Cirrus SF50 Grounded For AOA Sensor Problems

William Garvey Jessica A. Salerno Molly McMillin May 22, 2019

In April, the FAA grounded the fleet of Cirrus Vision SF50 light jets because of issues with the aircraft’s angle of attack (AOA) sensor. The FAA issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) on April 18. The action followed three incidents in which the aircraft’s stall warning and protection...

William Garvey

Bill was Editor-in-Chief of Business & Commercial Aviation from 2000 to 2020. During his stewardship, the monthly magazine received scores of awards for editorial excellence.

Jessica A. Salerno

Jessica is Executive Editor of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine. She started as Editor of ShowNews Online, Aviation Week's on-site trade show daily published at the Paris Air Show, NBAA Annual Convention, Singapore Air Show and at other significant aerospace gatherings.

Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 25-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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