FAA Lists 18 Airworthiness Directives for Pilatus PC-24, 15 Currently in Force
Why It MattersFor a young business jet, the directive record shows how certification oversight keeps adding maintenance and inspection obligations after delivery, so operating-cost and records planning must track the directive list continuously.
What happened
A CRAFT directory page that compiles data from the Federal Register and the FAA lists 18 FAA airworthiness directives (ADs) naming the Pilatus PC-24. Of these, 15 are in force and none are recurring. The page flags two ADs, 2023-26-05 and 2023-11-05, as superseded or removed, along with AD 2021-10-28.
The most recent entries include AD 2026-17-11, effective 2026-10-20. It was prompted by a report that a solid-state relay in the left-hand windshield heating system may allow reverse current flow when in the OFF position, and it applies to PC-24 airplanes identified in European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD 2026-0008, dated January 15, 2026.
AD 2026-07-10, effective 2026-05-19, followed a revision to the airworthiness limitations section of the aircraft maintenance manual that introduced new and more restrictive instructions and maintenance tasks. It applies to all serial numbers.
Other listed directives cover an incorrect wiring arrangement around the weather radar system (AD 2023-12-04, serial numbers 231 through 252 and 254 and 255), a failure of the dual ethernet communication channel on a dual-channel data concentration and processing unit that caused unintended system activations (AD 2022-08-09), and electronic circuit breakers found locked after maintenance (AD 2021-06-01). The list also includes cockpit and cabin evaporator filters produced with degraded fire retardant properties (AD 2021-04-03) and electrical harness installations that did not comply with the approved design (AD 2021-01-05).
Industry impact & what to watch
A directive list of this kind is a running ledger of what regulators have asked operators to inspect, replace or re-task on a type since it entered service. For the PC-24, the entries span electrical systems, wiring, data networks and maintenance-manual limits, which are the areas where a newer aircraft typically accumulates corrective actions as fleet hours grow.
For owners, operators and buyers of used aircraft, the practical consequence is on the records side. Compliance has to be demonstrated against each directive that applies to a given serial number, and the serial-number scoping in entries such as AD 2023-12-04 shows that applicability varies from airframe to airframe.
The next dated milestone is the effective date of AD 2026-17-11 on 2026-10-20, which ties the FAA action to the EASA directive 2026-0008 it references.
