# N259AE: 1991 Saab-Scania SAAB 340B, registration cancelled 2006-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 2006
- Exported to: Mongolia
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Saab-Scania SAAB 340B](https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (registry code 7860101)
- 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: 340B-259
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1991
- Certificate issued: May 15, 1998
- Last registry action: May 18, 2004
- Mode S code: A278F2
- Owner when cancelled: [American Eagle Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20EAGLE%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8240° N, 97.0491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76155, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=259AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259AE-2006-03-01

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-Scania SAAB 340B: https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b.md

## Service difficulty reports (8)

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

- [SDR 2001F00487](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00487), Aug 13, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. RDU - MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 5 AND FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 5 TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TWO BULBS FOR R
- [SDR SIMA200122501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200122501), Aug 13, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. RDU - MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 5 AND FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 5 TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TWO BULBS FOR R
- [SDR SIMA20010803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20010803), Mar 21, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. BDL - FLT 5018 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS CABIN EMS LIGHTS DO NOT REMAIN ON WHEN TESTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN EMS POWER SUPPLY 24LN IAW AMM. OPS CHECK NOR
- [SDR 20000502AP019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000502AP019), Feb 26, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. ABI - FOUND SEAT TRACK AT BL 0.0 STATION 297.0 TO 330.0 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-60 AND SA
- [SDR SIMA0573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0573), Feb 26, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. ABI - FOUND SEAT TRACK AT BL 0.0 STATION 297.0 TO 330.0 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-60 AND SA
- [SDR SIMA0283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0283), Jan 28, 2000: BULB. INOPERATIVE. JFK - FLT 5090 - EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT AT 3B. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB AT 3B. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR SIMA0062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0062), Jan 6, 2000: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. BOS - FLT 4988 - NR 2 ENGINE APR DID NOT ENGAGE, TAKEOFF ABORT AT MIN BRAKE AT APPROX 80 KNOTS. PERFORMED APR TEST IAW 71-00-00 TEST 2. ALL SYSTEMS WORKED AS RE
- [SDR 96ZZZM1170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1170), Apr 28, 1996: CIRCUIT BREAKER. TRIPPED. FLT 4925 - JFK - CAPTAINS SIDE COCKPIT INSTRUMENT/ELECTRICAL POWER FAILED IN FLIGHT. CAPTAIN DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. RESE

## Other aircraft with N259AE

- [Cancelled 2012-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259AE-2012-02-21): American Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2, S/N 9473, built 2011. Owner: [American Eurocopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20EUROCOPTER%20CORP), [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)

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