# N704C: Fairchild SA227-AC, registration cancelled 2004-02-12 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 12, 2004 - Exported to: Mexico - 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-704 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: March 23, 1988 - Certificate issued: February 4, 2004 - Last registry action: February 4, 2004 - Mode S code: A9639C - Owner when cancelled: [Corrales & Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORRALES%20%26%20ASSOCIATES%20INC) - Location: [Simi Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Simi%20Valley) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 34.2624° N, 118.7722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93065, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704C - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=704C - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704C-2004-02-12 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (27) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR BSA2001F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSA2001F00001), May 10, 2001: FAN. FAILED. DURING TAXI INTO STATION, THE FRESH AIR FAN QUIT. CREW NOTICED A BURNING SMELL, TURNED THE FRESH AIR FAN SWITCH OFF AND PULLED FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER. FRESH AIR FA - [SDR 20010212SG008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010212SG008), Dec 21, 2000: ROD. OUT OF ADJ. FLT 2568 - BIL - FOUND CABIN DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT 2,000 AGL, CREW RETURNED TO BASE. ADJUSTED CENTER BAYONET, GROUND OPS CHECK AND TEST FLIGHT WERE GOOD - [SDR 20010112SG029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010112SG029), Oct 3, 2000: RIVET. LOOSE. FLT 2564 - BIL - PASSENGER REPORTED TO CREW HE SAW FUEL OR LIQUID COMING OFF TOP OF WING. CREW VERIFIED, AND RETURNED TO BASE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND FU - [SDR 20010112SG031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010112SG031), Oct 1, 2000: ACM. FAILED. FLT 2565 - SDY - THE CABIN STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE SHORTLY AFTER LANDING. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND TURNED OFF ACM''S. AIRCRAFT DEPLANED AT GATE - [SDR 20000427SH007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000427SH007), Mar 4, 2000: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. HLN - FLT 2585 - LEFT ENGINE BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON. TORQUE REDUCED TO 35 PERCENT, THEN BYPASS LIGHT CYCLED ON AND OFF. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO HE - [SDR 98ZZZM905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM905), Oct 16, 1998: POWER LEVER. OUT OF RIG. DFW - FLT 1253 - DURING SETTING OF T/O PWR, CREW EXPERIENCED MINOR RPM FLUX ON THE LT ENG, THRU RPM STABILIZED AT 99.5 PERCENT. RT ENG OP NORMALLY. AT FIRST PWR - [SDR COMA9720017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9720017), Feb 7, 1997: CONTROL ROD. CREASED. DURING COMPLIANCE OF A.D. 97-02-02 PER S/B 227-27-041, THE ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD, BETWEEN CONTROL COLUMN AND WALKING BEAM, ROD END BEARING RETAINER/DUST COVER WA - [SDR COMA9720016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9720016), Feb 7, 1997: CONTROL ROD. CREASED. DURING COMPLIANCE OF A.D. 97-02-02 PER S/B 227-27-041, THE ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD, BETWEEN CONTROL COLUMN AND WALKING BEAM, ROD END BEARING RETAINER/DUST COVER WA - [SDR COMA9720015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9720015), Feb 7, 1997: BEARING. WORN. DURING COMPLIANCE OF A.D. 97-02-02 PER S/B 227-27-041, THE COPILOT'S CONTROL COLUMN ROLLER BEARING FAILED THE TORQUE CHECK. THE BEARING AND THE DOUBLER IT IS AT - [SDR COMA9720002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9720002), Jan 28, 1997: TORQUE TUBE. CORRODED. DURING COMPLIANCE OF AD 96-21-05, THE RT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE INTERNAL CORROSION BEYOND ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. THE TORQUE TUBE WAS REPLACED WITH A - [SDR COMA9720001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9720001), Jan 28, 1997: TORQUE TUBE. CORRODED. DURING COMPLIANCE OF AD 96-21-05, THE LT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE INTERNAL CORROSION BEYOND ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. THE TORQUE TUBE WAS REPLACED WITH A - [SDR COMA9620017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9620017), Nov 10, 1996: ENGINE. FAILED. RT ENGINE TORQUE ROLL BACK DURING TAKEOFF. REPLACED RT ENGINE. - [SDR COMA9620015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9620015), Aug 30, 1996: CHAIN GUIDE. LACK OF LUBE. AILERON TRIM WHEEL BINDING. REPOSITIONED AND LUBED AILERON TRIM CHAIN GUIDE. - [SDR COMA9620011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9620011), Jul 2, 1996: ACM. FAILED. LIGHT SMOKE IN AIRCRAFT AND HOT AIR FROM AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. REPLACED THE LT AIR CYCLE MACHINE AND THE RT BLEED AIR CONTROL VALVE. - [SDR COMA9620006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9620006), May 11, 1996: TQ SIGNAL COND. OUT OF ADJUST. RT