N303PA2002 Piper PA-44-180
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply11 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Bird Acquisition LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Phoenix, AZ
- Certificate issued
- Sep 25, 2007
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 16, 2002
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-44-180
- Year
- 2002
- Serial number
- 4496122
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A32BBD
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2007 – nowBird Acquisition LLCPhoenix, AZ · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | Wing, Attach Fittings | Jun 6, 2024 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Serial numbers per Piper Service Bulletin No. 1413, dated April 9, 2024 |
| 2015-26-08 | Rudder Control System | Jan 20, 2016 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Certain serial numbers: PA-44-180 44-7995001–44-8195026; PA-44-180 4495001–4496377; PA-44-180 4496379; PA-44-180 4496380; PA-44-180 4496384–4496386; PA-44-180T 44-8107001–44-8207020 |
| 2013-02-13 | Stabilizer Control System | Mar 11, 2013 | Airframe (PA-44-180) |
| 2010-15-10 | Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes | Aug 31, 2010 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-140 28-20001–28-26946; PA-28-140 28-7125001–28-7725290; PA-28-150 28-03; PA-28-150 28-1–28-4377; PA-28-150 28-1760A; PA-28-160 28-03; … |
| 2005-15-10 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-34-200T, PA-34-220T, PA-44-180, and PA-44-180T… | Aug 26, 2005 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Certain serial numbers: PA-34-200T 34-7570002–34-8170092; PA-34-220T 34-8133002–3449278; PA-44-180 44-7995001–4496168; PA-44-180T 44-8107001–44-8207020; PA-34-220T 3449279–3449309; PA-44-180 4496169–4496190. Only with: Equipped with a model 91E92-1 or 91E93-1 aircraft heater fuel pump. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-14-12 | The New Piper Aircraft, Inc., Models PA-28-161, PA-28-181, PA-28R-201, PA-32R-301 (HP)… | Aug 10, 2004 | Airframe (PA-44-180)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-161 2842026–2842180; PA-28-181 2843112–2843565; PA-28R-201 2844014–2844099; PA-32R-301 3246098–3246214; PA-32R-301T 3257028–3257327; PA-34-220T 3449042–3449292; … |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (11)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Wings · channel · crackedApr 5, 2019
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION THE RT AILERON BELLCRANK UPPER HAT CHANNEL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED ON THE OUTBOARD END, INSPECTED A SPARE WING IN STORAGE AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AS WELL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Nacelles and pylons · angle · crackedAug 17, 2017
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE INBD ANGLE AT UPPER WING SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED. CRACKING OCCURRED BETWEEN FASTENER HOLES MIDWAY UP NACELLE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine controls · throttle cable · jammedMay 6, 2017
WHEN ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, THE RIGHT ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE BECAME JAMMED. THE AIRCRAFT WENT AROUND AND POSITIONED FOR ANOTHER APPROACH WITH THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND MADE A SAFE LANDING. INSPECTION REVEALED THE THROTTLE CABLE, WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED FOUR MONTHS PRIOR, WOULD INTERMITTENTLY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · o-ring · cutJan 23, 2017
A NEW GEAR FREEFALL VALVE WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO FUNCTIONALLY TEST THE GEAR SYSTEM IN FLIGHT. THE FIRST TIME THE PILOT ON THAT FLIGHT SELECTED GEAR UP, THE HYDRAULIC PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND THE GEAR STAYED DOWN. MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE NEWLY INSTALLED GEAR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · tube · bentOct 10, 2016
PILOT REPORTED ON PREFLIGHT ENGINE RUN, THE MAP GAUGE INDICATED A 4" SPLIT AND THE LEFT ENGINE PRODUCED SMOKE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE APRON AND NOTED OIL LEAKING FROM COWLING. INSPECTION REVEALED THE LEFT ENGINE NR 2 CYLINDER EHXAUST PUSH ROD TUBE WAS BENT DUE TO THE VALVE STICKING CLOSED. THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · doubler · crackedMay 31, 2016
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A DOUBLER INSTALLED ON A BULKHEAD IN THE EMPENNAGE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE CRACKED DOUBLER WAS MADE VISIBLE BY REMOVING THE FAIRING BETWEEN THE VERTICAL FIN AND AFT FUSELAGE AND LOOKING AFT AND UP WITH A MIRROR AND FLASHLIGHT. THE DOUBLER, AND THE BULKHEAD IT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · downlock switch · separatedSep 13, 2015
DURING GEAR EXTENSION, THE PILOTS NOTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED DOWN, SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE GEAR WAS ACTUALLY DOWN AND LOCKED. INSPECTION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK, DOWN LIMIT, SWITCH HAD BROKEN WIRES. THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · trunnion · crackedFeb 28, 2015
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION EVENT, THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS ON THE RT AFT SIDE OF THE TRUNNION INBD OF THE RT MOUNTING FITTING AND EXTENDED UP TO WHERE THE INNER TUBE ASSY IS INSTALLED. THE CRACK WAS INITIALLY IDENTIFIED BECAUSE THE PAINT WAS CRACKED AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · switch · brokenFeb 17, 2014
DURING PREFLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTED A BROKEN WIRE DANGLING FROM THE LT MLG. MECH INSPECTED AND FOUND THE LT MLG DOWN LIMIT SWITCH HAD A BROKEN WIRE. THE SWITCH ASSY WAS REPLACED. INSPECTION OF THE FAILED SWITCH ASSEMBLY REVEALED WIRE NR 10 WAS BROKEN AT THE CLEAR SILICONE AT THE SWITCH BODY. THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Nacelles and pylons · angle · crackedJan 4, 2012
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE NACELLE ANGLE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CRACK WAS BETWEEN THE 2 RIVETS THAT EXTENDED THRU THE WING SKIN INTO CAP (P/N 67097-002 OR -003 DEPENDENT ON SIDE) WHICH IS ATTACHED TO A WEB (PN 67079-000 OR 001 DEPENDENT ON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 11 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026