# N458AM: Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 1998-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 1998
- Exported to: Spain
- 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: AC699
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 2, 1991
- Last registry action: February 18, 1998
- Mode S code: A58FE0
- 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/N458AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=458AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N458AM-1998-09-24

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 (6)

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

- [SDR COMA9520398](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9520398), Nov 9, 1995: FCU. DEFECTIVE. RT ENGINE WILL NOT ACHIEVE TAKEOFF TORQUE. REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT.
- [SDR COM20377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20377), Jun 9, 1995: START SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. START TEST SWITCH WILL CAUSE RT ENGINE TO START. (FUEL FLOW AND IGNITION). REPLACED THE START SWITCH.
- [SDR COM20366](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20366), Apr 14, 1995: FIRE CONTROL. LOOSE. LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED, DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING. REPAIRED LOOSE FIRE CONTROL ASSY ON INSTRUMENT PANEL.
- [SDR COM20362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20362), Apr 11, 1995: SAS WIRE. CHAFED. SAS FAULT LIGHT FLASHING IN FLIGHT. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRE AT INSTRUMENT PANEL GLARE SHIELD.
- [SDR COM20360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20360), Apr 8, 1995: ANN PANEL. MALFUNCTIONED. SAS FAULT LIGHT FLICKERED IN FLIGHT. DISABLED SYSTEM PER CHECKLIST. REMOVED AND REPLACED MASTER ANNUNCIATOR PANEL WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR COM20351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20351), Jan 19, 1995: PROPELLER. LEAKING. LT PROPELLER LEAKING OIL AT BLADE HUBS. REPLACED PROPELLER.

## 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 19930530020169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930530020169I), May 30, 1993: Swrngn SA227AC (N458AM), Orlando, FL. Left engine fire warning light while taxiing. Used fire bottle. Deplaned passengers. Had false indication.

## Other aircraft with N458AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N458AM): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, S/N 54551, built 2014

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