A Tecnam P2006T owner has no new requirement yet, but one is on the way. On November 5, 2026, the FAA published a proposed airworthiness directive for every P2006T, prompted by a report that defective engine shock mounts damaged an engine mount's structure. The proposal names the bad mounts by part number and batch, so an owner can find out now whether the airplane has them, and the manufacturer's service bulletin behind it has been out since January.
What happened
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued AD 2026-0071, dated March 31, 2026, for the P2006T and P2006T NG after a report of damage to an engine mount structure caused by non-conforming, defective engine shock mounts. The FAA's words on the risk: left alone, the condition "could result in the engine disconnecting from the airplane structure and loss of control of the airplane."
Which airplanes and which parts
- Applicability: all Tecnam Model P2006T airplanes, certificated in any category. The FAA's proposal leaves out the P2006T NG, which has no FAA type certificate.
- The affected part: an engine shock mount with part number CONO21-BS and batch number 49-24 or 11-25.
- Group 1 airplanes have an affected part installed; Group 2 airplanes don't.
- The FAA estimates 131 airplanes of U.S. registry are affected.
What the proposal would require
- Paragraph (h)(1): on a Group 1 airplane, within 25 hours time-in-service or 30 days after the AD's effective date, whichever comes first, replace the shock mounts of each engine that has an affected part, per steps 1 through 6 of Appendix A of Tecnam Service Bulletin SB 969-CS-Ed. 3 Rev. 1, dated April 3, 2026.
- Paragraph (h)(2): at the same time, a detailed inspection of that engine mount structure, per step 7 of the bulletin.
- Paragraph (h)(3): an engine mount with a deficiency the bulletin calls "not acceptable" is replaced before further flight, per steps 6 and 7.
- Paragraph (i): from the effective date, no affected shock mount may be installed on any P2006T, Group 1 or Group 2.
- Paragraph (j): work already done under Revision 0 of the bulletin, dated January 27, 2026, counts.
The FAA describes the bulletin as giving the procedure to inspect for and identify the non-conforming mounts. The proposal has no effective date yet; the clock in paragraph (h)(1) starts only when a final rule is published.
The cost
The FAA estimates 1.5 work-hours an engine to inspect, $127.50 at $85 an hour, and gives $16,702.50 as the cost on U.S. operators; that total is 131 airplanes at one engine's figure, and the P2006T has two engines. Replacing the four shock mounts of one engine is estimated at 2 work-hours and $520 in parts, $690 in all. Replacing an engine mount is 8 work-hours and $2,980 in parts, $3,660 an engine. The FAA says Tecnam told it some of these costs may be covered under warranty.
What an owner can do now
Find out whether the airplane's shock mounts carry part number CONO21-BS and batch 49-24 or 11-25. Tecnam's SB 969-CS is the procedure; the FAA lists Tecnam's technical support at technical.support@tecnam.com. As the proposal is written, mounts already replaced under the bulletin's Revision 1 meet paragraph (h) ("unless already done"), and paragraph (j) gives credit for work done under Revision 0. Comments go to regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA-2026-13799 and must reach the FAA by December 21, 2026.
This is the second P2006T directive this fall. AD 2026-19-06, effective October 13, called for an aileron hinge and cotter pin inspection (Hangar Debrief's article on it).
On Hangar Flying: Directive Search finds airworthiness directives by part number, manufacturer or part.
Sources
- FAA, Airworthiness Directives; Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam S.P.A. Airplanes, notice of proposed rulemaking, Federal Register, November 5, 2026 (91 FR 69730), Docket No. FAA-2026-13799, Project Identifier MCAI-2026-00336-A. Read in full November 6, 2026.
- Docket FAA-2026-13799 at regulations.gov, where comments are filed and EASA AD 2026-0071 is posted.
- Tecnam Service Bulletin SB 969-CS-Ed. 3 Rev. 1, April 3, 2026, as described in the proposal. Tecnam's document; not reproduced here.
- FAA Aircraft Registry, N394US, read November 6, 2026.
- Photo: Tecnam P2006T MkII Premium Edition (N394US, cn 394-US)_(4-10-2024).jpg) by ZLEA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.