- Registered owner
- Aurora Flight Sciences
- Location
- Manassas, VA
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 42.MN004
- Year built
- 2009
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, research and development, crew training, market survey
- Airworthiness date
- July 15, 2025
- Certificate issued
- May 5, 2010
- Expires
- April 30, 2027
- Mode S code
- A65F29
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA42MNGTCDS A57CEAirframe · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA42MNGTCDS E00081ENEngine · Austro E4 series
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Austro E4 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 25
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 2010 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Airframe · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA42MNG
AD 2026-14-08Landing Gear ActuatorAD 2025-24-07Passenger/Crew DoorsAD 2024-06-13Flight Control SystemInformation bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N51AUMatched 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 DA42MNG aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N51AUMatched 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 DA42MNG 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 2013FA0000304Fuel Filter · leakingAIRCRAFT FUEL PUMP FILTER HOUSING ASSY LEAKING. FOUND THE FILTER ASSY TO BE LEAKING, MANY OF WHICH WERE BRAND NEW UNITS. IF IGNORED, EVENTUALLY THERE WILL BE AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE AS A RESULT OF THE FILTER ASSY.SDR 2013FA0000271Fuel Filter · leakingACFT LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ASSY LEAKED. THE ASSY IS BRAND NEW OUT OF THE BOX AND HAS A SLOW DRIP OF ABOUT 1 DRIP EVERY 5 TO 10 MIN. THE DRIP APPEARS TO BE LEAKING FROM THE FILTER ASSY ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PUMP. A NEW FILTER ATTACHED TO THE BOTTO
STCs that may be installed · 21
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 DA42MNG
STC SA04837NYInstallation of AeroLED's Holdings, LLC., position lights, navigation lights, strobe lights and beacon lightsSTC SA04046CH PAGE 1Installation of L-3 GENESIS (TM) Electronic Standby Instrument System (ESI-500/MAG-500)STC SA02444AKApproval of the L-3 Communications NGT 9000/9000R ADS-B system installed