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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A4SW

Thrush Aircraft LLC.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 42 12/20/2023 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (20)

Applicable airworthiness directives (6)

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

  • 2022-03000 Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes 2022-02-14
  • 2010-594 Airworthiness Directives; Thrush Aircraft, Inc. Model 600 S2D and S2R Series Airplanes 2010-01-20
  • E9-10162 Airworthiness Directives; Thrush Aircraft, Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Quality Aerospace, Inc. and Ayres Corporation) Model 600 S2D and S2R (S-2R) Series Airplanes 2009-05-04
  • E7-24218 Airworthiness Directives; Thrush Aircraft, Inc. Model S2R Series Airplanes 2007-12-17
  • E7-14433 Airworthiness Directives; Thrush Aircraft, Inc. Models S2R Series Airplanes 2007-07-26
  • 06-3162 Airworthiness Directives; Thrush Aircraft, Inc. Model 600 S2D and S2R (S-2R) Series Airplanes 2006-04-04

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (1)

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. 23.4
  • Sec. 36.1
  • Sec. 137.3
  • Sec. 21.25
  • Sec. 23.49
  • Sec. 61.31
  • Sec. 21.101
  • Sec. 23.425
  • Sec. 23.427
  • Sec. 23.441
  • Sec. 23.443
  • Sec. 23.455
  • Sec. 23.473
  • Sec. 23.607
  • Sec. 23.629
  • Sec. 23.785
  • Sec. 23.787
  • Sec. 23.807
  • Sec. 23.853
  • Sec. 23.863
  • Sec. 23.865
  • Sec. 23.867
  • Sec. 25.305
  • Sec. 21.321
  • Sec. 21.322
  • Sec. 21.323
  • Sec. 21.324
  • Sec. 21.325
  • Sec. 21.326
  • Sec. 21.327
  • Sec. 21.328
  • Sec. 21.329
  • Sec. 21.330
  • Sec. 21.331
  • Sec. 21.332
  • Sec. 21.333
  • Sec. 21.334
  • Sec. 21.335
  • Sec. 21.336
  • Sec. 21.337
  • Sec. 21.338
  • Sec. 21.339
  • Sec. 23.221
  • Sec. 23.423

Former holders

  • Snow Aeronautical Company, North American Rockwell Corporation, Rockwell International, Ayres Corporation, Quality Aerospace, Inc.
  • Snow Aeronautical Company\North American Rockwell Corporation\Rockwell International\Ayres Corporation\Quality Aerospace\Inc.
  • Snow Aeronautical Company, North American Rockwell Corporation, Rockwell International, Ayres Corporation, Quality Aerospace, Inc.\Thrush Aircraft, Inc.
  • Thrush Aircraft, Inc.
  • Snow Aeronautical Company\North American Rockwell Corporation\Rockwell International\Ayres Corporation\Quality Aerospace\Inc.\Thrush Aircraft\Inc.
  • Rockwell International
  • Snow Aeronautical Company, North American Rockwell Corporation, Rockwell International, Ayres Corporation

Fleet view · 38 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=38

Horsepower

867

750–1,350

Cruise (kts)

112

112–112

Year of mfr

2024

1966–2026

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG 8
  • P&W PT6A SER 6
  • P&W CANADA PT6A-34AG 6
  • P&W CANADA PT6A-140AG 5
  • P&W CANADA PT6A-67F 2
  • P&W CANADA PT6A-67AG 1
  • P&W R1340 SERIES 1

NTSB events

168

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

177

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

4.42 events / tail · 4.66 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.