# N473AF: 1981 Swearingen SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2025-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swearingen SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (registry code 8780603)
- 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-473
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1981
- Certificate issued: May 3, 2007
- Last registry action: October 20, 2023
- Mode S code: A5CC45
- Owner when cancelled: [Uas Transervices Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UAS%20TRANSERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.3746° N, 80.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33431, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N473AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=473AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473AF-2025-08-20

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 Swearingen SA227-AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR JIKA2016031701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JIKA2016031701), Mar 13, 2016: HYDRAULIC LINE. CRACKED. EN-ROUTE THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE HYD PRESS DROPPED TO 0 - 500 PSI FOR EXCESS OF 30 MINUTES. THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LG USING THE EMER PROCEDURES & LANDED WIT
- [SDR JIKA2015111201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JIKA2015111201), Nov 12, 2015: DUCT. CONTAMINATED. DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT REPORTED THE SMELL OF SMOKE, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE SMELL & RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTI
- [SDR JIKA2014122201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JIKA2014122201), Dec 22, 2014: UPLOCK ROLLER. FROZEN. JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT SELECTED LG IN RETRACT POSITION, GEAR INTRANSIENT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT TRIED TO CYCLE GEAR TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES WITH 
- [SDR JIKA2013041201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JIKA2013041201), Apr 12, 2013: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH INTO KBUF WHEN HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT PERFORME

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