# N452XJ: 1998 Saab-Scania SAAB 340B, registration cancelled 2017-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-452
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 4, 1999
- Certificate issued: June 24, 2015
- Last registry action: June 24, 2015
- Mode S code: A57BA0
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N452XJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=452XJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N452XJ-2017-09-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (66, newest 50)

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

- [SDR MALA100092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA100092), Jul 5, 2010: BATTERY PACK. FAILED. EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AT 21LN AND 24LN FAILED CAPACITY CHECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS 21LN P/N ON/OFF 3301-51 S/N OFF 1438 S/N ON 1423 AND
- [SDR MALA100093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA100093), Jun 25, 2010: FRAME. CHAFED. DURING 2Y/6Y CHECK IN CWA, RT CABIN/CARGO FRAME AT STA 630.112 HAS CHAFE DAMAGE JUST ABOVE RIGHT O/B SEAT TRACK. REPAIRED IAW EO S53768.
- [SDR MALA100009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA100009), Jan 25, 2010: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT 7LN, 10LN, 9LN, 11LN, 42LN, 43LN, 44LN INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY 20LN PN ON OFF 3301-51 SN OFF 1415 SN ON
- [SDR MALA080100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA080100), May 16, 2008: SKIN. DELAMINATED. RT WING, RIGHT AILERON P/N 7294576-618 S/N 0266 INBOARD LEADING EDGE DELAMINATED. REPAIRED IAW EO NR S51031. COLD BOND (WET LAYUP) REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAA
- [SDR MALA080098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA080098), May 16, 2008: SKIN. DAMAGED. ON THE RIGHT FUSELAGE, STA 236.5-251.5 AND EXTENDING 8.3 INCHES FROM SL1636, THERE IS AN EXISTING RT FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER REPAIR THAT IS NOT LISTED ON THE MRAL
- [SDR MALA080095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA080095), May 14, 2008: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. RIGHT FORWARD GALLEY SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REPLACED SEAT TRACK P/N 7253721-459 AND PROFILE P/N 7253721-495 IAW SRM 51-40-21 AND 51-40-22.
- [SDR MALA080097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA080097), May 12, 2008: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STA 284 BL0 AND BL18.3. REPAIRED SEAT TRACK.
- [SDR MALA080096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA080096), May 9, 2008: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. RAIL CORRODED AT STA 236 TO STA 258 BL 18.3. REPLACED RAIL P/N 7253710-131 IAW SRM 51-40-27.
- [SDR MALA080013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA080013), Jan 17, 2008: DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LT TAILPIPE HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAXI. RETURNED TO GATE. CLEANED AND RESEALED LT TAILPIPE HOT DETECTORS IAW JC 2610-302. OPS CKS GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR MALA070181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA070181), Nov 14, 2007: HEATER. SPARKS. LEFT INTAKE HEAT SPARKING. AIR-TURN-BACK, SLIGHT SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN DUE TO INTAKE SMOKE INGESTION INTO BLEED SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER DUCT.
- [SDR MALA070119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA070119), Sep 19, 2007: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. ARMED LIGHT FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PA PANEL IS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH 5LN EMERGENCY LIGHTS ALL CHECKS GOOD IAW SF340 MM CH 33-50 S
- [SDR MALA070052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA070052), Apr 21, 2007: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED ILLUMINATION OF AN ENGINE IGNITION LIGHT ALONG WITH ENGINE POWER ROLL-BACK (TORQUE). IGNITION LIGHT ON NR 2 EN
- [SDR MALA060636](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA060636), Dec 22, 2006: ALTIMETER. STUCK. CAPTAINS ALTIMETER SHOWING A RED FLAG AND IS STUCK IN POSITION DURING CLIMB-OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED PILOTS ALTIMETER REF AMM 34. OPS CHECK GOOD REF AMM 34-12-
- [SDR MALA060553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA060553), Sep 15, 2006: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. FAILED CAP CHECK. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR MALA060535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA060535), Aug 25, 2006: ELEVATOR. DAMAGED. THE RIGHT ELEVATOR, P/N 7255201-654, S/N 2060, HAD COMPOSITE DAMAGE. REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO S51031. REF: EAMS WORK ORDER 214335 TASK 3506.
- [SDR MALA060534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA060534), Aug 25, 2006: ELEVATOR. DAMAGED. THE LEFT ELEVATOR, P/N 7255201-655, S/N 2051, HAD COMPOSITE DAMAGE. REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO S51031. REF: EAMS WORK ORDER 214335 TASK 3505.
