N654AR1994 Fairchild SA227-DC
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Mcneely Charter Service INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- West Memphis, AR
- Certificate issued
- Jul 16, 2015
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Commuter
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 5, 2011
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
- Fairchild
- Model
- SA227-DC
- Year
- 1994
- Serial number
- DC868B
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 25
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A89BA6
Engine
- Make and model
- Garrett Tpe331-12uhr
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1100 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 – nowMcneely Charter Service INCWest Memphis, AR · current
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 (6)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-19-10 | Fairchild Aircraft, Inc., SA226 Series and SA227 Series Airplanes | Nov 7, 2003 | Airframe (SA227-DC) |
| 2000-03-17 | Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes | Apr 10, 2000 | Airframe (SA227-DC) |
| 98-19-15 R1 | Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes | Mar 3, 2000 | Airframe (SA227-DC)Only with: Equipped with Barber-Colman pitch trim actuators P/N 27-19008-001/-004 or P/N 27-19008-002/-005. |
| 96-19-05 | Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes | Oct 1, 1996 | Airframe (SA227-DC)Only with: Equipped with Ozone Industries MLG yoke (MLG assembly P/N OAS5453, dash numbers up to and including -19) or NLG yoke (NLG assembly P/N OAS5451, dash numbers up to and including -17). |
| 94-07-10 R1 | Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes | Mar 25, 1996 | Airframe (SA227-DC)Certain serial numbers: SA226-T T201–T275; SA226-T T277–T291; SA226-T(B) T(B)276; SA226-T(B) T(B)292–T(B)417; SA226-AT AT001–AT074; SA226-TC TC201–TC419; … |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93-15-02 R1 | Fairchild Aircraft SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes | Apr 17, 1995 | Airframe (SA227-DC)Only with: Equipped with a Simmonds-Precision pitch trim actuator P/N DL5040M5. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
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.
- Windows · windshield · brokenApr 7, 2013
AT CRUISE FLIGHT, AFTER DEPARTING ENROUTE, THE COPILOTS OUTER WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AT FL 22500. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT. R & R THE COPILOTS WINDSHIELD IAW THE MM CHAPTER 56-10-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · seal · misalignedFeb 18, 2013
DURING INTIAL CLIMB CABIN DOOR WAS MAKING A WHISTLING SOUND THAT DEVELOPED INTO A HOWL. CABIN WOULD NOT MAINTAIN MORE THAN A 4.0 PSI DIFFERENTIAL. RETURNED TO BASE. INSPECTED SEAL AND FOUND IT MISALIGNED AT TOP MIDDLE POSITION, ADJUSTED SEAL AND APPLIED PRC TO TOP OF DOOR FRAME, IAW MM 52-10-50.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · transducer · failedFeb 5, 2013
DURING INITIAL CLIMB, THE CREW NOTICED THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE HAD DROPPED TO ZERO PSI AND IT WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A RT OIL PRESS ANNUNCIATOR. 20 SECONDS LATER THE CREW NOTICED A HARD BY-PASS AT ROUGHLY 630 DEGREES EGT. CREW INFORMED TOWER AND RETURNED BACK TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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