# N742US: 2022 Sean S Blair RV-7 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Sean S Blair RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/sean-s-blair-rv-7) (registry code 05640YA, 2 seats) - Engine: [Aerosport IO-375 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375-series) (registry code 01305) - Serial number: 74117 - Year built: 2022 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-7 - Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built - Airworthiness date: May 13, 2023 - Certificate issued: July 14, 2022 - Expires: July 31, 2029 - Mode S code: A9FBCB - Registered owner: [Blair Sean S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLAIR%20SEAN%20S) - Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 38.9673° N, 104.7220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80924, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=742US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N742US 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 Aerosport IO-375 model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Sean S Blair RV-7) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Aerosport IO-375 series) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations None matched to N742US. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N742US. ## Reports on N742US not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N742US, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 20060112009369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060112009369I), Jan 12, 2006: Airbus A319112 (N742US), Minneapolis, MN. (-23) While enroute from philadelphia, pa to seattle, WA, near milwaukee, WI, the flight crew noticed that the crew oxygen pressure was decreasing. The crew… ## 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 N742US not matched to an aircraft (9) They name N742US, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR USAA051021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA051021), Aug 17, 2005: BEAM. CORRODED. PIT - S1 - BEAM, 1 INCH X 1 INCH, CORROSION; LEVEL 1; TASK JA-260-53500 BETWEEN FR 67 AND FR 68 AT Y115MM. REPLACED BEAM IAW TYPE REP. (K) - [SDR USAA051020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA051020), Aug 17, 2005: BEAM. CORRODED. PIT - S1 - BEAM, .5 INCH X .5 INCH CORROSION; LEEL 1; TASK JA260-53500, FR 66 AT Y132MM. INSTALLED NEW BEAM IAW TYP REP. (K) - [SDR USAA051019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA051019), Aug 17, 2005: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. PIT - S1 - FLOOR PANEL, 3 INCH X 3 INCH AREA, DELAMINATION. FLOORBOARD TORN AND DELAMINATED, FR 16 TO 20, Z222 (222EF). DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED WITH IDENTICAL P - [SDR USAA051018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA051018), Aug 17, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. PIT - S1 - BEAM CORROSION; LEVEL 1; TASK JA-220-53500, C20-Y1292. REPLACED BEAM IAW SRM. (K) - [SDR USAA051017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA051017), Aug 17, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. PIT - S1 - FLOORBEAM, .5 INCH X .7500 INCH X 1 INCH SQ. CORROSION; LEVEL; TASK JA-260-53500, FRAME 67 Y117MM. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SAME PN. (K) - [SDR USAA051016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA051016), Aug 17, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. PIT - S1 - FLOORBEAM, 1 INCH X 1 INCH CORROSION; LEVEL 2; TASK JA260-53500, FRAME 68-69, Y120MM. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM WITH SAME PN. (K) - [SDR USAA030181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA030181), Sep 2, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND SKIN AND SEAL RETAINER WITH 1 INCH CRACK WITH DENT AND 5 INCH CRACK ONSEAL RETAINER, AFT LOWER CORNER OF MED L-1 EXT DOOR SKIN. SECTION OF DOOR SEAL RETAI - [SDR USAASA03107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASA03107), Aug 30, 2003: RELEASE CABLE. INCORRECT. PHL - THE AFT SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN INCORRECT RELEASE CABLE INSTALLED DURING INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SLIDE ASSEM - [SDR USAASA02083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASA02083), Oct 2, 2002: FAN. VIBRATES. ENROUTE, DURING CRUISE, A NOISE AND VIBRATION WERE NOTICED AROUND THE COCKPIT DOOR AREA. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. THE CABIN FANS WERE TURNED OFF ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) None matched to this aircraft's models. ## Related - Other Sean S Blair RV-7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sean-s-blair-rv-7/aircraft.md - The Aerosport IO-375 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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