# N940DC: DJI AIR 3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [DJI AIR 3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dji-air-3) (registry code 06102F2)
- Serial number: 1581F6NBA237DML31P69
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Electric
- Certificate issued: June 4, 2025
- Expires: June 30, 2032
- Mode S code: AD0D76
- Registered owners: [Rochester Institute Of Technology](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCHESTER%20INSTITUTE%20OF%20TECHNOLOGY), [Uas Drone Research Lab](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UAS%20DRONE%20RESEARCH%20LAB), [C/O Timothy Bauch](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%2FO%20TIMOTHY%20BAUCH)
- Location: [Rochester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rochester)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0873° N, 77.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14623, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=940DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N940DC

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (DJI AIR 3)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N940DC.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N940DC.

## 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 N940DC not matched to an aircraft (4)

They name N940DC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR UG82008F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UG82008F00001), Jun 4, 2008: SHAFT. FAILED. DUMP HANDLE SLIPS ON SHAFT. THE SHAFT SEEMS TO BE UNDERSIZE. (K)
- [SDR 2001F00247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00247), Aug 1, 2001: STARTER. FAILED. PTK - FLT 2164 - APU INOPERATIVE. APU STARTER FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED STARTER WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00204), Jul 19, 2001: DRAIN MAST. OVERTEMP. PTK - FLT 1647 - AFT WATER SYSTEM DRAIN MAST HEATER SHOWS SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. DRAIN MAST HEATER ELEMENT OVERTEMP. REPLACED DRAIN MAST ASSEMBLY WITH NEW UNIT. 
- [SDR UG8AD01016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UG8AD01016), May 31, 2001: BATTERY. FAILED. NUMBER 2 BATTERY FAILED (DEAD). APPARENT CAUSE: GROUND SERVICE BUS WAS LEFT ENERGIZED. REPLACE NR 2 BATTERY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other DJI AIR 3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dji-air-3/aircraft.md

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