# N505FS: 1984 Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2005-11-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 22, 2005
- 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-591
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 2000
- Certificate issued: June 1, 2005
- Last registry action: June 1, 2005
- Mode S code: A64D11
- Owner when cancelled: [F S Holdings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/F%20S%20HOLDINGS%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1151° N, 149.6159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99507, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505FS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=505FS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505FS-2005-11-22

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 (7)

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

- [SDR 505091703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/505091703), Sep 17, 2003: B-NUT. LOOSE. ENROUTE TO DESTINATION, AIRPORT CREW NOTICED THE ILLUMINATION OF THE LOW HYDRALIC PRESSURE ANNUNCIATORS FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE ON T
- [SDR 505060503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/505060503), Jun 4, 2003: TIRE. BLOWN. UNCONTAINED NR 2 MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED FAILURE OF TORQUE LINK ATTACH POINT ON LOWER YOKE OF MAIN GEAR STR
- [SDR 505060103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/505060103), Jun 1, 2003: TRANSDUCER. FAILED. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE PEGGED OUT SCALE HIGH, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER W
- [SDR 20035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20035), Apr 11, 2003: LOCK. WORN. AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET AGL, PILOT REPORTED THAT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL BY-PASS ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED, ACOMPANIED WITH PRONOUNCED ENGINE SU
- [SDR 20034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20034), Apr 7, 2003: STRUT. DISCHARGED. NOSE LANDING GEAR TRANSITION ANNUNCIATOR WOULD NOT EXTINQUISE AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT TO BE IN NEED OF SERVICE, (WHEN ON JA
- [SDR 20032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20032), Feb 28, 2003: CONNECTOR. BURNED. ON MEDEVAC FLIGHT FROM BET TO ANC AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AFTER WHICH THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A FAINT BURNING ODOR, ELECTRIC OR RUBBER, AIRCRAFT LANDED 
- [SDR 20021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20021), Jan 16, 2002: ARM. CRACKED. NOSE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY ON JACKS. WHEN SPRING PRESSURE WAS REMOVED FROM UPLOCK ACTUATOR ARM, A LARGE AMOUNT OF PLAY WAS NOTED IN THE LEFT SIDE CAM AND SHAFT

## 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 20020212002839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020212002839I), Feb 12, 2002: Swrngn SA227AC (N505FS), Anchorage, AK. (-23) On approach the NLG did not indicate down and locked. An uneventful landing was made. Maintenance replaced both downlock switches and NLG down and locked…

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