# N232TW: 1966 Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON, registration cancelled 2022-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON](https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon) (registry code 2720302)
- Engine: [GE CF700 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf700-series) (registry code 30010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7EU), [TCDS E7EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 12, 1998
- Certificate issued: February 11, 1998
- Last registry action: February 22, 2019
- Mode S code: A211AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Sierra American Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20AMERICAN%20CORP)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N232TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=232TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N232TW-2022-09-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON: https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon.md

## Service difficulty reports (10)

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

- [SDR HAEA201607150001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAEA201607150001), Jul 15, 2016: TRANSDUCER. FAILED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE STALL HORN SOUNDED WITH ALL FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS NORMAL AND NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR, PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. THE STALL VANE
- [SDR HAEA200700199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAEA200700199), Mar 13, 2007: WIRE. SHORTED. ON TAXI OUT, COPILOTS WINDSHIELD HEAT PRODUCED SMOKE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED WINDOW FACIA AND DISCOVERED SHORTED WIRES. REPAIRED WIRES AND TESTED SYSTEM. OPERATION
- [SDR HAEA200400163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAEA200400163), Aug 16, 2004: SWITCH. STICKING. ON LANDING AIRCRAFT HAD NO BRAKING. PILOT SELECTED NR 2 SYSTEM AND FUNCTION PROPERLY. NR 1 SYSTEM WORKED AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND NOSE STRUT SWITCH STIC
- [SDR HAEA00141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAEA00141), May 26, 2004: OUTFLOW VALVE. STUCK. WHILE ON CLIMBOUT FROM ELP CABIN WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. RESET SYSTEM AND CABIN DID PRESSURIZE. CLIMBED TO 17,000 AND CABIN ALTITUDE HORN SOUNDED. AIRCRAFT DESCEN
- [SDR 00134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00134), Mar 31, 2004: DOOR. OPEN. PILOT REPORTED CARGO DOOR OPENED INFLIGHT AT APPROX 500FT AGL, RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING. DOOR WAS INSPECTED PER THE AVTEC MANUAL AND O
- [SDR 00118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00118), Oct 17, 2003: WIRE. CHAFED. PILOT REPORTED AFTER DEPARTURE FROM AMA BOTH GENERATORS WENT OFF LINE AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT, RETURNED TO AMA UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND POWER WIRE TO 
- [SDR 00049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00049), Oct 1, 2002: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING CRUISE AT FL 310, NR 1 ENGINE INDICATED HIGH OIL PRESSURE. CREW SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED/LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PRECAUT
- [SDR 00033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00033), Jun 27, 2002: DOOR. OPEN. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KDUJ EN ROUTE TO KMBS SHORTLY AFTER FLAP RETRACTION CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. INSPECTED CARGO DOOR FOR OPERATION AN
- [SDR 00004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00004), Oct 16, 2001: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. DURING CRUISE, LT ENGINE FLAME-OUT AT FLT LEVEL 390. DESCENT TO FL 260, RELIGHT NORMAL & ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. NO FURTHER PROBLEM.
- [SDR HAEA200100004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAEA200100004), Oct 15, 2001: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. LT ENGINE FLAME-OUT AT FL390, RELIGHT AT FL260.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20021002025779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021002025779I), Oct 2, 2002: Amd FALCON (N232TW), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Ameristar flight 45022 (AJI022), an FA-20 aircraft, while cruising at FL310, number 1 (#1) engine indicated high oil pressure. The crew shutdown #1…
- [Incident 20000919038429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000919038429I), Sep 19, 2000: Amd FALCON (N232TW), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. (-23)A/c brakes failed during taxi. Left wing contacted fuel truck causing small tear in leading edge of left wing. No injuries.

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