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Airworthiness Directive 2026-08-11

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Official AD 2026-08-11 · FR doc 2026-08022 · 2026-04-24 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

What this AD requires

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12/47G airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that a brake shuttle valve (BSV) on a production airplane shuttled and isolated the brake line to the left- hand (LH) brake, which resulted in brake lockup. This AD requires replacement of the LH and right-hand (RH) brake pipe assemblies and also prohibits the installation of affected parts. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

Which aircraft AD 2026-08-11 applies to

MakesPilatus Aircraft Ltd.
ModelsPC-12/47G, PC-12

Applicability determined by aircraft identified in European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Emergency AD 2026-0065-E, dated March 25, 2026.

Whether AD 2026-08-11 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:

Method of compliance — The specific action taken (inspected, replaced, modified) and to what revision.
Date — When the work was done.
Aircraft time — Total time in service / tach at compliance — how recurring next-due is computed.
Signature & certificate — The A&P/IA who returned it to service, with certificate number.
Is AD 2026-08-11 complied with on your aircraft?

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.

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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.