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Phenom 100 Stall Accidents Spur Special Safety Bulletin

Brazil's ANAC has issued a special airworthiness bulletin for the Embraer Phenom 100 light jet following accidents in icing conditions.

Embraer Phenom 100 on airport ramp outside of Embraer hangar — Brazil's ANAC has issued a special airworthiness bulletin for the Embraer Phenom 100 light jet following several accidents in icing conditions. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN)

By Gordon Gilbert • Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

June 6, 2023

Several Embraer Phenom 100 accidents in icing conditions have prompted Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to issue a special airworthiness bulletin regarding the twinjet’s ice protection system. It also alerts owners and operators about the “importance of proper adherence to the standard operating procedures established by the airplane manufacturer.”

Three accidents cited in the bulletin occurred in icing conditions when operators used non-icing landing speeds that were close to stall speed. Two non-fatal accidents—on Feb. 08, 2021, at Paris LeBourget Airport and Feb. 15, 2013, at Berlin Schonefeld Airport—resulted in both aircraft suffering substantial damage when they stalled just before touchdown.

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