# N540BA: 2022 Icon A5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Icon A5](https://openairdocs.org/model/icon-a5) (registry code 06001A7, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (registry code 55593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 00164
- Year built: 2022
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 2022
- Certificate issued: June 11, 2025
- Expires: June 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A6D806
- Registered owner: [Pink Panther Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PINK%20PANTHER%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Boston, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Boston)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540BA

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912 IS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Icon A5)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912 IS series)

- [AD 2026-16-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-16-11): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Aug 28, 2026
- [AD 2025-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-15-03): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Aug 6, 2025
- [AD 2023-17-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-17-13): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Sep 20, 2023

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2025-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-07-02) (historical): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Apr 21, 2025

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N540BA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N540BA.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N540BA not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N540BA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR YGJR20160321A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YGJR20160321A), Mar 14, 2016: BRACKET. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING A GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER STOW SWITCH BRACKET AREA, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ATTACHMENT BRACKET FOR THE CO
- [SDR 2014FA0000293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2014FA0000293), Apr 22, 2014: HOSE. RUPTURED. THE SILICONE RUBBER HOSE, THAT ATTACHES THE ECU WATER SEPARATOR TO A RESTRICTOR IN THE DRAIN LINE, RUPTURED PREMATURELY. THE REPLACEMENT PART, SUPPLIED BY MFG, 

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Icon A5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/icon-a5/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series.md

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