N340RCSaab-Scania SAAB 340B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched28 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Consumer Aviation INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Springfield, MO
- Certificate issued
- May 14, 2018
- Expires
- May 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 30, 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-340
- 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
- A3BEC8
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- 2018 – nowConsumer Aviation INCSpringfield, MO · 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.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (28)
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.
- Landing gear · transducer · looseFeb 6, 2008
ON FLIGHT 3085, CREW REPORTED ON DESCENT INTO SAN AFTER LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, THE ANTI-SKID FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW TRIED TO CYCLE THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM AS WELL AS CYCLING THE LANDING GEAR. ALL EFFORTS TO CLEAR THE FAULT WITH NO HELP. CREW FOLLOWED AOM AND DETERMINED THAT THE RUNWAY IN SAN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · indicator · malfunctionedSep 12, 2007
CREW REPORTED ABORTED TAKE OFF DUE TO CAPTAIN AIRSPEED INDICATION SHOWING RED FLAGS AND AIR SPEED INDICATION CIRCUIT BREAKER F15 POPPED. MTX INSPECTED AND RESET CB F15 AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK ON AIR DATA AND SERVO INSTRUMENT SYS IAW SAAB 340B AMM 34-12-00-05. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Structures (general) · unknown · vibrationAug 12, 2007
SHUDDER IN AIRFRAME, LOW FREQUENCY, CYCLICAL VIBRATION FELT AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 200 KNOTS. MOST EVIDENT BETWEEN 200 TO 240 KNOTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Navigation · computer · failedAug 7, 2007
VIBRATION SHUDDER OCCURS AT HIGH SPEED ABOVE 230 KNOTS, FEELS LIKE LOW FREQUENCY SHAKE LIKE BUFFETING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER IAW SAAB AMM 34-22-05. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD, PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · unknown · unknownAug 4, 2007
RECEIVED MASTER CAUTION FLAPS FAIL LIGHT, FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND - VIBRATION FELT RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. RETURNED TO LAX. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL SYSTEM CHECKS IAW SAAB AMM 27-51-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE ADJUSTMENT IAW SAAB AMM 71-00-00 AND GE MM 72-00-00.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · line · leakingApr 5, 2004
DURING CLIMB-OUT, CREW HEARD A POP IN THE NOSE GEAR AREA FOLLOWED BY MAIN ACCUMULATOR DROPPING TO ZERO. PERFORMED EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF LANDING EAR. LANDED WITH ZERO FLAPS. FOUND NLG ACTUATOR LINE BROKEN. REPLACED ACTUATOR LINE IAW AMM 29-11. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · dentedJun 27, 2003
ABI - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED FOR REPAIR OF HAIL DAMAGE AT STRINGER 420.9 AND STATION 425.5 ABOVE STRINGER 1501. RECONTOURED DENTS AND PERFORMED A EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS005555 PARA 8, 340 SRM (72LKS 3079 REV 41) CHAPTER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · smoke · detectedJul 22, 2002
FLIGHT ATTENDENT REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN AT ROW 11 WITH FAINT BURNED SMELL IN CABIN CREW ELECTED TO RETURN. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. NO SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS FOUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floor panel · corrodedJul 19, 2001
ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, FOUND GALLEY FLOOR CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AT FRAME STATION 258. REPAIRED CORRODED IAW SAAB 340 REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS002076 PARA 1. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · damagedJul 12, 2001
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND FRAME 630.12 WAS DAMAGED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ABOVE WL 73.5. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IAW SAAB SRM AND AIRCRAFT WS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 28 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