# N8537Y: 2018 Mains Lakes 2T

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mains Lakes 2T](https://openairdocs.org/model/mains-lakes-2t) (registry code 05637W1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Fairchild 6-440-C2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-c2) (registry code 26005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-216](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-216) (Fairchild Engine Division Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 001 DM
- Year built: 2018
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 13, 2018
- Certificate issued: August 3, 2018
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ABB5E1
- Registered owner: [Mains Donald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAINS%20DONALD%20L)
- Location: [Hiram, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Hiram)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.8490° N, 70.8308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04041, 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=8537Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8537Y

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): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Mains Lakes 2T)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Fairchild 6-440-C2)

- [AD 54-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/54-09-01): Carburetor Hotspot Heater Assembly · Fairchild Engine Division, Fairchild Engine and 6-440-C2 (L-440-1), 6-440-C3, 6-440-C4 and 1 more
- [AD 52-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/52-03-01): Pistons · Fairchild Engine Division, Fairchild Engine and 6-440-C2 (L-440-1), 6-440-C3, 6-440-C4 and 1 more

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8537Y.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8537Y.

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (4)

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 engine (Fairchild 6-440-C2)

- [STC SE04651CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04651CH): To allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc
- [STC SE8776SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE8776SW): Installation of coated cylinders and piston rings. Continental Motors, Inc. Lists 6-440 Series
- [STC SE00129WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00129WI): Approved fuel: Unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index(RON+MON)/2, per ASTM Spec D-439. Petersen Aviation Inc

## Related

- Other Mains Lakes 2T aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/mains-lakes-2t/aircraft.md
- The Fairchild 6-440-C2 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-c2.md

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