# Proposed AD 95-NM-243-AD: Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 340B Series Airplanes

- Type: Proposed airworthiness directive (not in force)
- Status: Became AD 96-18-03
- Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
- Published: March 21, 1996, 61 FR 11591
- Comments due: April 19, 1996
- Became: [AD 96-18-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/96-18-03)
- Docket: 95-NM-243-AD
- FR document: 96-6809
- Official PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/0f/d2/0fd2d3c26c83e808a6144228c53335dcc5b773b8c953da06c2cc54d64236f200 (from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-03-21/pdf/96-6809.pdf)
- Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/21/96-6809/airworthiness-directives-saab-model-saab-sf340a-and-saab-340b-series-airplanes
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/proposed/95-NM-243-AD

## Summary

This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Saab Model SAAB SF340A and SAAB 340B series airplanes. This proposal would require installation of an automatic flight idle stop on the control quadrant in the flight compartment. This proposal is prompted by several reports of one or both power levers being moved aft of the flight idle stop on approach. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent such movement of the power lever(s) during flight, which could result in the loss of power to one or both engines, as well as severe engine damage.

## Notices in this docket

- Mar 21, 1996: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). (first notice), FR document 96-6809, comments due Apr 19, 1996 (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/21/96-6809/airworthiness-directives-saab-model-saab-sf340a-and-saab-340b-series-airplanes)

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