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N638FT

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2008 Piper PA-28-161 · Lycoming O-320-D3G

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Registered owner
Florida Institute Of Technology
Location
Melbourne, FL
Owner type
Corporation
Serial number
2842315
Year built
2008
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal, utility
Airworthiness date
September 3, 2008
Certificate issued
August 28, 2023
Expires
August 31, 2030
Mode S code
A85C03
Piper PA-28-161Airframe model · 4 seats · 1 engine · 1,526 registeredTCDS 2A13Airframe · Piper PA-28-161TCDS E-274Engine · Lycoming O-320-D3G

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 50

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1967In forceSuperseded2026
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Information bulletins that may apply · 22

Advisory, not mandatory.

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NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N638FTMatched 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 Piper PA-28-161 aircraft

FAA incident reports

No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N638FTMatched 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 Piper PA-28-161 aircraft

Service difficulty reports · 4

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 2017FA0000404Ignition Switch · wornPILOT REPORTED ENG ROUGHNESS. GROUND RUNS WERE MIXED, SOMETIMES IT WOULD RUN FINE. TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO INTERMITTENT GROUNDING AT KEY SWITCH. KEY SWITCH REPLACED. KEY SWITCH BACK WAS REMOVED. KEY SWITCH WAS INTERMITTENTLY GROUNDING INTERNALLY.Dec 18, 2016 · N638FT · Piper PA28161 · Ignition SwitchingSDR ECQS2015FA0000340Step · crackedCRACKED FOOTSTEP.May 3, 2015 · N638FT · Piper PA28161 · Fuselage Miscellaneous StructureSDR 2011F00154Shaft · brokenACFT WAS WRITTEN UP FOR POWER LOSS. LT AND RT MAGS WERE PULLED. TACH TIME ON BOTH MAGS, 933.5. INSP REVELED LT MAG CAM FOLLOWER SHAFT BROKEN. BOTH MAGS HAD OIL GETTING PAST OIL SEAL AS A RESULT, POINTS WERE PITTED, MAGS WERE REPLACED.Jul 11, 2011 · N638FT · Piper PA28161 · Magneto/DistributorSDR 2011F00153Shaft · failedACFT WAS WRITTEN UP FOR POWER LOSS. LT AND RT MAGS WERE PULLED. TACH TIME ON BOTH MAGS, 933.5. INSPECTION REVEALED LT MAG CAM FOLLOWER SHAFT BROKEN. BOTH MAGS HAD OIL GETTING PAST OIL SEAL AS A RESULT, POINTS WERE PITTED, MAG WERE REPLACED.Jul 11, 2011 · N638FT · Piper PA28161 · Magneto/Distributor

STCs that may be installed · 385

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