# N353SB: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B, registration cancelled 2004-04-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 19, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Saab-Scania SAAB 340B](https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (registry code 7860101)
- 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: 340B-353
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 8, 1994
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1993
- Last registry action: December 16, 2003
- Mode S code: A3F184
- Owner when cancelled: [Amr Leasing Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMR%20LEASING%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8240° N, 97.0491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76155, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N353SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=353SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353SB-2004-04-19

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-Scania SAAB 340B: https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b.md

## Service difficulty reports (10)

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

- [SDR SIMA200219113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200219113), Jul 5, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. ABI - FOUND LEFT FUSELAGE BELOW ICE SHIELD HS TWO DENTS. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT, NO DEFECTS. (M)
- [SDR SIMA0801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0801), Mar 20, 2000: BULB. INOPERATIVE. DFW - FLT 3520 - EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT OUT AT 9B. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB AT 9B. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR SIMA992421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA992421), Aug 30, 1999: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAILED. SBP - FLT 3319 - LAVATORY SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VERIFIED EVENT AS A FALSE WARNING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO
- [SDR SIMA992101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA992101), Jul 29, 1999: LIGHT. FAILED. LAX - FLT 3424 - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 3BC DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT PANEL AT SEAT 3BC. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (X)
- [SDR SIMA991351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA991351), May 15, 1999: BULB. FAILED. DFW - FLT 3906 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT AT ROW 11B DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR SIMA991098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA991098), Apr 19, 1999: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, SEAT TRACK BL 18.3L WAS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AT STATION 298. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK FROM STATION 297-307. PREPA
- [SDR SIMA991097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA991097), Apr 19, 1999: SKIN. CHAFED. ABI - DURING A MBV INSPECTION A CHAFE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RIGHT NACELLE INBOARD OUTER SKIN PANEL AT FILLET FAIRING SEAL CONTACT POINT. BLENDED CHAFED AREA AND
- [SDR SIMA991096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA991096), Apr 19, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. ABI - DURING A MBV INSPECTION DENTS WERE DISCOVERED ON RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 339-363 BETWEEN SL 1616-1620. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND PERFORMED AN EDDY C
- [SDR SIMA9700901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA9700901), Mar 31, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. DFW - FLT 3589 - TWO ADJACENT FLOOR LIGHTING LAMPS AT 3 AND 4B INOP. RAI'D POWER SUPPLY 20 LN IAW AMM 33-50-10, OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO
- [SDR 95ZZZX5895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5895), Sep 1, 1995: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. JAN - FLT 4596 - RIGHT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. AUTOCOARSEN SYSTEM ACTIVATED, AND CREW SHUT DOWN RT ENGINE. FLT 4596 RETURNED TO JAN SAFELY

## 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 FTW00FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA101), Mar 22, 2000: Saab 340B (N353SB), Killeen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the captain's failure to follow standard operating procedure for landing on a contaminated ruway in that he touched down long, which combined with his delayed braking resulted in a runway overrun.…

## 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.

- [Accident 20000321008219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000321008219A), Mar 21, 2000: Saab 340B (N353SB), Killeen, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The captain has received focus ground training, simulator training, and a line check. These were observed by the FAA certificate management office. Also,…

## Other aircraft with N353SB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N353SB): Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De EMB-500, S/N 50000038, built 2009

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