# 2025-00138: Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Airplanes

2025-00138, Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Airplanes, is a Federal Register rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-08, effective 2025-02-12 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00138
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-00138
- Title: Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Airplanes
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-08
- Effective: 2025-02-12
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## Summary

If you own or fly Gulfstream G500 or G600 jets, listen up! The FAA found cracks in the electrical grounding spots on the wings and now requires inspections, fixes if needed, and sealing those spots to keep everyone safe. These new rules kick in on February 12, 2025, so get ready to act and keep your plane flying smoothly without surprise costs.

## Abstract

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVII-G500 and GVII-G600 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of cracking in the electrical grounding receptacles located on the left and right wings. This AD requires inspecting the electrical grounding receptacles for cracks and corrosion, performing applicable on-condition actions, and sealing over the grounding receptacles on the top of the wings to permanently disable the receptacle. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

## Effects PRIA read

- Mandatory inspections and disablement: cost, high. If you operate Gulfstream GVII-G500 (S/Ns 72001–72139) or GVII-G600 (S/Ns 73001–73144) airplanes, you must do borescope inspections for cracks and corrosion and perform any required repairs before further flight. Within 36 months after February 12, 2025, you must remove the “GROUND HERE” decal and…
- Estimated compliance and repair costs: cost, high. The FAA estimates the AD affects 236 U.S.-registered airplanes. Estimated cost to inspect and disable each airplane is 64 work-hours × $85/hour = $5,440 labor plus $83 parts, totaling $5,523 per airplane and $1,303,428 on U.S. operators. On-condition repair is estimated at $1,103 per airplane (12 w…
- Stops fuel-leak safety risk: benefit, medium. The AD responds to reports of cracking in electrical grounding receptacles that could result in fuel leaking from those receptacles. By requiring inspections, corrective actions, and epoxy sealing to permanently disable the receptacles, the rule addresses that unsafe condition.

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## Sources
- [2025-00138 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/08/2025-00138/airworthiness-directives-gulfstream-aerospace-corporation-airplanes)
- [2025-00138 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-08/pdf/2025-00138.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00138 (as of 2026-06-11).