AD 2024-08-07

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Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

AD Number
2024-08-07
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2024-0045
FR Citation
89 FR 33206

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Pilatus Aircraft Ltd Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Failure of certain parts, which could result in asymmetric main landing gear failure that could lead to loss of airplane control during take-off, landing, and taxiing operations.

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Required Actions

Revise the airworthiness limitation section (ALS) of the existing aircraft maintenance manual (AMM) or Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) and the existing approved maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, as specified in EASA AD 2023-0184. This includes incorporating new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, such as repetitive eddy current inspections for cracks in the main landing gear yoke fitting.

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Compliance Time

Within 12 months of the effective date (June 3, 2024).

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Affected Aircraft

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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