Airworthiness Directive 2020-11-06
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What this AD requires
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-6, PC-6/350, PC-6/350-H1, PC-6/350-H2, PC-6/A, PC-6/A-H1, PC-6/A-H2, PC-6/B-H2, PC-6/B1-H2, PC-6/B2-H2, PC-6/ B2-H4, PC-6/C-H2, PC-6/C1-H2, PC-6-H1, and PC-6-H2 airplanes. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as flap actuator taper pins that were not swaged during the manufacturing process. The FAA is issuing this AD to require actions to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Which aircraft AD 2020-11-06 applies to
Applies only to airplanes with a left-hand or right-hand flap actuator assembly P/N 6132.0039.51 or P/N 6132.0039.52, or pushrod assembly P/N 6132.0040.00, installed, except those assemblies supplied by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. with an EASA Form 1 tag dated July 2, 2018 or later. These airplanes may also be identified as Fairchild Republic Company, Fairchild Industries, Fairchild Heli Porter, or Fairchild-Hiller Corporation airplanes.
Whether AD 2020-11-06 actually applies to your aircraft (by serial and installed parts) and whether it’s already complied with comes from that aircraft’s records.
How AD compliance is recorded
A valid compliance record (14 CFR 43.9) states:
Tailplate reads a tail number’s logbooks and matches every applicable AD — including this one — to its compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates computed.
Look up a tail number →Read the full directive (Federal Register)Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and is advisory, not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.