Fed: CASA releases draft rules for aircraft pressure alarms
Hundreds of small aircraft will be forced to fit alarms warning of deadly loss of cabinair pressure -- under draft rules released by Australia's air safety watchdog.
The regulations will be introduced as part of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority'sresponse to the crash of a Beech Super King Air which flew on auto pilot across Australiaafter losing cabin pressure in September, 2000.
Eight people on the flight from Perth to the West Australian mining town of Leonoradied on board.
The plane crashed in Queensland.
Under the CASA proposal, alarms costing between $2,000 and $20,000 will be fitted tomost common small passenger aircraft, including Beechcraft King Airs and several typesof Cessnas.
The aviation industry has until the end of June to comment on the draft directive.
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KEYWORD: BEECHCRAFT (CANBERRA)
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