# N854LS: 1994 Fairchild SA227-DC, registration cancelled 2015-05-06 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 6, 2015 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Fairchild SA227-DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-dc) (registry code 3377521) - Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514) - Data sheets: [TCDS A18SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18SW) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: DC-854B - Year built: 1994 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, commuter - Airworthiness date: March 22, 1994 - Certificate issued: February 8, 2005 - Last registry action: February 19, 2008 - Mode S code: ABB73F - Owners when cancelled: [Department Of State](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20STATE), [Bureau For International Narcotics And Law](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUREAU%20FOR%20INTERNATIONAL%20NARCOTICS%20AND%20LAW), [Enforcement Affairs](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENFORCEMENT%20AFFAIRS) - Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City) - Owner type: Government - Owner's area on the map: 35.4003° N, 97.4331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73135, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N854LS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=854LS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N854LS-2015-05-06 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-DC: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-dc.md ## Service difficulty reports (25) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2005FA0000045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000045), Mar 20, 2004: DOOR. MALFUNCTIONED. THE CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING CLIMBOUT, CREW RETURNED TO THE STATION. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: DOOR CLOSING PROCEDURES, DOOR HARD TO CLOSE, DOOR CLIC - [SDR 2004F00206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00206), Nov 21, 2003: PRESSURE SWITCH. FAILED. FLT 2578 - MLS - FOUND LEFT HYDRAULIC LOW PRESS WARNIG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN FLAPS WERE LOWERED. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE REMAINED AT 2,000 PSI. CREW RETURNED TO MAIN BA - [SDR 2003F00617](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00617), Sep 10, 2003: WARNING SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. TIL - FLT 6014 - LT WING OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON DURING CRUISE, CREW TURNED OFF BLEED AND GENERATOR, LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER 2 MIN, 55 SEC. CREW LANDED AT DESTINATI - [SDR 2003F00625](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00625), Aug 13, 2003: WARNING LIGHT. NO INDICATION. NR 1 CAWI LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AT TAKEOFF, TORQUE RISE WAS NOTED. BLEED AIR OUT OF SYSTEM. OPS CHECKED OK. (M) - [SDR 20010511SG006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010511SG006), Mar 24, 2001: WIRE. OUT OF POSITION. DURING DESCENT, CREW NOTICED RT ESS BUSS PANEL WAS GLOWING, WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH AND HAD A HOT SMELL. CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RT ESS POWER WIRE CONTACTED - [SDR 2001F00078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00078), Oct 2, 2000: ENGINE. FAILED. FLT 2588 - HLN - FOUND LEFT ENGINE MADE LOUD BANG AFTER TAKEOFF AND ENGINE POWER DROPPED OFF. ENGINE THEN FAILED. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND RETURNE - [SDR 20010201SG010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010201SG010), Oct 2, 2000: ENGINE. FAILED. HLN - FLT 2588 - LEFT ENGINE MADE LOUD BANG AFTER TAKEOFF AND ENGINE POWER DROPPED OFF. ENGINE THEN FAILED. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO S - [SDR BSAA200010030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSAA200010030), Sep 22, 2000: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJ. CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE TRACKED TROUBLE TO MICROSWITCH WHICH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTMENT MADE TO BOTTOM AT MICROSWITCH. DO - [SDR 20010112SG032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010112SG032), Sep 22, 2000: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJ. FLT 2584 - BIL - CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. GREEN LIGHT CAME ON WHEN SWITCH TEST WAS DONE. MICROSWITCH WENT OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED BOTTOM - [SDR BSAA20010030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSAA20010030), Sep 22, 2000: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJ. CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN-FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE TRACED TROUBLE TO MICROSWITCH WHICH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTMENT MADE TO BOTTOM AFT MICROSWITCH. DO - [SDR 20010103AP007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010103AP007), Sep 12, 2000: ACM. SMOKE. FLT 2588 - BIL - ON FINAL INTO BILLINGS, THE CREW NOTICED THE RIGHT ACM STARTED TO BLOW SMOKE AND THEY NOTICED A SMELL. THE RIGHT ACM WAS SHUTOFF AND CREW LANDE - [SDR 20001219SH010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001219SH010), Aug 12, 2000: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJ. BZN - FLT 1315 - DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT AND CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE CREW WAS ADJUSTING PRESSURIZATION. CREW DEPRESSURIZED AI - [SDR 20001011AP005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001011AP005), Jun 25, 2000: COMBUSTION CHAMB. CRACKED. FLT 1310 - HRO - DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KTS, THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT WHE - [SDR 20000810SH013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000810SH013), Jun 25, 2000: CASE. CRACKED. HRO - FLT 1310 - DURING TAKEOFF, ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS. THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT W - [SDR 20001006AP001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001006AP001), May 26, 2000: WARNING LIGHT. FALSE INDICATION. DFW - FLT 1315 - THE CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING CRUISE. THE CREW INITIATED THE EMEGENCY CHECKLIST, RETURNED TO DENVER. THE CREW DEPRESSURIZED THE A - [SDR 20001005AP008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001005AP008), May 7, 2000: STATOR. DAMAGED. PNC - FLT 1314 - DURING CRUISE, CREW HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE DESCRIBED AS A BUMP. THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED OPERATING ERRATICALLY AND TORQUE DROPPED 40 TO 50 PERC - [SDR 20000816AP006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000816AP006), May 7, 2000: TURBINE WHEEL. FAILED. FLT 1314 - PNC - DURING CRUISE, CREW HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE DESCRIBED AS A BUMP. THE LT ENGINE STARTED OPERATING ERRATICALLY AND TORQUE DROPPED 40 TO 50 PERCEN - [SDR 20000717AP003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000717AP003), May 7, 2000: BLADE. FAILED. FLT 1314 - PNC - DURING CRUISE, CREW HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE DESCRIBED AS A BUMP. THE LT ENG STARTED OPERATION ERRATICALLY AND TORQUE DROPPED 40 TO 50 PERCENT. - [SDR 20000614SH006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000614SH006), May 7, 2000: BLADE. FAILED. PNC - FLT 1314 - DURING CRUISE, CREW HEARD ABNORMAL NOISE DESCRIBED AS A BUMP. LT ENG STARTED OPER ERRATICALLY, TORQUE DROPPED 40 TO 50 PERCENT, OIL PRESS DROPP - [SDR 20000602SH016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000602SH016), May 7, 2000: ENGINE. FAILED. PNC - FLT 1314 - DURING CRUISE, CREW HEARD ABNORMAL NOISE DESCRIBED AS A BUMP. LT ENG STARTED OPERATING ERRATICALLY AND TORQUE DROPPED 40-50 PERCENT. SHORTLY AF - [SDR 20000614SH007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000614SH007), Mar 24, 2000: ACM. FAILED. DEN - FLT 1315 - AFTER LANDING, PASSENGERS REPORTED SMOKE IN REAR OF THE CABIN. BOTH BLEEDS WERE TURNED OFF. LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE (ACM) HAD FAILED. THE SMOKE - [SDR 20000427SH017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000427SH017), Mar 24, 2000: ACM. FAILED. DEN - FLT 1315 - AFTER LANDING, THE PASSENGERS REPORTED SMOKE IN REAR OF THE CABIN. BOTH BLEEDS WERE TURNED OFF. LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE (ACM) HAD FAILED. THE SM - [SDR 98ZZZX3001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3001), Aug 2, 1998: CAWI. INOPERATIVE. DFW/CUU- FLT 445 - CREW ACTIVATED CAWI AT 40 PERCENT TORQUE AND RECEIVED TWO CAWI PUMP LIGHTS AND A TORQUE RISE TO 80 PERCENT. CREW ADVANCED POWER. AT APPROXIMA - [SDR 98ZZZM448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM448), Feb 23, 1998: FUEL CONTROL. OUT OT ADJUST. DFW - FLT 1235 - ON TAKEOFF ROLL, LEFT ENGINE PRODUCED ONLY 97 PERCENT RPM. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE AREA. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT A - [SDR 98ZZZX122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX122), Oct 22, 1997: BLEED LINE. LOOSE. HOT/SAT - FLT 9907 - ACFT FERRIED HOT/SAT FOR HORIZ STAB EXCESSIVE PLAY. AT 80 KTS DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, EGT AND TORQUE SPLIT NOTED. AT V1, EGT SPLIT WAS 70 DEG ## 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 20000812027039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000812027039I), Aug 12, 2000: Frchld SA227DC (N854LS), Billings, MT. (-23)PIC stated that during cruise flight, the door unsafe and the cargo door warning light came on while crew was adjusting pressurization. Crew depressurized… --- 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.