- [SDR MALA060600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA060600), Aug 24, 2006: SKIN. GOUGED. REPAIRED LT ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE GOUGE FROM TRIM TAB OB HINGE IAW EO NR S51031 WO 214335/3505.
- [SDR MALA060530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA060530), Aug 23, 2006: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING 2 YEAR CHECK IN BNA, FOUND SEAT TRACK AT BLO BETWEEN FS 294 AND 300 IS CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO NR S53342. REF:
- [SDR MALA060529](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA060529), Aug 23, 2006: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING 2 YEAR CHECK IN BNA, FOUND SEAT TRACK AT LBL 18.3, BETWEEN FS 294 AND 300 IS CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO NR S53342
- [SDR MALA060531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA060531), Aug 23, 2006: WEB. CORRODED. DURING 2 YEAR CHECK IN BNA, FOUND FLOOR REINFORCEMENT WEB, BETWEEN FS 288 AND 294 IS CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS IN TWO AREAS. THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW MESAB
- [SDR MALA060480](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA060480), Jul 19, 2006: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. THE CREW EXPERIENCED ILLUMINATION OF THE RT DUCT OVER TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ON TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED CON
- [SDR MALA050634](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050634), Aug 5, 2005: CONTROL VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN SELECTED DOWN INBOUND TO MCW, AIR RETURN TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE PN HP848430-721 
- [SDR MALA050629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050629), Aug 4, 2005: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. DURING 4K CHECK IN BNA, FOUND EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY 21LN FAILED CAUSING RT AND LT HORIZONTAL SIDEWALL LIGHTS AND THE VERY FIRST FLOOR PROXIMITY ESCAPE PATH LIG
- [SDR MALA050628](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050628), Aug 1, 2005: FRAME. DENTED. DURING 4K CHECK IN BNA, FOUND LOWER FUSELAGE AND FRAME AT FS 686.888 JUST TO THE LEFT OF BL 0 IS DENTED, DAMAGE IS ACCEPTABLE IAW MESABA EO S53307. REF: EAMS WO
- [SDR MALA050624](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050624), Jul 31, 2005: ACCESS PANEL. CHAFED. RT FLAP IB END ACCESS PANEL S41AT IS CHAFED AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO 57098 REF EAMS WORK ORDER 212638 TASK 6502.
- [SDR MALA050627](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050627), Jul 31, 2005: ACCESS PANEL. CHAFED. LT FLAP IB END ACCESS PANEL S41AT IS CHAFED AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO 57098 REF EAMS WORK ORDER 212638 TASK 5504.
- [SDR MALA050626](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050626), Jul 31, 2005: STRUCTURE. CHAFED. RT LOWER NACELLE DESK IS CHAFED AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO 54095. REF EAMS WORK ORDER 212637 TASK 4507.
- [SDR MALA050625](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050625), Jul 31, 2005: STRUCTURE. CHAFED. RT NACELLE ATNS 197 OB SIDE IS CHAFED AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAWS MESABA EO 54124 REF EAMS WORK ORDER 212637 TASK 4508.
- [SDR MALA050630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050630), Jul 28, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING 4K INSPECTION IN BNA, SEAT TRACK AT BLO FROM FS 294-FS 310 IS CORRODED AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO NR 53309. REF: EAMS WORK ORDER #212637 TASK 15
- [SDR MALA050631](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050631), Jul 28, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING 4K INSPECTION IN BNA, SEAT TRACK AT LBL 18.3 FROM FS 294-FS 310 IS CORRODED AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO NR 212637 TASK 110.
- [SDR MALA050616](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050616), Jul 28, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK AT BL 0 FROM FS 294 TO FS 310 IS CORRODED AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-70-60. REF EAMS WORK ORDER 212637 TASK 1509.
- [SDR MALA050615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050615), Jul 28, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK AT LBL18.3 FROM FS 294 TO FS 310 IS CORRODED AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-70-60 REF: EAMS WORK ORDER 21-26-37 TASK 1510.
- [SDR MALA050408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050408), May 7, 2005: FIRE LOOP. FAULTY. RT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION ILLUMINATED WHEN PULLED IN TO PARK. THE CAPT PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. FIRE INDICATION EXTINGUISHED. THE CREW D
- [SDR MALA040583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA040583), Sep 10, 2004: ALTIMETER. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMBOUT OF MSP, NOTICED THE F/O'S ALTIMETER BEGIN TO LAG ABOUT 500 FEET BEHIND THE CAPTAINS ALTIMETER. WHEN LEVELED OUT AT 7000 FEET THE F/O ALTIMETER R
