Maule M-5-235C

Aircraft model · Fixed wing single engine · Airplane · registry codes 5460135, 5470010

Manufacturer (registry)
MAULE
Model
M-5-235C
Registry codes
5460135, 5470010
Registered
181 aircraft
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engines
1 · Reciprocating
Seats
4
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Cruise speed
108 mph
Certification
Type certificated
Data sheet
TCDS3A23
Holder
Maule Aerospace Technology Inc.

Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. 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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Aircraft by year built · 242

1973Registered nowDeregistered2026
Aircraft by the year they were built: 242 aircraft
19731
19743
19752
197643
197769
197847
197931
198020
19819
19821
19833
19842
19852
19861
19872
19883
19891
20031
20241

Airworthiness directives that may apply · 14

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

1978In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 16 ADs
19781
19791
19812
19821
19841
19861
19962
19981
20001
20051
20061
20081
20141
20221
See all 16 ADs
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  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 ('5460135', '5470010'))
  ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"

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Information bulletins that may apply · 1

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_saib.parquet' s
  WHERE s.saib_id IN (SELECT saib_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_saib.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('5460135', '5470010'))
  GROUP BY s.saib_number ORDER BY issue_date DESC"

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Registered aircraft · 181

See all 181 registered aircraft
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('5460135', '5470010')
  ORDER BY n_number"

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NTSB investigations · 148

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

See all 148 investigations
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  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.aircraft_model_code IN ('5460135', '5470010')
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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FAA incident reports · 242

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

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('5460135', '5470010')
  ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC"

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Service difficulty reports · 13

SDR 2013FA0000045Valve Spring · brokenDURING ENGINE OVERHAUL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTER INTAKE VALVE SPRINGS ON CYLINDERS 1, 3, AND 4 WERE BROKEN INTO 2 OR 3 PIECES. BASED ON THE APPEARANCE OF THE FRACTURE SURFACE AND THE WEAR ON THE NEW WEAR SURFACES (THE SPRINGS HAD SCREWED THEMSELVES TOJan 23, 2013 · N5629N · Maule M5235C · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder SectionSDR CA080208005Pushrod · defective(CAN) THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST PUSHRODS LOCATED AT THE NR1 CYL POSITION WERE NOT DRILLED THROUGH ON ONE END. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW OIL TO TRAVEL UP THE PUSHROD TO THE ROCKER. (TC NR 20080208005)Jan 29, 2008 · Maule M5235C · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder SectionSDR 2005FA0001578Tube · corrodedANNUAL INSPECTION DISCOVERED WIDESPREAD CORROSION OF 4130 STEEL FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. LOWER DOOR POST TUBES WERE CORRODED NEARLY THROUGH, RENDERING AIRPLANE UNAIRWORTHY. SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF APPARENT ORIGINAL YELLOW FIBERGLASS INSTALLATION WERE WET. AIRCRAFApr 15, 2005 · N56395 · Maule M5235C · Fuselage Main, StructureSDR CA040628010Handle · broken(CAN) UPON DESCENT, THE PILOT PULLED ON THE FLAPS, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE HANDLE BROKE AWAY AFTER THE FIRST KNOTCH WAS ACHIEVED. MADE A SLOW TRIP BACK TO BASE, WHERE AFTER EXAMINATION, THE HANDLE WAS FOUND BROKEN AT THE BOTTOM HOLE WHERE THE FLAP RATCHET ACTUAJun 24, 2004 · Maule M5235C · Trailing Edge Flap Control SystemSDR 2003FA0000318Control Cable · wornFOUND ELEVATOR DOWN CABLE AT F/W BELCRANK WITH BROKEN STRAND AND WEARING AT POINT OF CONTACT. FOUND WHILE COMPLYING WITH MFG SB NR 64, DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION. REPLACED CABLE WITH NEW PART.Mar 7, 2003 · N6170M · Maule M5235C · Elevator Control SystemSDR 2002FA0001307Bolt · failedBOLT (NR 32) IS ONE OF FOUR. THREE APPARENTLY WERE PROBABLY SHEARED FROM PAST ACCIDENT. SAFETY WIRE HELD 211 BOLTS FROM ROTATING. REMAINING BOLT TORE OUT END OF UPPER TUBE, CAUSING COMPLETE DISASSEMBLY OF UPPER PART OF STRUT. UPPER ATTACH BOLT (NR 17) AND Sep 14, 2002 · N5636D · Maule M5235C · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/TruckSDR 2002FA0000146Control Cable · looseUPON LANDING, WINDS WERE DOWN RUNWAY AT 15 MPH, THE LEFT RUDDER CABLE CAME LOOSE AT AIRCRAFT NICOPRESS SLEEVE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON CABLE OR SLEEVE AND SLEEVE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED FOR CORRECT SWEDGE PER AD.Jan 16, 2002 · N382X · Maule M5235C · Rudder Control SystemSDR CA000307012Rod Bolt · broken(CAN) BROKEN ROD BOLT IN NR 5 CYLINDER.Mar 7, 2000 · Maule M5235C · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder SectionSDR 99ZZZX4210Flap Lever · failedFLAP LEVER FAILED WHILE EXTENDING FLAPS BEYOND THE 20 DEGREE SETTING. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON THIS AIRCRAFT. INITIAL FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROX 400 HRS TT AIRFRAME WITH PN 3068 STRAIGHT LEVER INSTALLED. SECOND FAILUOct 19, 1999 · N9236E · Maule M5235C · Trailing Edge Flap Control SystemSDR 96ZZZX6014Air Filter · defectiveDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND BRACKETT AIR FILTER WITH ALUMINUM SCREEN. AD 81-15-03 (EFFECTIVE 7-20-81) REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ALUMINUM SCREEN. THIS ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED 5-6-87 (NEARLY 6 YEARS LATER). ACCORDING TO AD, NO ALUMINUM SCREENS WERE MADE AFTENov 22, 1996 · N402X · Maule M5235C · Engine Air Intake SystemSDR 97ZZZX190Lifter · spalledDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION FOUND STEEL IN OIL FILTER. ENGINE DISASSEMBLED, ALL LIFTERS AND CAMSHAFT BADLY SPALLED. THESE COMPONENTS HAD A TT OF 383 HRS SINCE REGRIND AND AEROLUBE PROVIDED BY AIR SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL.Oct 3, 1996 · N5643N · Maule M5235C · Reciprocating Engine Power SectionSDR 96ZZZX2953Control Cable · misroutedDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, LT AILERON CABLE WAS FOUND ROUTED OVER LIFT STRUT BRACKET. THESE CABLES ARE PART OF SB 12, BUT NOT LISTED FOR THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT. CABLE WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. NONE WAS FOUND. CABLE HAD 84 HRS TIME SINCE REASSEMBLY May 10, 1996 · N10SY · Maule M5235C · Aileron Control SystemSDR 95ZZZX5947Tailwheel · pawl brokenAIRCAFT CRASHED ON RUNWAY DESTROYING MAIN LANDING STRUCTURE, PROP STRIKE, AND DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TIP. PILOT REPORTED NO LEFT TAILWHEEL STEERING. DURING DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION, ONE PAWL WAS BROKEN ON TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY.Aug 27, 1995 · N9281E · Maule M5235C · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
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STCs that may be installed · 168

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.

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    WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('5460135', '5470010')
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PMA parts · 379

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 379 PMA parts
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  WHERE tcds_number IN ('3A23')
    AND len(list_intersect(tcds_models, ['M-5-235C'])) > 0
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