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Final ruleTook effect May 11, 2026

Airworthiness Directives; B/E Aerospace Fischer GmbH Medical Seats

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 24, 2026. Document 2026-08003. Updated Nov. 12, 2026.

What it does

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain B/E Aerospace Fischer GmbH (B/E Aerospace Fischer) Medical Seats 230/305. This AD was prompted by a determination that certain medical seats that are certified for aft facing (AF) and forward facing (FF) installations have been delivered with an incorrect version of the swivel unit. This AD requires modification and reidentification of the affected medical seats. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

The Federal Aviation Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

14 CFR 39

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Aviation Administration has published 485 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 518 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

757 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 2120-AA64 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

This AD is effective May 11, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-08003
ActionFinal rule; request for comments.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
PublishedApril 24, 2026
Effective dateMay 11, 2026
Comments closeJune 8, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2120-AA64
DocketFAA-2026-3861

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register