# N260US: 2023 Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 TRAVELLER - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 TRAVELLER](https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2012-traveller) (registry code 0330521, 11 seats) - Engine: [Lycoming TEO-540-C1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-teo-540-c1a) (registry code 42715) - Data sheets: [TCDS A00076CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A00076CE) (Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam S.P.A.), [TCDS E00009NY](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00009NY) (Lycoming Engines) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 060/US - Year built: 2023 - Type: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: September 20, 2023 - Certificate issued: July 28, 2026 - Expires: July 31, 2033 - Mode S code: A280D0 - Registered owner: [Alaska Transportation Company LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALASKA%20TRANSPORTATION%20COMPANY%20LLC) - Location: [Bremerton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bremerton) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 47.5658° N, 122.7615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98312, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260US 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): 3 in force ### Matched by airframe (Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 TRAVELLER) - [AD 2023-09-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-09-09): Exhaust Turbine System (Recip) · Aerostar PA-60-600 (Aerostar 600), PA-60-601 (Aerostar 601), PA-60-601P (Aerostar 601P) and 292 more. Effective Jul 17, 2023 - [AD 2022-12-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-12-06): Elevator Tab Control System · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam P2012 Traveller. Effective Jul 19, 2022 ### Matched by engine (Lycoming TEO-540-C1A) - [AD 2026-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-04-11): Engine (Reciprocating) · Lycoming Engines AEIO-320-D1B, AEIO-320-D2B, AEIO-320-E1A and 605 more. Effective Apr 8, 2026 ### Historical (superseded or no longer in force) - [AD 2024-21-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-21-02) (historical): Engine (Reciprocating) · Lycoming Engines AEIO-320-D1B, AEIO-320-D2B, AEIO-320-E1A and 548 more. Effective Dec 5, 2024 ## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force) - [SAIB NE-19-08](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NE-19-08): Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section - Lycoming Engines Parallel Valve Cylinders. Issued May 2, 2019 ## NTSB investigations None matched to N260US. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N260US. ## Service difficulty reports (2) 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 ELYA10012025006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ELYA10012025006), Oct 1, 2025: ALTERNATOR. BROKEN. LEFT ALTERNATOR FAILED CAS MESSAGE. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING SMOKE SMELL BEGAN IN CABIN. LT ALTERNATOR WAS FOUND WITH TWO BROKEN CASE TIE BOLTS BY MAINTENANCE. BUS - [SDR ELYA09102025005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ELYA09102025005), Sep 10, 2025: SWITCH. MELTED. PITOT HEAT 1 INOP ON THE GROUND DURING PREFLIGHT. DEFERRED PITOT HEAT TO GET IT HOME. MX FOUND PITOT HEAT SWITCH WITH HEAT DAMAGE AROUND PINS 2, 5, AND 6. WITH ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (4) 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 (Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 TRAVELLER) - [STC SA12478AK](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA12478AK): Installation of Hartzell Engine Technologies (HET) ALT-FLX Alternators i. Momentum Aeronautics Holdings, LLC - [STC SA02511SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02511SE): Installation of replacement fuel quantity indicator sending unit(s). CiES Inc - [STC SA11842CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA11842CH): Installation of Preheat Kit, p/n TA3370-1 for 115 volt application in accordance with Preheat Kit drawing TA3370-1. Hartzell Propeller LLC ### Approved for the engine (Lycoming TEO-540-C1A) - [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc ## Earlier aircraft with N260US The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N260US before. - [Cancelled 2004-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260US-2004-04-01): Boeing 727-251, S/N 19979, built 1969. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Pegasus Capital Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEGASUS%20CAPITAL%20CORPORATION), [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco) ## Related - Other Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 TRAVELLER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2012-traveller/aircraft.md - The Lycoming TEO-540-C1A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-teo-540-c1a.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.