# N2727B: Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 1996-12-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 9, 1996
- Exported to: Spain
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: AC730
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1996
- Last registry action: November 6, 1996
- Mode S code: A2B139
- Owner when cancelled: [Career Aviation Academy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAREER%20AVIATION%20ACADEMY%20INC)
- Location: [Oakdale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7915° N, 120.7861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95361, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2727B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2727B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2727B-1996-12-09

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 Fairchild SA227-AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR QXEA9600216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600216), Jun 19, 1996: SPRING. WEAK. FAILED TO GET A LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ON APPROCH. GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND STILL NO INDICATION. AFTER INITIATION OF A GO-ROUND THE LIGHT ILLUMI
- [SDR QXEA9600171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600171), May 16, 1996: AIR DIST. ODOR. COCKPIT AND CABIN HAVE STRONG ODOR OF ENGING OIL. NUMBER TWO BLEED AIR PLACED ON MEL 21-4.
- [SDR QXEA9500367](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9500367), Nov 1, 1995: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. NR 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHER E-LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BOTTLE PRESSURE NORMAL. FOUND LOGIC MODULE CONNECTOR UNLATCHED AND LOOSE. RESECURED CONNECTOR AND TESTED SYSTEM. AIR
- [SDR QXEA9500019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9500019), Jan 17, 1995: MIXING VALVE. MALFUNCTION. PDX - NR 1 BLEED AIR UNCONTROLLABLY HOT WITH SMOKE IN THE CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT MIXING VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## 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 SEA95IA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95IA102), May 17, 1995: Fairchild SA227-AC (N2727B), Spokane, WA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A SHORTED ELECTRICAL WIRING ON THE ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM.

## 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 19950517015479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950517015479I), May 17, 1995: Swrngn SA227AC (N2727B), Spokane, WA. Narrative: during a routine IFR flight at 19,000 feet the captain's pitch trim sonalert intermittent tone with no trim input. Pitch trim began to move without…
- [Incident 19910307013309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910307013309I), Mar 7, 1991: Swrngn SA227AC (N2727B), Billings, MT. Outer pane of the pilots windshield cracked. Aircraft landed without incident.
- [Incident 19891204059229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891204059229I), Dec 4, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N2727B), Portland, OR. Declared emergency on approach due to hot NR2 battery. Landed safely. Replaced battery and cannon plug.

## Other aircraft with N2727B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2727B): Schleicher ASW-27, S/N 27137, built 2000
- [Cancelled 1971-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2727B-1971-05-14): Aero Commander 560, S/N 227. Owner: [Addi Fred Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADDI%20FRED%20ET%20AL), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

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