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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Swearingen
Model
SA227-AC
Year
1982
Serial number
AC520
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
12
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
12,500 - 19,999 lb
Mode S code
A0D1A3
Engine
Make and model
Airesearch Tpe331-8 Ser
Type
Turbo-prop
Power
715 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2014 – nowUas Transervices INCBoca Raton, FL · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Incident · minor damage
Jan 15, 1984 · Durango, CO
ACCORDING TO THE CAPTAIN, THE COPLT WAS MAKING THE LANDING & CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT 50 TO 60 FT AGL AT 110 TO 115 KTS. HE SAID A SLIGHTLY HIGHER AIRSPEED WAS USED TO COMPENSATE FOR A SMALL ABOUNT OF ICE THAT REMAINED ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WINGS. IN THE FLARE, THE ACFT YAWED LEFT & REPORTEDLY TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE NOSE ABOUT 15 DEGS TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 21 FT…
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (6)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Propellers · fitting · leakingFeb 22, 2018
THE PILOT REPORTED DURING CLIMB, THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AND THEN RECEIVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ANNUNCIATION. FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND PERFORMED AN IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED BACK AT DEPARTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine · engine · power lossMay 22, 2017
DURING DESCENT, AND WHEN THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, FOUND THE POWER LEVER UNRESPONSIVE. DISCONTINUED THE APPROACH TO TROUBLESHOT THE ISSUE WITH VFR. FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE FOR ENGINE CONTROL MALFUNCTION CHECK LIST, WAS STILL UNABLE TO REDUCE POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine fuel and control · sensor · frozenSep 3, 2016
ENROUTE, DISCOVERED THE LEFT ENGINE WAS UN-RESPONSIVE TO POWER LEVER MOVEMENT. FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, AND SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED. AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE LEFT ENGINE POWER LEVER CONTROL SYSTEM AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. AFTER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Hydraulic power · hydraulic line · leakingDec 14, 2015
ON APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LT & RT HYD SYS WARNING ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT SELECTED THE LG HANDLE TO THE EXTEND POSITION, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMER LG EXTENSION. FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL EXTENSION OF THE LG, THE LG UNSAFE LIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Hydraulic power · hydraulic line · crackedOct 25, 2014
ON APPROACH, PILOT SELECTED FLAP DOWN, PILOT NOTICED HYD FAILED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE HYD PRESS GAUGE INDICATED 0. PILOT DECIDED THAT THE WINDS WERE TOO HIGH TO PERFORM A LANDING WITHOUT FLAPS AT THAT POINT, PILOT DIVERTED BACK. DURING APPROACH PILOT PERFORMED AN EMER EXTENSION OF THE LG, PILOT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Hydraulic power · line · crackedApr 20, 2012
EN ROUTE, PILOT REPORTED THAT RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. PILOT CHECKED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, IT WAS AT 1900 PSI. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE ANNUNCIATOR WENT OUT. CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY & FINALLY STAYED ON. LEFT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW ANNUNCIATOR STARTED FLASHING, FOLLOWED BY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.