THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTED THE PREFLIGHT AND REPORTED THE FUEL 'DOWN A LITTLE.' THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT VISUALLY VERIFY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD FILLED WITH THICK BUSHES THAT WERE 3 TO 8 FEET TALL.
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.
Airframe (150M)Certain serial numbers: 150F 15061533–15064532; 150G 15064533–15064969; 150G 15064971–15067198; 150H 15067199–15069308; 150H 649; 150J 15069309–15071128; …. Only with: FA150L S/N FA1500121-FA1500261 and FA150M S/N FA1500262-FA1500336 only when equipped with FKA150-2311 and FKA150-2316.
Airframe (150M)Only with: BRS-150 Parachute System with serial number 50001 through 50006 installed via STC SA64CH.
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.
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PILOT SIDE WINDOW (LOCATED ON PILOT'S DOOR) DEPARTED AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT WHEN WINDOW WAS OPENED. FOLLOWING AN EXAMINATION OF THE DOOR ON THE AIRCRAFT, IT APPEARED THAT BOTH THE FORWARD AND REAR HINGE PINS SHEARED ALLOWING THE WINDOW AND WINDOW FRAME TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.