# N334AC: 1979 Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30, registration cancelled 2018-05-10 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 10, 2018 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30) (registry code 8100602) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032) - Serial number: SH3029 - Year built: 1979 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 17, 1998 - Certificate issued: December 14, 1998 - Last registry action: September 28, 2015 - Mode S code: A3A4AE - Owner when cancelled: [Acc Integrated Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ACC%20INTEGRATED%20SERVICES%20INC) - Location: [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 42.9751° N, 87.8989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53207, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N334AC - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=334AC - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N334AC-2018-05-10 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 Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30.md ## Service difficulty reports (10) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DATA2016112301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DATA2016112301), Nov 23, 2016: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. DURING FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEVEL AT 8000 FEET WITH CRUISE CHECKS COMPLETED AND THE SCHEDULED POWER WAS SET. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WERE OBSERVED BY THE CR - [SDR DATA2015011001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DATA2015011001), Jan 10, 2015: TRANSFORMER. OVERHEATED. AFTER CALLING V1, PILOT NOTICED BOTTOM PANEL RADIO LIGHTS GO OUT. UPON COMPLETING CLIMB CHECKLIST, ENTIRE RT SIDE PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT & AIR CREW SMELLED SMOKE - [SDR DATA2012000006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DATA2012000006), Dec 26, 2012: DOWNLOCK SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. ON APPROACH, CREW SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN. RIGHT MAIN SHOWED UNSAFE. CREW ABORTED APPROACH AND PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURES TO ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CRE - [SDR DATA201200000501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DATA201200000501), Dec 26, 2012: INDICATION SYS. FAULTY. ON APPROACH, CREW SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN. RT MLG SHOWED UNSAFE. CREW ABORTED APPROACH AND PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURES TO ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CREW WE - [SDR DATA200800003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DATA200800003), Feb 26, 2008: TRANSCEIVER. INOPERATIVE. AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT NOTICED SMELL OF SMOKE. PILOT ASKED COPILOT TO CONFIRM WHICH HE DID. NO SMOKE INDICATION OCCURRED. COPILOT CHECKED CARGO COMPARTMENT AND NOT - [SDR DATA200700004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DATA200700004), Apr 24, 2007: BOLT. LOOSE. DURING INSPECTION OF AD 2006-22-12 TWO PROPELLER BOLTS WERE FOUND LOOSE. REPLACED PROPELLER BOLTS AND PROPELLER ASSEMBLY. - [SDR DAT2005F00012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DAT2005F00012), Jul 14, 2005: TIRE. DEFLATED. THE LT MAIN WHEEL ASSY DEFLATED DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING. A MECHANIC WAS DISPATCHED AND REMOVED THE DEFLATED LT MAIN WHEEL AND REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE MAIN - [SDR DAT2005F00009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DAT2005F00009), Jul 14, 2005: WHEEL. DEFLATED. THE LT MAIN WHEEL ASSY DEFLATED DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING. MECHANIC WAS DISPATCHED AND REMOVED THE DEFLATED LT MAIN WHEEL AND REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE MAIN W - [SDR DAT2004F00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DAT2004F00002), Apr 16, 2004: CONTROL VALVE. FAILED. THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON THE GROUND. THE FLIGHT CREW LOST CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE RT VERTICAL STABILIZER ON OTHER AC. MECHANI - [SDR 99ZZZX4554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4554), Nov 30, 1999: CONTROL CABLE. SEIZED. UPON REACHING CRUISING ALTITUDE FROM PLB, THE THROTTLES ON THE RIGHT SIDE WOULD NOT ADVANCE OR RETARD IN-FLIGHT. THE CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE AND LANDE ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB DCA17FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17FA109), May 5, 2017: Short Bros. & Harland SD3 30 (N334AC), Charleston, WV, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the flight crew's improper decision to conduct a circling approach contrary to the operator's standard operating procedures (SOP) and the captain's excessive descent rate and maneuvering during the… ## 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. - [Accident 20170505012399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170505012399A), May 5, 2017: Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30 (N334AC), Charleston, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On may 5, 2017 at 6:51 a.m. eastern daylight time (EDT), air cargo carriers flight 1260, a shorts SD3-30, N334AC, crashed during landing on runway 5 at the… - [Incident 20040416005649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040416005649I), Apr 16, 2004: Stbros SD330 (N334AC), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. (-23) The captain stated that he was attempting a 180 degree left turn from parking. The steering tiller was full throw for a left turn and the aircraft needed… ## Other aircraft with N334AC - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N334AC): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 2842219, built 2005 --- 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.