FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet
TCDS A7SO
The New Piper Aircraft Inc.
Models covered (8)
Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (4)
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 ACE-96-01 Powerplant Instruments
Specific sections
- Sec. 23.13
- Sec. 23.15
- Sec. 23.25
- Sec. 23.29
- Sec. 23.175
- Sec. 23.201
- Sec. 23.203
- Sec. 23.205
- Sec. 23.207
- Sec. 23.251
- Sec. 23.301
- Sec. 23.305
- Sec. 23.307
- Sec. 23.337
- Sec. 23.341
- Sec. 23.395
- Sec. 23.397
- Sec. 23.561
- Sec. 23.603
- Sec. 23.605
- Sec. 23.607
- Sec. 23.611
- Sec. 23.613
- Sec. 23.683
- Sec. 23.771
- Sec. 23.773
- Sec. 23.777
- Sec. 23.867
- Sec. 23.901
- Sec. 23.909
- Sec. 23.955
- Sec. 23.959
- Sec. 23.1041
- Sec. 23.1301
- Sec. 23.1303
- Sec. 23.1305
- Sec. 23.1308
- Sec. 23.1309
- Sec. 23.1311
- Sec. 23.1321
- Sec. 23.1322
- Sec. 23.1323
- Sec. 23.1325
- Sec. 23.1327
- Sec. 23.1329
- Sec. 23.1331
- Sec. 23.1335
- Sec. 23.1351
- Sec. 23.1353
- Sec. 23.1357
- Sec. 23.1359
- Sec. 23.1365
- Sec. 23.1419
- Sec. 23.1431
- Sec. 23.1441
- Sec. 23.1501
- Sec. 23.1523
- Sec. 23.1529
- Sec. 23.1541
- Sec. 23.1543
- Sec. 23.1545
- Sec. 23.1547
- Sec. 23.1557
- Sec. 23.1563
- Sec. 23.1581
- Sec. 23.1583
- Sec. 23.1585
Engineering specs · extracted from TCDS PDF
Surface-extracted from the actual TCDS PDF (regex on the agency's own text). Multi-model TCDS have one set of specs per Model section; we show the union. The linked PDF remains the authoritative source.
Fuel
98gal
Oil
2gal
Fuel grade 100/130 minimum grade aviation gasoline
Fleet view · 989 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
7
n=989
Horsepower
225
180–225
Cruise (kts)
105
66–105
Year of mfr
1978
1971–2024
Engines on the type, by tail count
- CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER 641
- LYCOMING I0360 SER 131
- CONT MOTOR TSIO-360-KB 22
- CONT MOTOR TSIO-360-RB 16
- CONT MOTOR TSIO-360-EB 13
- LYCOMING IO-360-C1E6 11
- CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 GB 9
- LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C 7
NTSB events
210
across all model variants
Applicable ADs
200
FAA airworthiness directives
Per-tail rate
0.21 events / tail · 0.20 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.