# N439MA: Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 1997-08-14 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 14, 1997 - Exported to: Spain - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Fairchild SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (registry code 3377509) - Data sheets: [TCDS A8SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SW) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: AC722 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: August 8, 1997 - Last registry action: August 8, 1997 - Mode S code: A545A1 - Owner when cancelled: [Cypress Equipment Management Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CYPRESS%20EQUIPMENT%20MANAGEMENT%20CORPORATION) - Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 37.7914° N, 122.4021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94104, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N439MA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=439MA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N439MA-1997-08-14 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 (26) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR MALA965166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA965166), Sep 20, 1996: POSITION SWITCH. FAILED. FLT 3201 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM YQT, THE LEFT GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DURIG GEAR RETRACTION. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MSP WITHOUT FURTHER INCID - [SDR MALA965047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA965047), Jun 18, 1996: SWITCH. LACK OF LUBE. FLT 3479 - ON APPROACH TO DTW, THE RIGHT GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING GEAR EXTENSION. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABL - [SDR MALA964930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA964930), Mar 28, 1996: SWITCH. FAILED. STC - FLT 3494 - ON CLIMB-OUT, THE LEFT GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE UPON GEAR RETRACTION. THE LIGHT ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE GEAR WAS SE - [SDR MALA964897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA964897), Mar 2, 1996: SWITCH. FAILED. MSP - FLT 3402 - AFTER DEPARTURE, CREW NOTED NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO MSP, AND ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE - [SDR MALA964860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA964860), Feb 3, 1996: RETRACT MECH. LACK OF LUBE. FLT 3242 - AFTER DEPARTURE FROM MSP, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP. THE CREW EXTENDED THE GEAR NORMALLY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNE - [SDR MALA954773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954773), Dec 26, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTED A CRACK IN THE LEFT UPPER INBOARD NACELLE TO WING SKIN ATTACH ANGLE. THEY REPLACED THE ATTACH - [SDR MALA954772](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954772), Dec 26, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTED A CRACK IN THE RIGHT NACELLE OUTBOARD LOWER WING SKIN TO NACELLE ATTACH ANGLE. STOP DRILLED TH - [SDR MALA954771](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954771), Dec 26, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTED A CRACK IN THE RIGHT NACELLE OUTBOARD UPPER WING SKIN TO NACELLE ATTACH ANGLE. STOP DRILLED TH - [SDR MALA954770](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954770), Dec 26, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTED A CRACK IN THE RIGHT NACELLE INBOARD UPPER WING SKIN TO NACELLE ATTACH ANGLE. REPLACED THE FOR - [SDR MALA954769](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954769), Dec 26, 1995: BELT FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTED A CRACK IN THE LOWER RIGHT BELT FRAME FLANGE AT FS 174.06. STOP DRILLED THE CRACK AND FABRICAT - [SDR MALA954768](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954768), Dec 26, 1995: CHANNEL. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTED A CRACK IN THE FORWARD BELLY FAIRING CENTER CHANNEL. REPAIRED THE CRACK BY FABRICATING AND INS - [SDR MALA954767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954767), Dec 26, 1995: CORNER. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTED THE PASSENGER DOOR UPPER FORWARD CORNER, P/N 27-24044-012, WAS CRACKED. REPLACED THE CORNER IA - [SDR MALA954766](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954766), Dec 26, 1995: TORQUE TUBE. TWISTED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTED THE RUDDER TORQUE TUBE, P/N 27-42051-037, WAS TWISTED. REPLACED THE TORQUE TUB IAW MM 27-20-20 - [SDR MALA954715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954715), Nov 19, 1995: STARTER/GEN. INTERNAL FAULT. FLT NR 3272 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM MSP, THE LEFT GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE GENERATOR WOULDN'T COME ON LINE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP. REPAIRS W - [SDR MALA954714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954714), Nov 16, 1995: SKIN. OIL CANNING. DURING A MAINTENANCE WALKAROUND IN MSP, A MECHANIC NOTED OIL CANNING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AFT OF THE CARGO DOOR AT FS 512.8. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED - [SDR MALA954652](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954652), Sep 27, 1995: FORMERS. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE LEFT INBOARD AND RIGHT INBOARD NACELLE FORMERS CRACKED. THEY REPAIRED THE CRACKS BY STOP D - [SDR MALA954596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954596), Aug 21, 1995: INDICATOR. FAILED. FLT NR 3240 - ON APPROACH TO MSP, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE UPON GEAR EXTENSION. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. MAINTENANCE REP - [SDR MALA954578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954578), Aug 7, 1995: SWITCH. FAILED. DTW - FLT 3357 - ON APPROACH, LEFT GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE UPON GEAR EXTENSION. ALL TESTS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DTW. MAINTENA - [SDR MALA954551](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954551), Jul 23, 1995: PRESS CONTROL. FAILED. DTW - FLT 3338 - DURING DEPARTURE, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL - [SDR MALA954486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954486), Jun 4, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. MSP - DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT FLAP OUTBOARD NOSE END RIB CRACKED AT WS 171.00. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY REPLACING THE - [SDR MALA954485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954485), Jun 4, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. MSP - DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION IN MSP, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT WING RIB CRACKED AT THE HYDRAULIC LINE FITTING AT WS 51. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY INSTAL - [SDR MALA954364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954364), Mar 8, 1995: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. FLT 3298 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM BJI, THE NOSE GEAR BEGAN TO CYCLE AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR THREE TIMES BEFORE THE GEAR REMAINED UP AND LOCKE - [SDR MALA954326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954326), Feb 21, 1995: ROLLER. WORN. MSP - DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT FLAP TRACK ROLLER DOUBLER, PN 27-31141-001, WORN AT WS 27.103. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THROUGH A PART F - [SDR MALA954291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954291), Feb 6, 1995: FRAME. CRACKED. MSP - DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE NOTED A CRACK AT THE AFT FUSELAGE FRAME FS 491.060. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY FABRICATING AND INSTALLING A REPAI - [SDR MALA954276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954276), Jan 26, 1995: SWITCH. DIRTY. DTW - FLT 3182 - ON APPROACH, LT MAIN INTRANSIT LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE UPON GEAR EXTENSION. THE CREW CYCLED GEAR AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. BOTH TIMES THE DOWN - [SDR MALA95249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA95249), Jan 19, 1995: SKIN. DAMAGED. MSP - DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND RT LOWER WING SKIN SCRATCHED AND DENTED. REPAIRS COMPLETED IAW FAC LAR 95-MALA-026 AND SRM 57-90-20 REPAIR ## 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 19920115000639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920115000639I), Jan 15, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N439MA), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Propellers struck snow drifts on taxi way. Aircraft unable to continue taxiing due to depth of snow. ## Other aircraft with N439MA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N439MA): American Champion 8GCBC, S/N 439-2002, built 2002 --- 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.