# N138AM: 1943 Lockheed P-38J

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lockheed P-38J](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p-38j) (registry code 5260204, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Allison V1710 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-v1710-series) (registry code 03001)
- Data sheets: [TCDS LTC-10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/LTC-10) (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44-23314
- Year built: 1943
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 8, 1999
- Certificate issued: September 18, 1998
- Expires: May 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A098F5
- Registered owner: [Planes Of Fame Air Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANES%20OF%20FAME%20AIR%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Chino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chino)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0051° N, 117.6825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91710, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138AM

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Allison V1710 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Lockheed P-38J)

- [AD 93-14-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/93-14-12): Crewmember Protective Breathing Equipment Units · Airbus A300 B2-1A, A300 B2-1C, A300 B2-203 and 201 more. Effective Sep 2, 1993

### Matched by engine (Allison V1710 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N138AM.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N138AM.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N138AM not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N138AM, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR QMLA202506120001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLA202506120001), Jun 11, 2025: PUMP. FAULTED. F PUMP FWD AND F PUMP AFT CAUTIONS DISPLAYED WITH 24 US GAL OF FUEL INDICATED IN THE MAIN FUEL TANK. NEITHER PUMP OPERATED WITH CHANGE IN AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE AS S

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (1)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Lockheed P-38J)

- [STC SA4005NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4005NM): Precise Flight Inc. Pulselite Control System. Precise Flight Inc

## Related

- Other Lockheed P-38J aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p-38j/aircraft.md
- The Allison V1710 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-v1710-series.md

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