Proposed Rule2026-11325
Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type Certificate Previously Held by Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.) Airplanes
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Published
June 5, 2026
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Abstract
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model Gulfstream 200 and Galaxy airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This proposed AD would require revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 34178-34181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11325]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2026-4652; Project Identifier MCAI-2025-01418-T]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type
Certificate Previously Held by Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.)
Airplanes
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for all Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model Gulfstream 200 and Galaxy
airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that new or
more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This proposed
AD would require revising the existing maintenance or inspection
program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive
airworthiness limitations. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the
unsafe condition on these products.
DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by July 20,
2026.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Fax: 202-493-2251.
<bullet> Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-
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30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590.
<bullet> Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> under
Docket No. FAA-2026-4652; or in person at Docket Operations between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD
docket contains this NPRM, the mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI), any comments received, and other information. The
street address for Docket Operations is listed above.
Material Incorporated by Reference:
<bullet> For Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI) material
identified in this proposed AD, contact CAAI, P.O. Box 1101, Golan
Street, Airport City, 70100, Israel; telephone 972-3-9774665; fax 972-
3-9774592; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#27464e57674a485309404851094e4b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bedfd7cefed3d1ca90d9d1c890d7d2">[email protected]</span></a>. You may find this material on the CAAI
website at gov.il/en/pages/israeli-airworthiness-directives. It is also
available at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> under Docket No. FAA-2026-4652.
<bullet> You may view this material at the FAA, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des
Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the
FAA, call 206-231-3195.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Huynh, Aviation Safety Engineer,
FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (404)
474-5526; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#307642515e5b1e7845495e58705651511e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="084e7a69666326407d716660486e6969266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments using a method listed
under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2026-4652;
Project Identifier MCAI-2025-01418-T'' at the beginning of your
comments. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion of the
proposal, explain the reason for any recommended change, and include
supporting data. The FAA will consider all comments received by the
closing date and may amend this proposal because of those comments.
Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information you provide. The
agency will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal
contact received about this NPRM.
Confidential Business Information
CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this NPRM contain commercial
or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that
you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to
this NPRM, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing
CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public
docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Frank
Huynh, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (404) 474-5526; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85c3f7e4ebeeabcdf0fcebedc5e3e4e4abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d791a5b6b9bcf99fa2aeb9bf97b1b6b6f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any commentary that the FAA receives which is not specifically
designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for this
rulemaking.
Background
The CAAI, which is the aviation authority for Israel, has issued
CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-09-1, dated September 1, 2025 (CAAI AD ISR I-05-
2025-09-1) (also referred to as the MCAI), to correct an unsafe
condition for all Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model Gulfstream 200 and
Galaxy airplanes. The MCAI states that new or more restrictive
airworthiness limitations have been developed.
The FAA is proposing this AD to address fatigue damage in principal
structural elements. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could
result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane. You may examine
the MCAI in the AD docket at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> under Docket No. FAA-2026-
4652.
Material Incorporated by Reference Under 1 CFR Part 51
The FAA reviewed CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-09-1, which specifies new or
more restrictive airworthiness limitations for airplane structures and
safe life limits.
This material is reasonably available because the interested
parties have access to it through their normal course of business or by
the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.
FAA's Determination
These products have been approved by the civil aviation authority
of another country and are approved for operation in the United States.
Pursuant to the FAA's bilateral agreement with this State of Design
Authority, that authority has notified the FAA of the unsafe condition
described in the MCAI. The FAA is issuing this NPRM after determining
that the unsafe condition described previously is likely to exist or
develop in other products of the same type design.
Proposed AD Requirements in This NPRM
This proposed AD would require revising the existing maintenance or
inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new airworthiness
limitations, which are specified in CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-09-1
described previously, as incorporated by reference. Any differences
with CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-09-1 are identified as exceptions in the
regulatory text of this proposed AD.
This proposed AD would require revisions to certain operator
maintenance documents to include new actions (e.g., inspections).
Compliance with these actions is required by 14 CFR 91.403(c). For
airplanes that have been previously modified, altered, or repaired in
the areas addressed by this proposed AD, the operator may not be able
to accomplish the actions described in the revisions. In this
situation, to comply with Sec. 91.403(c), the operator must request
approval for an alternative method of compliance (AMOC) according to
paragraph (j)(1) of this proposed AD.
Explanation of Required Compliance Information
In the FAA's ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency of the AD
process, the FAA developed a process to use some civil aviation
authority (CAA) ADs as the primary source of information for compliance
with requirements for corresponding FAA ADs. The FAA has been
coordinating this process with manufacturers and CAAs. As a result, the
FAA proposes to incorporate CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-09-1 by reference in
the FAA final rule. This proposed AD would, therefore, require
compliance with CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-09-1 through that incorporation,
except for any differences identified as exceptions in the regulatory
text of this proposed AD. Material required by CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-
09-1 for compliance will be available at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> by searching
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for and locating Docket No. FAA-2026-4652 after the FAA final rule is
published.
Airworthiness Limitation ADs Using the New Process
The FAA's process of incorporating by reference MCAI ADs as the
primary source of information for compliance with corresponding FAA ADs
has been limited to certain MCAI ADs (primarily those with service
bulletins as the primary source of information for accomplishing the
actions required by the FAA AD). However, the FAA is now expanding the
process to include MCAI ADs that require a change to airworthiness
limitation documents, such as airworthiness limitation sections.
For these ADs that incorporate by reference an MCAI AD that changes
airworthiness limitations, the FAA requirements are unchanged.
