# Federal Register #3206-AO86

FAA Mandates Pilatus PC24 Windshield Relay Replacement; OPM Issues Regulatory Correction

**Buyer:** Office of Personnel Management
**Posted:** September 15, 2026
**Identifier:** 3206-AO86
**NAICS:** 336413

This summary covers two distinct government actions: a regulatory correction by OPM and a technical safety directive by the FAA.
- **Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Correction:**
  - OPM issued a correction to its reduction in force regulations, restoring key paragraphs to the definition of "displaced" employees for Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) eligibility.
  - No products, services, OEMs, or vendors are involved; this is an administrative rule change.
- **Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airworthiness Directive:**
  - FAA issued Airworthiness Directive (AD 20261711) for Pilatus Model PC24 airplanes.
  - Requires replacement of a faulty solid-state relay (SSR) in the left-hand windshield heating system.
  - Aims to prevent reverse current flow and ensure emergency windshield heat functionality.
  - Applies to 168 U.S.-registered Pilatus PC24 aircraft.
- **OEM Highlight:**
  - Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. is the OEM for the PC24 airplane.
- **Product Details:**
  - Solid-state relay (SSR) replacement for Pilatus Model PC24 windshield heating system.
  - Estimated quantity: 168 units (one per aircraft).
- **Notable Requirements:**
  - Replacement must use a serviceable SSR part to restore proper function and safety.
  - Compliance is mandatory for affected aircraft to maintain airworthiness.
- **Period of Performance:**
  - FAA directive effective October 20, 2026.
  - OPM rule correction effective September 15, 2026.

### Description

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a correcting amendment to a final rule that revised reduction in force regulations and related Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) regulations. The correction restores two paragraphs that were inadvertently removed from the definition of "displaced" in the regulations. This correction ensures the definition includes circumstances under which a competitive service employee is considered displaced, such as receiving a reduction in force separation notice or a notice of proposed removal for declining a directed geographic relocation. The correction is effective September 15, 2026.

[View original listing](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/15/2026-18800/reduction-in-force-correction)