# N104CQ: 1988 Saab-Fairchild 340A, registration cancelled 2005-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 2005
- Exported to: Czech Republic
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Saab-Fairchild 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (registry code 7850100)
- Engine: [GE CT7-SER series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (registry code 30031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A52EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A52EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 340A-104
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 28, 1988
- Certificate issued: November 5, 1987
- Last registry action: March 18, 2003
- Mode S code: A013D1
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104CQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=104CQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104CQ-2005-04-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Saab-Fairchild 340A: https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a.md

## Service difficulty reports (9)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 1409061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/1409061), Nov 29, 2003: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. ON 11/29/03, FLT 4624 CMH-PIT, AIRCRAFT N104CQ RETURNED TO GATE. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF WITH POWER LEVERS JUST ABOVE FLIGHT IDLE NR 2 ENGINE SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD ROAR
- [SDR 025291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/025291), Oct 16, 2003: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. FLT 4571 IN ROUTE FROM PIT TO LYH EXPERIENCED A STBY PITCH TRIM LIGHT IN FLT, CAPTAIN RETURNED TO PIT.
- [SDR 025251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/025251), Oct 14, 2003: THERMISTER. FAILED. FLIGHT 4556 PIT-FWA. DURING CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 5000 FT, THE RT ENGINE INTAKE HEAT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A/C RETURNED TO PIT. A/C TAKEN OUT OF SERVIC
- [SDR 180401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/180401), Sep 9, 2003: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. FLT 4507 ON TAKEOFF FROM CRW TO PIT ON 9/9/03 EXPERIENCED A CONFIGURATION WARNING ON TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. SUSPECT CONDITI
- [SDR 160191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/160191), Aug 14, 2003: WARNING LIGHT. FALSE ACTIVATION. ON DESCENT INTO PIT, AIRCREW RECEIVED A FLAP CAUTION LIGHT. FLAP INDICATOR WAS READING ZERO AND THE HANDLE WAS SET AT ZERO. AIRCREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LA
- [SDR 131541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/131541), Apr 7, 2003: SUMP. INOPERATIVE. DURING TAKE OFF ROLL OF FLIGHT 4493 PIT-CLE LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO GATE WHERE MAINTANCE DEPARTMENT SERVICED LT ENGINE WITH TWO AN
- [SDR 0212181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0212181), Dec 18, 2002: WARNING SYSTEM. ACTIVATED. FLT 4539 APPROACH TO PIT HAD A UNSAFE GEAR WARNING INDICATOR ON LT MAIN GEAR. PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND AND AFTER RETRACT AND SECOND EXTENSION CREW REPORTED 3
- [SDR 0212151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0212151), Dec 15, 2002: PIN. BINDING. UPON LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CREW NOTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED, WITH A LANDING GEAR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW RECYCLED GEAR 
- [SDR CHQA20000035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA20000035), Sep 17, 2000: SWIVEL. SHEARED. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT ALL HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS LOST AND HAD TO PUMP DOWN THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE BRAKE L

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20020925024929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020925024929I), Sep 25, 2002: Cessna 340A (N104CQ), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) During initial climb flight 4942 shut down the left engine due to a bleed air leak the aircraft landed at pit. Maintenance personnel replaced the bleed…

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