# N346AM: Saab-Fairchild 340A, registration cancelled 2003-05-28 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 28, 2003 - 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-032 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: February 4, 2003 - Last registry action: February 4, 2003 - Mode S code: A3D3A4 - Owner when cancelled: [Worthington Aviation Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORTHINGTON%20AVIATION%20PARTS%20INC) - Location: [Eagan, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Eagan) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 44.8459° N, 93.1596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55121, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N346AM - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=346AM - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346AM-2003-05-28 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (12) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR REXA99034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA99034), Nov 6, 1999: SWIVEL. LEAKING. LOSS OF MAIN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITH ASSOCIATED FLUID LOSS. EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS PERFORMED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. FOUND SWIVEL LE - [SDR REXA98107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA98107), Jul 27, 1998: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR. (M) - [SDR REXA98092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA98092), Apr 30, 1998: FUEL CELL. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND IN FUEL CELL AT WS 42.30. REPAIRED RT WING RIB SECTION AT WS 42.30 BY CUTTING OFF FLANGES AT RADIUS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 7075-T6, 0.100 INC - [SDR REXA98040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA98040), Jan 31, 1998: ENGINE. FAILED. RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE 0 PSI, AND RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE. PERFORMED GROUND RUN, CHECKS GOOD. (M) - [SDR REXA98017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA98017), Jan 18, 1998: STRUCTURE. LIGHTNING STRIKE. LIGHTNING STRIKE INFLIGHT. PERFORMED LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION IAW SAAB AMM. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. (M) - [SDR REXA98004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA98004), Jan 7, 1998: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. RIGHT HAND TAIL PIPE HOT LIGHT ON. CLEANED CANNON PLUGS ON TAILPIPE OVERTEMP SPOT DETECTORS. OPS CHECK GOOD. (X) - [SDR REXA97254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA97254), Oct 10, 1997: FIRE DETECTOR. FAILED. LEFT TAIL PIPE HOT C/B POPS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT TAILPIPE FIRE DETECTORS. (M) - [SDR REXA97163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA97163), Jun 7, 1997: AHRS COMPUTER. INOP. HEADING SPLIT AFTER TAKEOFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED AHRS. (M) - [SDR REXA97070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA97070), Mar 21, 1997: ITT GAUGE. MALFUNCTIONED. RETURN TO RAMP WITH LT ITT FLUCTUATING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ITT GAUGE. (M) - [SDR REXA96078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA96078), Dec 20, 1996: SENSOR. FAILED. CTOT WON'T HOLD LEFT ENGINE, AUTOCOARSEN LIGHT FLICKERS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NP SENSOR. (M) - [SDR REXA95061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA95061), Sep 18, 1995: TRANSDUCER ASSY. MALFUNCTIONED. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO STOP AIRCRAFT UNLESS ANTI-SKID SYSTEM IS TURNED OFF. SEPT 11, 1995 TO SEPT 18, 1995, THREE WRITE-UPS. SEPT 11, OHMED ALL WHEEL SPEED - [SDR REXA95058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA95058), Sep 11, 1995: WINDOW LIGHT. TERMINAL BORKEN. BRAKES FAIL TO STOP AIRCRAFT ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS, TURNING OFF ANTI-SKID FIXES PROBLEM. OHMED WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCERS, OHMED GOOD. OHMED LEFT AND RIGHT ANTI-SK ## 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 19910515040539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910515040539I), May 15, 1991: Saab SF340A (N346AM), Memphis, TN. Hydraulic quanity pressure went to 0. Returned to airport. Used emergency procedures. Replaced hydraulic fitting. - [Incident 19870925061669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925061669I), Sep 25, 1987: Saab SF340A (N346AM), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. During taxi to gate both main tires deflated when expansion plugs blew. Found brakes sticking. - [Incident 19870311012649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870311012649I), Mar 11, 1987: Saab SF340A (N346AM), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Left engine had a muffled explosion with overtemp and zero torque. Safe landing. Power turbine blades broken. ## Other aircraft with N346AM - [Cancelled 2024-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346AM-2024-05-21): Learjet 60, S/N 401, built 2011. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City) - [Cancelled 2014-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346AM-2014-02-06): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, S/N 54427, built 2013. Exported to Russia. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth) --- 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.