# N31168: Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2006-06-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 1, 2006
- 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: AC-599
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 3, 2003
- Last registry action: April 18, 2006
- Mode S code: A34DD3
- Owner when cancelled: [Mtw Aerospace Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MTW%20AEROSPACE%20INC)
- Location: [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3391° N, 86.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36108, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31168
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31168-2006-06-01

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

## Service difficulty reports (8)

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

- [SDR QXEA9700554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700554), Sep 11, 1997: DRAG BRACE. MALFUNCTION. NOSE GEAR CYCLES AFTER RETRACTION. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR H MEMBER, POSITION CAMS, UPLOCK HOOK, AND TORQUE TUBE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700330), Jul 15, 1997: POSITION SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. DOOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE CLOSED AND LOCKED. PLACED ON MEL. FOUN
- [SDR QXEA9700212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700212), May 28, 1997: BRAKE. CONTAMINATED. AIRCRAFT HAS NONE OR LITTLE BRAKING ACTION ON RIGHT BRAKES. INSPECTED AND FOUND RESIDUAL HYDRAULIC FLUID ON BRAKES FROM PREVIOUS DISCREPANCY. CLEANED BRAKES AND
- [SDR QXEA9700210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700210), May 28, 1997: HYD LINE. LEAKING. AT CRUISE FLIGHT, LEFT HYDRAULIC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, RIGHT HYDRAULIC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SOON AFTER. BOTH WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF, THEN BACK ON FOR
- [SDR QXEA9600492](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600492), Dec 13, 1996: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE AT 12,000 FT WITH +/- 2000 FT PER MINUTE FLUCTUATIONS. PROBLEM TRACED TO INTERMITTENT SQUAT SWITCH ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR. SWITCH REPLACED AN
- [SDR QXEA9500444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9500444), Dec 16, 1995: POWER SUPPLY. INOP. GEG - LOST LIGHTING ON FIRST OFFICER'S SIDE, FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS WITH STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL OCCURRING DURING FAILURE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND LIGHTIN
- [SDR QXEA9500410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9500410), Nov 28, 1995: SWITCH. FAILED. PDX - GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO FULL FROM HALF. GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHO
- [SDR QXEA9500113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9500113), Apr 10, 1995: CARBON SEAL. LEAKING. SEA - REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FWD COMPRESSOR CARBON SEAL AND COOLING TURBINE MOISTURE SEPARATOR SOCK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS COMPLIED WITH AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO

## 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 19881229068989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881229068989I), Dec 29, 1988: Swrngn SA227AC (N31168), Helena, MT. Nosewheel made sharp turn on takeoff roll. Veered off runway onto frozen terrain. Returned to ramp. Cause unknown.
- [Incident 19881201066329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881201066329I), Dec 1, 1988: Swrngn SA227AC (N31168), Salt Lake City, UT. FAA inspector found the automated passenger briefing system inoperative. Flight continued using manual briefings.

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