DOT FAA Mandates Safety Checks for Airbus H160-B Emergency Life-Raft Locator Systems
June 04, 2026
June 04, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final airworthiness directive requiring inspections and corrective actions for Airbus Helicopters, Marignane, France, model H160-B aircraft following reports involving emergency life-raft locator equipment. The directive addresses concerns about personal locator beacon batteries that were found fully discharged and reports that connecting ropes linking emergency life-raft systems to l . . .
