Monday - July 27, 2026
DOT FAA Mandates Safety Checks for Airbus H160-B Emergency Life-Raft Locator Systems
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 . . .

Targeted News Service Document Request Form

This document is available to you by e-mail if you complete the form below with relevant information. There may be a fee for this article or ongoing service of similar materials. We will be in touch shortly.

Click here for more information about our products