- [SDR MALA040393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA040393), Apr 29, 2004: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY PN 3301-51 SN/1331 REPORTEDLY DO NOT HOLD CHARGE. REPLACED BATTERY ASSEMBLY 3301-31 AND UNIT PASSED CMM CHECKS ON 5/6/04. REFER TO IN HOU
- [SDR MALA040283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA040283), Mar 21, 2004: BLADE. DAMAGED. NR 4 LEFT PROP BLADE DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND STATED IT APPEARED THE BLADE STRUCK SOMETHING DURING THE TAXI IN FROM NR 3321. MX REPLACED LEFT PROP, LE
- [SDR MALA030555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA030555), Dec 15, 2003: DEICE SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE. DURING FLIGHT, THE LT INTAKE HEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED INFLIGHT. AIR RETURN TO MSP. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OHMS CHECKS OF LT INTAKE HEAT ONLY FAULT HAS HIGH READING
- [SDR MALA030511](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA030511), Nov 29, 2003: CONTROL VALVE. FAULTY. DURING FLIGHT 3245, RT TEMP UNCONTROLLABLE IN AUTO AND MANUAL. DUCT OVERTEMP IN BOTH MODES. AIR RETURN TO MEM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DUAL TEMP CONTRO
- [SDR MALA020671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020671), Nov 23, 2002: ALTIMETER. DURING FLIGHT #3073, CAPT'S ALTIMETER WENT TO 7000' AND NOT BEYOND. ALTIMETER RED FLAGGED SO A/C WAS TURNED BACK TO MSP. AIR RETURN TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED
- [SDR MALA020664](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020664), Nov 23, 2002: WIRE. DISCONNECTED. DURING FLIGHT 2919, LT DC GEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLT. AIR RETURN TO MSP. MAINTENANCE RESECURED WIRE AT DC GEN TERMINAL. DC GEN OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW AMM 24-30-0
- [SDR MALA020501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020501), Aug 19, 2002: PLATE. CORRODED. DURING 4K INSPECTION IN CWA, PLATE FOR PANEL 122DZ TO 121EZ AND 122EZ TO 121FZ ARE CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH PLATES. REF TO 409 #138121 FO
- [SDR MALA020500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020500), Aug 19, 2002: FASTENER. CORRODED. DURING 4K INSPECTION IN CWA, LT AND RT CENTER AISLE SEAT TRACK CLIPS ARE CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-70-40.
- [SDR MALA020499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020499), Aug 19, 2002: RIVET. CORRODED. DURING 4K INSPECTION IN CWA, WEB AT STA 294 HAS CORRODED FASTENERS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIVETS.
- [SDR MALA020498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020498), Aug 19, 2002: BEAM. CORRODED. DURING 4K INSPECTION IN CWA, RT BEAM AND ANGLE BETWEEN STA 272 AND 288 HAVE CORROSION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE, REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED BE
- [SDR MALA020497](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020497), Aug 19, 2002: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING 4K INSPECTION IN CWA, FRAME AND ANGLE AT STA 258 HAS CORROSION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORROSION ON FRAME IAW SRM 51-70-40. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE IAW S
- [SDR MALA020494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020494), Aug 19, 2002: BEAM. CORRODED. DURING 4K INSPECTION IN CWA, LT GALLEY BEAM STA 258 LBL 15 HAS CORROSION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORROSION ON GALLEY BEAM STA 258 IAW SRM 51-70-40. FOUND ATTACHING
- [SDR MALA020496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020496), Aug 18, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING 4K INSPECTION IN CWA, RT GALLEY I/B SEAT TRACK PROFILE HAS CORROSION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-20-91.
- [SDR MALA020495](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020495), Aug 18, 2002: CHANNEL. CORRODED. DURING 4K INSPECTION IN CWA, AIRSTAIR SLIDE CHANNEL HAS CORROSION. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED CORROSION IAW SRM CHAP 51.
- [SDR MALA020493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020493), Aug 18, 2002: BEAM. CORRODED. DURING 4K INSPECTION IN CWA, LT ANGLE BEAM BETWEEN FRAMES 258 AND 236.5 (LBL 10) HAS CORROSION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORROSION IAW 51-20-41.
- [SDR MALA020492](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020492), Aug 18, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING 4K INSPECTION IN CWA, RH CENTER AISLE SEAT TRACK HAS LIGHT CORROSION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-70-40. REF 409 #138103 FOR DETAIL. A/C REL

All 66: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N452XJ-2017-09-21/reports.md

## 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 CEN09IA606](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA606), Jul 31, 2009: Saab 340B (N452XJ), Traverse City, MI, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The flight attendant's incapacitation due to an anxiety attack.

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