- Registered owner
- Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation
- Location
- Boise, ID
- Owner type
- Government
- Serial number
- SH3414
- Year built
- 1997
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness
- Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date
- February 5, 2016
- Certificate issued
- September 29, 2014
- Expires
- September 30, 2027
- Mode S code
- A0FF12
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 32
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1993 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
Airframe · Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA
AD 2015-16-04Fire ProtectionAD 2010-24-06FuelAD 2009-21-10 R1OxygenInformation bulletins that may apply · 3
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA
SAIB NM-09-03Engine Fuel and Control - Implementing Fuel Tank System Airworthiness LimitationsNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N163ZMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N163ZMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N163ZGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA aircraft
Reports on N163Z not matched to an aircraft · 3
They name N163Z, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.
SDR 20000828SH023Line · misalignedPILOT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN FULL RICH FUEL MIXTURE ON LEFT ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE, THE MIXTURE CONTROLLER LINKAGE WAS FOUND OBSTRUCTED FROM REACHING FULL TRAVEL BY THE DRY AIR PUMP PRESSURE AIR LINE. THE PRESSURE AIR LINE WAS CORRECTLY ROUTED SDR 20000828SH022Nut · missingWHILE PERFORMING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF LEFT ENGINE, DISCOVERED THE FREON COMPRESSOR BRACKET ASSY MISSING THE NUT THAT RETAINS THE IDLER SHEAVE ARM RETAINING BOLT. THE SHEAVE ASSY WAS BEING HELD TO THE COMPRESSOR BRACKET BY BELT TENSION ONLY AND EVENTUALLY WOSDR 96ZZZX4744Selector · jammedLANDING GEAR SELECTOR (SWITCH) FROZE IN THE UP POSITION. LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED AND GEAR WAS HAND CRANKED TO DOWN WITH NO FAULT.
STCs that may be installed · 6
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Engine · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR
STC SE00014ENInstallation of the Pratt & Whitney Engine Services, Inc. CrossCheck Engine Monitor Kit P/N HUMS-K-071-1, Rev. A on the specified PT6A engine models and kit P/N HUMS-K-071-2 on the specified A250 engine models.STC SE00020ENInstallation of the Pratt & Whitney Engine Services, Inc. TrendCheck/ TrendCheck Plus Engine Monitor Kit P/N TREND-K-010-1STC SE8652SWInstallation of a flexible hose from the Propeller Primary Governor to the Fuel Control Unit.STC SE01805NYInstallation of Fuel Nozzle Adapters using studs and nuts.STC SE09257SCConvert P&W Engine Models PT6A-15AG, -27, and -28, into PT6A-34 configuration.STC SE659NEInstallation of oil tank filler neck check valve, P/N TSA-76A.