- Registered owner
- Bird Acquisition LLC
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 4496122
- Year built
- 2002
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- March 16, 2002
- Certificate issued
- September 25, 2007
- Expires
- April 30, 2028
- Mode S code
- A32BBD
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming O&VO-360 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 65
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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Airframe · Piper PA-44-180
AD 2024-10-04Wing, Attach FittingsAD 2022-03-15Fuel Quantity IndicatorAD 2015-26-08Rudder Control SystemInformation bulletins that may apply · 21
Advisory, not mandatory.
See all 30 bulletins
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N303PAMatched 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 Piper PA-44-180 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N303PAMatched 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 Piper PA-44-180 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 11
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR FQAR20190410007Channel · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION THE RT AILERON BELLCRANK UPPER HAT CHANNEL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED ON THE OUTBOARD END, INSPECTED A SPARE WING IN STORAGE AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AS WELL.SDR FQAR20170817080Angle · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE INBD ANGLE AT UPPER WING SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED. CRACKING OCCURRED BETWEEN FASTENER HOLES MIDWAY UP NACELLE.SDR FQAR20170506023Throttle Cable · jammedWHEN ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, THE RIGHT ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE BECAME JAMMED. THE AIRCRAFT WENT AROUND AND POSITIONED FOR ANOTHER APPROACH WITH THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND MADE A SAFE LANDING. INSPECTION REVEALED THE THROTTLE CABLE, WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED FOUSDR FQAR20170123004O-Ring · cutA NEW GEAR FREEFALL VALVE WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO FUNCTIONALLY TEST THE GEAR SYSTEM IN FLIGHT. THE FIRST TIME THE PILOT ON THAT FLIGHT SELECTED GEAR UP, THE HYDRAULIC PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND THE GEAR STAYED DOWN. MADE AN UNEVENTFUSDR FQAR20161010034Tube · bentPILOT REPORTED ON PREFLIGHT ENGINE RUN, THE MAP GAUGE INDICATED A 4" SPLIT AND THE LEFT ENGINE PRODUCED SMOKE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE APRON AND NOTED OIL LEAKING FROM COWLING. INSPECTION REVEALED THE LEFT ENGINE NR 2 CYLINDER EHXAUST PUSH ROD TUBE WAS BENT SDR FQAR20160531023Doubler · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A DOUBLER INSTALLED ON A BULKHEAD IN THE EMPENNAGE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE CRACKED DOUBLER WAS MADE VISIBLE BY REMOVING THE FAIRING BETWEEN THE VERTICAL FIN AND AFT FUSELAGE AND LOOKING AFT AND UP WITH A MIRROR AND FLASHLIGHTSDR FQAR20150913094Downlock Switch · separatedDURING GEAR EXTENSION, THE PILOTS NOTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED DOWN, SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE GEAR WAS ACTUALLY DOWN AND LOCKED. INSPECTION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK, DOWN SDR FQAR20150302019Trunnion · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION EVENT, THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS ON THE RT AFT SIDE OF THE TRUNNION INBD OF THE RT MOUNTING FITTING AND EXTENDED UP TO WHERE THE INNER TUBE ASSY IS INSTALLED. THE CRACK WAS INITIALLY IDENTIFIED BSDR FQAR20140217023Switch · brokenDURING PREFLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTED A BROKEN WIRE DANGLING FROM THE LT MLG. MECH INSPECTED AND FOUND THE LT MLG DOWN LIMIT SWITCH HAD A BROKEN WIRE. THE SWITCH ASSY WAS REPLACED. INSPECTION OF THE FAILED SWITCH ASSEMBLY REVEALED WIRE NR 10 WAS BROKEN AT THE CLSDR 2012FA0000048Angle · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE NACELLE ANGLE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CRACK WAS BETWEEN THE 2 RIVETS THAT EXTENDED THRU THE WING SKIN INTO CAP (P/N 67097-002 OR -003 DEPENDENT ON SIDE) WHICH IS ATTACHED TO A SDR 2009FA0000998Wire · brokenLT MLG WIRING HARNESS WIRES ON DOWNLOCK SWITCH BROKE AT SWITCH CAUSING AN INDICATION OF UNSAFE GEAR.
STCs that may be installed · 249
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Piper PA-44-180
STC SA02571SEInstallation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display, Multi-Function Display, and Engine Indicating System Display).STC SA01800SEFabrication and installation of new or replacement of existing instrument panel lights dimmer control.STC SA01861SEFabrication and installation of Landing Light Controller