The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) for Viking Limited DHC-3 Otter airplanes to address possible issues with the lock ring on the stabilizer.

The FAA issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) for de Havilland DHC-3 Otters to address potential corrosion in tail assemblies, which could lead to structural failure and loss of control.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging US and Canadian regulators to immediately require inspections of De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otters following a deadly September crash. “The ...

The NTSB confirmed Sept. 12 that it has located the wreckage of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter seaplane that crashed in the Puget Sound off Whidbey Island, Washington, eight days earlier. Supported by the ...

The NTSB on Oct. 27 called on the FAA and Transport Canada to require operators of DHC-3 seaplanes to immediately inspect a horizontal stabilizer component as part of its ongoing investigation of a ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging aviation regulators to require De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otters be equipped with secondary devices to prevent horizontal stabiliser actuators ...

SEATTLE — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Airworthiness Directive Tuesday for Viking Air Limited DHC-3 airplanes upon the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it was contacting De Havilland Canada DHC-3 operators in the United States to ensure they conduct inspections ...