ENGINE DID NOT ACHIEVE REQUIRED TORQUE, TAKEOFF ABORTED. ADJUSTED THE TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. - [SDR COMA9620004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9620004), Mar 3, 1996: NOZZLE. DIRTY. RT ENGINE WILL NOT ACHIEVE CHARTED TAKEOFF TORQUE. REPLACED THE ENGINE FUEL NOZZLES. POWER ASSURANCE RUNS NORMAL AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. - [SDR COMA9620002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9620002), Jan 9, 1996: TQ SIG COND. FAILED. RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT ACHIEVE CHARTED TAKEOFF POWER. SWAPPED TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER TO SPARE BRIDGE. ENGINE PERFORMANCE SATISFACTORY. - [SDR COMA9620001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9620001), Jan 2, 1996: POTENTIOMETER. DEFECTIVE. FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND DURING LANDING APPROACH. REPLACED THE FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER. - [SDR COMA9520392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9520392), Oct 18, 1995: TRIM BOX. DEFECTIVE. PITCH TRIM INDICATOR IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED PITCH TRIM CONTROL BOX. - [SDR COMA9520389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9520389), Sep 25, 1995: GCU. FAILED. LEFT GENERATOR WILL NOT COME ON LINE. RESET HAS NO EFFECT. REPLACED THE LT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. - [SDR COM20369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20369), May 15, 1995: WHEEL. DEFECTIVE. LT NOSE WHEEL IS SLINGING GREASE. REPLACED WHEEL ASSY. - [SDR COM20364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20364), Apr 28, 1995: SWITCH. DAMAGED. LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. REPLACED DAMAGED LT MLG WEIGHT ON WHEELS SWITCH. - [SDR COM20357](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20357), Feb 28, 1995: TORQUE TUBE. BENT. RUDDER TORQUE TUBE WAS FOUND TO BE BENT. THE TORQUE TUBE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW PART (SUBSTITUTE PN 27-42051-8037) PER FAIRCHILD MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-20-04, PG. - [SDR COM20356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20356), Feb 28, 1995: TORQUE TUBE. BENT. RUDDER TORQUE TUBE WAS FOUND TO BE BENT. THE TORQUE TUBE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW PART (SUBSTITUTE PART NUMBER 27-42051-8037) PER FAIRCHILD MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-2 - [SDR COM20355](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20355), Feb 16, 1995: HYD LINE. LEAKING. SEVERE HYDRAULIC LEAK, LEFT LANDING GEAR AREA. REPLACED EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN HYDRAULIC LINE. - [SDR COM20353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20353), Jan 31, 1995: UPLOCK ASSY. LACK OF LUBE. NLG INTRANSIT INDICATOR REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED NLG UPLOCK ASSY. - [SDR COM20350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM20350), Jan 16, 1995: DOORS. REQUIRED ADJUST. NLG INTRANSIT INDICATOR REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. ADJUSTED NLG DOORS. ## FAA accident and incident reports (5) 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 20021127032119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021127032119I), Nov 27, 2002: Swrngn SA227AC (N704C), Wolf Point, MT. (-23) The aircraft departed billings, Montana for Wolf Point, Montana. 10 miles east of Wolf Point the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit, followed by the right… - [Incident 20010508009469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010508009469I), May 8, 2001: Swrngn SA227AC (N704C), Billings, MT. (-23)Big sky airlines (bsaa) fh. 2503 departed Billings, Montana, or 05/08/2001. During climb, aircraft N704C failed to properly pressurize. The aircraft… - [Incident 19991026030199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991026030199I), Oct 26, 1999: Swrngn SA227AC (N704C), Billings, MT. (-23) On 10/26/99 at 0912 a big sky airlines, inc. fairchild SA-227-AC, n#704C, experienced a failure of the aircraft to properly pressurize. Flight #2550… - [Incident 19990108010439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990108010439I), Jan 8, 1999: Swrngn SA227AC (N704C), Lewistown, MT, Minor damage. On January 8, 1999, at 20:25 MST, Lewistown, MT, aircraft N704C, model SA-227-AC, the pilot stated, after checklist was performed and engine power applied, on… - [Incident 19981220042019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981220042019I), Dec 20, 1998: Swrngn SA227AC (N704C), Billings, MT. (-5)On 12/19/98 @1917 mlcl, flight 1136, a big sky airlines inc., SA-227-AC aircraft experienced erroneous readings on the vertical speed indicator. The… ## Other aircraft with N704C - [Cancelled 1953-02-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704C-1953-02-12): Stinson 108-3, S/N 108-3704. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [James B Keysor](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20B%20KEYSOR), [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank) --- 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.