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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A18SO

Piper Aircraft Inc.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 5 08/07/2006 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (1)

Applicable airworthiness directives (11)

ADs joined from the FAA Federal Register by (Piper Aircraft Inc. × model). Click any AD to see the full Federal Register record. Mandatory; flying out of compliance grounds the airplane.

  • 06-957 Airworthiness Directives; Aero Advantage ADV200 Series (Part Numbers ADV211CC and ADV212CW) Vacuum Pumps 2006-02-07
  • 05-10864 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Models SVS I and SVS IA Standby Vacuum Systems 2005-06-07
  • 05-9366 Airworthiness Directives; Aero Advantage ADV200 Series (Part Numbers ADVPL211CC and ADVPL212CW) Vacuum Pumps 2005-05-11
  • 05-4239 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Models SVS I and SVS IA Standby Vacuum Systems 2005-03-04
  • 01-29325 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International GNS 430 Units 2001-12-03
  • 01-19094 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International GNS 430 Units 2001-08-06
  • 99-30519 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III Standby Vacuum Systems 1999-11-30
  • 99-16911 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III Standby Vacuum Systems 1999-07-07
  • 98-30170 Airworthiness Directives; Parker Hannifan Airborne Dry Air Pumps, Conversion Kits, and Coupling Kits 1998-11-17
  • 98-2776 Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft Corporation Model PA-38-112 Airplanes 1998-02-11
  • 97-11778 Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA- 38-112 Airplanes 1997-05-07

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 23.1545

Fleet view · 442 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

2

n=442

Horsepower

115

n=417

Cruise (kts)

183

183–183

Year of mfr

1978

1978–1982

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES 409
  • LYCOMING O-235-L2C 4
  • LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 2
  • LYCOMING R680E SERIES 1
  • CONT MOTOR A50 SERIES 1

NTSB events

131

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

11

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.30 events / tail · 0.02 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.