- Manufacturer (registry)
- SHARP JAMES EDWARD
- Model
- J 3
- Registry code
- 05612LH
- Registered
- 0 aircraft
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engines
- 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats
- 1
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification
- Not type certificated
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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 · 6
SDR P15R20220107001Propeller · brokenPROPELLER IN SERVICE SINCE 2015/100 HOURS. METAL TIPPING REPLACED DEC 2021. DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER REINSTALLATION, CUSTOMER REPORTED SEVERE VIBRATION; HE CUT POWER AND MADE SUCCESSFUL POWER-OFF LANDING ON ROAD CLOSE TO AIRPORT (IN QUEBEC). NO INJURIES OSDR 2006FA0001177Strut · corrodedRT STRUT WAS DAMAGED FROM LOWERING A BI-FOLD HANGER DOOR ON THE WING TIP. THE STRUT WAS MANUALLY SEPARATED WERE EXTENSIVE CORROSION WAS FOUND INSIDE THE WING STRUT. THE PLANE HAS SET IDLE FOR 3 YEARS OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION PERFOSDR 99ZZZX3161Plug · wornFOLLOWING MAJOR OVERHAUL, ALUMINUM PARTICLES WERE FOUND IN THE OIL SCREEN AT ABOUT 30, 55, AND 75 HOURS. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REMOVE THE CYLINDERS AND THE PISTON PIN PLUGS WERE FOUND TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ALUMINUM. ALL PLUGS WERE WORN BEYOND SERVICE LISDR AU971489Line · disconnected(AUS) STATIC LINE DISCONNECTED AT REAR OF ASI. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR.SDR 95ZZZX6558Clevis · brokenDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A BROKEN CLEVIS AT THE TOP OF THE LEFT TOP TAIL BRACE WIRE. THE SPECIAL WASHER, P/N 40131-00, WAS IN PLACE. THE BREAK WAS AT THE INSIDE BOTTOM OF CLEVIS AND HARD TO SEE DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. SUBMITTER STATED TO REPLACSDR 95ZZZX4560Nipple · wornDURING RESTORATION OF THIS AIRCRAFT, THE TAILPLANE EXTERNAL BRACING WIRES NIPPLES MADE OF BRASS WERE FOUND BADLY WORN. THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WITHOUT TAKING THE TENSION OFF THE BRACING WIRES. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED ON HIGH TIME AIRCRAFT
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 = 'J3' 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 = 'J3' 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.
The same model under other registry codes
Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.
Piper J-3104 registered aircraftPiper-Dahl J-32 registered aircraftWiggins Robert C J31 registered aircraftWeber Wayne H J 31 registered aircraftJordan Christopher Long J31 registered aircraftPiper-Ford J31 registered aircraftPiper Whitaker J31 registered aircraftPiper-Green-Lewis J-3 CUBY1 registered aircraftGyaki Joseph A J30 registered aircraftPiper J-3 REPLICA0 registered aircraftGiordano Daniel J-30 registered aircraftPiper-Long Beach City College J-30 registered aircraft
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 = 'J3' AND m.code NOT IN ('05612LH')
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 = 'J3' AND m.code NOT IN ('05612LH')
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.