# N230LF: 2024 Embraer EMB-550

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Embraer EMB-550](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-550) (registry code 3260426, 14 seats)
- Engine: [Honeywell AS907-3-1E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-as907-3-1e) (registry code 33402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC00062IB](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC00062IB) (Embraer S.A.), [TCDS E00010LA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00010LA) (Honeywell Aerospace US LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 55020213
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 2024
- Certificate issued: September 30, 2024
- Expires: September 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A20980
- Registered owner: [Levforce Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEVFORCE%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 26.3746° N, 80.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33431, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=230LF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N230LF

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): 12 in force

### Matched by airframe (Embraer EMB-550)

- [AD 2026-13-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-13-02): Navigation · Airbus Canada Limited Partnership 18, 49-46, 80-A and 555 more. Effective Jul 1, 2026
- [AD 2026-08-52](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-08-52): Flight controls · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective May 26, 2026
- [AD 2025-13-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-13-02): Doors · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective Aug 5, 2025
- [AD 2024-23-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-23-07): Landing gear · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective Nov 20, 2024
- [AD 2024-16-16](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-16-16): Windows · Embraer EMB-550 and EMB-545. Effective Oct 30, 2024
- [AD 2024-15-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-15-13): Windows · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective Oct 23, 2024
- [AD 2024-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-05-13): Auto Flight · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective Apr 10, 2024
- [AD 2023-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-10-02): Indicating/Recording System, Navigation · Boeing 18, 23, 35 and 1,060 more. Effective May 26, 2023
- [AD 2022-19-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-19-14): Equipment/furnishings · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective Apr 14, 2023
- [AD 2020-25-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2020-25-07): Windows · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective Jan 21, 2021
- [AD 2017-22-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2017-22-14): Navigation · Bombardier BD-100-1A10 (Challenger 300), BD-500-1A10, BD-500-1A11 and 13 more. Effective Dec 20, 2017

### Matched by engine (Honeywell AS907-3-1E)

- [AD 2018-04-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-04-13): Engine Controls Section · Honeywell International AS907-1-1A, AS907-2-1A, AS907-2-1G and 1 more. Effective Apr 12, 2018

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N230LF.

## NTSB investigations on N230LF not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA95LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA068), Mar 7, 1995: Bell 230 (N230LF), Portland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE PERIMETER FENCE WHILE LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE HELIPORT PERIMETER FENCE.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N230LF.

## Reports on N230LF not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N230LF, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19950307007129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950307007129A), Mar 7, 1995: Bell 230 (N230LF), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck a fence landing on helicopter pad. EMS positioning flight.

## 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 N230LF not matched to an aircraft (6)

They name N230LF, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 2002FA0000029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000029), Jul 30, 2001: PITCH HORN. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND ON MAIN ROTOR GRIP AT BOLT HOLE WHERE GRIP ATTACHES TO PITCH HORN. CRACK EXTENDED FROM BOLT HOLE FOR 1.5 FEET TO OUTSIDE OF GRIP.
- [SDR 20010529CW008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010529CW008), Apr 30, 2001: QUILL. MISOVERHAULED. EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKAGE, PAST CORK PN 120-179-13A. IN INNER QUILL ASSEMBLY OF OUTBOARD QUILL. CORK INSTALLED INCORRECTLY BY OVERHAUL FACILITY. RIGHT HAD OUTBOARD 
- [SDR LOVA0000241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LOVA0000241), Jun 18, 1997: QUILL ASSY. WORN. INVESTIGATION FOR NR 1 ENGINE DRIVE VIBRATION FOUND LOW TORQUE ON NUT P/N 222040224001 FOR INPUT QUILL. IN ADDITION, FOUND BEVEL GEAR SPLINE WORN, AND ADAPTER A
- [SDR LOVA950224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LOVA950224), Feb 24, 1995: GYRO. MALFUNCTION. HEADING FLAG FAILS TO CANCEL ON EADI DISPLAY. REPLACED DIRECTIONAL GYRO WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECKS OKAY. (X)
- [SDR LOVA950204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LOVA950204), Feb 7, 1995: TUBE ASSY. DAMAGED. TUBE ASSY ROD END - CLEVIS END THREADS WERE DAMAGED. (X)
- [SDR LOVA950120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/LOVA950120), Jan 20, 1995: RING. NUT LOOSE. T/R HUB NUT LOOSE. (X)

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (16)

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 (Embraer EMB-550)

- [STC ST04764NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04764NY): True Blue Power TS56 Emergency Battery Power Supply Replacement. Mid-Continent Instrument Co., Inc
- [STC ST03885AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST03885AT): Installation of an Avionica, Inc. avCM Cellular Module. Aircraft Systems and Manufacturing Inc
- [STC ST11982CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST11982CH): Installation of SpaceX Starlink Aviation System i. Nextant Aerospace
- [STC ST12094CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST12094CH): Installation of Gogo MB13 antenna provisions. Premier Air Center, LLC d/b/a West Star Aviation
- [STC ST04560AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04560AT): Replacement of the existing Honeywell HTF7000 engine upper and lower thrust reverser door assemblies with Quiet Technology Aerospace modified upper and lower thrust reverser door assemblies. Quiet Technology Aerospace
- [STC ST02534SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST02534SE): Installation and maintenance of a Crane Aerospace & Electronics Tire Pressure Sensor Assembly. ELDEC Corporation
- [STC ST02472AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST02472AT): Installation of a mini Quick Access Recorder (QAR) model MKI, MKII, or MKIII. Aircraft Systems and Manufacturing Inc
- [STC ST11934IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST11934IB): Installation of Gogo AVANCE L5/LX5 System. Sky Service F.B.O Inc
- [STC ST00079IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST00079IB): Integration of Halon-free Portable Fire Extinguisher HAFEX. UMLAUT ENGINEERING GMBH
- [STC ST04650CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04650CH): Installation of a Gogo Avance L5 Broadband System. PREMIER AIR CENTER LLC, d/b/a WEST STAR AVIATION
- [STC ST04575AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04575AT): Installation of the Rockwell Collins ALT-1000+/ -4000+ with 5G Filtering. Chippewa Aerospace Inc
- [STC ST00098IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST00098IB): Introduction of ADS-B Out. STC Twenty One Limited
- [STC ST00012IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST00012IB): Installation of interior leather finishes in one or more locations. Embraer Engineering & Technology Center - USA Inc
- [STC ST04464AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04464AT): Replacement of the inner aluminum barrel of the engine inlet cowl. Quiet Technology Aerospace
- [STC ST04340NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04340NY): Installation of TCAS 7.1 (ACAS II) upgrade of Prior Existing TCAS 7.0. Scandinavian Avionics Design ApS
- [STC ST03776NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST03776NY): Modification to upgrade existing Rockwell Collins TCAS (Model: TTR-920, TTR-921, and TTR-4000) at VERSION 7.0 to Rockwell Collins TCAS (Model: TTR-921, TTR-4000, and TTR-4100) at VERSION 7.1 (ACAS II). Scandinavian Avionics Design ApS

## Related

- Other Embraer EMB-550 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-550/aircraft.md
- The Honeywell AS907-3-1E engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-as907-3-1e.md

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