1978 Gulfstream American Corp AA-5B
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Airworthiness Directives are mandatory safety fixes the FAA orders for a given model. These were issued for the Gulfstream American Corp AA-5B model.
No matching airworthiness directives found in the FAA AD database.
This is a model-level list from public FAA data. It does not tell you which of these apply to this specific aircraft, or whether they have already been taken care of. That depends on the serial number, installed equipment, and configuration. Check each directive against the aircraft's own records.
Mandatory FAA safety fixes issued for the O-360 / VO-360 engine family.
Engine (Reciprocating)
Engine (Reciprocating)
Engine (RECIPROCATING)
Reciprocating Engine Power Section
Reciprocating Engine Power Section
Crankshafts
Carburetor
Turbochargers
Parallel Valve'' reciprocating engines
Certain crankshafts replacing
Crankshaft
ECi cylinder assemblies.
Crankshafts
Crankshaft gear
Oil Filter Converter Plate Gasket or the Converter Plate Kit
Crankshafts
Crankshaft
Cylinder kits
Oil pump
Aviation Gasoline
Connecting Rod Bolt
Piston Pins
Propeller Governor External Oil Line
Rocker Arm Assembly
Hydraulic Lifter
Engine Oil Pump Driven Impeller and Shaft
Upper Exhaust Valve Spring Seats
Engine Mounting Bracket Attaching Bolts
Channel Plug In Carburetor
Oil Pump Drive Shaft
Piston Pin Assembly
Connecting Rod Assemblies
Hydraulic Valve
Oil Filter Adapter Gasket
AC Pumps
Cylinder Baffle Clamps
This list is matched to the engine family on file in the FAA registry, so it covers every variant in that family. It is from public FAA data and does not tell you which directives apply to this specific engine or whether they have been addressed.
This N-number is on record with just this one airframe. If it is ever reassigned to a different aircraft, the earlier airframes will show up here.
Serial AA5B0986 · Shafer Robert T · Grosse Ile, MI
Built from public FAA registration and cancellation records, going back to 1980 (dates before that are unreliable). We can only show registrations the FAA formally cancelled, so there may be gaps. Not a certified title search.
Every N-number and owner this airframe has carried. We follow it by the serial number, which stays fixed even when the tail number changes hands.
Shafer Robert T · Grosse Ile, MI
Built from public FAA registration and cancellation records, plus our own daily snapshots of the FAA registry. Some owner changes never file a cancellation, so we recover them by comparing snapshots day to day. Those snapshots begin June 2026, so changes before then rely on FAA cancellation records and may be incomplete. This is registration history, not a certified title search.
Accidents and incidents on file for this specific aircraft, from two government sources. The NTSB investigates accidents and serious incidents. The FAA AIDS database logs a wider range of events. We tie NTSB reports to the aircraft by its serial number. AIDS reports do not include a serial number, so we attach one only when this aircraft was flying under that tail number on the day it happened (1980 onward).
No NTSB or FAA AIDS accident or incident reports found for this airframe.
Sources: the NTSB accident and incident database (matched by serial number and make) and the FAA AIDS database (attached through this aircraft's registration timeline and make, 1980 onward). FAA registration records have gaps, so an event that happened during a gap may not show up. This is what was reported to the NTSB and FAA at the time. It says nothing about the aircraft's condition or airworthiness today.