N587CA1957 Convair 640-440D
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 28, 2017.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched22 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Frontera Flight Holdings INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Dover, DE
- Certificate issued
- Mar 23, 2015
- Canceled
- Aug 28, 2017
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 20, 2007
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
- Convair
- Model
- 640-440D
- Year
- 1957
- Serial number
- 463
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 54
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A7901C
Engine
- Make and model
- Rolls-Royc Dart 542-4
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 2559 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – 2017Frontera Flight Holdings INCDover, DE
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.
ADs 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 (22)
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.
- Navigation · pitot tube · failedFeb 23, 2011
NR 2 PITOT SWITCH TRIPPED IN-FLIGHT, PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER AS PRECAUTION, SMELLED "ELECTRICAL" ODOR PRIOR TO PITOT TRIPPING. NR 2 PITOT SYS CHECK. ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND BREAKER, NO "ELECTRICAL" ODOR. ALL IAW MM 34-11-1, PAGE 200-(3).
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · processor · failedAug 5, 2010
TCAS INOP. FLAGGED ON ALL INDICATORS. SMELLED SMOKE. TCAS C/B PULLED. R & R TCAS PROCESSOR, PN 066-500002120, SN OFF 1547, SN ON 1687. TEST IAW CV640, MM CH 34-45-1, PG 400-1A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · relay · failedAug 3, 2010
NR1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING TURBULENCE AND ROUGH PAVEMENT. R & R FIRE DETECTOR BOX PN 33958-3, SN OFF 3654, ON 829 TEST OK. TEST IAW CH 20-1-PAGE 1-20.1-2-3 CV 440 MM. "NOTE" TAPPING ON FIRE DETECTOR PANEL COVER SIMULATED THE LIGHT CONDITION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Propellers · pcu · failedJan 27, 2010
ON 6/18/09, WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE RT ENGINE, THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED. THE PROPELLER MOVED OUT OF "FINE" PITCH POSITION CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THE CAUSE OF PROPELLER MOVEMENT WAS THE INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT. THE ENGINE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · overtempJun 18, 2009
WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE RT ENGINE, ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED. THE PROPELLER MOVED OUT OF "FINE" PITCH POSITION CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, CAUSE OF PROPELLER MOVEMENT AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · filter · dirtyMar 7, 2009
RT FUEL FILTER BLOCKED LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF WAS WITH WATER METH (ON) AND WAS ABORTED, THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT ON POWER REDUCTION. MX PERFORMED AN INSP OF THE NR 2 FUEL FILTER, REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL FILTER ENGINE NR 2, RUN UP CHECKED SATISFACTORY. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · spring assy · stretchedNov 14, 2008
AILERON CONTROL CABLES BINDING TO THE RIGHT FROM FULL LEFT POSITION. INSPECTION OF AILERON CONTROL CABLES REVEALED STRETCHED SPRING AT RUDDER INTERCONNECT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPRING IAW 440 MM, SEC 8-2, PAGE 26. OPS CHECK OK. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · axle · crackedOct 18, 2006
WHEN REMOVING NOSE AXLE TO C/W AD83-01-02 FOR THE 12,000 HOUR MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING. A CRACK AROUND THE AXLE FLANGE THAT THE BEARING SPACER RIDES AGAINST WAS NOTICED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW AXLE, RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Nacelles and pylons · skin panel · corrodedJun 23, 2005
SURFACE CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE RT IB SKIN PANEL AT APPROX STA 96.91. THIS CORRODION WAS NOTED UNDER THE INSULATION PANEL LOWER SIDE. REPLACEMENT OF SKIN PANEL IN PROGRESS. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · longeron · corrodedJun 7, 2005
INTERGRANULAR CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LONGERON CHANNEL AT FUSELAGE BUTTOCK LINE 0, WING STATION 403.0. THIS CORROSION NOTED ON THE LT SIDE, 10 INCHES FORWARD OF THE REAR LOWER WING SPAR. ACCESS THROUGH THE LT WING IB DRY BAY PANEL. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 22 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