# N268AE: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B, registration cancelled 2007-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2007
- 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-268
- 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 15, 2007
- Mode S code: A29CBA
- 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/N268AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=268AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268AE-2007-09-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (11)

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

- [SDR SIMA200129019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200129019), Oct 15, 2001: ENGINE. LEAKING. LGA - FLT 4445 - RIGHT ENGINE LOST OIL AFTER TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO LGA. (M)
- [SDR SIMA0725](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0725), Mar 13, 2001: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. JFK - FLT 5068 - EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT AT SEAT 14A IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LAMP AT SEAT 14A IAW SF340 MM 33-50-00. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WA
- [SDR SIMA3414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA3414), Dec 6, 2000: UPLOCK SWITCH. LOOSE. ALB - FLT 9755 - AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, THE GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ON. CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND RETURNED TO ALB. MAINTENANCE RESECURE
- [SDR SIMA3552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA3552), Dec 20, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. DCA - FLT 5157 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVER AFT WINDOW EXITS AND LIGHTS OVER SEATS 6AB TO 9B AND FLOOR LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPS CHE
- [SDR SIMA993411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA993411), Dec 7, 1999: SOCKET. FAILED. JFK - FLT 5140 - EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE SEAT 7A DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT SOCKET. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SE
- [SDR SIMA991555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA991555), Jun 4, 1999: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. SYR - FLT 4868 - CARGO SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED. DISCHARGED FIRE EXTINGUISHER. RETURNED TO FIELD. VERIFIED EVENT AS A FALSE WARNING. DEFERRED CARGO SMOKE WARNI
- [SDR SIMA982223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA982223), Aug 10, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ALB - FLT 4894 - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT PASSENGER DOOR AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S SEAT DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK
- [SDR SIMA981803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA981803), Jun 29, 1998: SKIN. DENTED. ABI - DURING HMBV INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE DENTS AND OIL CANNING BENEATH AND AFT OF LEFT ICE SHIELD. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED EDDY CURENT INSPECTION. I
- [SDR SIMA981802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA981802), Jun 29, 1998: SKIN. CHAFED. ABI- DURING COMPLIANCE OF SB 34-53-042, INSTALLATION OF PROTECTION PLATE ON LT FUSELAGE AT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, A CHAFE WAS DISCOVERED BEYOND SRM LIMITATIONS.
- [SDR SIMA981531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA981531), Jun 2, 1998: COWLING. SEPARATED. FLT 5757 - MIA - AFTER TAKEOFF, A PIECE ON RT ENGINE COWLING CAME OFF, PANEL NR 463CL AND 463DR, ARE BOTH DAMAGED. RAI COWLINGS 463CL AND 463DR. (M)
- [SDR 95ZZZM724](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM724), Oct 12, 1995: ACARS PRINTER. SHORTED. FLT NR 4561 - CLE - CREW REPORTS SMOKE ON THE FLIGHT DECK IS COMING FROM THE ACARS PRINTER. CREW PULLED CB FOR THE PRINTER, PROBLEM WENT AWAY. CONTRACT MAINTENA

## 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 19990604014349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990604014349I), Jun 4, 1999: Saab 340B (N268AE), Syracuse, NY. On Friday, June 4, 1999, at 0635 local time, an American eagle, Saab 340B,N268AE, reported a cargo smoke warning light while climbing through 11,000 feet. The…
- [Incident 19920717030719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920717030719I), Jul 17, 1992: Saab 340B (N268AE), Harrisburg, PA. Pilot encountered severe turbulence and downdrafts on approach. Aborted and diverted to baltimore.

## Other aircraft with N268AE

- [Cancelled 2012-04-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268AE-2012-04-17): American Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2, S/N 9478, built 2012. 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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