# N343EN: 1992 Dehavilland DHC-8-311, registration cancelled 2018-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 2018
- Exported to: Guernsey
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-8-311](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-311) (registry code 2809005)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw123) (registry code 52129)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13NM), [TCDS E20NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 340
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 2001
- Certificate issued: December 12, 2006
- Last registry action: September 12, 2018
- Mode S code: A3C8E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Trust Co Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20TRUST%20CO%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343EN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=343EN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N343EN-2018-11-16

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 Dehavilland DHC-8-311: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-311.md

## Service difficulty reports (114, newest 50)

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

- [SDR HNAA2018050200093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2018050200093), Apr 30, 2018: WIRE. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT ROW 9DF NEEDS RE-SPLICED. RE-SPLICED BROKEN WIRE GOING TO EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT ROW 9DF AND COVERED WITH SLEEVE.
- [SDR HNAA2018032100063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2018032100063), Mar 20, 2018: BULB. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE AT SEATS 6DF. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BULB.
- [SDR HNAA2018031200057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2018031200057), Mar 10, 2018: SWITCH. DIRTY. AUTOFEATHER WILL NOT ARM ON TAKE OFF ROLL AT 85% TORQUE. CLEANED THE SWITCHES ON POWER LEVERS. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT, OPS CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR HNAA2017100200341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2017100200341), Sep 30, 2017: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. WITH THE NR 2 ENGINE RUNNING, AND GPU DISCONNECTED, ALL ACFT LIGHTS EXTINGUISH. NR 2 DC GENERATOR DOES SHOW LOAD. STARTED THE NR 1 ENGINE, FLT DECK LIGHTS ILLUM
- [SDR HNAA2017092900335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2017092900335), Sep 27, 2017: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT CENTER AISLE CEILING IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LAMPS. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR HNAA2017092900337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2017092900337), Sep 26, 2017: SOCKET. BURNED. OVERHEAD LIGHT AT SEAT 2DF HAD A BURNED ODOR. PERFORMED AN INSPECTION TO THE OVERHEAD LIGHT. FOUND THE LIGHT SOCKET BURNED.
- [SDR HNAA2017091400305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2017091400305), Sep 9, 2017: COVER. DETACHED. FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 5 & 6, FOUND THE WIRES PULLED OUT AND PLASTIC COVER SECTION DETACHED. REPLACED THE LAMPS. INSTALLED THE PLASTIC COVERS. OPS CHECKED
- [SDR HNAA2017081800278](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2017081800278), Aug 17, 2017: CONTACTOR. FAILED. WHEN STARTING NR 2 ENGINE, A BUSS FAULT OCCURED AND ENGINE STARTED. START SWITCH RETURNED TO NEUTRAL. MAIN BATTERY LOAD OF 1.99 AND ELECTRICAL ODOR IN FLT DECK.
- [SDR HNAA2017081700276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2017081700276), Aug 16, 2017: STARTER GEN. FAULTY. ON START DC GEN DID NOT COME ONLINE, SMOKE REPORTED FROM NR 2 NACELLE. SHUT DOWN USING T-HANDLE AND FIRED BOTH BOTTLES. R&R NR 2 STARTER/GENERATOR. START/RUN/OP
- [SDR HNAA2017041700119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2017041700119), Apr 12, 2017: LIGHT. OUT OF POSITION. ONE CABIN FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT IS MISSING, SUSPECT IT TO BE UNDER THE FLOOR. REMOVED CENTER FLOOR FROM ROWS 1-12 FOUND LIGHT UNDER FLOOR AT ROW 12. SECURED LIG
- [SDR HNAA2016121900346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2016121900346), Dec 19, 2016: CONNECTOR. FAILED. NR 1 ENGINE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATING ON THE GROUND. INSPECTED WIRES AT GAUGE CONNECTOR PLUG. PINNED THE CONNECTOR PLUG AT HE FUEL TEMP BULB. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT. 
- [SDR HNAA2016111100348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2016111100348), Nov 11, 2016: APU. FAILED. APU FAILED AFTER 30 MINUTES. CHECK FIRE DETECTOR, LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED BOTTLE DISCHARGED AND RED FUSELAGE DISC BLEW.
- [SDR HNAA2016050600135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2016050600135), May 4, 2016: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. CLOSE CABIN FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 9D-F WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED FLOOR LENS COVER R & R LAMP IN MODULE ASSY AND RE-INSTALLED AND SECURED FLOOR LENS C
- [SDR HNAA2016041200101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2016041200101), Apr 9, 2016: WARNING HORN. ACTIVATED. T/O WARNING SOUNDED AT T/O POWER. REJECTED T/O, CYCLED FLAPS, OPS CK NORMAL.
- [SDR HNAA2016032900091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2016032900091), Mar 26, 2016: LENS. BROKEN. 3RD FROM FRONT CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT IS BROKEN, LENS WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. R & R THE LENS.
