FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet
TCDS A5SW
M7 Aerospace LLC
Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (12)
Advisory bulletins on these airframes. Not mandatory like ADs — but operators tracking AD compliance often miss the SAIB on the same component.
- CE-18-11 Flight Controls, Elevator Control System
- CE-17-04 Landing Gear, Main Landing Gear
- CE-16-06 Flight Controls, Rudder Control System
- CE-16-04 Engine Controls, Power Lever
- CE-15-09 Windows; Flight Compartment Windows
- CE-15-05R1 Flight Controls, Aileron Control System
- CE-13-42 Wings, Ailerons
- CE-13-41 Landing Gear, Landing Gear Actuator
- CE-13-10 Windshield/Door Rain/Ice Removal
- CE-12-08 Flight Controls, Elevator Control System
- CE-11-32 Engine Mount Section
- CE-11-26 Wings: Wing Skin
Specific sections
- Sec. 23.27
- Sec. 23.175
- Sec. 23.511
- Sec. 23.807
- Sec. 23.903
- Sec. 23.2
Former holders
- Swearingen\Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
- Swearingen\Fairchild Aircraft Corporation\M7 Aerospace LP
- Swearingen
Fleet view · 85 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
11
8–12 (n=85)
Horsepower
904
705–940
Cruise (kts)
180
180–180
Year of mfr
1980
1968–1987
Engines on the type, by tail count
- AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES 36
- AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 6
- AIRESEARCH 331 SER 605HP 5
- HONEYWELL TPE331-10U 4
- GARRETT TPE331-11U 3
- GARRETT TPE331-10U 2
- HONEYWELL TPE331-SER 2
- AIRESEARCH TPE331-5&6SER 2
NTSB events
15
across all model variants
Applicable ADs
216
FAA airworthiness directives
Per-tail rate
0.18 events / tail · 2.54 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.