# N459AM: 1987 Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2005-07-25 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 25, 2005 - Exported to: Canada - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - 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: AC-700 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: December 22, 1987 - Certificate issued: July 20, 2005 - Last registry action: July 20, 2005 - Mode S code: A59397 - Owner when cancelled: [Big Sky Transportation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIG%20SKY%20TRANSPORTATION%20CO) - Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 45.8930° N, 108.4977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59105, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N459AM - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=459AM - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N459AM-2005-07-25 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 (12) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2005FA0000324](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000324), Apr 6, 2004: OIL COOLER. BLOCKED. ON CLIMBOUT, NR 2 ENG OIL TEMP WENT UP TO RED LINE, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT HAD NOT COME ON. CREW MADE PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN ON NR 2 ENG, - [SDR 20010212SG010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010212SG010), Dec 18, 2000: HYDRAULIC LINE. LEAKING. FLT 2565 - BIL - THE NLG TOOK EXTRA TIME TO LOCK UP, BUT DID LOCK UP. PUSH TO TEST WS USED TO VERIFY. DURING CRUISE, A HYDRAULIC FLUID SMELL WAS NOTED, AND THEN - [SDR 20010202SG007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010202SG007), Oct 11, 2000: OVERHEAT. ILLUMINATED. FLT 2563 - GDV - IN CRUISE BETWEEN STATIONS ON SHORT FLT THE RT WING OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. THE RT BLEED WAS SHUTOFF AND GEAR WAS EXTENDED PER EMERGENCY - [SDR 98ZZZM386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM386), Mar 5, 1998: ACM. INOPERATIVE. AUT - FLT 1280 - DURING SHORT FINAL INTO AUS, SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE LEFT BLEED. UPON LANDING AND DURING ROLL OUT, FO SHUT OFF BOTH BLEEDS. RESIDUAL SMOK - [SDR 98ZZZX286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX286), Jan 9, 1998: FCU. REQUIRED ADJUST. BWD/DFW - FLT 1230 - ON TAKEOFF ROLL JUST BEFORE V1, EXPERIENCED A POWER DROP IN LT ENGINE AND ACFT YAWED TO THE LEFT. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE WITH - [SDR COMA9520400](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9520400), Nov 15, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION REVEALED CORROSION WITH A SMALL CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCH LONG ON THE RIGHT WING LOWER SKIN, LOCATED 2 INCHES OUTBOARD OF WS 217.500 AND 5 INCHES - [SDR COMA9520395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9520395), Oct 25, 1995: HYD LINE. LEAKING. HYDRAULIC FLUID IS LEAKING FROM THE WING CENTER SECTION. REPLACED THE NLG RETRACT HYDRAULIC LINE ASSEMBLY. - [SDR COMA9520391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9520391), Sep 26, 1995: ENGINE. FAILED. LEFT PROPELLER VERY HARD TO TURN. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE. - [SDR COM20375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20375), May 25, 1995: HYD LINE. LEAKING. HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM LT WING. REPLACED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, HYDRAULIC TUBING IN LT WING CENTER SECTION. - [SDR COM20371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20371), May 21, 1995: SAS SERVO. DEFECTIVE. THERE IS BINDING IN THE CONTROLS WHEN PULLING AFT ON THE CONTROL YOKE. REPLACED THE SAS SERVO AND CAPSTAN. - [SDR COM20361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20361), Apr 11, 1995: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. RT MLG IS CYCLING IN THE UP POSITION. REPLACED THE RT MLG UP LIMIT SWITCH. - [SDR COM20349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20349), Jan 9, 1995: SLAVING ACCY. DEFECTIVE. PILOTS HSI HEADING IS OFF BY 20 DEGREES. REPLACED THE NR 1 SLAVING ACCY. ## 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 19980225012089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980225012089I), Feb 25, 1998: Swrngn SA227AC (N459AM), Beaumont Port A, TX. Narrative: nose wheel steering was being tested during taxi out and when left turn was tested system did not reengage when switch was released. The nose wheel… - [Incident 19940331028439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940331028439I), Mar 31, 1994: Swrngn SA227AC (N459AM), Orlando, FL. Veered hard right on takeoff and left runway after aborting. Nose gear steering failed. Replaced steering manifold. - [Incident 19900722035409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900722035409I), Jul 22, 1990: Swrngn SA227AC (N459AM), Covington - Cin, OH. Left engine fire light indication while taxiing. No fire. Repaired a broken wire terminal on the fire detector. - [Incident 19890221026219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890221026219I), Feb 21, 1989: Swrngn SA227AC (N459AM), South Bend, IN. Smoke in cabin on rollout. Stopped and evacuated. Found nozzle, exducer wheel seal of right cooling turbine worn. ## Other aircraft with N459AM - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N459AM): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, S/N 54392, built 2013 --- 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.