# N41NE: 1989 Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2010-07-23 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 23, 2010 - Exported to: Canada - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Fairchild SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (registry code 3377509) - Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514) - Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: AC741B - Year built: 1989 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: July 18, 1989 - Certificate issued: January 7, 1999 - Last registry action: January 15, 2008 - Mode S code: A4D2F8 - Owners when cancelled: [Peninsula Airways Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENINSULA%20AIRWAYS%20INC%20DBA), [Penair](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENAIR) - Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41NE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=41NE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41NE-2010-07-23 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 (47) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR PNSA080103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA080103), Jan 18, 2008: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. ON CLIMBOUT REALIZED HAD LITTLE IF NO LT RUDDER. DECLARED EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. - [SDR PNSA070705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA070705), Jul 29, 2007: UPLOCK. BENT. AFTER DEPARTURE THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP THEN THE NOSE GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK UP. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE A - [SDR PNSA070103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA070103), Jan 17, 2007: WIRE. DAMAGED. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND ELECTRICALLY, GEAR EXTENDED MANUALLY AND LANDED AT AKN. ANC MX ISSUED A FERRY PERMIT AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ANC GEAR DOWN. ANC M - [SDR PNSA050903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA050903), Sep 6, 2005: SEAL. BLOWN. ON FLIGHT AT ALTITUDE CABIN PRESSURIZATION DUMPED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTING AIRPORT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MX FOUND THAT PAX DOOR SEAL HAD BLOWNOUT, SEA - [SDR PNSA050803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA050803), Aug 19, 2005: TERMINAL. SHORTED. PILOT REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER LT PILOT SEAT. A/C RETURNED TO BLOCK AND MX FOUND POST LIGHT FOR HYDRAULIC HAND PUMP BROKEN OFF AND SHORTED. SECURED WIRI - [SDR PNSA050101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA050101), Jan 1, 2005: CONTROL CABLE. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WAS PRESURIZING AT MAXIMUM RATE PRESSURIZATION CONTROLS HAD NO AFFECT DURING CLIMBOUT FROM ANC. AIRCRAFT TURNAROUND AND RETURNED TO ANC. MAINTENACE FOU - [SDR PNSA040702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA040702), Jul 9, 2004: SCAVENGE PUMP. LEAKING. LOW OIL PRESSURE ON DESCENT. AFTER LANDING LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE ON GAUGE. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEVEL LOW - [SDR 040401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/040401), Apr 19, 2004: INDICATOR. FAILED. AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH, WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN THERE WAS NO GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS, CYCLED GEAR STILL NO INDICATION LIGHTS. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE - [SDR PNSA030601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA030601), Jun 15, 2003: LIMITER. FAULTY. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL RT ENGINE AUTOMATIC TEMP LIMITER SYSTEM CAME ON BYPASSING FUEL WITH AN ASSOCIATED DROP IN TORQUE. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED - [SDR PNSA020702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA020702), Jul 18, 2002: COMPRESSOR. CRACKED. Engine removed for low power. During disassembly found 2nd stage compressor missing one piece from trailing edge of vane appeared to be fatigue crack. - [SDR PNSA011001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA011001), Oct 31, 2001: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. UPON LANDING SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN CABIN COMING FROM READING LIGHT SWITCH FOR SEAT 1A. MAINTENANCE REPLACED READING LIGHT SWITCH AND OP CHECK OK. - [SDR PNSA011010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA011010), Oct 30, 2001: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. CARGO DOOR SECONDARY TEST SWITCH WAS FOUND INOP DURING PREFLIGHT. FLIGHT DELAYED UNTIL MAINTENANCE REPLACED SWITCH. - [SDR PNSA011006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA011006), Oct 29, 2001: WARNING LIGHT. FALSE INDICATION. AFTER TAKEOFF NOSE GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED AND FERRIED TO ANC MAINTENANCE BASE. NO FAULT FOUND. - [SDR PNSA011003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA011003), Oct 12, 2001: WIRE. BROKEN. DURING CLIMB RT SRL COMPUTER FAIL LIGHT CAME ON. MX CONTACTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE WHERE BROKEN WIRE WAS REPAIRED AT COMPUTER. - [SDR PNSA010802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA010802), Aug 28, 2001: TIRE. SEPARATED. DURING DEPARTURE OUT OF DILLINGHAM FELT A SHUDDER AFTER V1 CONTINUED CLIMB, COMPANY CALLED TO INFORM US OF TIRE PARTS ON THE RUNWAY. DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAF - [SDR PNSA010603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA010603), Jun 12, 2001: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. RT ENGINE INDICATED LOW TORQUE DURING TAKEOFF. ABORTED TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO BLOCK. CLEANED AND SECURED TORQUE BRIDGE CANNON PLUG AT ENGINE. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS - [SDR PNSA010502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA010502), May 24, 2001: SWITCH. STUCK. DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF PARKING AUTHORITY SWITCH STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. RETURNED TO BLOCK. REPLACED AUTHORITY SWITCH. OPS CHECK OK. - [SDR PNSA010504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA010504), May 1, 2001: FCU. FAILED. RT ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP TORQUE DURING TAKEOFF RUN. ABORTED TAKEOFF. RETURNED FOR MAINTENANCE. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL. - [SDR PNSA010101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA010101), Jan 1, 2001: ENGINE. STALLED. DURING CRUISE, JUST BEFORE DESCENT TO DESTINATION, LT ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE WAS SECURED AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED MET - [SDR PNSA001207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA001207), Dec 23, 2000: CURRENT LIMITER. FAILED. LT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. REPLACED CURRENT LIMITER, OPS CHECK OK. - [SDR PNSA001209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA001209), Dec 14, 2000: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE DURING CLIMBOUT. RETURNED TO BASE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED OK. NO FAULT FOUND. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. - [SDR PNSA001103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA001103), Nov 16, 2000: SWITCH. FAILED. LT ENGINE WOULD NOT ROTATE WHEN START BUTTON PUSHED. CLEANED START SWITCH MECHANISM. OPS CHECK OK. - [SDR PNSA0602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA0602), Jun 2, 2000: TIRE. DAMAGED. DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL CREW FELT SOMETHING HIT RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND THEN FELT VIBRATION. TAKE-OFF WAS CONTINUED, AIRCRAFT CIRCLED FOR UNSCHEDULED LANDING. MAINTENA - [SDR PNSA000104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA000104), Jan 21, 2000: WIRE. CHAFED. DURING CLIMB AND IN IMC WITH SNOW LT IGNITION CB POPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. RETURNED TO BASE, FOUND WIRE CHAFED AT CENTER WING FAIRING FEED THROUGH BL 0.0. REP - [SDR PNSA991104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA991104), Nov 1, 1999: VALVE. CONTAMINATED. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. RETURNED TO BASE. PURGED WATER FROM CARGO DOOR INFLATION VALVE. OPS CHECK OK. - [SDR PNSA991002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA991002), Oct 27, 1999: CONRTOLS. ICED UP. EN ROUTE CAPTAIN NOTICED ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS STIFF. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THE ELEVATOR - [SDR PNSA990903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA990903), Sep 19, 1999: LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. DURING CLIMB, CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT DEPRESSURIZED REMAINED IN PATTERN AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND DOOR WAS RESECURED A - [SDR PNSA990803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA990803), Aug 30, 1999: SEAL. LEAKED. DURING CRUISE, CABIN HEAT SELECTOR WAS PLACED TO THE WARM POSITION. COCKPIT BEGAN TO FILL WITH AN OIL MIST AND SMOKE AND SMELL. HEAT WAS SELECTED BACK TO COLD A - [SDR PNSA990602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA990602), Jun 27, 1999: PUMP. FAILED. LT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ANC. MAINTENANCE FOUND SPLINES ON PUMP DRIVE SHAFT STRIPPED. PUMP WAS REPLACED AND T - [SDR PNSA990505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA990505), May 19, 1999: ENGINE. SURGED. RT ENGINE SURGED ON TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. PILOT DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD SURGED DUE TO TEMP LIMITER BYPASS. SECOND TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL NO FURTHER PROBLE - [SDR PNSA990504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA990504), May 10, 1999: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LT ENGINE POWER FLUCTUATING DURING CRUISE. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED BACK TO ANC FOR MAINTENANCE. REPLACED EGT INDICATOR, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED - [SDR PNSA990503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA990503), May 8, 1999: HARNESS. FAILED. LT EGT STARTED TO FLICKER DURING CRUISE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON GROUND. REPLACED EGT HARNESS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. - [SDR PNSA990401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA990401), Apr 4, 1999: BRUSH BLOCK. SHORTED. NOTICED SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING (NO SMOKE). CO-PILOT NOTICED RT PROP DE-ICE CB WAS POPPED AND SAW SPARKS EMITING FROM BETWEEN COWLING AND SPINNER. LANDING WA - [SDR PNSA990302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA990302), Mar 28, 1999: ACM. FAILED. UPON LANDING WITH SPEED LEVERS AT LOW RPM, CABIN STARTED TO ACCUMULATE SMOKE. BOTH BLEEDS WERE TURNED OFF. SMOKE CLEARED DURING TAXI TO GATE. PROBLEM WAS DETERM - [SDR PNSA990204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA990204), Feb 19, 1999: GOVERNOR. OUT OF ADJUST. AT ROTATION LT ENGINE RPM DROPPED 5 PERCENT. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT POWER LEVER WAS NOT RESPONDING NORMALLY AND SPEED COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO 100 PERCENT. F - [SDR PNSA990102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA990102), Jan 20, 1999: SWITCH. FROZEN. BEFORE ENGINE START, CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. THAWED FROZEN SWITCH SYSTEM, OPS CHECKED OK. - [SDR PNSA981102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA981102), Nov 28, 1998: FUEL CONTROL. OUT OF ADJUST. LEFT ENGINE DID NOT REACH TARGET TORQUE, ABORTED TAKE-OFF. ADJUSTED MAX POWER FUEL FLOW SUBSEQUENT OPS CHECK OF TORQUE OK, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. - [SDR PNSA980202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA980202), Feb 26, 1998: CONTROL LINE. ICED UP. PRESSURIZATION UNCONTROLLABLE IN AUTO DURING CLIMB. THAWED ICE IN CONTROL LINE AND PURGED OPS CHECK OK. - [SDR PNSA970701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA970701), Jul 9, 1997: ACM. FAILED. DURING LANDING RT ACM STARTED PRODUCING ONLY HOT AIR, DURING SHUTDOWN AT GATE LIGHT SMOKE WAS SEEN IN THE COCKPIT AREA RT ACM REPLACED OPS CHECK OK - [SDR PNSA970702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA970702), Jul 1, 1997: HYD LINE. FAILED. LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE EN ROUTE. EMERGENCY EXTENSION AND LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REPLACED FLAP UP LINE IN LT WHEEL WELL. - [SDR PNSA970302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA970302), Mar 14, 1997: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. BOTH VOR'S FLAGGED DURING TAXI. RETURNED TO GATE, REPAIRED COAX AT SPLITTER. - [SDR PNSA970202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA970202), Feb 19, 1997: LINE. SPLIT. LOSS OF ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID DUE TO RUPTURED LINE. USED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL REPLACED LINE AND SERVICED SYSTEM. - [SDR PNSA961204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA961204), Dec 16, 1996: HYDRAULIC LINE. SPLIT. DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND HYDRAULIC PUDDLE UNDER LT NACELLE. - [SDR PNSA961103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA961103), Nov 19, 1996: UPLOCK BUSHING. LACK OF LUBE. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK UP. RETURNED TO GATE, LUBED UPLOCK BUSHING. - [SDR PNSA961003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA961003), Oct 30, 1996: TCAS. MALFUNCTIONED. TCAS GAVE FALSE WARNING DURING TAXI. RERACKED COMPUTER, TEST OK. - [SDR PNSA960801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA960801), Aug 19, 1996: HYD TUBE. LEAKING. HYDRAULIC LEAK IN LT WHEEL. REPLACED LINE. - [SDR PNSA960716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNSA960716), Jul 16, 1996: PUMP. FAILED. LEFT HYDRAULIC FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB. RETURNED TO ANC. ## 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 ANC08IA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08IA033), Jan 18, 2008: Fairchild SA227-AC (N41NE), Dutch Harbor, AK, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The disengagement of the rudder control cable and loose rudder cable retaining pins. A factor contributing to the accident was a wind gust. ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 20091029050739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091029050739I), Oct 29, 2009: Fairchild SA227-AC (N41NE), Dutch Harbor, AK, No damage. On takeoff enroute from Dutch Harbor (dut), Alaska to cold bay (cdb), Alaska, aircraft (penair flight 2501, SA227, N41NE) center wind screen was impacted by a… - [Incident 20080118010589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080118010589I), Jan 18, 2008: Swrngn SA227AC (N41NE), Unalaska, AK, No damage. (-23) On January 18, 2008, an airplane N41NE, SA-227 declared an emergency as a result of flight control failure. During taxiing in dutch harbor with 68 knots… - [Incident 20040303003429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040303003429I), Mar 3, 2004: Swrngn SA227AC (N41NE), St Paul Island, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Penair flight 271, a part 121 domestic flight arrived at st. Paul, AK, after departing dillingham, AK, with ten passengers on board. Upon landing on the… - [Incident 19960608018199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960608018199I), Jun 8, 1996: Swrngn SA227AC (N41NE), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: runway 6R center line light was out of socket. Left nose landing gear wheel hit light during takeoff. Crew aborted takeoff and returned to gate.… ## Other aircraft with N41NE - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41NE): Pilatus PC-12/47E, S/N 2364, built 2024 --- 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.