# N956BW: 1994 Fairchild SA227-DC, registration cancelled 2017-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild SA227-DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-dc) (registry code 3377521)
- Engine: [Honeywell TPE331-SER series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-ser-series) (registry code 33909)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: DC864B
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, commuter
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 2005
- Certificate issued: April 27, 2010
- Last registry action: November 28, 2016
- Mode S code: AD4B1F
- Owner when cancelled: [Ep Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EP%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Wood Dale, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wood%20Dale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9744° N, 87.9865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60191, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N956BW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=956BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N956BW-2017-04-24

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-DC: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-dc.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

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

- [SDR 39LA2013030600004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA2013030600004), Mar 1, 2013: PIN. OUT OF POSITION. MAIN GEAR UNSAFE (RED) LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR UP. CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES. FOUND EMERGENCY GEAR SELECTOR PIN OUT AND LEVER ROTATED. SELECTOR RETURNED 
- [SDR 39LA2013020600004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA2013020600004), Feb 5, 2013: CABIN PRESSURE. FAILED. AFTER DEPARTING, THE ACFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE. RETURNED TO BLOCKS.
- [SDR 39LA2013012300003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA2013012300003), Jan 23, 2013: CABIN PRESSURE. MALFUNCTIONED. ON INITIAL CLIMB, THE ACFT WOULD NOT HOLD A DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE GREATER THAN 3.0 PSI. THIS RESULTED IN A "CABIN ALT" WARNING ON CLIMB THROUGH 16,200 FT. ATTEM
- [SDR P4YA2012103100001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P4YA2012103100001), Oct 31, 2012: GCU. FAILED. LEFT GENERATOR FAILED ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. SWAPPED GENERATOR CONTROL UNITS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, GROUND RUNS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR 3PRA2011113000001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/3PRA2011113000001), Nov 30, 2011: UNKNOWN. SMOKE. INTERMITTENT SMOKE WITH AUTO TEMP CONTROL TO HOT SETTING. CHECKED OIL SERVICING ON BOTH COOLING TURBINES, PERFORMED CHECK OF HEATING AND COOLING SYS, ALL CHECK 

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