# N278AE: 1991 Saab-Scania SAAB 340B, registration cancelled 2018-03-13 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 13, 2018 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - 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-278 - Year built: 1991 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 24, 1992 - Certificate issued: May 15, 1998 - Last registry action: May 19, 2014 - Mode S code: A2C439 - Owner when cancelled: [Envoy Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENVOY%20AIR%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/N278AE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=278AE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278AE-2018-03-13 From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (28) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR SIMA200213815](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200213815), May 18, 2002: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAILED. CREW REPORTED THE AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ON CWP ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. STAYED ON ABOUT 10 MINUTES. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDE - [SDR SIMA200133401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200133401), Nov 30, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. BOS - FLT 4530 - EMERGENCY DOME LIGHTS AT 11A, 9A, AND 8A INOPERATIVE. RAI'D EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M) - [SDR SIMA20011077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20011077), Apr 17, 2001: FRAME. CORRODED. ABI - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LOWER FACE OF FRAME 401, BL 0.0 WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED DAMAGE IAW SAAB STATEMENT 340SDS00 - [SDR SIMA20011078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20011078), Apr 17, 2001: FRAME. DAMAGED. ABI - MAINTENANCE FOUND FRAME 658.5 TO HAVE WEB DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT ABOVE WL 73.5. LOWER PORTION FRAME WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SAAB SRM 72LK3079 AND CPM 72 - [SDR SIMA20011071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20011071), Apr 13, 2001: FRAME. DAMAGED. DURING MAIN BASE VISIT, MAINTENANCE FOUND FRAME 677 TO BE DAMAGED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ABOVE WL 73.5. FRAME WAS REPLACED IAW SAAB SRM AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO - [SDR SIMA0552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0552), Feb 24, 2001: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. LAX - FLT 3110 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONTROL PANEL EMERGENCY ARMED LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH IAW SAAB MM. OPS C - [SDR SIMA200103301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200103301), Feb 2, 2001: BULB. INOPERATIVE. SBP - MAINTENANCE REPORTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEATS 5BC IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULB AT SEAT 5BC. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETUR - [SDR 20010202SG005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010202SG005), Dec 16, 2000: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. LAX - FLT 9732 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 5, 6, 7 ARE INOPERATIVE AND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 8BC, 10BC, AND 7A ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANC - [SDR 20010202SG004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010202SG004), Dec 16, 2000: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. LAX - FLT 9732 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 5, 6, 7 ARE INOPERATIVE AND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 8BC, 10BC, AND 7A ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE - [SDR 20010202SG003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010202SG003), Dec 16, 2000: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. LAX - FLT 9732 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 5, 6, 7 ARE INOPERATIVE AND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 8BC, 10BC, AND 7A ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANC - [SDR 20010202SG002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010202SG002), Dec 16, 2000: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. LAX - FLT 9732 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 5, 6, 7 ARE INOPERATIVE AND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 8BC, 10BC, AND 7A ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANC - [SDR SIMA3512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA3512), Dec 16, 2000: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. LAX - FLT 9732 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 5, 6, 7 ARE INOPERATIVE AND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 8BC, 10BC, AND 7A ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANC - [SDR SIMA3443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA3443), Dec 9, 2000: LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. PSP - FLT 3136 - CREW REPORTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON DURING TEST. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO LAX FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY - [SDR SIMA2901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA2901), Oct 16, 2000: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PSP - FLT 3100 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEATS 5, 6, AND 7 ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY FOR POWER SUPPLY 21LN IAW SAAB MM 33-50-10. OPE - [SDR SIMA2154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA2154), Aug 2, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. SBP - WHILE PERFORMING EO GI-5700-190, FOUND SUPPORT ANGLE ON THE LEFT FLAP FORWARD NACELLE FAIRING BULKHEAD CRACKED. CRACK BEGAN AT THE LOWER EDGE AND EXTENDED - [SDR SIMA2155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA2155), Aug 2, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. SBP - WHILE PERFORMING EO G1-5700-191, FOUND SUPPORT ANGLE ON THE RIGHT FLAP FORWARD NACELLE FAIRING BULKHEAD CRACKED. CRACK BEGAN AT THE LOWER EDGE AND EXTENDE - [SDR SIMA1792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA1792), Jun 27, 2000: SOCKET. BURNED. LAX - FLT 3215 - WINDOW LIGHT OVER SEAT 9A EMITTING SMOKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMP SOCKET IAW S340 AMM 33-21-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M) - [SDR SIMA991851](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA991851), Jul 4, 1999: BULB. FAILED. LAX - FLT 3319 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT BULB IN FRONT OF SEAT 3 DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK - [SDR SIMA991691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA991691), Jun 18, 1999: BULB. FAILED. LAX - FLT 3325 - FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT AT SEAT 8B DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REPA REPLACED FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (X) - [SDR SIMA991315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA991315), May 11, 1999: HMU. MALFUNCTIONED. SBP - FLT 3309 - AFTER TAKEOFF AT 800 FT, NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED AND SHUTDOWN, AND THE OVERTEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURN - [SDR SIMA991211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA991211), May 1, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. SBA - FLT 9733 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW FOUND SWITCH WAS LEFT IN THE ARMED POSITION WHICH DISCHARGED ALL OF THE BATTERIES. REMOVED AND REP - [SDR 99ZZZM324](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM324), May 1, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. SBA - FLT 9733 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW FOUND SWITCH WAS LEFT IN THE ARMED POSITION WHICH DISCHARGED ALL OF THE BATTERIES. REMOVED AND REP - [SDR 99ZZZM323](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM323), May 1, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. SBA - FLT 9733 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW FOUND SWITCH WAS LEFT IN THE ARMED POSITION WHICH DISCHARGED ALL OF THE BATTERIES. REMOVED AND REP - [SDR 99ZZZM322](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM322), May 1, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. SBA - FLT 9733 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW FOUND SWITCH WAS LEFT IN THE ARMED POSITION WHICH DISCHARGED ALL OF THE BATTERIES. REMOVED AND REP - [SDR 99ZZZM321](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM321), May 1, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. SBA - FLT 9733 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW FOUND SWITCH WAS LEFT IN THE ARMED POSITION WHICH DISCHARGED ALL OF THE BATTERIES. REMOVED AND REP - [SDR SIMA990081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA990081), Jan 8, 1999: SKIN. CHAFED. ABI - DURING ABV INSPECTION A CHAFE WAS FOUND ON THE INNER WALL OF THE RIGHT NACELLE, INBOARD BEAM AFT OF NS 212. PERFORMED DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION, NO CRACKS - [SDR SIMA981402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA981402), May 20, 1998: SMOKE DETECTOR. DIRTY. CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAXI. CLEANED BOTH CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M) - [SDR SIMA981401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA981401), May 20, 1998: SMOKE DETECTOR. DIRTY. RDU - FLT 4832 - CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAXI. CLEANED SMOKE DETECTORS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M) --- 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.