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Old 19th Dec 2012, 05:54
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43Inches
 
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Have heard that the FAA won't issue N reg to any of the Embraers. Any truth?
From the FAA TCDS:

NOTE 5 Any aircraft with a letter prefix on the serial number is not eligible for airworthiness certification in the
United States. Example: AR31-XXXXXXXX.
NOTE 6 The following serial numbers are not eligible for airworthiness certification in the United States:
PA-31, PA-31-300, and PA-31-325:
31-7400991, 31-7512002, 31-7512026, 31-7812011, 31-7812053, 31-7812070, 31-7812080,
31-7812101, 31-7812116, 31-7812122, 31-8012045, 31-8012056, 31-8012067, 31-8012071, 31-8012083,
31-8012089, 31-8012101, 31-8012102, 31-8112037, 31-8112044, 31-8112052, 31-8112061, 31-8112072,
31-8112073, 31-8112077, 31-8212023, 31-8212024, 31-8212028, 31-8212029, 31-8212034, 31-8212036,
31-8312002, and 31-8312007.
PA-31-350:
31-7405218, 31-7405238, 31-7405485, 31-7405490, 31-7552043, 31-7552073, 31-7552076,
31-7652099, 31-7652144, 31-7852014, 31-7852042, 31-7852081, 31-7852110, 31-7852123, 31-7852133,
31-7852169, 31-7952067, 31-7952140, 31-7952184, 31-7952231, 31-8052009, 31-8052083, 31-8052145,
31-8052217, 31-8052218, 31-8052219, 31-8152067, 31-8152068, 31-8152122, 31-8152123, 31-8152144,
31-8152145, 31-8152201, 31-8152202, 31-8152203, 31-8252024, 31-8252037, 31-8252046, 31-8252058,
31-8252070, 31-8252071, 31-8252084, 31-8252085, 31-8352002, 31-8352003, and 31-8352036.
If you search some of those serials they are aircraft located in various Sth American Countries. The EMB-820c, Embraer/NIEVA built Navajo do not have certification for the USA and are not covered by the PA31 TCDS. Some of the serials may have been produced in the US for the Sth American market with similar restrictions. PA31 produced/assembled in argentina are known as PA-A-31 with similar issues as the EMB-820.

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