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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A8SW

M7 Aerospace LLC

Historical Aircraft Small/Large Airplane Rev 25 10/21/2015 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (4)

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.

  • CE-20-09 Nacelle/Pylon, Frame/Spar/Rib

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. 23.153
  • Sec. 23.175

Former holders

  • Swearingen\Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
  • Swearingen\Fairchild Aircraft Corporation\M7 Aerospace LP
  • Swearingen

Fleet view · 9 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

22

n=9

Horsepower

904

776–904

Cruise (kts)

232

232–232

Year of mfr

1979

1978–2001

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES 6
  • AIRESEARCH TPE331-5&6SER 1
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 1
  • AIRESEARCH TPE331-3U 1

NTSB events

2

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

52

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.22 events / tail · 5.78 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.