N9085U

Cancelled 2018

Deregistered aircraft · 1986 Piper PA-42-720R · Pratt & Whitney PT6A series

Cancelled: March 7, 2018
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 42-5501034
Year built: 1986
Type: Fixed wing multi engine
Engine: Turbo-prop
Airworthiness: Multiple
Airworthiness date: May 11, 2001
Certificate issued: December 18, 1986
Last registry action: July 22, 2013
Mode S code: AC8FFE
Owners when cancelled: Department Of Homeland Security U S Customs & Border Protection
Location: Washington, DC
Owner type: Government

Airframe modelPiper PA-42-720RTCDS A32SO · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

Service difficulty reports · 2

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

SDR RX8R2006003Structure · crackedFOUND CRACK IN LT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ON RADIUS OF FRONT STIFFENER SECTION. ALSO FOUND CRACK IN RT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR AT FORWARD HINGE ATTACH POINT. HAVE PREVIOUSLY FOUND CRACKS IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS ON 4 OTHER PA-42'S. THE CRACKS ARE USUALLY IAug 7, 2006 · N9085U · Piper PA42720 · Landing Gear Doors SDR RX8R2006001Hydraulic Line · damagedAFTER TAKEOFF THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE UP POSITION THE LANDING GEAR CAME UP BUT THE GEAR DOORS DID NOT CLOSE. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT IN THE DOWN POSITION BUT THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT LOCK DOWN. THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP WAS USED TO MAKE Apr 10, 2006 · N9085U · Piper PA42720 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System