N317AESaab-Scania SAAB 340B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched33 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Aviation Inventory Resources INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Alvarado, TX
- Certificate issued
- Feb 13, 2026
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 15, 1993
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
- Saab-Scania
- Model
- SAAB 340B
- Serial number
- 340B-317
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 37
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A360D7
Engine
- Make and model
- Ge Ct7-Ser
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1600 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2026 – nowAviation Inventory Resources INCAlvarado, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (0)
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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (33)
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.
- Lights · power supply · dischargedNov 14, 2007
CREW REPORTED THAT 5 OF 6 AFT FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOT WORKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 5 EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY IAW SAAB 340B AMM 33-50-10. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM IAW SAAB 340 AMM 33-50-10. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · servo · malfunctionedOct 10, 2007
ON CLIMB 160 KIAS AUTO PILOT ENGAGED NOTED FORE AND AFT MOVEMENT OF YOKE ACCOMPANIED BY PITCH MOVEMENT AND VIBRATION IN CONTROLS AND IN AIRCRAFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEVATOR SERVO IAW SAAB AMM 22-10-26, PERFORMED SAAB VIBRATION WORK CARD, REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEVATOR SERVO IAW SAAB 22-10-26.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · power supply · failedMay 9, 2007
EMERGENCY ESCAPE FLOOR PROXIMITY PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROW 4 AND ROW 6. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY 22LN AND 23LN IAW SAAB AMM 33-50-10. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD, RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · uplock switch · failedApr 6, 2007
LANDING GEAR HANDLE SELECTED TO UP POSITION, 30 TO 45 SECONDS TO COMPLETE RETRACTION CYCLE AND LANDING GEAR DISAGREE LIGHT TO GO OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPLOCK SWITCH IAW SAAB AMM, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · uplock switch · failedMar 26, 2007
LANDING GEAR LIGHT ON AFTER TAKEOFF, HYDRAULIC PUMP RUNNING CONTINUALLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH IAW SAAB AMM 32-61-15. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · connector · contaminatedNov 12, 2006
MRY - FLT 3026 - THE FIRE TEST SWITCH IS SELECTED TO THE LEFT, THE FIRE HANDLE FAIL TO TEST FIRE BELL DOES NOT SOUND AND LEFT ENGINE FIRE FAILED TO LIGHT. CLEANED AND REMOVED CONTAMINATE AT THE FIREWALL CONNECTOR FOR THE FIRE LOOP, IAW SAAB MM 26-11-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · generator · failedJul 18, 2006
RIGHT DC GENERATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW, LANDED WITH NO PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE PARALLELED GENERATORS, OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · failedJul 13, 2006
DFW - FLT 3207 - NOTIFIED BY MAINTENANCE VIA GROUND LINE THAT FLOOR EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT 8B INOPERATIVE AND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT SEAT 8A INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY AT 22LN. OPS CHECK GOOD, RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · failedJul 6, 2006
ABI - FLT 3215 - ON FINAL LEFT ENGINE MADE A POP SOUND FOLLOWED BY LEFT ENGINE FEATHERING ON SHORT FINAL. NO ABNORMAL TEMPS, TORQUES, 0 PERCENT AFTER FEATHER. RAI LEFT ENGINE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · inoperativeMay 18, 2006
ACT - FLT 3306 - FOUR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHTS AND REPAIRED WIRES. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 33 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026