# N338BE: Saab-Fairchild 340A, registration cancelled 2005-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2005
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Saab-Fairchild 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (registry code 7850100)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A52EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A52EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 340A-034
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 4, 2004
- Last registry action: August 4, 2004
- Mode S code: A3B3A5
- Owner when cancelled: [US Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20BANK%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Boston, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Boston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3582° N, 71.0519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02110, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N338BE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=338BE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N338BE-2005-05-02

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-Fairchild 340A: https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

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

- [SDR PLGA000827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA000827), Aug 27, 2000: CHIP DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 4655 - BOS-YOW - THE RIGHT ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWING THEIR CHECKLIST, THE CREW DIVERTED TO BGR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPE
- [SDR PLGA000202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA000202), Feb 2, 2000: SERVICE DOOR. SEPARATED. BGR-LGA - FLT 4037 - THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG/VIBRATING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO MHT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDE
- [SDR PLGA9909238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA9909238), Sep 23, 1999: WIRE HARNESS. FAILED. BOS - FLT 4658 - ON APPROACH OF FLT 4658 PSI TO BOS, APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES OUT, THE LT ENGINE SHUT DOWN UNCOMMANDED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BOS WITHOUT INCIDENT
- [SDR 99ZZZX2167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2167), May 8, 1999: MOTOR. DAMAGED. FAN IS INOPERATIVE. SMOKE IN CABIN. MOTOR COVER DENTED CAUSING BRUSH LEADS TO SHORT ON MOTOR COVER. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED INSULATION TAPE INSIDE MOTOR COVER MAY H
- [SDR PLGA990330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA990330), Mar 30, 1999: CHIP LIGHT. ILLLUMINATED. LGA - FLT 6554 - ON APPROACH TO LA, THE LEFT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTE

## 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 19990314016509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990314016509I), Mar 14, 1999: Saab SF340A (N338BE), Syracuse, NY. (-5) On March 14, 1999, at 1739EST, Saab 340, s/n 340A-034, N338BE, operated by business express inc. reported electrical "fumes" in the cockpit while on…

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