Registered owner
Bird Acquisition LLC
Location
Phoenix, AZ
Owner type
LLC
Serial number
2843498
Year built
2001
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal, utility
Airworthiness date
November 9, 2001
Certificate issued
September 25, 2007
Expires
April 30, 2028
Mode S code
A55351

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming O-360 model are included below.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 70

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

1963In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 79 ADs
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See all 80 ADs

Information bulletins that may apply · 26

Advisory, not mandatory.

See all 35 bulletins

NTSB investigations · 1

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

FAA incident reports · 4

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Service difficulty reports · 7

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

SDR FQAR20161019036Mount Bracket · crackedWHEN THE ELT WAS REMOVED, THE TECH DETERMINED THE ELT MOUNTING BRACKET WAS CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES. THE CRACKS WERE ON EITHER SIDE OF TWO NUTPLATES USED TO MOUNT THE ELT MOUNTING TRAY. THE ELT MOUNTING TRAY HIDES THE CRACKS FROM VISUAL DETECTION.Oct 19, 2016 · N442PA · Piper PA28181 · Fuselage Main, Attach FittingsSDR FQAR20160221007Oil Cooler · leakingAFTER A NORMAL FLIGHT, THE PILOTS NOTICED THERE WAS A LARGE OIL STREAK ON THE LT SIDE OF THE ACFT THAT ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COWL. THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS LESS THAN 4 QTS OF OIL IN THE ENGINE, DESPITE LEAVING FOR THE 2 HR FLIGHT WITH OVER 7 Feb 21, 2016 · N442PA · Piper PA28181 · Engine Oil CoolerSDR FQAR20151015101Carburetor · leakingDURING FLIGHT, THE PILOTS NOTED THE ENGINE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY RUN ROUGH, ACCOMPANIED BY A BURNING ODOR. THE ROUGHNESS AND ODOR WOULD HAPPEN ONLY BRIEFLY. UPON THEIR RETURN TO THE APRON, THE PILOTS REPORTED THE ISSUES TO MAINTENANCE, WHO DETERMINED THE CARBUOct 15, 2015 · N442PA · Piper PA28181 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating EnginesSDR FQAR20150512034Carburetor · bindingDURING FLIGHT, THE PILOTS NOTED THAT WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS BROUGHT TO LOW POWER/IDLE, IT WOULD BECOME STUCK AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO FORCE OR JIGGLE THE THROTTLE UNTIL IT OPENED. THEY ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE. INSPECTION REVEALED THE CARBURETOR WAS STICKING WHMay 11, 2015 · N442PA · Piper PA28181 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating EnginesSDR FQAR20150217026Carburetor · out of adjustON CLIMB, THE STUDENT PILOT BEGAN TO ACTION THE CRUISE CHECKLIST, WHICH INCLUDED LEANING THE MIXTURE. SOON AFTER LEANING, THE ENGINE DIED BUT RESTARTED WHEN THE MIXTURE WAS RETURNED TO FULL RICH. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO WAVER IN RPM, RANDOMLY SURGING 50 RPM, BFeb 6, 2015 · N442PA · Piper PA28181 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating EnginesSDR FQAR20140714040Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, A BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BELOW WHERE THE FLAP HANDLE IS MOUNTED. THE BRACKET IN QUESTION IS LOCATED IN THE TUNNEL IN THE CENTER OF THE CABIN FLOOR AND IS USED TO MOUNT THE FLAP HANDLE ASSY. IT CONTAINS 2 NUT PLJul 14, 2014 · N442PA · Piper PA28181 · Fuselage Main, Attach FittingsSDR FQAR20140310027Housing · contaminatedAFTER TAKEOFF, NOTED ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. DID NOT REPORT ANY POWER OR RPM LOSS. DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ACFT ON GROUND AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ROUGHNESS, A VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE'S ACCESSORIES REVEALED THE MAGNEMar 6, 2014 · N442PA · Piper PA28181 · Magneto/Distributor

STCs that may be installed · 383

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

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