# N49CU: 1993 Boeing CH-47D

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing CH-47D](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-ch-47d) (registry code 138160A, 44 seats)
- Engine: [Honeywell T55-GA-714A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-t55-ga-714a) (registry code 33886)
- Data sheets: [TCDS R00051SE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/R00051SE) (Columbia Helicopters Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 93-0934
- Year built: 1993
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest, other
- Airworthiness date: October 14, 2019
- Certificate issued: April 6, 2020
- Expires: April 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A60E04
- Registered owner: [Uc Helitanker 1 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UC%20HELITANKER%201%20LLC)
- Location: [Arcadia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcadia)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1352° N, 118.0267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91006, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49CU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49CU

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): 4 in force

### Matched by airframe (Boeing CH-47D)

- [AD 2024-20-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-20-05): Flight control systems · Columbia Helicopters 234 and CH-47D. Effective Oct 28, 2024
- [AD 2023-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-11-07): Ground Proximity System · Airbus Helicopters 47, 206, 210 and 237 more. Effective Jun 22, 2023
- [AD 2021-23-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-23-06): Rotor flight controls · Columbia Helicopters 234 and CH-47D. Effective Jan 4, 2022
- [AD 2018-16-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-16-11): Main Rotor Head · Billings Flying Service CH-47D, 234, CH-47D and 1 more. Effective Sep 17, 2018

### Matched by engine (Honeywell T55-GA-714A)

None in force.

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2021-23-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-23-13) (historical): Ground Proximity System · Airbus Helicopters K-225, K-190A, K-240 and 237 more. Effective Dec 9, 2021

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N49CU.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N49CU.

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (5)

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 (Boeing CH-47D)

- [STC SR02510SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02510SE): Installation of a Supplemental Lighting System. Aviation Specialties Unlimited Inc
- [STC SR04590CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR04590CH): Installation of a Helitak FT11K Liquid Dispensing System. Helitak USA, LLC
- [STC SR02599SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02599SE): Installation of a Kawak Aviation Technologies Model 41300 auxiliary hydraulic system. Kawak Aviation Technologies, Inc
- [STC SR12015SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR12015SE): Installation of Green Power Monitoring Systems International, Inc. (GPMS) Foresight MX Flight Data Monitoring System (FDMS). GPMS International Inc
- [STC SR02466SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SR02466SE): Installation of the Simplex Model 347 aerial dispensing of liquids system. Simplex Manufacturing Company

## Earlier aircraft with N49CU

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N49CU before.

- [Cancelled 2012-12-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49CU-2012-12-26): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 2180, built 2012. Exported to China. Owner: [Cirrus Design Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIRRUS%20DESIGN%20CORP), [Duluth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Duluth)

## Related

- Other Boeing CH-47D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-ch-47d/aircraft.md
- The Honeywell T55-GA-714A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-t55-ga-714a.md

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