# N171TG: 1997 Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50](https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-breguet-falcon-50) (registry code 2730106, 10 seats)
- Engine: [AiResearch TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (registry code 01518)
- Serial number: 251
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 12, 1998
- Certificate issued: January 10, 2023
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A11E94
- Registered owner: [Big Blue Express LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIG%20BLUE%20EXPRESS%20LLC)
- Location: [Jupiter, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jupiter)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 26.9189° N, 80.0761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33477, 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=171TG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171TG

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 AiResearch TFE731 model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (AiResearch TFE731 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N171TG.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N171TG.

## Service difficulty reports (3)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2016FA0000171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2016FA0000171), Mar 10, 2016: LINE. CHAFED. DURING A MPI, REPAIR STATION FOUND NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FEED LINE TO THE COMBUSTION NOZZLE DIVIDER CHAFED APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT THROUGH THE OD OF SAID LINE, DURI
- [SDR 2014FA0000325](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2014FA0000325), May 5, 2014: BATTERY PACK. OVERHEATED. EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK USED FOR BACK UP ON ACFT IRS SYS, WAS FOUND OVERHEATED AND CASE MELTED AND DEFORMED. BATTERY WAS LAST SERVICED ON FEB 12, 2013 IAW CMM 24
- [SDR 2014FA0000297](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2014FA0000297), Apr 23, 2014: ACTUATOR. MISREPAIRED. DURING INCOMING INSPECTION OF REPAIRED ACTUATOR, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SCREW INSTALLED IN REPAIR ACTUATOR WAS APPROXIMATELY 2" SHORTER THAN THAT OF THE -21 ACTU

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-breguet-falcon-50/aircraft.md
- The AiResearch TFE731 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series.md

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