Mooney M20 — U.S. Fleet History & Risk Data
Piston · 6,174 aircraft on the U.S. registry · built 1956–2020
NTSB records whose airframe serial does not match the aircraft currently holding the registration are excluded, as are service difficulty reports filed while a registration belonged to a different aircraft. U.S. registrations get reused; these counts are reconciled to the airframes actually in this fleet.
Where this fleet reports maintenance difficulties
FAA Service Difficulty Reports filed against Mooney M20 airframes, grouped by JASC system chapter — a factual picture of what mechanics actually report on this type.
- 85 — Reciprocating Engine : 58 reports
- 32 — Landing Gear : 50 reports
- 74 — Ignition : 27 reports
- 28 — Fuel : 23 reports
- 61 — Propellers : 21 reports
Recent airworthiness directives matched to this type
- AD 2023-02-04 (recurring) · effective 2023-02-13 — reports of the hybrid material elevator balance weight cracking
- AD 2021-10-17 · effective 2021-07-07 — reports of short circuit and arcing of the alternator main power cable in the engine compartment
- AD 2014-15-18 · effective 2014-08-20 — discovery of empennage attach fittings (Lugs) that do not meet the approved design dimensional requirements, which could result in possible reduction in fatigue
- AD 2012-05-09 · effective 2012-03-20 — We are issuing an airworthiness directive (AD) for all Mooney Aviation Company, Inc. (Mooney) Models M20B, M20C, M20D, M20E, M20F, M20G, M20J, M20K, M20L, M20M, M20R, M20S, and M20TN airplanes that supersedes an existing AD that is applicable to certain Model M20R and M20TN airplanes. The existing AD currently requires inspecting the tail pitch trim assembly for correct positioning and proper attachment and inspecting the Huck Bolt fasteners for proper security with repair as necessary for certain Models M20R and M20TN. That AD also requires sending the inspection results to the FAA and Mooney
- AD 2007-05-04 · effective 2007-04-09 — firewall insulation and upholstery being compressed between the fuselage tubu
ADs published since 1994 in our Federal Register database — the full list of directives applicable to an older airframe is longer; build it at drs.faa.gov. Open/superseded status reflects our last sync. Compliance for a specific airframe can only be verified in its logbooks — that's exactly what our per-aircraft report flags.
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