- Registered owner
- Monmouth Area Flying Club Inc
- Location
- Lakewood, NJ
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 40.285
- Year built
- 2003
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date
- May 6, 2003
- Certificate issued
- March 6, 2025
- Expires
- March 31, 2032
- Mode S code
- A2E0EA
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40TCDS A47CEAirframe · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40TCDS 1E10Engine · Lycoming I0360 series
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming I0360 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 57
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
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| 1969 | 1 |
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| 1975 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 |
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| 1982 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
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| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
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| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Airframe · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40
AD 2026-06-03Hoses and tubesAD 2024-19-08Nose/Tail Landing GearAD 2023-09-09Exhaust Turbine System (Recip)Information bulletins that may apply · 15
Advisory, not mandatory.
See all 18 bulletins
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N285DSMatched 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 Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N285DSMatched 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 Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 2022FA0000549None · chafedDURING 100 HOUR INSPECTION FOUND NLG DAMPER ROD P/N D41-3223-20-33B CHAFFED 1.2 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM TO 3.1 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ROD. CHAFFED AREA REDUCED DIAMETER OF ROD BY 25 PERCENT. FAILURE OF THIS ROD WOULD RESULT IN NLG LEG COMING LOOSE FROM ASDR 2022FA0000628Damper · unserviceableWHILE DISASSEMBLING NLG ELASTOMER PACK FOUND NLG DAMPER ROD TO BE EXTREMELY WORN. MEASURED WARE TO BE ~2MM OF MISSING MATERIAL. PER SB40-082 THIS IS OUT OF LIMITS. IF WEAR CONTINUED, NLG STRUT COULD BECOME DISATTACHED FROM CENTER ENGINE MOUNT ATTAC POINT, AT T
STCs that may be installed · 143
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40
STC SA02571SEInstallation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display, Multi-Function Display, and Engine Indicating System Display).STC SA12428CHInstallation of the Lycoming Engines Electronic Ignition System (EIS)STC SA02279ATInstallation of a Boom Beam bulb, starter, and ballast