# N2685L: Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 1998-05-26 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 26, 1998 - Exported to: Spain - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Fairchild SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (registry code 3377509) - Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: AC648 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: December 17, 1992 - Last registry action: February 18, 1998 - Mode S code: A29FC7 - Owner when cancelled: [Finova Capital Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINOVA%20CAPITAL%20CORP) - Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2685L - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2685L - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2685L-1998-05-26 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 Fairchild SA227-AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac.md ## Service difficulty reports (5) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR SWIA95733](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA95733), May 10, 1996: LIGHTING PANEL. OUT OF POSITION. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. CHECKED CIRCUIT BREAKERS, TRIED OVER RIDE, STILL WOULD NOT RETRACT. EMERGENCY VALVE WAS PINNED AFT. FOUND OVER RIDE BUTTON FOR G - [SDR SWIA95675](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA95675), Nov 8, 1995: TRIM SWITCH. FAILED. WITHIN 500 FT OF GROUND, FO'S TRIM FAILED. FLIPPED SWITCH BACK AND FORTH, PULLED AND RESET CB, NO GOOD. RETURNED TO SBA. CLEANED SWITCH AND OP CK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA95619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA95619), Aug 25, 1995: CABLES. OUT OF ADJUST. ON ROTATION, A/C REQUIRES EXCESSIVE RT RUDDER AND WITH RUDDERS NEUTRAL, RUDDER IS DEFLECTED. FOUND RUDDER CABLE TENSIONS LOW AND TRAVEL INCORRECT. SET CABLES TO - [SDR SWIA95611](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA95611), Jul 28, 1995: SERVO. MALFUNCTIONED. STICK PUSHER ENGAGED FOUR TIMES ON CLIMB-OUT OF BUR NO AURAL WARNING OR SAS FAULT OBSERVED. REPLACED SAS CLUTCH SERVO, OPS CKS GOOD, IAW MM 27-30-44, SEE F/L 11 - [SDR SWIA95581](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA95581), May 19, 1995: HYDRAULIC LINE. FAILED. BOTH RED HYD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO 400 PSI ON 10 MILE FINAL TO PHX. LIGHTS CAME ON BEFORE WE EXTENDED EITHER FLAP OR GEAR. FOUND ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB DEN89FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA070), Jan 30, 1989: Fairchild SA-227-AC (N2685L), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF CAPTAIN OF N169SW TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE TAXIING HIS AIRCRAFT ALLOWING HIS AIRCRAF TO CREEP INTO THE STATIONARY AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIM. ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 19930812043199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930812043199I), Aug 12, 1993: Swrngn SA227AC (N2685L), Ontario, CA, Minor damage. Wing tip struck a temporary fence while taxiing to parking area. Wing walkers not utilized. - [Accident 19890130003212A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890130003212A), Jan 30, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N2685L), Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Was struck from rear while stopped on taxiway by another company aircraft N169SW whose pilot let his aircraft move. - [Incident 19880630043989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880630043989I), Jun 30, 1988: Swrngn SA227AC (N2685L), Fresno, CA. Loss of oil pressure. Feathered right engine. Returned. Landed safely. Found broken nts oil pressure line. ## Other aircraft with N2685L - [Cancelled 1983-07-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2685L-1983-07-22): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 34-8133077. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Aircraft Facilities Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20FACILITIES%20LTD), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita) - [Cancelled 1980-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2685L-1980-08-05): Cessna 404, S/N 4040616, built 1980. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland) - [Cancelled 1973-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2685L-1973-01-03): Cessna 172H, S/N 17255885. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Huntington Airport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNTINGTON%20AIRPORT%20INC), [Huntington, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Huntington) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.