Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

AD 2026-11528 Published 2026-06-09 2 models 1,206 US-registered tails affected Federal Register ↗

Abstract

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12/47E airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of the stall warning protection system (SWPS) engaging when not appropriate. This AD requires updating operational software and incorporating a pilot's operating handbook (POH) temporary revision (TR). This AD also prohibits the installation of affected software. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Applicability

Aircraft makes and models this AD applies to, sorted by US-registered fleet size.

PILATUS PC-12/47E 827 tails
PILATUS PC-12/45 379 tails

Compliance instructions

The full AD text — required actions, compliance times, parts/serial numbers, and methods of compliance — is in the Federal Register publication. We do not paraphrase ADs because misreading the compliance instructions is a safety risk.

Read AD on Federal Register ↗

Related SAIBs

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins on the same models. Advisory rather than mandatory — but operators tracking AD compliance often miss the SAIB on the same component.

+ 1 more SAIB(s) on these models.

Source

Federal Register, Federal Aviation Administration. Document number 2026-11528.

Methodology

Each AD is matched to make/model pairs by aircraft type designation as published in the AD applicability statement, cross-referenced against the FAA aircraft registry.