Is AD 98-12-01 a recurring Airworthiness Directive?

No — AD 98-12-01 is a one-time directive. Verify it was complied with in the aircraft's records.

Which aircraft does AD 98-12-01 apply to?

AD 98-12-01 applies to Pilatus — models PC-6. Serial/part conditions may narrow it to specific aircraft.

Airworthiness Directive 98-12-01

one-time

Official AD 98-12-01 · FR doc 98-14607 · 1998-06-04 · airframe

Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-6, PC- 6/A, PC-6/B, and PC-6/C Series Airplanes

What this AD requires

This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Models PC-6, PC-6/A, PC-6/B, and PC-6/C series airplanes equipped with turbo-prop engines. This AD requires modifying the fuel system to improve the venting between the collector tank, the main wing tanks, and the engine. This AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for Switzerland. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent engine fuel starvation during maximum climb and descent caused by poor fuel tank venting with low fuel levels, which could result in a loss of engine power during critical phases of flight.

Which aircraft AD 98-12-01 applies to

MakesPilatus

ModelsPC-6

Requires modification of the fuel venting system per Pilatus PC-6 SB No. PC-6-SB-171, dated Oct 18, 1995, to prevent engine fuel starvation from poor fuel tank venting at low fuel levels. Specific serial-number applicability not present in this excerpt.

Whether AD 98-12-01 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 98-12-01 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.