The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) effective immediately for certain 787 Dreamliner aircraft. It follows an incident on March 11, 2024, when LATAM Airlines Flight 800 on a 787-9 aircraft had went into a sudden mid-air dive which resulted in over 50 passengers injured. The FAA said it received reports of “uncommanded horizontal movement of the captain’s and first officer’s seats” on 787 aircraft. The federal agency added: “The FAA received the first report in March 2024 indicating that uncommanded movement of the captain’s seat caused the control column input to disconnect the auto-pilot,
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