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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A31SO

Embraer - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.

Historical Aircraft Large Airplane Rev 9 12/15/2009 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (5)

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (2)

Advisory bulletins on these airframes. Not mandatory like ADs — but operators tracking AD compliance often miss the SAIB on the same component.

Special Conditions + ELOS findings

Certification-time deviations: SCs add requirements where the design is novel; ELOS allows alternative compliance. Most modern types have both.

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 21.29
  • Sec. 21.101
  • Sec. 25.571
  • Sec. 25.783
  • Sec. 25.801
  • Sec. 25.811
  • Sec. 25.832

Former holders

  • Embraer - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.
  • Embraer - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.\Embraer S.A.

Comments

Revision 5 not published in RGL.

Fleet view · 42 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

32

n=42

Horsepower

1,800

n=42

Year of mfr

1994

1983–1999

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • P&W CANADA PW118 38
  • P&W CANADA PW118B 2
  • P&W CANADA PW119B 1
  • P&W CANADA PW118A 1

NTSB events

7

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

52

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.17 events / tail · 1.24 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.