# N522GS: Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500

- Status: Valid registration (dealer)
- Airframe: [Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gvii-g500) (registry code 3980225, 9 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS T00021AT](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/T00021AT) (Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 72222
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Mode S code: A69103
- Registered owner: [Gulfstream Aerospace Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULFSTREAM%20AEROSPACE%20CORP)
- Location: [Savannah, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Savannah)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1832° N, 81.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31407, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=522GS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522GS

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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): 10 in force

### Matched by airframe (Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500)

- [AD 2026-13-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-13-02): Navigation · Airbus Canada Limited Partnership 18, 49-46, 80-A and 555 more. Effective Jul 1, 2026
- [AD 2026-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-01-03): Main Landing Gear · Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 and GVII-G600. Effective Feb 24, 2026
- [AD 2024-25-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-25-03): Fuel · Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 and GVII-G600. Effective Feb 12, 2025
- [AD 2024-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-10-15): Powerplant · Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 and GVII-G600. Effective Jun 7, 2024
- [AD 2024-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-05-04): Fuel Boost Pump · Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 and GVII-G600. Effective May 2, 2024
- [AD 2023-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-11-09): Flight controls · Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 and GVII-G600. Effective Jul 18, 2023
- [AD 2023-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-10-02): Indicating/Recording System, Navigation · Boeing 18, 23, 35 and 1,060 more. Effective May 26, 2023
- [AD 2022-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-10-05): Flight controls · Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 and GVII-G600. Effective May 9, 2022
- [AD 2021-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-15-03): Trailing Edge Flaps · Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500. Effective Aug 26, 2021
- [AD 2020-02-18](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2020-02-18): Flight Controls · Gulfstream Aerospace GVI, GVII-G500 and GVII-G600. Effective Feb 13, 2020

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

- [AD 2020-23-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2020-23-04) (historical): Fuel Boost Pump · Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 and GVII-G600. Effective Nov 24, 2020
- [AD 2020-05-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2020-05-12) (historical): Flight controls · Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 and GVII-G600. Effective Mar 13, 2020

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA253), Apr 18, 2014: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N (N522GS), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture of the right aft landing gear strut due to undetected fatigue cracking in an inboard rivet hole.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20140418004629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140418004629A), Apr 18, 2014: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N (N522GS), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. On April 18, 2014 at approx. 1330 PDT, N522GS, a mcdonnel Douglas 500N helicopter, landed at Santa Monica Airport, Santa Monica, California. The landing was…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations.

- [SDR 96ZZZX2237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2237), Mar 30, 1996: FUEL CONTROL. FAULTY. LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO POWER LEVER INPUT. ENGINE RPM INCREASED TO 100 PERCENT WITH POWER LEVER AT IDLE. ENGINE SHUT DOWN (PRECAUTIONARY) VIA NORMAL PR

## Related

- Other Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gvii-g500/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gvii-g500/stcs.md

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