ATSB Tackles ATR 72 Tail-Overstress Risk

Credit: ATSB
ATR and Virgin Australia have taken steps to prevent pilots from accidentally overstressing the ATR 72’s tail and to help maintenance engineers identify a rare but significant condition when the aircraft’s pitch-control system separates pilot and copilot inputs. The changes are the result of an...

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