# N68XJ: 1986 Saab-Fairchild 340A, registration cancelled 2007-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2007
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Saab-Fairchild 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (registry code 7850100)
- Engine: [GE CT7-SER series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (registry code 30031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A52EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A52EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 340A-068
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1997
- Certificate issued: June 22, 2007
- Last registry action: June 22, 2007
- Mode S code: A902F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Acquisition Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20ACQUISITION%20CORP)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4254° N, 119.8719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89511, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68XJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68XJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68XJ-2007-07-27

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 Saab-Fairchild 340A: https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a.md

## Service difficulty reports (39)

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

- [SDR MALA030441](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA030441), Sep 30, 2003: SKIN. DENTED. RT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR OUTER SKIN HAS SMALL DENT AFT OF LOWER RELEASE HANDLE THAT FAILED BOND MASTER INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED IAW EO S52028. A/C
- [SDR MALA030353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA030353), Jul 27, 2003: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF ON FLIGHT NR 2724, RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OIL PRESSURE APPROXIMATELY 10-20 RETURNED FOR LANDING AT ALO DID NOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN
- [SDR MALA030243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA030243), Apr 23, 2003: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. PILOT STATED WHILE OUT ON RUNWAY PRECEDING FLIGHT 3183, RUDDER GUST LOCK DID NOT RELEASE UNTIL 20 SECONDS LATER FROM RELEASING HANDLE. ONCE FULL TRAVEL ON RUDDE
- [SDR MALA020517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020517), Aug 27, 2002: TRANSDUCER. FAULTY. DURING FLIGHT 3205, LEFT MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED NOTICED LT ENGINE OIL TEMP AND PRESSURE WENT TO THE BOTTOM OF GAUGE, NOTICED NO ERRATIC ENGINE INDICATIONS. 
- [SDR MALA020406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020406), Jul 17, 2002: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING FLIGHT 3313 RT ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. AIR RETURN TO DTW. NO OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
- [SDR MALA020305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020305), May 25, 2002: CONNECTOR. FAULTY. DURING CONTINUITY CHECK/FUNCTION CHECK, OF SEPARATION BOLTS AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF MLG AND NLG FOUND BAD CONNECTORS AT BOTH LT & RT SEPARATION BOLTS. MAINTE
- [SDR MALA020231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020231), Apr 3, 2002: WEU. DEFECTIVE. DURING TAXI ON FLIGHT #2734, RH FIRE DETECT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAXI. DECLARED EMERGENCY. ON TAXI INTO DTW RH FIRE T-HANDLE ILLUMINATED AND MASTER WARNING SOUN
- [SDR MALA020138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020138), Jan 23, 2002: CONTROL BOX. FAILED. DURING FLIGHT 2868 BRAKES FAILED BUF, WORKED AFTER PUMP SET TO OVERRIDE. NO INTERRUPTION OF FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ANTI-SKID CONTROL BOX PER TECH REP. ALL
- [SDR MALA020122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA020122), Jan 16, 2002: CONTROL VALVE. FAILED. BRAKES FAILED ON TAXI INTO DTW ON FLIGHT 2869. STOPPED A/C WITH REVERSE ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE BRAKE ACCUMULATORS 2400-2500 NORMAL. SET PB AND WENT TO OVERRIDE ON
- [SDR MALA010790](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA010790), Dec 5, 2001: FLUX DETECTOR. FAILED. DURING FLIGHT 3134, DUAL HEADING FAILURE INFLIGHT (COMPARATOR) AIR RETURN TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 FLUX DETECTOR UNIT P/N 622-5812-001 S/N 
