# N3108X: Swearingen SA227-AC, registration cancelled 1996-07-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 5, 1996
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (registry code 8780603)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AC517
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 8, 1995
- Last registry action: May 8, 1995
- Mode S code: A34A57
- Owner when cancelled: [First Security Bank Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3108X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3108X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3108X-1996-07-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Swearingen SA227-AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR MEJA9505003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEJA9505003), May 23, 1995: P3 LINE. LOOSE. WHILE ON DESCENT IN LIGHT TURBULANCE FROM 8000 TO 6000 FEET, THE RIGHT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. SECURED ENGINE AND LANDED AT DAL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE
- [SDR MEJA9502005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEJA9502005), Mar 15, 1995: SPAR SPLICE. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SPAR SPLICE STRAP CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT INCOR

## 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 19901203061009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901203061009I), Dec 3, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N3108X), Elko, NV, Minor damage. Struck a deer on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19861113068159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861113068159I), Nov 13, 1986: Swrngn SA227AC (N3108X), St Louis, MO. Gear would not retract after takeoff. Found stuck nose gear switch.
- [Incident 19850701060029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850701060029I), Jul 1, 1985: Swrngn SA227AC (N3108X), Columbia, MO. Loud bang and left engine lost torque on takeoff roll. Aborted and taxied to gate. Stage 3 turbine wheel separated.

## Other aircraft with N3108X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3108X): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 11298, built 2006

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