WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) late on Wednesday said it was mandating U.S. DHC-3 operators quickly conduct inspections after a fatal crash in Washington state killed 10 in September.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) last week issued an "urgent safety recommendation" asking the FAA and Transport Canada to take "immediate action" to require inspections of the seaplanes.
The FAA is requiring visual inspections of a stabilizer component to confirm a lock ring is present and correctly installed. Operators of the 63 U.S. planes must perform the inspections within 10 hours of flight time from the time of Wednesday's directive. (Reporting by David Shepardson; editing by Christian Schmollinger)