The FAA has adopted a new Gulfstream 200 airworthiness directive. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on 14 August 2026. It becomes effective on 18 September 2026. The scope covers all Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model Gulfstream 200 and Galaxy airplanes, in any category.
The action addresses fatigue damage in principal structural elements. Left unaddressed, the FAA states, the condition could reduce airframe structural integrity. The Civil Aviation Authority of Israel triggered the process with its own directive, ISR I-05-2025-09-1, dated 1 September 2025. The FAA followed with a notice of proposed rulemaking on 5 June 2026, drew no comments, and issued the final rule as proposed.
Compliance requires each affected operator to revise its maintenance or inspection programme. The revisions incorporate new airworthiness limitations from Section 05-10-10 and Section 05-10-11 of the G200 Maintenance Manual, Revision 39, dated 15 August 2025. Initial compliance falls due at the applicable inspection or discard interval named in the CAAI directive, or within 90 days of the AD's effective date, whichever is later. Alternative methods of compliance may be approved by the manager of the FAA's International Validation Branch under 14 CFR 39.19.
The FAA estimates 163 US-registered aircraft in scope. The average total cost per operator is put at $7,650, based on 90 work-hours at $85 per hour. The agency notes the per-operator estimate reflects that programme revisions cover each affected fleet, rather than each airframe.
The AD carries docket number FAA-2026-4652 and amendment 39-23439. Paul R. Bernado, acting director of the FAA's Compliance and Airworthiness Division, signed the rule on 3 August 2026.
Source: Federal Register, AD 2026-16-09, 14 August 2026.