# N312AE: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B, registration cancelled 2015-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-312
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 15, 1993
- Last registry action: July 27, 2015
- Mode S code: A34E44
- Owner when cancelled: [Texa A & M Engineering Extension Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXA%20A%20%26%20M%20ENGINEERING%20EXTENSION%20SERVICE)
- Location: [College Station, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/College%20Station)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5611° N, 96.2751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77845, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N312AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=312AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312AE-2015-07-27

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 Saab-Scania SAAB 340B: https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b.md

## Service difficulty reports (19)

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

- [SDR SIMA20011364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20011364), May 16, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LAX - FLT 3235 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHT ARMED LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BULB FOR THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHT ARM SW
- [SDR SIMA20011054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20011054), Apr 15, 2001: ENGINE. OVERHEATED. PSP - FLT 3238 - CREW REPORTED, THE LEFT ENGINE ITT REACHED 934 DEGREES DURING TAKEOFF. ABORTED TAKEOFF AS PER AOM (927 DEGREES). MAINTENANCE FOUND ITT VALVE TO
- [SDR SIMA200109805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200109805), Apr 8, 2001: LIGHT. FAILED. SBP - FOUND SEAT 3B EMERGENCY LIGHT FAILS TO ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 3B IAW SAAB AMM 33-50-20. (M)
- [SDR SIMA200107008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200107008), Mar 11, 2001: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAILED. SBP - MAINTENANCE REPORTED BEFORE ENGINE GROUND RUNS CARGO SMOKE WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED CARGO FORWARD SMOKE DETECTOR IAW SAAB AMM 26-1
- [SDR SIMA200102101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200102101), Jan 21, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. BFL - FLT 3130 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY ESCAPE MARKING SYSTEM LIGHT AT 8B EXIT AND 9B ARE INOPERATIVE LIGHTS 3B AND 4B ARE INTERMITTENT, CABIN OVERHEAD LIGHT
- [SDR SIMA3235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA3235), Nov 18, 2000: POWERPACK. DISCHARGED. FLT 9730 - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING SYSTEM BULBS EXTINGUISHING IN MULTIPLE RANDOM AREAS AFTER 10-30 SECONDS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER PAC
- [SDR SIMA1751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA1751), Jun 23, 2000: HYDRAULIC LINE. CRACKED. PMD - FLT 3056 - HYDRAULIC LEAK DURING FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ALL MAIN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION LINE CRACKED. HYDRA
- [SDR SIMA1101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA1101), Apr 19, 2000: PSU. DAMAGED. LAX - FLT 3237 - DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, EMERGENCY DECLARED DUE TO SMOKE IN CABIN. SMOKE COMING FROM OVERHEAD ON LEFT SIDE OF CABIN NEAR THE CABIN LIGHTS AT 3A AND
- [SDR SIMA0272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0272), Jan 27, 2000: BULB. INOPERATIVE. SBA - FLT 3039 - EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT AT ROW 4. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT BULB AT ROW 4. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR SIMA0183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0183), Jan 18, 2000: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. SAN - FLT 3010 - EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AND EXIT LIGHTS GOES OUT WITHIN 45 SECONDS OF BEGINNING OF TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AT 23L. OPS CHECK GOO
- [SDR SIMA993343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA993343), Nov 30, 1999: SIGN. LOOSE. LAX - FLT 3200 - EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ABOVE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SEAT IS LOOSE. RESECURED EXIT SIGN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- [SDR SIMA991895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA991895), Jul 8, 1999: ENGINE. FAILED. LAS - FLT 3432 - ON TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1,100 FEET AGL, HAD WHAT SEEMED TO BE A COMPRESSOR STALL ON THE LEFT ENGINE. TURNED CTOT OFF AND RETARDED POWER LEV
- [SDR WWMA9700081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WWMA9700081), May 31, 1997: STRUT. REQD SERVICE. CONFIGURATION WARNING LIGHT ILUMINATED AND THE LANDING GEAR REQUIRED THE USE OF OVERRIDE TO RETRACT THE GEAR. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ST
- [SDR WWMA9700024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WWMA9700024), Feb 10, 1997: TOILET. OVERSERVICED. CREW REPORTED A STRONG OFFENSIVE ODOR, THE MORE FORWARD IN THE AIRCRAFT THE STRONGER THE ODOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TOILET HAD BEEN OVERSERVICED SPILLING A LAR
- [SDR WWMA9700021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WWMA9700021), Feb 4, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT SEATS 8A, 9A AND 11A FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY 22LN, ALL LIGHTS CHECKED GOOD IAW SAAB AMM 33-50.
- [SDR WWMA9700013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WWMA9700013), Jan 22, 1997: TIRE. FAILED. THE LEFT OUTBOARD MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT ON LANDING. THE ANTI-SKID FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TOUCHDOWN THEN WENT OUT, ILLUMINATED AGAIN BRIEFLY AND WENT OUT AGAI
- [SDR 96ZZZX2220](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2220), Mar 25, 1996: FRAME. DAMAGED. FUSELAGE AFT CARGO DOOR FRAME DAMAGED ON GROUND. IMPACTED AREA REVEALED DELAMINATION AND SEPARATION OF SKIN LAYER, APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES BY 3.50 INCHES AT BS 6
- [SDR WWMA9500088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WWMA9500088), Dec 13, 1995: PRESS TRANS. DEFECTIVE. MAIN HYDRAULIC LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PRESSURE INDICTIONS WERE AT THE RED LINE. THE CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND LANDED WITHOUT INC
- [SDR WWMA9500084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WWMA9500084), Nov 26, 1995: DPU. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE. THE CAPTAINS EADI SCREEN WENT BLANK AND THE SMOKE STOPPED WHEN THE LEFT AVIONICS WAS SWITCHED OFF. THE AVIONIC

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20000419001829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000419001829I), Apr 19, 2000: Saab 340B (N312AE), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On April 19, 2000, at about 1056 local time, American eagle airlines flight 3237, Los Angeles to las vegas, aborted take off on runway 24L. During the…

## Other aircraft with N312AE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N312AE): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 4783, built 2019

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