# N386PH: 1984 Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2012-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (registry code 3377509)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AC-597
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 1984
- Certificate issued: May 14, 2012
- Last registry action: May 14, 2012
- Mode S code: A472E1
- Owner when cancelled: [Mtw Aerospace Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MTW%20AEROSPACE%20INC)
- Location: [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3391° N, 86.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36108, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N386PH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=386PH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N386PH-2012-07-16

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 Fairchild SA227-AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

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

- [SDR QXEA9700025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700025), Feb 7, 1997: AIR DISTR. ODOR. WHEN NUMBER ONE BLEED AIR IS SELECTED ON, A STRONG OIL SMELL FILLS THE CABIN, NO SMOKE WAS NOTED. NUMBER ONE BLEED AIR PLACED ON MEL 21-4.
- [SDR QXEA9600439](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600439), Oct 21, 1996: BEARING. FAILED. DURING FLIGHT 19,000 FT WITH CLEAR CONDITIONS AND NO ICE, THE NR 2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS PRIOR TO FLAME-OUT. AIRSTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, NO 
- [SDR QXEA9500039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9500039), Feb 8, 1995: BELLCRANKS. REQ'D SHIMMING. PDX - NLG WOULDN'T STAY IN THE WHEELWELL, GEAR CYCLES CONTINUALLY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. RESHIMMED BOTH ACTUATOR BELLCR
- [SDR QXEA9500038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9500038), Feb 7, 1995: RETRACT MECH. WORN. GEG - NOSE GEAR SLOW (30 SECONDS) TO INDICATE GREEN ON GEAR EXTENSION. GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED WITH POWER LEVER REDUCTION FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS THEN INDICATIO
- [SDR QXEA9500011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9500011), Jan 12, 1995: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. PDX - VAPORIZED ENGINE OIL SMELL FROM NR 1 BLEED AIR. SYSTEM PLACED ON MEL 21-4.

## 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 SEA89IA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89IA042), Jan 23, 1989: Fairchild SA-227-AC (N386PH), Seattle, WA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: INOPERATIVE NOSEWHEEL STEERING DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN THE AIRCRAFT MANUALS.

## 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 19890123005429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890123005429I), Jan 23, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N386PH), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff when nose wheel made uncommanded right turn. Veered off runway into mud. Cause undetermined.

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