Gulfstream Gets FAA, EASA Signoff on Software Fix for G500 and G600

The flight control system load removes operational restriction from those models following the update.

Julie Boatman

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 08:12 AM ET

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The G500 originally gained type certification in July 2018. [Courtesy: Gulfstream]

Key Takeaways:

Gulfstream has received FAA and EASA approval for a software fix addressing an issue in the G500 and G600 jets' flight control system's angle of attack limiting mode.
The fix removes operational restrictions, such as a 15-knot wind limit on landing, which were imposed following a hard landing incident earlier this year.
These restrictions had paused deliveries of G500/G600 aircraft and delayed the G700 certification program by three to six months.
Gulfstream plans to update 90 percent of the in-service fleet with the new software by the end of September, allowing deliveries to resume.

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Gulfstream has received both FAA and EASA approval on its software fix to remove operational restrictions on the G500 and G600 large-cabin jets, the company announced in a media briefing at its headquarters in Savannah, Georgia, on Tuesday. Jeannine Haas, chief marketing officer for Gulfstream, confirmed the first step in the morning: “Yesterday, the FAA certification was achieved for our flight control software update.”

The fix—which corrects an issue in the flight control system’s angle of attack limiting mode—had been signed off by the FAA on Monday, with validation approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Tuesday afternoon.