# 2026-16659: FAA Orders Gulfstream Pilots to Beef Up Airplane Inspection Regs Now

2026-16659, Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type Certificate Previously Held by Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.) Airplanes, is a Federal Register rule from Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration published 2026-08-14, effective 2026-09-18; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16659
- As of: 2026-08-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16659
- Title: Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type Certificate Previously Held by Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.) Airplanes
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 52499
- Published: 2026-08-14
- Effective: 2026-09-18
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2120-AA64
- Last updated: 2026-08-21

## In one line

FAA Orders Gulfstream Pilots to Beef Up Airplane Inspection Regs Now

## Summary

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model Gulfstream 200 and Galaxy airplanes. This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

## Effects PRIA read

- Mandatory maintenance-program revision: cost, high. If you operate a Gulfstream 200 or Galaxy airplane, you must revise your maintenance or inspection program to include new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations from CAAI AD ISR I-05-2025-09-1. The AD is effective September 18, 2026, affects 163 U.S.-registered airplanes, and the FAA estimat…
- No alternate inspections without approval: cost, low. After you revise your maintenance or inspection program as required by this AD, you may not use alternative actions or intervals (for example, different inspections or timing) unless they are approved as specified in the CAAI AD action paragraph. This restriction takes effect when the program revis…

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## Sources
- [2026-16659 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/14/2026-16659/airworthiness-directives-gulfstream-aerospace-lp-type-certificate-previously-held-by-israel-aircraft)
- [2026-16659 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-14/pdf/2026-16659.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16659 (as of 2026-08-21).