# N551GA: Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 - Status: Valid registration (dealer) - Airframe: [Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gvii-g500) (registry code 3980226, 9 seats) - Data sheets: [TCDS T00021AT](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/T00021AT) (Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 72251 - Type: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Mode S code: A703B9 - 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=551GA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551GA 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): 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 None matched to N551GA. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N551GA. ## 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 N551GA not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N551GA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR 2008FA0000607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000607), Sep 6, 2008: TURBINE BLADES. CRACKED. DURING A RECENT MID LIFE INSPECTION OF THIS ENGINE BY THE MFG, 58 OF 74 FIRST STATE TURBINE BLADES WERE FOUND CRACKED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. THIS WAS A HIGH ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (10) 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 (Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500) - [STC ST04570AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04570AT): Installation of SpaceX Starlink Aviation System. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation - [STC ST04343AT-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04343AT-D): Installation of Air Ionization System. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation - [STC ST04347AT-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04347AT-D): Installation of Satcom Direct Plane Simple System. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation - [STC ST00105IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST00105IB): Introduction of Activation of Wireless Charging Systems for Portable Electronic Devices. AMAC AEROSPACE SWITZERLAND AG - [STC ST04319AT-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04319AT-D): Installation of Satcom Direct Gateway (SDR-G) System. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation - [STC ST04310AT-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04310AT-D): Installation of an Airplane Interior. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation - [STC ST04312AT-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04312AT-D): Installation of a Ka Band JetWave System. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation - [STC ST04315AT-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04315AT-D): Installation of an Honeywell AIS-2000 Satellite TV System. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation - [STC ST04311AT-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04311AT-D): Installation of a Fin Cap Radome Replacement. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation - [STC ST04313AT-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04313AT-D): Installation of Gogo High Speed Data ATG-500 System. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation ## Earlier aircraft with N551GA The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N551GA before. - [Cancelled 2025-02-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551GA-2025-02-26): Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500, S/N 72151, built 2024. Exported to Austria. Owner: [Gulfstream Aerospace Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULFSTREAM%20AEROSPACE%20CORP), [Savannah, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Savannah) - [Cancelled 2014-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551GA-2014-03-05): Airbus A310-304, S/N 520. Owner: [Ga Telesis LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GA%20TELESIS%20LLC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale) - [Cancelled 1990-12-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551GA-1990-12-06): Beech C90, S/N LJ795. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [General Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC), [Wheeling, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wheeling) ## Related - Other Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gvii-g500/aircraft.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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