Airworthiness Directive · Amendment 39-15831 · Flight controls
PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Models PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E Airplanes
This AD applies to the following model and serial number airplanes, certificated in any category.
(1) Models PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, manufacturer serial numbers (MSNs) 101 through 544, and MSNs 546 through 888; and
(2) Model PC-12/47E, manufacturer serial number 545, and MSNs 1001 through 1101.
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above that will supersede an existing AD. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:
Unless already done, do the following actions:
(1) Within 150 hours time-in-service (TIS) or 30 days after March 30, 2009 (the effective date of this AD), whichever occurs first, inspect the stick-pusher servo-cables for correct installation, position, and tension in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. PC12 Service Bulletin No. 27-020, Revision No. 1, dated January 30, 2009.
(2) If any discrepancy is found as a result of the inspection required by paragraph (f)(1) of this AD, before further flight, do all corrective actions in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions of PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. PC12 Service Bulletin No. 27-020, Revision No. 1, dated January 30, 2009.
Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information as follows: The MCAI does not supersede the previous MCAI on which FAA AD 2008-06-17 was based because it was a one-time inspection. For consistency within the FAA's regulatory system and to avoid confusion, this AD supersedes AD 2008-06-17.
The aircraft, engines and makers this AD names, by the model designations in its text. A model listed here may still be outside the AD's serial ranges.
