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1977 Fairchild Merlin IiiaTurboprop Aircraft • Springfield, MO, USA

This 1977 Fairchild Merlin IIIA, registration N5441M, presents a well-maintained corporate workhorse with 6,106.7 total hours and 5,911 cycles. It has served as a dedicated transport for a Fairchild Merlin Metro Service Center for 33 years, with all ADs current and an ABC&D inspection in process, scheduled for completion and sign-off in early August 2025. The airframe is supported by two Garrett TPE331-10UA engines, with the left engine showing 1,679.8 hours SMOH and the right engine at 1,588.6 hours SMOH, both maintained on a 5,000-hour overhaul schedule. Propellers include a right-hand Hartzell unit with 0 hours since its May 2024 overhaul...

Year: 1977

Make: Fairchild

Series: Merlin

Model: Merlin IIIA

Tail #: N5441M

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Specifications

Category: Turboprop

Intended Use: Business, Passenger

Flight Rules: IFR

Seats: 9

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 6,106.7 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 1,679.8 hrs (SMOH)

Engine 2 Time: 1,588.6 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 242.4 hrs

Inspection Status: ABC&D Inspection in process. All AD's current. All AMM Airframe Chapter 5 items current

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GTN-725 - GPS/MFD

Comms

Collins Pro Line II - Dual II Coms with CTRL 20's, Dual II Nav's w/ Ctrl Dual DME, ADF

Autopilot

Bendix M4-D - Autopilot

Audio

Baker M-1035 - Dual Audio Controls

Weather

Honeywell RDS-86 - Radar RT/Ant (Controlled by Garmin GTN-725 GPS/MFD)

Traffic

Garmin GDL-88 - ADS-B In/Out Datalink

ADS-B Out

Garmin GTX335R - Dual Mode S Transponders

PFD

Collins FD-112V - Dual Flight Director's, Dual Compass Systems

MFD

Garmin GTN-725 - GPS/MFD

Additional Equipment

Ice Protection

Known Ice

Fuel System

EPA Fuel Purge Kit

Lighting

Strobe Lights

Antenna Package

Angle of Attack Indicator

Rain Protection

Rain Erosion Kit

Tires

Low Pressure Tires

Batteries

Lead-Acid Batteries

Sun Visors

Clip-On Sun Visors

Emergency Locator Transmitter

Artex C406-2 - ELT with Mhz capabilities

Radar Altimeter

Collins ALT-50A - Radar Altimeter

Encoding Altimeter

IDC Encoding Altimeter

Altitude Alerter

IDC Altitude Alerter

Marker Beacon

Collins MKL-30 - Dual Marker Beacon

Interior & Exterior

Paint Rating: 5/10

Interior Notes: 7 Passenger Executive Interior Seating plus crew seats, Pyramid Refreshment Centre, Enclosed Private Lavatory, Large Baggage Compartment, Interior fabrics & Carpet light Gray, headliner recovered in 2015, Carpet replaced in 2015