Pilatus PC-12/47E — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

826 Pilatus PC-12/47Es are on the U.S. registry. Here’s what a records review covers for one — the Airworthiness Directives that apply, the known trouble spots, and the checklist a buyer or owner should hold every logbook against.

Registered
826
Applicable ADs
5
Recurring
1
Serial-conditional
30

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Pilatus PC-12/47E

  • one-time
    AD 2022-20517 — Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes · 2022-09-22

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2016-26- 08, which applied to all Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E airplanes. AD 2016-26-08 required incorporating revisions into the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of the maintenance…

  • one-time
    AD 2017-02772 — Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes · 2017-02-16

    The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to all PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Models PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E airplanes. The second reference to the main landing gear (MLG) in paragraph (f)(6) is incorre…

  • recurring
    AD 2016-31600 — Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes · 2017-01-05

    We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2014-22-01 for all PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Models PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/ 47E airplanes. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to id…

  • one-time
    AD 2013-06169 — Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes · 2013-03-25

    We are rescinding an airworthiness directive (AD) for all PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Models PC-12, PC-12/45, and PC-12/47 airplanes. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct a…

  • one-time
    AD 2013-03407 — Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes · 2013-02-19

    We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC- 12/47E airplanes. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to i…

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 30 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.

Known trouble spots on the PC-12/47E

PC-12 landing-gear actuator & PT6 statusmedium

The Pilatus PC-12 is generally strong; the main items to verify are landing-gear actuator/overhaul status and the PT6A hot-section/ESP status. Confirm gear overhaul and engine program enrollment.

The records checklist for a Pilatus PC-12/47E

Airworthiness Directives
Every applicable AD matched to compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates.
Annual / 100-hr inspections
A continuous, signed inspection history (14 CFR 91.409) with no gaps.
Service bulletins & letters
Mandatory and recommended SBs/SLs, complied or noted.
Life-limited parts
Airworthiness-limitations items tracked against their limits.
Form 337s / major alterations
Field approvals and STCs on file and reconciled.
Equipment inspections
ELT (91.207), transponder (91.413), altimeter/pitot-static (91.411).
Damage & accident history
NTSB and repair-major records for this exact tail.
Logbook continuity
Unbroken records — the gaps are where value and airworthiness hide.
Run a verified records report on your PC-12/47E

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and the aircraft’s type certificate; it is advisory and not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.