horizontal stabilizer backlash test results because incorrect testing procedures were used. The rule becomes effective on July 6, 2026, and requires inspections of left-hand and right-hand horizontal stabilizer backlash, al . . .
