AD 2023-04-20
Effective 03/21/2023 · Published 03/06/2023
Airworthiness Directives; Cirrus Design Corporation Airplanes
Summary
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Cirrus Design Corporation (Cirrus) Model SF50 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of an accident and an incident due to uncommanded activation of the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) autopilot mode while in flight. This AD requires booting the avionics in configuration mode, inhibiting the CAPS autopilot, fabricating and installing informat…