- [SDR MALA010743](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA010743), Oct 9, 2001: TRANSDUCER. FAULTY. AFTER TAKEOFF OF FLIGHT 3236, R PROP GAUGE INDICATED MAX OIL PRESSURE. AIR RETURN TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RT PGB OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER P/N IP
- [SDR MALA010645](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA010645), Aug 10, 2001: TORQUE SENSOR. During Climbout on Flight #3380 at approximately 65% TRQ I tried to reduce Left Engine power. Initially no response. TRQ shot down to 25 to 30%. After small pow
- [SDR MALA010571](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA010571), Jul 7, 2001: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING START THE RT ENGINE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF GROUND IDLE WHEN THE POWER LEVERS WERE ADVANCED TO MIN/MAX RANGE THE ENGINE (PROP) DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER ABOUT
- [SDR MALA010274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA010274), Mar 15, 2001: FIRE LOOP. CHAFED. LT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION WARNING, ON DEPARTURE FROM DTW RECEIVED LT ENGINE FIRE WARNING INTERMITTENTLY. SHUTDOWN LT ENGINE, ORH COMPLETED. FIRE WARNING DID NOT
- [SDR MALA010130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA010130), Jan 19, 2001: BRUSH BLOCK. MALFUNCTIONED. RT PROP HEAT CAUTION LIGHT COMES ON AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES INNORM MODE. BLUE ADVISORY LIGHT ALSO GOES OUT. RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED PROP LEADS, AL
- [SDR MALA010129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA010129), Jan 18, 2001: VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. LT AIR VALVE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. CYCLED ANTI-ICE ON AND AIR VALVE LIGHT ON LT SIDE ILLUMINATED. AIR TURNBACK TO DTW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LT GARRET VAL
- [SDR MALA000740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA000740), Dec 5, 2000: TAPE. DEPARTED. DELTA, DELTA T SHIFT OF 49 DEGREES ON LT ENGINE. CREW PERFORMED SEVERAL TRENDS WITH SAME RESULTS PULLED POWER BACK TO 40 PERCENT BEFORE STARTING SECOND TREND PE
- [SDR MALA000539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA000539), Aug 24, 2000: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT ENGINE OVERTEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED OVERTEMP LIGHT COMING ON EARLY USING TT1000A TEST BOX. REMOVED ITT INDICATOR PN523347, I
- [SDR MALA000503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA000503), Aug 1, 2000: SUMP. FLUCTUATES. AFTER TAKEOFF, RT ENG OIL PRESS LIGHT, TRIPLE CHIMES WENT OFF AND IMMEDIATELY OUT. RT ENG PSI WAS BOUNCING BETWEEN 40-50 PSI ALL THE WAY THROUGH CLIMBOUT. MAINT
- [SDR MALA000304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA000304), May 10, 2000: UPLOCK TARGET. OUT OF ADJ. GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AND HYD PUMP OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL MANUAL SHUT OFF. COMPLETED QRH, NOT EFFECTIVE. MX INSPECTED A/C NO 
- [SDR MALA000136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA000136), Feb 6, 2000: SENSOR. OBSTRUCTED. GPZ - FLT 3271 - COMPRESSOR STALL AT 500 FT IN NO ICE, ETOT WAS BEING DIALED DOWN, AIRCRAFT WAS DE-ICED FOR FROST IN THE MORNING, TEMP AT GPZ -18C, IT STALLED A
- [SDR MALA976674](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976674), Dec 11, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. CWA - DURING HEAVY CHECK INSPECTION, TWO DENTS IN RIGHT FUSELAGE AT STATION 368.5 AND 384.4. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED IAW EO NR S53035. (M)
- [SDR MALA976651](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976651), Dec 3, 1999: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMB, 31 EADI DISPLAYED BLACK SKELETON SCREEN WITH RED ATT, FD, VOR, AND HDG FLAGS. RETURNED TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 AHRS COMPUTER. SYSTEM OPS
- [SDR MALA976564](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976564), Sep 5, 1999: SWIVEL FITTING. FAILED. HYD CAUTION LIGHT ON, MAIN ACC PRESS 0, HYD QUANTITY 0, EMERGENCY ACC 3000, IB/OB BRAKE PRESSURE REMAINED 3000 UNTIL BRAKE USE ON LANDING. USED EMERGENCY EXTENT
- [SDR MALA976549](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976549), Aug 23, 1999: SENSOR. DIRTY. CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHED DEPLOYED. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. INSPECTED DETECTION AND ASSOCIATED WIRING, NO DISCRE
- [SDR MALA976536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976536), Aug 15, 1999: LATCH. NOT SECURED. PASSENGER NOTED COWLING MOVED ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP. MAINTENANCE FOUND LATCH NOT SECURED. RESECURED LATCH, NO DAMAGE NOTED.
