# N340AE: 1982 Swearingen SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2010-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (registry code 8780603)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AC-510
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 27, 1987
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2004
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: A3BD53
- Owner when cancelled: [Key Lime Air Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEY%20LIME%20AIR%20CORP)
- Location: [Wilsonville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Wilsonville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3082° N, 122.7710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97070, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=340AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340AE-2010-07-28

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 Swearingen SA227-AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac.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 SIMA200816501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200816501), Jun 5, 2008: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING A HMBV INSPECTION, THE L ANGLE ON FRAME 225 AT THE GALLEY FLOOR AREA WAS FOUND TO HAVE LEVEL TWO CORROSION. FABRICATED A FILLER, SHIM AND REPAIR ANGLE. T
- [SDR 2003F00150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00150), Mar 19, 2003: ACTUATOR. DEFECTIVE. HORIZONTAL TRIM ACTUATOR WOULD NOT ACTUATE IN EITHER THE PILOT/CO-PILOT/AUX POSITION. FOUND ACTUATOR TO BE BAD.
- [SDR XEI2002F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XEI2002F00001), Oct 13, 2002: SCAVENGE PUMP. SEIZED. REAR TURBINE SCAVANGE PUMP SEIZED, CAUSING DROPPED OIL PRESSURE.
- [SDR XEI2002F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XEI2002F00000), Oct 13, 2002: SCAVENGE PUMP. INOPERATIVE. RT ENGINE STARTED LOSING OIL PRESSURE GRADUALLY. PILOT LANDED AND THEN SHUTDOWN ENGINE ON TAXIWAY. TROUBLESHOOTING LEAD TO FINDING THE REAR TURBINE SCAVENGE PUM
- [SDR MEJA960303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEJA960303), Mar 29, 1996: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING LEVEL FLIGHT, THE RT ENGINE BEGAIN TO VIBRATE, THE ONLY ENGINE INDICATION WAS A 20 PERCENT LOSS OF TORQUE AND ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AFTER AB

## 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 DEN04FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA027), Dec 3, 2003: Swearingen SA227-AC (N340AE), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot of the taxiing aircraft to maintain clearance and adequate visual lookout for the stopped aircraft.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20031203036709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031203036709A), Dec 3, 2003: Swrngn SA227AC (N340AE), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft N340AE was stopped on taxiway "m" at the "M-10" intersection, waiting his turn for take off on runway 17R at Denver International Airport (den)…
- [Incident 19930701045829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930701045829I), Jul 1, 1993: Swrngn SA226AC (N340AE), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Smoke in cabin on climbout. Returned. Landed safely. Found right air conditioner had failed.
- [Incident 19901102054999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901102054999I), Nov 2, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N340AE), San Jose, CA. Bird strike on final approach to airport. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19891109060409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891109060409I), Nov 9, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N340AE), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Baggage cart disengaged from tow hitch and rolled into parked aircraft. Damaged empannage. Defect service equipment

## Other aircraft with N340AE

- [Cancelled 2014-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340AE-2014-01-14): American Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2, S/N 9624. Owner: [American Eurocopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20EUROCOPTER%20CORP), [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)

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