# N340BE: Saab-Fairchild 340A, registration cancelled 2003-02-11 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 11, 2003 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Saab-Fairchild 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (registry code 7850100) - 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: 340A-062 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 8, 1986 - Certificate issued: March 23, 1999 - Last registry action: March 19, 2002 - Mode S code: A3BD6C - Owner when cancelled: [State Street Bank And Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20STREET%20BANK%20AND%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Hartford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Hartford) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.7651° N, 72.6708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06103, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340BE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=340BE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340BE-2003-02-11 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-Fairchild 340A: https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a.md ## Service difficulty reports (17) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR PLGA981111A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA981111A), Nov 11, 1998: VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. LGA - FLT 4541 - DURING APPROACH, CREW NOTICED MAIN AND EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE STARTED TO DROP. LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. AIRC - [SDR PLGA981016A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA981016A), Oct 16, 1998: SMOKE DETECTOR. CONTAMINATED. BTV - FLT 4221 - DURING DESCENT INTO BTV, THE CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND DISCHARGED THE FIRE EXTINGUISH - [SDR PLGA980619A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA980619A), Jun 19, 1998: HANDLE. SEIZED. BGR - DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, AN OPERATION TEST OF THE PITCH DISCONNECT SYSTEM WAS BEING PERFORMED. DURING THIS TEST THE PITCH DISCONNECT HANDLE WO - [SDR PLGA980309A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA980309A), Mar 9, 1998: SWITCH. FAILED. BOS - FLT 4324 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE MAIN PASSENGER DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND DOOR - [SDR PLGA971208D](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA971208D), Dec 8, 1997: SPAR. CRACKED. BGR - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT FLAPS CRACKED IN REAR SPAR AT WS 142. REPAIRED IAW SAAB SRM 57-80-10, PAGES 208-214. (X) - [SDR PLGA971107A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA971107A), Nov 7, 1997: BLEED VALVE. FAILED. BOS - FLT 4383 - ON CLIMB-OUT, THE RIGHT ENGINE ANTI-ICE BLEED VALVE FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BOS DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. MAINTENANCE REP - [SDR PLGA970825A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA970825A), Aug 25, 1997: SMOKE DEETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ALB - FLT 4706 - WHILE EN ROUTE LGA/SYR, THE CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED. CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND ACTIVATED CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE. - [SDR PLGA970514B](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA970514B), May 14, 1997: CHIP DET LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. JFK - FLT 4427 - AFTER TAKEOFF THE RIGHT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO JFK AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTEN - [SDR PLGA970405A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA970405A), Apr 5, 1997: T/O WARNING. ACTIVATED. LGA - FLT 4712 - TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED DUE TO CREW RECEIVING CONFIGURATION WARNING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE RAN ENGINES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE - [SDR PLGA9607312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA9607312), Jul 31, 1996: ENGINE. FAILED. ALB - FLT 4693 - EN ROUTE FROM BTV TO LGA, THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE READ 10 PSI. THE CRE - [SDR PLGA9606191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA9606191), Jun 19, 1996: HYD PUMP. FAILED. BOS - FLT 4372 - DURING APPROACH TO BOS, EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETUR - [SDR PLG5196G1](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLG5196G1), May 1, 1996: PUMP. FAILED. SYR/BOS - FLT 4372 - ON APPROACH, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED TO PRESSURIZE IN BOTH NORMAL AND OVERRIDE MODES. THE CREW HAND PUMPED THE SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN SYSTE - [SDR PLG4896G1](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLG4896G1), Jan 1, 1996: AGB DRIVESHAFT. BROKEN. BOS/DCA - FLT 4609 - THIS SDR IS TO CLOSE OUT AN OPEN SDR DATED 1-1-96 IN WHICH FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A FLAME-OUT OF THE LEFT ENGINE AND CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATION. M - [SDR PLG1296E1](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLG1296E1), Jan 1, 1996: ENGINES. FLAMED OUT. FLT NR 4609 - BOS-DCA - DURING CRUISE, THE LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AND THE ASSOCIATED CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED INTO ACY AND LANDED WITHOUT I - [SDR PLG111795E1](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLG111795E1), Nov 16, 1995: DOOR WARNING. ILLUMINATED. DURING DEPARTURE FROM BOS, FLT NR 4414, HAD A FORWARD CABIN DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE - [SDR PLGA92795E1](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA92795E1), Sep 27, 1995: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. FLT NR 4561 - BOS-ACK - DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DO - [SDR PLGA51952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA51952), May 1, 1995: REAR SEAL. WORN. JFK - 4308 - THE AC STARTED VIBRATING, THE CREW ISOLATED THE VIBRATION TO THE RT SIDE OF THE AC. SHORTLY AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE RT ENG PROP GEARBOX ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 19970816027299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970816027299I), Aug 16, 1997: Saab SF340A (N340BE), Rochester, NY. Narrative: on August 16, 1997 at 0700 EDT, a Saab 340, N340BE, flight 4200, operated by business express, returned to the Rochester international airport in… - [Incident 19960731024749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960731024749I), Jul 31, 1996: Saab SF340A (N340BE), Albany, NY. Narrative: while enroute from btv to lga at 16,000 cruise right engine low oil pressure light illuminated and gauge indicated same. PIC declared emergency and… - [Incident 19920413014219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920413014219I), Apr 13, 1992: Saab SF340A (N340BE), Boston, MA. Hung start fire first try after starter generator replaced. Pulled fire handle,evacuated aircraft,replaced gcu ok. ## Other aircraft with N340BE - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340BE): Cessna 340A, S/N 340A1271, built 1981 --- 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.