Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. Airplanes
airworthiness · Rule · Final rule; request for comments. · Published 2026-08-14 · Effective 2026-08-31 · 91 FR 52490
Document
Document number
2026-16672
Federal Register citation
91 FR 52490
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; request for comments.
Category
airworthiness
Publication date
2026-08-14
Effective date
2026-08-31
FAA docket
Docket No. FAA-2026-7236
Abstract
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2024-16- 06, which applied to all Air Tractor, Inc. (Air Tractor) Model AT-802 and AT-802A airplanes with Wipaire, Inc. Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) No. SA01795CH installed. AD 2024-16-06 required repetitively inspecting the left and right, forward and rear, horizontal stabilizer spars for cracks, replacing any horizontal stabilizer spar found cracked or damaged, installing bathtub fittings, and reporting inspection results to the FAA. Since the FAA issued AD 2024-16-06, additional cracks in the horizontal stabilizer spars were reported where the vertical fin structural support brace mounts to the horizontal stabilizer spar. This AD retains all the actions of AD 2024- 16-06 and adds inspections to another area. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.