1977 Fairchild Merlin IiiaTurboprop Aircraft • Springfield, MO, USA

This 1977 Fairchild Merlin IIIA, registration N5441M and serial number T-283, presents a unique opportunity for the knowledgeable buyer. Currently based in Springfield, Missouri, the airframe has accumulated 6,106 total time and 5,911 total landings. Notably, a known damage history exists. Despite this, the aircraft has been under single-family ownership since 1992, operated by Worldwide Aircraft Services and its sister companies as a corporate workhorse. It has been hangared its entire life and remains current on all Airworthiness Directives and Airframe Chapter 5 items. The most recent comprehensive A, B, C, and D inspections were...

Year: 1977

Make: Fairchild

Series: Merlin Iiia

Model: Merlin IIIA

Tail #: N5441M

Serial #: T-283

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Specifications

Category: Turboprop

Intended Use: Business

Seats: 9

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 6,106 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 1,569 hrs (SOH)

Engine 2 Time: 1,588 hrs (SOH)

Logbook Status: Logs are in good order

Inspection Status: All AD's current. All AMM Airframe Chapter 5 items current. A, B, C & D inspections c/w Nov. 2025. Both engines met previous revisions levels of HW Service Bulletin TPE331-72-0180 requirements for 7000 Hour Overhaul and inspections in prior Commercial operation. They also met the 5000/5400-hour maintenance of previous revisions of the same SB. They do not meet nor are they required meet the latest status for overhaul or inspection of this bulletin until next overhaul. Current selection by aircraft owner is for the 5000-hour overhaul & inspection schedule.

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GTN 725 - GPS/MFD

Comms

Rockwell Collins Pro Line II - Dual II Coms with Ctrl's 20's, Dual II Nav's Ctrl 30's

Audio

Collins MKL 30 - Dual Marker Beacon

Weather

Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI), Known Ice, EPA Fuel Purge Kit

Traffic

Garmin GDL 88 - ADS-B In/Out Datalink

ADSB

Garmin GTX 335R - Dual Mode S Transponders

ADS-B In

Garmin GDL 88 - ADS-B In/Out Datalink

PFD

Collins FD 112V - Dual Flight Director's, Dual Sperry C-12A Compass Systems

MFD

Garmin GTN 725 - GPS/MFD

Additional Equipment

Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI)

Yes

Known Ice

EPA Fuel Purge Kit

Strobe Lights

Antenna Package

Angle of Attack Indicator

Rain Erosion Kit

Low Pressure Tires

Lead-Acid Batteries

Clip-On Sun Visors

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year: 2015

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 and carpet replaced in 2015