Engine model · Turbo-shaft · 1,150 hp · registry codes 41552, 41549, 41587

Manufacturer (registry)
LYCOMING
Model
T-53 · T-53 SERIES · T-53 SER
Registry codes
41552, 41549, 41587
Type
Turbo-shaft
Power
1,150 hp

The registry names only the engine series, so ADs for every model in the series are matched. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 17

ADs whose products match this engine model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

1971In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 20 ADs
19711
19742
19753
19781
19871
19951
19961
19971
19982
20023
20062
20091
20221
See all 20 ADs
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT d.ad_number, d.status, d.subject, d.effective_date
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d
  WHERE d.ad_id IN (SELECT ad_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_engine_model_directive.parquet' WHERE engine_model_code IN ('41552', '41549', '41587'))
  ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"

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Registered aircraft · 95

See all 95 registered aircraft
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT n_number, serial_number, year_manufactured, status, registrant_name, registrant_city, registrant_state
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
  WHERE engine_model_code IN ('41552', '41549', '41587')
  ORDER BY n_number"

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NTSB investigations · 80

Aircraft matched to this engine model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

See all 80 investigations
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c.\"mKey\" = a.case_mkey
  WHERE a.engine_model_code IN ('41552', '41549', '41587')
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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FAA incident reports · 94

Matched to this engine model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

See all 94 incident reports
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet'
  WHERE engine_model_code IN ('41552', '41549', '41587')
  ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC"

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Service difficulty reports · 9

SDR H9X2007F00000Housing · damagedAIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING HOME FROM FLIGHT AND PILOT NOTICED THE PEDALS WERE NOT OPERATING NORMALLY. HE THEN BEGAN CIRCLING THE AIRPORT UNTIL WE DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A PARTIALLY LT STUCK TAIL ROTOR PEDAL, AT WHICH TIME HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LADec 1, 2007 · N198HM · Bell UH1B · Tail Rotor Drive ShaftSDR 2007FA0000812Quill Assy · wornQUILL INTERNAL SPLINES WORN AND DAMAGED IN QUILL TUBE CONTACT AREASep 19, 2007 · N3053Q · Bell UH1H · Main Rotor GearboxSDR LS12003F00000Skin · crackedTHE TAILBOOM FIRST 2 UPPER SKINS HAD NUMEROUS CRACKS. UNDER NORMAL OPERATIONS THESE CRACKS WOULD NEVER MATERIALIZE. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN DOING LIFTING WORK. MUCH MORE THAN NORMAL OPERATIONS. THIS LOADS AND UNLOADS THE TAILBOOM NUMEROUS TIMES. THE RESULTIJun 6, 2003 · N51AG · Bell UH1H · Rotorcraft Tail BoomSDR CA030404003Case · cracked(CAN) NOTICED SMALL AMOUNT OF HYDRAULIC FLUID ON HYDRAULIC PUMP CASE. THOUGHT IT WAS LOOSE BUT WAS NOT. REMOVED LINE ATTACHED TO IT AND FOUND SMALL CRACK.Apr 3, 2003 · Bell 205A1 · Hydraulic Pump (Electric/Engine), MainSDR EHA2002F00002Circuit Breaker · failedRIGHT FUEL BOOST PUMP INOPERATIVE. REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER.Jul 21, 2002 · N4750R · Bell 205A1 · Fuel Boost PumpSDR EHA2002F00006Pressure Switch · intermittentMAIN TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE SWITCH LIGHT INTERMITTNETLY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH.Jul 18, 2002 · N4750R · Bell 205A1 · Main Rotor GearboxSDR QJ5R20017Spar · misinstalledDURING MODIFICATION OF THE TAIL BOOM VERTICAL FIN SPAR USING SPAR KIT, THE INSTALLER IMPROPERLY INSTALLED THE HI LOC FASTNERS WHERE THE 90 DEGREE GEARBOX CASTING ATTACHES TO SIDE RAILS OF SPAR CAPS. OPPOSITE OF STC INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS, THE HI LOC COLLARJul 16, 2001 · N137US · Bell UH1E · Rotorcraft Tail BoomSDR 20010502CW005Blade · crackedA CRACK WAS NOTICED INSIDE DENT AFT OF THE SPAR ON THE TOP OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. REMOVAL OF PAINT DETERMINED THE CRACK TO BE IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES LONG. THE ROTOR BLADE WAS DETERMINED TO BE UNSERVICEABLE AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE.Apr 2, 2001 · N340WN · Bell UH1H · Main Rotor BladesSDR 99ZZZX3295Governor · misoverhauledDURING ROUTINE OVERAHAUL DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE, FOUND ONE OF THE TWO 'S' WIRES INSTALLED AT EACH END OF THE FLYWEIGHT PIVOT PIN WAS MISSING AND PRESUMED NOT INSTALLED DURING LAST OVERHAUL OR MAJOR MAINTENANCE. THE EVIDENCE OF OPERATION IN THIS CONDITION OVER Aug 5, 1999 · Bell 204B · Turbine Governor
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet'
  WHERE engine_model_key = 'T53'
  ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"

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STCs that may be installed · 4

Approved for this engine model: the STC’s model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has.

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT s.stc_number, s.description, s.holder, s.status, s.status_date, m.matched_model
  FROM (
    SELECT stc_number, min(matched_model) AS matched_model
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_engine_model_stc.parquet'
    WHERE engine_model_code IN ('41552', '41549', '41587')
    GROUP BY stc_number
  ) m JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_stc.parquet' s USING (stc_number)
  ORDER BY s.status = 'Current' DESC, s.status_date DESC, s.stc_number"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.