# N340SZ: 1984 Saab-Fairchild 340A, registration cancelled 2006-04-03 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 3, 2006 - Exported to: Canada - 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-004 - Year built: 1984 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 14, 1984 - Certificate issued: July 17, 2001 - Last registry action: October 18, 2005 - Mode S code: A3BEF6 - Owner when cancelled: [Lambert Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAMBERT%20LEASING%20INC) - Location: [Sterling, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Sterling) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 38.9486° N, 77.4728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20166, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340SZ - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=340SZ - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340SZ-2006-04-03 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (16) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 235791](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/235791), Jun 5, 2004: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. ON TAKEOFF FLT 7944 CRW-IAD JUST AFTER WHEELS UP THE LEFT CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAPTAIN FOLLOWED THE QRH AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD. - [SDR 002841](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/002841), Jan 27, 2004: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. ON 01-27-04, APPROX 1230 (UTC), FLT 4597 TOL-PIT. THE CREW EXPERIENCED AN AC GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT FOR THE RIGHT AC GENERATOR. WEATHER NOT PERMITTING THE FLIGHT - [SDR 002072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/002072), Jan 20, 2004: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. ON 01-20-2004, APPROX 1400 (UTC), FLT 4568, PIT-LYH, NR 1 ENGINE HAS NO FUEL FLOW, ENGINE WILL NOT START. - [SDR 002701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/002701), Jan 20, 2004: FUEL CONTROL. INOPERATIVE. ON 01-20-2004, APPROX 1130 (UTC), FLT 4633 BGM-PIT, NR 1 ENGINE HAD NO FUEL FLOW, ENGINE WOULD NOT START. - [SDR 004851](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/004851), Jan 2, 2004: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. ON 01/02/2004 APPROX 1230 (UTC), FLT 4587 TTN-BED, CREW REPORTED THAT THE RT ENGINE INTAKE DE-ICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TTN. - [SDR 012071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/012071), Nov 17, 2003: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. 11/17/03 1715 (UTC) FLIGHT 4645 PIT-SDF. CREW REPORTED AN UNCOMMANDED POWER INCREASE OF THE LT ENGINE DURING CLIMB OUT. CREW REPORTED A RISE IN TQ AND ITT. CREW - [SDR 150094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/150094), Oct 8, 2003: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. FLIGHT 4580 BED-TTN. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AFTER CTOT WAS ENGAGED THE CREW FELT THE RT ENGINE SURGE AND NOTICED THE RT TORQUE INDICATION WAS AT 120 PERCENT. THE C - [SDR 161281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/161281), Jul 25, 2003: SWITCH. LACK OF LUBE. FLT 4466 ON TAKEOFF FROM TTN-PIT ABORTED T/O DUE TO GUST LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUM. AC RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AC FOUND STICKY THROTTLE QUADRANT - [SDR 199681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/199681), Jul 25, 2003: SWITCH. LACK OF LUBE. FLT 4466 ON TAKEOFF FROM TTN-PIT ABORTED T/O DUE TO GUST LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUM. AC RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AC FOUND STICKY THROTTLE QUADRANT - [SDR 132634](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/132634), Feb 26, 2003: WARNING SYSTEM. ACTIVATED. DURING FLT 4476 TTN-BED WX CONDITIONS CLEAR AND RUNWAY DRY, THE FLAP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. PILOT ALSO REPORTED THE FLAP POSITION NEEDLES ON INDIC - [SDR 0302251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0302251), Feb 25, 2003: LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. 02/25/03 FLT 4471 TTN-BED. CREW REPORTED FLAP AND GREEN OVERHEAD TEST LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TO TTN. - [SDR 0301131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0301131), Jan 13, 2003: CAMLOCK. MISSING. FLT 4534, HANGER, UPON TAXI TO DEICE LINEUP THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED A CAMLOCK MISSING FROM THE TOP FORWARD COWLING ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURN - [SDR 0212141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0212141), Dec 14, 2002: GENERATOR. FAILED. RIGHT AC GENERATOR AND RIGHT INTAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE AC SYSTEM, MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPL - [SDR 0212113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0212113), Dec 11, 2002: CONNECTOR. CORRODED. RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT RECIEVED LEFT TAILPIPE HOT INDICATION. PILOT RETARDED POWER AND LEFT TAILPIPE HOT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. PILOT RETURNED TO FIELD. MECHAN - [SDR 2003F00135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00135), Nov 21, 2002: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 4468 - AIRTURN BACK AND RETURNED TO TTN - PILOT REPORTED HEADING MISMATCH BETWEEN CA AND FO 80-180 DEGREES FLAGGED IN FLIGHT HEADINGS MOMENTARILY LOCKED AND - [SDR UHL2002F00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UHL2002F00002), Jun 10, 2002: HOSE. CHAFED. AFTER DEPARTURE, UPON SELECTING GEAR UP HYDRAULIC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ASSOCIATED (2620) PRESSURE READING ON GAUGE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED RETRUNED TO F ## 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 20031216033949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031216033949I), Dec 16, 2003: Saab SF340A (N340SZ), Akron, OH. (-23) Shuttlecraft #4555, an SF340A N340SZ, enroute from fort wayne, IN. To pittsburgh, PA. Reported a fire indication in the aft cargo hold 15 miles west of… --- 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.