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1977 Fairchild Merlin IiiaTurboprop Aircraft • Springfield, MO, USA

This 1977 Fairchild Merlin IIIA, registration N5441M, presents a well-maintained corporate turboprop with 6,106.7 total hours and 5,911 cycles. The aircraft has served as the corporate workhorse for Worldwide Aircraft Services & Worldwide Aviation, a Fairchild Merlin Metro Service Center, for 33 years. Both Garrett TPE331-10UA engines are on a 5,000-hour overhaul schedule with 1,569.9 and 1,588.6 hours since major overhaul respectively, having met previous revision requirements for extended service bulletins. A right-hand Hartzell propeller with a new style hub was overhauled in May 2024 but won't be installed until July 2025.

The aircraft...

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: 1,569.9 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 with Ctrl 30's, DME, ADF

Autopilot

Bendix M4-D - Autopilot

Audio

Baker M-1035 - Dual Audio Controls

Weather

Honeywell RDS-86 - Radar with RT/Ant

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, Radar Altimeter, IDC Encoding Altimeter, IDC Altitude Alerter

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

Interior & Exterior

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