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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A59CE

Embraer - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 2 12/19/2011 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (1)

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.

  • ELOS AT11847IB-A-P-1 Equivalent Level of Safety (ELOS) Finding for Powerplant Instruments – Normal Operating Range Color
  • ELOS ACE-08-10 INFORMATION: Equivalent Level of Safety (ELOS) Finding for Embraer S.A., Model EMB-500, Digital Only Powerplant Indications, Projects CE10005KS and AT00792CE-A
  • ELOS ACE-08-21 Fuel Quantity Indication
  • ELOS ACE-08-14 Main entry door
  • ELOS ACE-08-09 Fuel quantity indication system

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 23.2
  • Sec. 23.181
  • Sec. 23.561
  • Sec. 23.562
  • Sec. 23.807
  • Sec. 23.1305
  • Sec. 23.1309
  • Sec. 23.1321
  • Sec. 23.1415
  • Sec. 23.1416
  • Sec. 23.1419
  • Sec. 23.1549
  • Sec. 23.1553
  • Sec. 23.1555

Former holders

  • Embraer - Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.

Fleet view · 108 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

6

n=108

Year of mfr

2009

2008–2012

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • P&W CANADA PW617F-E 107

NTSB events

15

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

23

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.14 events / tail · 0.21 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.