AD Amdt-39-10475

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Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes

AD Number
Amdt-39-10475
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. 97-CE-46-AD
FR Citation
63 FR 19390

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Pilatus Aircraft Ltd Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Fuel tank underwing access panels insufficiently electrically bonded to the airframe can cause electrical arcing in the fuel tanks and detonation of the fuel-air mixture.

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Required Actions

Install aluminum bonding bushings over certain screws in certain fuel tank underwing access panels.

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Compliance Time

Before further flight

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Affected Aircraft

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 airplanes with certain fuel tank underwing access panels insufficiently electrically bonded.

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Retrieved: Apr 6, 2026

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