Operators must revise the existing maintenance or inspection program,
as applicable, to incorporate the information specified in the new
airworthiness limitation document. The airworthiness limitations must
be followed according to 14 CFR 91.403(c) and 91.409(e).
The previous format of the airworthiness limitation ADs included a
paragraph that specified that no alternative actions (e.g.,
inspections) or intervals may be used unless the actions and intervals
are approved as an AMOC in accordance with the procedures specified in
the AMOC paragraph under ``Additional AD Provisions.'' This new format
includes a ``Provisions for Alternative Actions and Intervals''
paragraph that does not specifically refer to AMOCs, but operators may
still request an AMOC to use an alternative action or interval.
Costs of Compliance
The FAA estimates that this AD, if adopted as proposed, would
affect 163 airplanes of U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the following
costs to comply with this proposed AD:
The FAA has determined that revising the existing maintenance or
inspection program takes an average of 90 work-hours per operator,
although the agency recognizes that this number may vary from operator
to operator. Since operators incorporate maintenance or inspection
program changes for their affected fleet(s), the FAA has determined
that a per-operator estimate is more accurate than a per-airplane
estimate. Therefore, the agency estimates the average total cost per
operator to be $7,650 (90 work-hours x $85 per work-hour).
Authority for This Rulemaking
Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
The FAA is issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General requirements.
Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with promoting safe flight
of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for
practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary
for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to
exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.
Regulatory Findings
The FAA has determined that this proposed AD would not have
federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD
would not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government.
For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
(1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
(2) Would not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
(3) Would not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:
PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES
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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
Sec. 39.13 [Amended]
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2. The FAA amends Sec. 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive:
Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type Certificate Previously Held by Israel
Aircraft Industries, Ltd.): Docket No. FAA-2026-4652; Project
Identifier MCAI-2025-01418-T.
(a) Comments Due Date
The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) by July 20, 2026.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to all Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type Certificate
Previously Held by Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.) Model
Gulfstream 200 and Galaxy airplanes, certificated in any category.
(d) Subject
Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 05, Time Limits/
Maintenance Checks.
(e) Unsafe Condition
This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more
restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. The FAA is
issuing this AD to address fatigue damage in principal structural
elements. The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could result in
reduced structural integrity of the airplane.
(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.
(g) Requirements
Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this AD: Comply with all
required actions and compliance times specified in, and in
accordance with, Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI) AD ISR I-
05-2025-09-1, dated September 1, 2025 (CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-09-1).
(h) Exceptions to CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-09-1
(1) Where CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-09-1 refers to its effective
date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
(2) The initial compliance time for doing the tasks specified in
the material referenced in the Action paragraph of CAAI AD ISR I-05-
2025-09-1 is at the applicable initial inspection interval, comply
within time, or discard interval specified in the material
referenced in the Action paragraph of CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-09-1, or
within 90 days after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs
later.
(3) Where the Action paragraph of CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-09-1
specifies to ``incorporate AMM Revision 39'', this AD requires
replacing the text with ``revise the existing maintenance or
inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate the information
specified in Section 05-10-10 Airworthiness Limitations and Section
05-10-11 Airworthiness Limitations, Chapter 05 Time
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Limits/Maintenance Checks, Gulfstream G200 Maintenance Manual,
Revision 39, dated August 15, 2025''.
(i) Provisions for Alternative Actions and Intervals
After the existing maintenance or inspection program has been
revised as required by paragraph (g) of this AD, no alternative
actions (e.g., inspections) and intervals are allowed unless they
are approved as specified in the provisions of the Action paragraph
of CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-09-1.
(j) Additional AD Provisions
The following provisions also apply to this AD:
(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
International Validation Branch, has the authority to approve AMOCs
for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR
39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your
principal inspector or responsible Flight Standards Office, as
appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of the
International Validation Branch, send it to the attention of the
person identified in paragraph (k) of this AD and email to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c3d31333f3c1a1d1d521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a1b1715191a3c3b3b743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>. Before using any approved AMOC, notify your
appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector,
the manager of the responsible Flight Standards Office.
(2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, International
Validation Branch, FAA; or CAAI; or CAAI's authorized Designee. If
approved by the CAAI Designee, the approval must include the
Designee's authorized signature.
(k) Additional Information
For more information about this AD, contact Frank Huynh,
Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (404) 474-5526; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86c0f4e7e8eda8cef3ffe8eec6e0e7e7a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="185e6a79767336506d617670587e7979367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>.
(l) Material Incorporated by Reference
(1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of the material listed in this paragraph
under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
(2) You must use this material as applicable to do the actions
required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise.
(i) Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI) AD ISR I-05-2025-
09-1, dated September 1, 2025.
(ii) [Reserved]
(3) For CAAI material identified in this AD, contact CAAI, P.O.
Box 1101, Golan Street, Airport City, 70100, Israel; telephone 972-
3-9774665; fax 972-3-9774592; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5a4acb585a8aab1eba2aab3ebaca9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d3c342d1d303229733a322b733431">[email protected]</span></a>. You may find
this material on the CAAI website at <a href="http://www.gov">www.gov</a>.il/en/pages/israeli-
airworthiness-directives.
(4) You may view this material at the FAA, Airworthiness
Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St.,
Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material
at the FAA, call 206-231-3195.
(5) You may view this material at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability
of this material at NARA, visit <a href="http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations">www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations</a> or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e786c3077706d6e7b7d6a7771705e707f6c7f30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2b4a0fcbbbca1a2b7b1a6bbbdbc92bcb3a0b3fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>.
Issued on June 2, 2026.
Steven W. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-11325 Filed 6-4-26; 8:45 am]
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