FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A78EU

Pilatus Aircraft Limited

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 11 12/23/2005 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (5)

Applicable airworthiness directives (72)

ADs joined from the FAA Federal Register by (Pilatus Aircraft Limited × model). Click any AD to see the full Federal Register record. Mandatory; flying out of compliance grounds the airplane.

2026-11528 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2026-06-09
2026-09771 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2026-05-15
2026-08022 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2026-04-24
2026-05364 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2026-03-19
2026-01051 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2026-01-21
2026-01047 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2026-01-21
2024-09084 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2024-04-29
2024-02055 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2024-02-02
2023-14007 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2023-07-03
2023-11447 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2023-05-31
2023-07773 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2023-04-14
2023-07539 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2023-04-11
2023-03924 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2023-02-27
2022-23567 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2022-11-07
2022-20517 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2022-09-22
2022-10761 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2022-05-20
2022-06975 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2022-04-04
2022-05223 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2022-03-14
2022-02714 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2022-02-10
2021-26544 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2021-12-09
2021-24540 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2021-11-12
2021-15469 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2021-07-22
2021-03476 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2021-02-23
2020-24048 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2020-11-02
2020-24047 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2020-11-02
2020-20310 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Limited Airplanes 2020-09-16
2020-17044 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2020-08-06
2020-17038 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2020-08-06
2019-08157 Airworthiness Directives; Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH LCR-100 Attitude and Heading Reference System Units 2019-04-24
2017-11411 Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 2017-06-08
2017-11132 Airworthiness Directives; Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH LCR-100 Attitude and Heading Reference System Units 2017-06-05
2017-05160 Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 2017-03-21
2017-02772 Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 2017-02-16
2016-31600 Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 2017-01-05
2016-20833 Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 2016-09-01
2016-20828 Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 2016-08-31
2016-13854 Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 2016-06-13
2016-13372 Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 2016-06-10
2016-13249 Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 2016-06-08
2016-06818 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2016-03-28
2015-24464 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes 2015-09-29
2015-17200 Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 2015-07-16
2015-17205 Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 2015-07-14
2015-10073 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft LTD. Airplanes 2015-05-01
2014-28730 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Limited Airplanes 2014-12-12
2014-26704 Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 2014-11-13
2014-24558 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. Air Data Pressure Transducers 2014-10-29
2014-19490 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft LTD. Airplanes 2014-08-18
2014-12256 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. Air Data Pressure Transducers 2014-05-28
2013-22980 Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes 2013-09-25

+ 22 older AD(s) — browse all ADs ↗

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (9)

Advisory bulletins on these airframes. Not mandatory like ADs — but operators tracking AD compliance often miss the SAIB on the same component.

CE-17-13 Engine Oil Pressure; Torque Transducer Oil Pressure Pipe P-Clamp Installation
CE-16-12 AUTO FLIGHT - Autopilot
CE-05-08
CE-04-70
CE-04-62
CE-04-60
CE-04-52
CE-03-19
CE-02-15

Special Conditions + ELOS findings

Certification-time deviations: SCs add requirements where the design is novel; ELOS allows alternative compliance. Most modern types have both.

ELOS AT00923CE-A-P-4 Interconnected Fuel Tanks without Interconnected Tank Airspaces
ELOS AT00923CE-A-P-3 Digital Only Display Powerplant Indications
ELOS AT00923CE-A-S-4 Auto Throttle Engage When Not Installed
ELOS ACE-08-02 Circuit Protective Devices
ELOS ACE-07-15 Flap operating range
ELOS ACE-07-14 Pitot heat indication system
ELOS ACE-94-8 Spin demonstration
ELOS ACE-05-18 Pressurized Cabin requirements

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

Sec. 21.16
Sec. 21.21
Sec. 21.29
Sec. 21.50
Sec. 21.93
Sec. 23.49
Sec. 21.183
Sec. 23.221
Sec. 23.479
Sec. 23.562
Sec. 23.841
Sec. 23.975
Sec. 23.1301
Sec. 23.1305
Sec. 23.1311
Sec. 23.1326
Sec. 23.1357
Sec. 23.1507
Sec. 23.1529
Sec. 23.1545
Sec. 36.95

Fleet view · 313 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

10–12 (n=313)

Horsepower

1,200

750–1,200

Year of mfr

2001

1995–2025

Engines on the type, by tail count

P&W CANADA PT6A-67B 105
P&W CANADA PT6A-66 SER 57
P&W PT6A SER 38
P&W CANADA PT6A-6 SERIES 18
P&W CANADA PT6E-67XP 16
P&W CANADA PT6A-67 13
P&W CANADA PT6A-60A 12
P&W PT6SER TP 4

NTSB events

156

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

193

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.50 events / tail · 0.62 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.