- Manufacturer (registry)
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP.
- Model
- 240
- Registry code
- 3790202
- Registered
- 0 aircraft
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engines
- 2 · Turbo-prop
- Seats
- 42
- Weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Certification
- Type certificated
- Data sheet
- TCDSA-793
- Holder
- Kelowna Flightcraft R & D 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 · 54
ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.
| 1947 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1964 | 3 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 |
Airframe · General Dynamics 240
AD 98-08-17AFM - Power LeversAD 96-03-04AFM - Limitation, Icing ConditionsAD 93-21-02Elevators And RudderQuery with SQL
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 ('3790202'))
ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"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.
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 ('3790202'))
ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
Registered aircraft · 0
No aircraft currently registered with this model
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 · 11
SDR I5HA0824013Wing · dentedDURING THE LANDING FLARE, A BIRD STRUCK THE OTBD L/E OF THE LT WING. THE CREW LANDED THE ACFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE LEADING EDGE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR I5HA0524006Engine · leakingDURING CLIMBOUT, THE PILOT OBSERVED A LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY FROM THE LT ENGINE. THE CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF THE LT ENGINE AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. THE CAUSE OF THE OIL LOSS HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED AND THE AIRCRAFT REMAINS AT DEPARTURE. SDR I5HA0524003Line · looseWHILE ENROUTE, MAINTENANCE, THE PILOT OBSERVED A LOSS OF TORQUE PRESSURE ON THE LT ENGINE WITH NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS. AS A PRECAUTION, THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUT-DOWN THE ENGINE AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. DURING INSPECTION OF ENGINE, LOOSE TORQUE TRANSDR I5HA0524001Augmentor Tube · fireRT ENG FIRE WARNING BELL SOUNDED AND ASSOC FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAXI. RT FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND ENG SHUTDOWN. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION. EXAMINATION OF RT ENG REVEALED INSIDE OF AUGMENTOR TUBE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. FIRSDR I5HA0324002Cylinder · failedEN ROUTE, PILOT NOTICED A DECREASE IN OIL QTY ON RT ENG. CONTINUED TO PIT. ELECTED TO KEEP RT ENG RUNNING. OIL QTY CONTINUED TO DECREASE. PILOT NOTICED MINOR TORQUE FLUCTUATION JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. UPON TOUCHDOWN, NOTIFIED THAT THE RT ENG ON FIRE. E-HSDR 2003F00529Engine · malfunctionedWHILE EN ROUTE TO CVG FROM PIT, IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION, THE CREW FELT A SHUDDER IN THE LEFT ENGINE. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER FELT ANOTHER SHUDDER AND AGAIN ONE MINUTE LATER WITH A LARGE TORQUE SWING AND OIL QUANTITY DROP. THE OIL LOSS WAS FASTER THAN THE CAPACSDR 99ZZZM421Bearing · failedDURNIG A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT, REQUIRED MORE THAN USUAL RUDDER TRIM. AFTER LANDING, NOTICED FLIGHT TAB APPEARED TO BE STUCK TO ONE SIDE. REMOVED RUDDER AND RUDDER POST. FOUND RUDDER QUADRANT LOCK BEARING FROZEN. BEARING REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TOSDR 97ZZZM706Adi Regulator · rupturedNR 2 ENGINE BEGAN TO BACKFIRE AND SURGE DURING CRUISE. ENGINE SHUT DOWN, LANDED SJO WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND ADI REGULATOR HAD RUPTURED DIAPHRAM WHICH MADE ENGINE RUN LEAN. REPLACED REGULATOR AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)SDR 96ZZZM1401Carburetor · defectiveON CLIMB-OUT, HAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS ON NR 2 ENGINE. ENGINE WAS FEATHERED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. CARBURETOR WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR 96ZZZX4895Cylinder · crackedLEFT ENGINE BEGAN CONTINUOUSLY BACKFIRING AFTER LEAVING 2,000 FEET. ALL PRESSURES WERE NORMAL, TORQUE METER FLUCTUATIONS BETWEEN BACKFIRES. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECURED, RETURNED TO AIRPORT. NR 1 CYLINDER WAS FOUND CRACKED AT EXHAUST PORT. CYLINDER REPSDR 96ZZZX129Oil Cooler · leakingPSE/SJU - FLT 7026 - EN ROUTE, SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY. FOUND THE OIL COOLER LEAKING. REPLACED OIL COOLER.
Query with SQL
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 aircraft_model_key = '240' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"
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.
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 aircraft_model_key = '240' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
STCs that may be installed · 109
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.
STC SA01967WIUse of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded AvgasSTC SA863EAIncorporation of DME Corporation emergency evacuation slide lighting systemSTC SA16CEFloat Type Fuel Gage Installation - Ground Visual Fuel.
See all 109 STCsQuery 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_aircraft_model_stc.parquet'
WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3790202')
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.
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_aircraft_model_stc.parquet'
WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3790202')
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_numberRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
The same model under other registry codes
Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.
Query with SQL
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 = '240' AND m.code NOT IN ('3790202')
GROUP BY ALL
ORDER BY aircraft DESC
LIMIT 12"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.
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 = '240' AND m.code NOT IN ('3790202')
GROUP BY ALL
ORDER BY aircraft DESC
LIMIT 12Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.