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NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION ************************************************************ National
Transportation Safety Board Washington, DC
20594 November 4, 2010 ************************************************************ NTSB Safety
Recommendations A-10-129 and -130 ************************************************************ The National
Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation
Administration: Require
Eurocopter to review the design of the fuel flow control lever
(FFCL) and/or its detent track on AS350-series helicopters and
require modification to ensure that the FFCL is protected to
prevent unintentional movement out of its detents and that
it does not move easily to an unintended position.
(A-10-129) Evaluate other
helicopters with fuel flow control levers (FFCL) and detent
tracks similar in design to those on Eurocopter
AS350-series helicopters and require modification, as
necessary, to ensure that the FFCL is protected to
prevent unintentional movement out of its detents and that
it does not move easily to an unintended position.
(A-10-130) ************************************************************ http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2010/A-10-129-130.pdf ************************************************************ The complete
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