N240TW1966 Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Sep 3, 2022.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply12 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Last registered owner
- Sierra American Corp
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- Jul 31, 2019
- Canceled
- Sep 3, 2022
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 20, 1998
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Dassault/Sud
- Model
- FAN JET FALCON
- Year
- 1966
- Serial number
- 40
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 12
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A231BD
Engine
- Make and model
- Ge Cf700 Series
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 4,200 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2019 – 2022Sierra American CorpWilmington, DE
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-09 | GE Aircraft Engines CJ610 Series Turbojet Engines and CF700 Turbofan Engines | Feb 11, 2000 | Engine (CF700 SERIES)Serial numbers per Appendix 1 of the AD. Only with: Engines with rotating parts listed by P/N and SN in Appendix 1 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (12)
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.
- Autoflight · amplifier · failedJun 17, 2014
NEARING THE END OF CRUISE FLT EN ROUTE TO RFD CREW REPORTED AN ELEC SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. THE AUTOPILOT AMP HAD FAILED & WAS THE PROBABLE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. REPLACED AUTOPILOT AMP & TESTED THE SYS NO DEFECTS NOTED OR SMELLS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · switch · out of positionFeb 28, 2013
ENROUTE, MEM LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY NR 2 ENGINE ROLL BACK. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ON COMPLETING THE PROPER CHECKLIST AND "O" PROCEDURE, DISCOVERED CROSSFEED VALVE INADVERTENTLY MOVED TO THE CLOSED POSITION. OPENED CROSSFEED VALVE AND RESTARTED NR 2 ENGINE. EMERGENCY WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · latch · faultyDec 6, 2006
FALSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION (IN TRANSIT) IN MIDFLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DOOR LATCH. PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECK GOOD. [CLOSED]
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine · seal · failedMar 20, 2006
APPROX 50 MINS INTO FLT (FL280) HEARD A LOW RUMBLING NOISE. INSTRUMENTS NORMAL EXCEPT NR 1 ENG OIL PRESSURE DROPPED 50 PSI TO 10 PSI. CONTINUED NORMALLY 30 SEC, THEN RPM BEGIN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 80 & 90%, WITH CONTINUOUS RUMBLING NOISE. RETARDED THROTTLE TO IDLE, ENG SHUTDOWN & BEGAN TO WINDMILL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · downlock switch · failedJul 13, 2004
ON DEPARTURE FROM ADS, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED ADS FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED FAULTY NLG DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR SWITCH AND REPLACED FAULTY SWITCH. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · squat switch · stickingJun 16, 2004
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FWA, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. GEAR DOWN 3 GREENS. RETURNED FWA, LANDING UNEVENTFUL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · downlock switch · out of adjustOct 22, 2003
PILOT REPORTED LT MAIN INDICATOR LIGHT OFF, RAN EMERGENCY PROCEEDURES, LANDING UNEVENTFUL AT LEX, LT GEAR INSPECTED AND FOUND SAVE FOR FERRY FLIGHT FROM LEX TO SDF, AT SDF MAINTENANCE FOUND LT MAIN DOWN LOCK SWITCH OUT OF AJUSTMENT, RIGGED SWITCH AND OPS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · indicator · failedNov 27, 2002
PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION DROP TO (0) IN FLIGHT, DIVERTED FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR. OP'S CK GOOD, RETURN AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Oxygen · oxygen bottle · dischargedOct 31, 2002
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND CREW DISCOVERED OXYGEN SUPPLY WAS AT ZERO, DIVERTED, HAD OXYGEN BOTTLE SERVICED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · controller · failedSep 4, 2002
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KOKC FOR KLRD, LEAVING 5,500 FT CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB, DIVERTED TO KADS FOR MAINTENANCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN ALTITUDE CONTROLLER, PERFORMED OPERATION CHECKS AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 12 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026