# N3116Z: 1984 Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2002-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2002
- Exported to: Bahamas
- 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: AC-598
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1984
- Certificate issued: November 23, 2001
- Last registry action: November 23, 2001
- Mode S code: A34DCA
- Owner when cancelled: [Metro III Holdings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METRO%20III%20HOLDINGS%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3116Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3116Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3116Z-2002-01-30

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 (3)

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

- [SDR QXEA9500426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9500426), Dec 7, 1995: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ALW - FIRST OFFICER NOTED TRIM-IN-MOTION BEEP, BUT HAD NO STABILIZER TRIM AFTER FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO FULL. TRIM SELECTED TO CAPTAIN'S SIDE AND STILL NO TRIM. 
- [SDR QXEA9500418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9500418), Dec 4, 1995: ACTUATOR. WEAK. PDX - NOSE GEAR IS SLOW TO EXTEND. NOSE GEAR TAKE 15 TO 20 SEC LONGER THAN MAIN GEAR. NOSE GEAR LEFT HAND ACTUATOR REPLACED AND RIGGED IAW MAINT MANUAL. NOSE GE
- [SDR QXEA9500075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9500075), Mar 13, 1995: SWITCH. BROKEN. THE NOSE GEAR RED INTRANSIT LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR UP POSITION SWITCH. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO S

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19961019038829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961019038829I), Oct 19, 1996: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Spokane, WA. Narrative: inbound to geg, horizon air flight crew reported the manual aileron trim tab froze. Aircraft landed at geg without incident. Aircraft maintenance at…
- [Incident 19930108005959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930108005959I), Jan 8, 1993: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Billings, MT. Aircraft failed to pressurize after takeoff. Returned. Found main door seal had failed.
- [Incident 19920329011489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920329011489I), Mar 29, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Portland, OR. Left engine low oil pressure light on approach. Shut down. Landed safely. Dome prop seal failed allowing oil leak.
- [Incident 19900430026479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900430026479I), Apr 30, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Great Falls, MT, Minor damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway. Brake pucks were wedged into brakes.
- [Incident 19871003063299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871003063299I), Oct 3, 1987: Swrngn SA227AC (N3116Z), Boise, ID. The aircraft returned to the airport due to an unlatched cowling. Operator is taking action to prevent recurrence.

## Other aircraft with N3116Z

- [Cancelled 1973-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3116Z-1973-12-11): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 22-7061, built 1960. Owner: [Sigler Ralph L /Sigler Beverly A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIGLER%20RALPH%20L%20%2FSIGLER%20BEVERLY%20A), [Bishop, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bishop)

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