# N168US: Ascending Technologies FIREFLY

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ascending Technologies FIREFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/ascending-technologies-firefly) (registry code 06101BR)
- Serial number: 33971700
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Electric
- Certificate issued: June 3, 2015
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A11139
- Registered owner: [University Of Nebraska-Lincoln](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20NEBRASKA-LINCOLN)
- Location: [Lincoln, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Lincoln)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8249° N, 96.6964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68588, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=168US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N168US

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.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Ascending Technologies FIREFLY)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N168US.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N168US.

## 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 N168US not matched to an aircraft (6)

They name N168US, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR USAA070041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA070041), Jan 17, 2007: BEAM. CORRODED. DOOR SEAL BEAM Y1290 & 5 INCHES FWD OF FR 68 CORRODED. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, INSTALLED FILLER & DOUBLER PER SRM 53-41-14; CORR TASK JA-260-53500, LEVEL 1, DEFEC
- [SDR USAA070038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA070038), Jan 11, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TOPSIDE OF FLOORBEAM Y1732 AT FR 66 HAS CORROSION. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER SRM 53-41-14; CORR TASK JA-260-53500; LEVEL 1, DEFECT SIZE: 2 X 2 INCHES.
- [SDR USAASA06091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASA06091), Dec 13, 2006: WINDSHIELD. ARCED. CLT FLT 1412 EN ROUTE TPA TO PHL. IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD ARCED, THEN CRACKED. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER IN
- [SDR SA06067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SA06067), Sep 6, 2006: ODOR. DETECTED. FLL FLT 957 EN-ROUTE PIT TO FLL. CREW REPORTED A STRONG -HEAT- ODOR AROUND ROWS 8 AND 9. NO SMOKE WAS NOTED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT APPARENT TO THE FLIGHT CREW. THE 
- [SDR USAASA02001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASA02001), Jan 1, 2002: BATTERY PACK. FAULTY. LGA - FOUND VARIOUS EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLIES INDICATING 'EXT LOAD'. MAINTENANCE REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNITS. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK. (M)
- [SDR 9600891160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9600891160), Jan 12, 1996: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. DURING LANDING WITH REVERSER DEPLOYED, THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A REVERSE STALL. EGT WENT TO 950 DEGREES AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. PERFORMED INSPECTION ON

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Ascending Technologies FIREFLY aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ascending-technologies-firefly/aircraft.md

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