N545EF1997 Dornier Luftfahrt Gmbh 328-100
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198219 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- US Air Force Special Operations Command
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Hurlburt Field, FL
- Certificate issued
- May 17, 2011
- Expires
- May 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Research and Development
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 26, 2014
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
- Dornier Luftfahrt Gmbh
- Model
- 328-100
- Year
- 1997
- Serial number
- 3093
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 36
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A6EAE9
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pw119c
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1851 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2011 – nowUS Air Force Special Operations CommandHurlburt Field, FL · 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 (19)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-15-05 | Fuel | Sep 3, 2025 | Airframe (328-100) |
| 2025-06-08 | Landing gear | May 8, 2025 | Airframe (328-100) |
| 2024-19-16 | Equipment/ furnishings | Nov 26, 2024 | Airframe (328-100) |
| 2023-23-07 | Deutsche Aircraft GmbH (Type Certificate Previously Held by 328 Support Services GmbH… | Jan 16, 2024 | Airframe (328-100) |
| 2023-22-07 | Deutsche Aircraft GmbH (Type Certificate Previously Held by 328 Support Services GmbH… | Dec 26, 2023 | Airframe (328-100) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-21-07 | Placards and markings and 25, Equipment/furnishings | Dec 15, 2022 | Airframe (328-100) |
| 2020-07-20 | Time Limits/ Maintenance Checks | May 26, 2020 | Airframe (328-100) |
| 2019-24-14 | Wings | Feb 3, 2020 | Airframe (328-100)Certain serial numbers: 328-100 3032–3063 |
| 2019-15-03 | Wings | Sep 19, 2019 | Airframe (328-100) |
| 2018-19-13 | Stabilizers | Oct 31, 2018 | Airframe (328-100) |
| 2017-21-06 | Fuel | Dec 20, 2017 | Airframe (328-100) |
| 2014-03-15 | Placards and Markings; and Code 52, Doors | Apr 9, 2014 | Airframe (328-100)Certain serial numbers: 328-100 3005–3101; 328-100 3103; 328-100 3104; 328-100 3106; 328-100 3109; 328-100 3110; … |
| 2013-15-08 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines | Sep 17, 2013 | Engine (PW119C)Serial numbers per Table 1 of the Appendix of P&WC Service Bulletin No. PW100-72-21823, Revision 3. Only with: First-stage power turbine blade P/N 3120973-01, 3120983-01, or 3054053-01 installed with a serial number listed in the referenced SB table. |
| 2012-26-08 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines | Feb 15, 2013 | Engine (PW119C)Serial numbers per P&WC ASB No. PW100-72-A21813 Rev 3, PW100-72-A21802 Rev 4, and PW100-72-A21798 Rev 5. Only with: Engines with propeller shafts having serial numbers listed in the referenced P&WC ASBs. |
| 2012-07-03 | Equipment/ Furnishings | May 10, 2012 | Airframe (328-100) |
| 2012-04-06 | Engine Controls | Apr 4, 2012 | Airframe (328-100) |
| 2011-18-13 | 328 Support Services GmbH (Type Certificate Previously Held by AvCraft Aerospace GmbH… | Oct 25, 2011 | Airframe (328-100) |
| 2011-15-07 | 328 Support Services GmbH (Type Certificate Previously Held by AvCraft Aerospace GmbH… | Aug 22, 2011 | Airframe (328-100) |
| 2011-01-07 | 328 Support Services GmbH (Type Certificate Previously Held by AvCraft Aerospace GmbH… | Feb 9, 2011 | Airframe (328-100)Only with: 328-100 with aileron trim tab fittings P/N 001B576A2101000 (LH) or 001B576A2101003 (RH), or rudder spring tab fitting P/N 001A554A1711000 installed; 328-300 with aileron trim tab fittings P/N 001B576A2101000 (LH) or 001B576A2101003 (RH) installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
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.
- Flight controls · control wheel · crackedDec 30, 2015
AFTER INITIAL CLIMB THE CO-PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE NOSE OF THE ACFT FOR CRUISE CLIMB. AS SOON AS FORWARD FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE CONTROL WHEEL THE RT HORN CRACKED AND ARTICULATED FORWARD. CONTROL OF THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE F/O WHO MADE DECENT AND IMMEDIATE LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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