# N73157: Convair 440, registration cancelled 1998-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 1998
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Convair 440](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (registry code 2422902)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 312
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 17, 1988
- Last registry action: November 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A9D1E9
- Owner when cancelled: [Sierra Pacific Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20PACIFIC%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3026° N, 111.1825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85743, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73157
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73157
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73157-1998-05-04

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 Convair 440: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZX1440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1440), Jan 26, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING SCHEDULED CHECK, NUMEROUS EXTERNAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE ASSOCIATED SYSTEM BATTERY PACKS WERE REMOVED AND CHARGED, THEN REINS
- [SDR 96ZZZX137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX137), Nov 21, 1995: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING SCHEDULED CHECK, THE FORWARD ENTRYWAY/GALLEY INTERNAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE EXIT LIGHT BASE WAS REPLACED. SUBSEQUENT SYSTEM CHE
- [SDR 96ZZZX136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX136), Nov 21, 1995: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING SCHEDULED CHECK, THE FORWARD ENTRYWAY/GALLEY INTERNAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE EXIT LIGHT BASE WAS REPLACED. SUBSEQUENT SYSTEM CHE
- [SDR 95ZZZM576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM576), Sep 18, 1995: CYLINDER. LOW PRESSURE. DURING PREFLIGHT, THE EVACUATION SLIDE CYLINDER PRESSURE WAS FOUND TO BE BELOW LIMITS. THE EVACUATION SLIDE/CYLINDER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR 95ZZZM299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM299), Jul 3, 1995: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. DURING APPROACH INTO LAS WHEN LANDING GEAR SELECTED DOWN, THE RED GEAR UNLOCKED LIGHT REMAINED ON WITH ALL THREE GEAR SAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE RT MAIN GEAR 
- [SDR 95ZZZW672](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW672), Mar 30, 1995: GARLOCK SEAL. DETERIORATED. ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM MCI TO AVW, THE LEFT ENGINE REDUCTION GEAR BOX OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE FOLLOWED BY A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. THE 

## 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 19881217068209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881217068209I), Dec 17, 1988: Cvac 440 (N73157), Santa Rosalia, Mexico. Severe vibration in cruise. Difficulty in controlling roll. Emergency landing. Loose trim tab in left aileron.

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