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. 20,206 are on file, 291 of them issued as emergencies, 298 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.
5 orders on instruments and avionics on the Cessna 208 Caravan family newest first
The list behind a number on the Cessna 208 Caravan page. Every order.
| Order | In force | Applies to | What it is about | System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-16-18 R1 | 2008-07-18 | Airbus, The Boeing Company A300 B2-1A, A300 B2-1C, A300 B2-203, A300 B2K-3C and 99 more | Installing a warning placard on the TAWS/RMI | Instruments and avionics |
| 2007-10-15 | 2007-06-21 | Cessna Aircraft Company 208, 208B | S1 Known Icing Equipment AFM supplements | 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 |
| 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 |
Source: FAA airworthiness directives (final rules and emergency directives) from the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System, as of October 25, 2026. The FAA's text is the authority; this site adds the links to models, engines and the register. Related: aircraft systems · type certificates.