Aircraft model · Fixed wing single engine · Airplane · registry code 3900104

Manufacturer (registry)
GA8 AIRVAN (PTY) LTD
Model
GA8-TC320
Registry code
3900104
Registered
1 aircraft
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engines
1 · Reciprocating
Seats
8
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Certification
Type certificated
Data sheet
TCDSA00011LA
Holder
GA8 Airvan (Pty) Ltd

Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 9

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

2010In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 14 ADs
20103
20132
20153
20181
20191
20201
20221
20242
Superseded and historical ADs · 5
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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_aircraft_model_directive.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3900104'))
  ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"

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Registered aircraft · 1

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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 aircraft_model_code IN ('3900104')
  ORDER BY n_number"

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NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to aircraft with this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older cases aren’t counted.

FAA incident reports

No reports matched to aircraft of this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older reports aren’t counted.

Service difficulty reports · 8

SDR 2023FA0000279Alternator · unknownEN ROUTE THE CREW BEGAN TO NOTICE AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE WARNING SIGNALS WENT OFF. CREW NOTIFIED ATC TO BEGIN HEADING BACK OR TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER THE PIC AND COPILOT BEGAN TO SMELL WHAT THEY BELIEVED WAS A FIRE. PILOT TURNMay 26, 2023 · N140H · Gippld GA8TC320 · Alternator-Generator DriveSDR SMTR20190508001Oil System · defectiveOIL COOLER RUPTURED DURING COLD ENGINE START. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED OIL PRESSURE EXPERIENCED BY THE OIL COOLER AT INITIAL COLD ENGINE START REACHED 425 PSI. ON A CALIBRATED TEST GAUGE TEE'D INTO THE OIL COOLER INLET LINE. RESEARCH DISCOVERED THE OIL COOLER May 6, 2019 · N87AG · Gippld GA8TC320 · Engine Oil Distribution (Airframe Furnished)SDR 2017FA0000237Diffuser · damagedDURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN DROPPED THE OIL ON THE AIRCRAFT AND CLOSED THE SUMP DRAIN. LEFT FOR THE EVENING. UPON RETURN, NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE SUMP DRAIN. REMOVED THE QUICK DRAIN AND FOUND A PIECE OF BROKEN SAFETY FROM A BOLT HEAD STUJun 5, 2017 · N267MA · Gippld GA8TC320 · Reciprocating Engine Oil SystemSDR PCPR201510140001Brake Sys · failedPILOT REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE CREW, WHEN DEPRESSING PILOT'S SIDE RUDDER PEDALS FOR BRAKING, RT BRAKE HAD NO PRESSURE AND DID NOT BRAKE. PILOT RELEASED PEDALS AND ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AGAIN AT WHICH TIME BOTH BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE CREW INSPECTED AOct 13, 2015 · N130HP · Gippld GA8TC320 · Landing Gear Brake SystemSDR CA150930015Fan · failed(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, A WARNING NOTIFICATION WAS GIVEN TO THE PILOT ON THE GDU DISPLAY STATING FAN FAULT. UPON INSPECTION AT THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, WE FOUND THAT THE FAN WAS STRUGGLING TO SPIN FOR COOLING. WORRIED THAT THE FAN WILL CAUSE THE GDU TO OVERHEAT,Sep 12, 2015 · Gippld GA8TC320 · Central DisplaySDR CA150930014Tube · damaged(CAN) UPON LANDING A FLAT TIRE ON THE LT SIDE HAPPENED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A MISSING VALVE STEM. THE VALVE STEM WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF. CHANGED THE TUBE AND REPLACED THE TIRE.Sep 12, 2015 · Gippld GA8TC320 · Tire TubeSDR CA150930013Magneto · malfunctioned(CAN) AT ABOUT 200 HOURS AFTER INSTALLATION OF A NEW OR OVERHAULED P/N 6160 MAGNETO, WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE IS HARD OF STARTING. THIS IS THE L/H MAGNETO ON THE ENGINE WHICH IS AN IMPULSE COUPLING MAGNETO USED FOR STARTING. THE MAGNETO CANNOT BE RE-TIMAug 24, 2015 · Gippld GA8TC320 · Magneto/DistributorSDR CA150212011Breather Tube · damaged(CAN) ICE FORMED INSIDE OF LOWER END OF TUBE THAT IS EXPOSED TO COLD AIRFLOW BELOW COWLING. THE BREATHING TUBE IS STREAMLINED A SMALL AMOUNT, WHICH RESTRICTS AIRFLOW AND MAKES A GOOD PLACE FOR ICE TO COLLECT. MFG HAS RELEASED A NEW MANDATORY SB-GA8-2015-125, Feb 7, 2015 · Gippld GA8TC320 · Turbine Engine Oil System
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'GA8TC320'
  ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"

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STCs that may be installed · 37

Approved for this 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.

See all 37 STCs
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  FROM (
    SELECT stc_number, min(matched_model) AS matched_model
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_stc.parquet'
    WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3900104')
    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"

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PMA parts · 67

Current parts manufacturer approvals (PMA): parts the FAA has approved companies to make as replacements or modifications. Each record lists its models as free text; OpenAirDocs matched them to this model on its data sheet, so check the FAA record before relying on it. Newest first.

See all 67 PMA parts
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT drs_guid, part_number, part_name, holder, pma_number, replaces_part, supplement_date, tcds_models
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_type_certificate_pma.parquet'
  WHERE tcds_number IN ('A00011LA')
    AND len(list_intersect(tcds_models, ['GA8-TC320'])) > 0
  ORDER BY supplement_date DESC, drs_guid DESC"

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The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
  WHERE m.match_key = 'GA8TC320' AND m.code NOT IN ('3900104')
  GROUP BY ALL
  ORDER BY aircraft DESC
  LIMIT 12"

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