- [SDR MALA976334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976334), Feb 3, 1999: DEICE MODULE. FAILED. DURING CRUISE, RIGHT ENGINE ANTI-ICE INTAKE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CYCLED ON AND OFF APPROXIMATLY EVERY 30 SECONDS. CREW RAN QRH NO CHANGE, DE-ICE CHECKS WE
- [SDR MALA976319](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976319), Jan 26, 1999: INLET DEICE. MALFUNCTIONED. RIGHT ENGINE INTAKE ANTI ICE INOP ADVISORY LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. NO ICE NOTED ON INTAKE IN TRACE ICING CONDITION, OCCURRED ONCE MORE AFTER RESET. AIRCRAF
- [SDR MALA976300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976300), Jan 16, 1999: CIRCUIT BREAKER. MALFUNCTIONED. IN FLIGHT, CREW NOTICED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AT 0, MAIN ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE AT O AND INBOARD BRAKES AT 0, NO HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHT INDICATIONS. RAN QRH, EMERGE
- [SDR MALA976131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976131), May 20, 1998: AHRS. FAILED. DURING FLIGHT, THE RED HEADING FLAG AND RMI FLAG WITH HEADINGS AGREEING, BUT ABOUT 30 DEGREES OFF CLOCKWISE. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED, ALSO FLIGHT DIRECTOR RE
- [SDR MALA976126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976126), May 14, 1998: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. ON CLIMB-OUT, THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED SURGING, ITT CLIMBED TO 906 DEGREES, PULLED POWER BACK TO 50 PERCENT TORQUE AND ITT WAS 819. COMPLETED QRH AND RETURNED T
- [SDR MALA976071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976071), Mar 27, 1998: LENS. BROKEN. DURING INSPECTION, FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S EMERGENCY LIGHT LENSE COVER BUTTON IS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT LENS COVER, OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR MALA976070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976070), Mar 27, 1998: BATTERY PACKS. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY PACKS DEAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS, OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR MALA976009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA976009), Feb 21, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING INSPECTION, OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT 8CD INOP. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED LIGHT, IAW MEL 33-52-2C.
- [SDR MALA975979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975979), Feb 11, 1998: CONTROL VALVE. FAILED. ON APPROACH, ANTI-SKID LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL VALVE AND CONTROL BOX (P/N 42-683-3), (S/N 566). 
- [SDR MALA975976](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975976), Feb 5, 1998: CONNECTOR. CONTAMINATED. ON APPROACH, WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN, THREE GREEN ANTI-SKID CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL RESIDUE IN RIGHT INB
- [SDR MALA975901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975901), Jan 22, 1998: PDU. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION, A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS NOTED COMING FROM THE GPU RECEPTACLE AREA. MAINTENANCE FOUND POSITIVE WIRES OVERHEATED, REPLACED THE RI
- [SDR MALA975897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975897), Jan 19, 1998: DE-ICE MODULE. FAILED. DURING CRUISE, THE RIGHT INTAKE HEAT CAUTION CYCLES ON AND OFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DE-ICE MODULE, OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR MALA975889](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975889), Jan 10, 1998: GENERATOR. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT AC GENERATOR AND LEFT INTAKE CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, WOULDN'T RESET. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RHI. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT AC GENE

## 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 20000510018109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000510018109I), May 10, 2000: Cessna 340A (N68XJ), Lincoln, NE. (-23)Mesaba airlines lfight 2792, SF-340, returned to Lincoln Municipal Airport, Lincoln, NE, due to a gear unsafe light. The iarcraft was ferreied to…

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