- [SDR HNAA2016030200068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2016030200068), Mar 2, 2016: WARNING LIGHT. ACTIVATED. PUSHER SYSTEM FAIL. CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAXI. DE-ACTIVATED PUSHER SYS IAW APPROXIMATELY 1, 27-9.
- [SDR HNAA2016022200052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2016022200052), Feb 22, 2016: BULB. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT SIDEWALL LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. R & R BULBS ON SIDEWALL PANEL.
- [SDR HNAA2016022200051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2016022200051), Feb 22, 2016: BULB. INOPERATIVE. MULTIPLE CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. R & R EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AND BULBS.
- [SDR HNAA2016022200050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2016022200050), Feb 22, 2016: BULB. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT FORWARD EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT, THEN INOPERATIVE. R & R BULB, EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AND POWER SUPPLY IAW 33-51-05 AT PS2.
- [SDR HNAA2016021700037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2016021700037), Feb 17, 2016: SKIN. BULGED. SKIN BULGED OUT AROUND RIVETS ON FUSELAGE BELLY ON AFT END OF BLANKING PLATE AT BS 358, SUGGESTING POSSIBLE CORROSION. FABRAICATED EXTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER
- [SDR HNAA2016020100029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2016020100029), Feb 1, 2016: BULB. BURNED OUT. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS BURNED OUT ON CEILING PANEL C1. R & R BULBS, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR HNAA2016020100028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2016020100028), Feb 1, 2016: BULB. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT ON CABIN CEILING PANEL IS INOPERATIVE. R & R BULBS. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR HNAA2015120100357](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015120100357), Dec 1, 2015: BULB. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE AT OW 6DF, 5TH FROM AFT END. R & R BULBS AND EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 6DF. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR HNAA2015111800339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015111800339), Nov 18, 2015: UNKNOWN. ODOR. F/A REPORTS, ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL DURING FLIGHT IN CABIN, THEN SHORTLY DISSAPATED.....PERFORMED INSPECTION, SUSPECTED ROW 6 AC OVERHEAD LIGHT AT FAULT SEE S
- [SDR HNAA2015110900329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015110900329), Nov 9, 2015: BULB. INOPERATIVE. 3RD EMERGENCY LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. R & R BULB. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR HNAA2015101900304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015101900304), Oct 19, 2015: APU. ODOR. RAMP REPORTED BURNING ODOR IN CARGO BAY AREA, WHEN APU WAS STARTED. INSPECTED CARGO BAY. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. FOUND OIL VAPOR COMING FROM APU VENT MAST
- [SDR HNAA2015101900303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015101900303), Oct 19, 2015: UNKNOWN. ODOR. FUEL ODOR IN CABIN AND COCKPIT AFTER APU START. INSPECTED ACFT AND GROUND RAN BLEED SYSTEM WITH ENGINE AND APU BLEEDS. FOUND FUEL ODOR WITH APU BLEED ONLY. NO S
- [SDR HNAA2015052500167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015052500167), May 25, 2015: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT AFT EGRESS LIGHT AND AFT EXIT CEILING LIGHT IS OUT. R & R EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PS6 IAW WC 33-50-05R. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR HNAA2015041300128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015041300128), Apr 13, 2015: PROPELLER. VIBRATION. VIBRATION FELT FROM NR 2 ENGINE BELOW START FEATHER AND DURING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. R & R NR 2 PROP ASSY IAW WC 61-10-06R, 61-00-09R, 61-10-07R AND 61-10-00. GROUND
- [SDR HNAA2015030900079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015030900079), Mar 9, 2015: CONTROL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER, NR 2 PROP FEATHERED. ARM LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. R & R NR 2 ENGINE TSCU. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW PIEDMONT RUN UP MANUAL.
- [SDR HNAA2015030900078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015030900078), Mar 9, 2015: WARNING LIGHT. FALSE ACTIVATION. AFTER TAKEOFF AND AUTOFEATHER DISENGAGED. ARM LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL DESCENT AND POWER REDUCED, ARM LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. CYCLED SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES. S
- [SDR HNAA2015030400075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015030400075), Mar 4, 2015: BULB. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE AT ROW 1. R & R BULB FOR EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHT AT ROW 1. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR HNAA2015022300060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015022300060), Feb 23, 2015: BRAKE. SMOKE. PASSENGER REPORTED LT BRAKE SMOKING. INSPECTED BRAKE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR HNAA2015021300040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015021300040), Feb 13, 2015: POWER SUPPLY. MALFUNCTIONED. ROW 11 EXIT DOOR SIGN FLICKERED. R & R PS-3 POWER SUPPLY BASE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. GROUND RAN ACFT. OPS CHECKED GOOD WITH PROP HEAT ON. OPS NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE
