Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 2023)22 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
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The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA23LA177)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-14-08 | Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH | Jul 20, 2026 | Airframe (DA 42 NG) |
| 2025-24-07 | Passenger/Crew Doors | Feb 12, 2026 | Airframe (DA 42 NG) |
| 2025-02-12 | Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section; 8550, Reciprocating Engine Oil System | Apr 1, 2025 | Engine (E4 SERIES)Serial numbers per Tables 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Austro Engine GmbH Mandatory Service Bulletin No. MSB-E4-039/3, Revision 3, dated November 22, 2023 |
| 2024-19-10 | Engine (Reciprocating) | Oct 9, 2024 | Engine (E4 SERIES)Only with: Installed piston having part number E4A-72-400-000. |
| 2024-06-13 | Flight Control System | May 28, 2024 | Airframe (DA 42 NG) |
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-01 | Austro Engine GmbH Engines | Mar 11, 2024 | Engine (E4 SERIES)Serial numbers per Austro Engine Mandatory Service Bulletin No. MSB-E4-042, Revision 0, Tables 1 and 2. Only with: Engine serial number or engine core serial number specified in Table 1 or Table 2 of MSB-E4-042. |
| 2022-06-08 | Flight Control System | May 9, 2022 | Airframe (DA 42 NG)Only with: Flap bell crank P/N D60-2757-11-00, up to and including revision "f", installed. |
| 2022-03-03 | Reciprocating Engine Power Section | Feb 14, 2022 | Engine (E4 SERIES)Serial numbers per Austro Engine Mandatory Service Bulletin No. MSB-E4-036/1, Revision No. 1, Chapter 1.4, Table 1. Only with: Equipped with cylinder head P/N E4A-12-500-000 combined with HPP driving gear P/N E4A-30-000-601, P/N E4A-30-000-201 rev. AB.1, or P/N E4A-30-000-201 with listed S/N; or with HPP driving gear P/N E4A-30-000-201 with an S/N listed in MSB-E4-036/1. |
| 2021-24-10 | Reciprocating Engine Oil System | Dec 27, 2021 | Engine (E4 SERIES) |
| 2021-22-03 | Nose/Tail Landing Gear Attach Section | Dec 21, 2021 | Airframe (DA 42 NG) |
| 2021-17-01 | Reciprocating Engine Oil System | Aug 23, 2021 | Engine (E4 SERIES) |
| 2020-22-14 | Reciprocating Engine Supercharger | Dec 10, 2020 | Engine (E4 SERIES) |
| 2020-14-07 | Fuel Control/ Reciprocating Engines and Code 8520, Reciprocating Engine Power Section | Aug 25, 2020 | Engine (E4 SERIES) |
| 2016-22-06 | Autopilot | Nov 16, 2016 | Airframe (DA 42 NG)Certain serial numbers: DA 40 NG 40.N260–40.N314; DA 42 NG 42.N150–42.N223; DA 42 M-NG 42.MN035–42.MN052 |
| 2014-08-10 | Austro Engine GmbH Engines | Jun 3, 2014 | Engine (E4 SERIES)Only with: Waste gate controller P/N E4A-41-120-000 Revision 060 or lower, or P/N E4B-41-120-000 Revision 010 or lower, installed. |
| 2014-04-04 | Electric Power | Apr 7, 2014 | Airframe (DA 42 NG)Only with: Except airplanes that have incorporated STC SA02725NY. |
| 2013-19-11 | Landing Gear | Oct 31, 2013 | Airframe (DA 42 NG) |
| 2013-07-01 | Landing Gear | May 20, 2013 | Airframe (DA 42 NG) |
| 2013-06-02 | Power Plant | Apr 8, 2013 | Airframe (DA 42 NG) |
| 2012-17-07 | Wings | Oct 11, 2012 | Airframe (DA 42 NG)Certain serial numbers: 42.006–42.008; 42.010; 42.012–42.014; 42.016–42.033; 42.035–42.043; 42.045; … |
| 2011-18-19 | Austro Engine GmbH Model E4 Diesel Piston Engines | Oct 6, 2011 | Engine (E4 SERIES)Only with: High-pressure (HP) fuel pump P/N E4A-30-100-000 installed. |
| 2011-10-13 | Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Models DA 42, DA 42 NG, and DA 42 M-NG Airplanes | Jun 17, 2011 | Airframe (DA 42 NG) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
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.
THE LEFT ENGINE ECU A&B INDICATED "BOOST PRESSURE RANGE WITH ERROR". INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE WASTE GATE CONTROLLER WAS DEFECTIVE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.