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 update for its G500 and G600 large-cabin jets.
This fix removes operational restrictions, such as a 15-knot wind limit on landing, caused by an issue in the flight control system's angle of attack limiting mode that was highlighted by a recent hard landing incident.
The issue had previously halted new G500/G600 deliveries and caused a three-to-six-month delay in the G700 certification program.
Gulfstream aims to update 90 percent of the in-service G500 and G600 fleet by the end of September.

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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.