# N9085U: 1986 Piper PA-42-720R, registration cancelled 2018-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-42-720R](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42-720r) (registry code 7104213)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A32SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A32SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 42-5501034
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20HOMELAND%20SECURITY), [U S Customs & Border Protection](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20CUSTOMS%20%26%20BORDER%20PROTECTION)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9085U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9085U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9085U-2018-03-07

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-42-720R: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42-720r.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR RX8R2006003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RX8R2006003), Aug 7, 2006: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. FOUND 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
- [SDR RX8R2006001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RX8R2006001), Apr 10, 2006: HYDRAULIC LINE. DAMAGED. AFTER 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

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