What the FAA has ordered
An airworthiness directive is an order: when the FAA finds an unsafe condition in a design, it tells the owners of every aircraft, engine or propeller of that design what to inspect, repair or replace, and by when. 20,194 are on file, 291 of them issued as emergencies, 286 so far this year. Each one here is linked to the model families and engine series it names, with the number of aircraft on the register today.
11 orders on instruments and avionics on the Cessna 172 Skyhawk family newest first
The list behind a number on the Cessna 172 Skyhawk page. Every order.
| Order | In force | Applies to | What it is about | System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-02 | 2023-05-26 | The Boeing Company, Airbus SAS 18, 23, 35, 36 and 1059 more | Indicating/Recording System, Navigation | Instruments and avionics |
| 2006-03-08 | 2006-03-10 | Aero Advantage 14-19, 14-19-2, 14-19-3, 17-30 and 298 more | Vacuum pumps | Instruments and avionics |
| 2005-25-08 | 2006-01-23 | B-N Group Ltd., Cessna Aircraft Company BN-2A, 172, 180, 180E and 21 more | Electronic Flight Information System (EFIS) | Instruments and avionics |
| 2005-01-19 | 2005-02-23 | GARMIN International Inc., 328 Support Services GmbH GTX 330D, GTX 330, GTX 33D, GTX 33 and 829 more | Mode S transponders | Instruments and avionics |
| 2001-23-17 | 2001-12-28 | Cessna Aircraft Company, FS 2001 Corp. 172, 182, 206, 208 and 208 more | GNS 430 units | Instruments and avionics |
| 98-25-02 | 1998-12-22 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited, Cessna Aircraft Company 407, 172, 172A, 172B and 242 more | Top-mounted Antenna | Instruments and avionics |
| 98-14-03 | 1998-08-16 | Cessna Aircraft Company, Mooney Aviation Company Inc 172, 172A, 172B, 172C and 229 more | Transponders | Instruments and avionics |
| 93-24-15 | 1994-02-11 | Cessna Aircraft Company, Textron Aviation Inc. F150F, F150G, F150H, F150J and 25 more | Instrument Panel Light Rheostat | Instruments and avionics |
| 68-17-04 | 1968-09-07 | Cessna Aircraft Company 150, 150A, 150B, 150C and 62 more | Stall Warning System | Instruments and avionics |
| 67-26-04 | 1967-09-16 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited, Cessna Aircraft Company 206A, 150G, 172H (USAF T-41A), 180H and 35 more | Altimeters | Instruments and avionics |
| 70-10-06 | Cessna Aircraft Company 172I, 172K | Oil Pressure Instrument Line | Instruments and avionics |
Source: FAA airworthiness directives (final rules and emergency directives) from the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System, as of October 10, 2026. The FAA's text is the authority; this site adds the links to models, engines and the register. Related: aircraft systems · type certificates.