# N457AM: Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 1998-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: AC694
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 2, 1991
- Last registry action: February 18, 1998
- Mode S code: A58C29
- Owner when cancelled: [Finova Capital Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINOVA%20CAPITAL%20CORP)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N457AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=457AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N457AM-1998-07-20

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (6)

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

- [SDR COMA9520394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9520394), Oct 24, 1995: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. THE RIGHT ENGINE WILL NOT ROTATE DURING START CYCLE. REPAIRED LOOSE WIRE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE STOP BUTTON.
- [SDR COM20378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20378), Jun 9, 1995: HARNESS. DEFECTIVE. NLG INTRANSIT INDICATION IS INOP. REPLACED THE NLG UP POSITION AND LIMIT SWITCH HARNESS ASSY.
- [SDR COM20376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20376), Jun 1, 1995: WIRE. BROKEN. NLG INTRANSIT LIGHT IS INOP. REPAIRED TERMINAL ENDS ON WIRING AT TERMINAL STRIP NR TS114.
- [SDR COM20374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20374), May 23, 1995: TERMINAL. LOOSE. NLG INTRANSIT INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK. REPAIRED WIRE TERMINAL AT TERMINAL STRIP 114.
- [SDR COM20365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20365), Apr 27, 1995: HYD LINE. LEAKING. WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FELL TO ZERO. REPLACED LEAKING HYDRAULIC LINE UNDER COCKPIT FLOOR.
- [SDR COM20354](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20354), Feb 2, 1995: CONTROL BOX. MALFUNCTIONED. PITCH TRIM OUT OF RANGE AURAL WARNING IS INOP. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. REPLACED PITCH TRIM CONTROL BOX FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.

## 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 19920506017859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920506017859I), May 6, 1992: Swrngn SA227AC (N457AM), Fort Wayne, IN. Right engine losing power. Engine shut down. Diverted to Fort Wayne. Replaced right engine fuel control unit.

## Other aircraft with N457AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N457AM): Airbus A321-253NX, S/N 10816, built 2022

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