- [SDR HNAA2015020200031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015020200031), Jan 30, 2015: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. RIGHT AC BUSS C/L CAME ON AT CLIMBOUT WITH ASSOC. C/L'S. R & R RT AC GCU AND OPS CHECKED GOOD DURING 15 MINUTE RUN.
- [SDR HNAA2015011600018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015011600018), Jan 16, 2015: BRUSH BLOCK. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLICKERED IN FLIGHT. R & R NR 1 AND NR 2 BRUSH BLOCK ASSYS IAW MM 61-10-11. COMPLIED WITH EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM, OPS CHECK WC 33-50-03Q. OPS C
- [SDR HNAA2015010500003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015010500003), Jan 5, 2015: BULB. DIM. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT SIDEWALL IS DIM. R & R THE BULBS. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR HNAA2015010500002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2015010500002), Jan 5, 2015: BULB. DIM. EMERGENCY LIGHT BY PAX DOOR IS DIM. R & R THE BULBS, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR HNAA2014123100392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2014123100392), Dec 31, 2014: BULB. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN ON. R & R BULB, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR HNAA2014123100391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2014123100391), Dec 31, 2014: CONTROL BOX. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF, CEILING AND WALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW 4 BACK FLICKERED ON AND OFF. R & R EMERGENCY LIGHT CONTROL BOX, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-51-00.
- [SDR HNAA2014122400379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2014122400379), Dec 24, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT AND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 11 ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. R & R POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY A PS4. PERFORMED OPS CHECKED IAW MM 33-51-00. OPS C
- [SDR HNAA2014122300377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2014122300377), Dec 23, 2014: POWER SUPPLY. MALFUNCTIONED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS AFT OF ROW 4 ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. R & R EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES AND POWER SUPPLIES AT LOCATION PS6 AND PS7 IAW MM 33-51-05. OPS CHECKED
- [SDR HNAA2014121000355](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2014121000355), Dec 10, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. WHILE IN FLIGHT, EMERGENCY SIGN AT ROW 11 ISLE LIGHTS, INCLUDING ROWS 4, 7 AND 10 FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY. R & R POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY AT PS6 IAW MM 33-51-0
- [SDR HNAA2014111700326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2014111700326), Nov 17, 2014: LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLICKER AND ARE DIM.
- [SDR HNAA2014080400220](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2014080400220), Aug 4, 2014: BRUSH BLOCK. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLICKERED WITH PROPELLER HEAT ON. R & R NR 1 BUSH BLOCK. CLEARED NR 2 BRUSH BLOCK CONNECTOR AND SLIP RINGS. GROUND RAN ACFT. PROPELLER HEAT OPS
- [SDR HNAA2014061600181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2014061600181), Jun 16, 2014: BRUSH BLOCK. CORRODED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLICKERING INTERMITTENTLY DURING FLIGHT. FOUND ALL HEATER LEADS ON NR 1 PROPELLER CORRODED. R & R ALL HEATER LEADS IAW MM 61-10-00 AND BRUSH BL
- [SDR HNAA2014061300178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2014061300178), Jun 13, 2014: BRUSH BLOCK. CORRODED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLICKERED INTERMITTENELY IN FLIGHT. FOUND LEADS ON NR 1 PROPELLER FILLED WITH WATER AND CORRODED. R & R LEADS ON NR 1 PROPELLER HS MM 61-10-00.
- [SDR HNAA2014041400131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2014041400131), Apr 14, 2014: CLAMP. LOOSE. BURNING ODOR IN AREA OF ROW 7 WITH HOT OVERHEAD PANELS. INSPECTED AND FOUND WING ISOLATION CHECK VALVE CLAMPS LOOSE. TORQUED AS REQUIRED. NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED
- [SDR HNAA2014032600108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2014032600108), Mar 26, 2014: WIRE. CHAFED. RIGHT AC BUSS CAUTION LIGHT, RT TRU AND ELEVATOR HORN HEAT CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. CREW RETURN TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE FOUND WIRE CHAFED AGAINST NR 
- [SDR HNAA2014032100098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2014032100098), Mar 21, 2014: WIRE. BROKEN. EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE AT ROW 9. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AND REPAIRED IAW AMM 20-4-07. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

All 114: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N343EN-2018-11-16/reports.md

## 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 20060702021959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060702021959I), Jul 2, 2006: Dhav DHC8311 (N343EN), Roanoke, VA. (-23) The crew observed that the nose gear would not lock in the up retracted position after takeoff. The crew returned to runway 33 without further incident.…

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