N68XJ1986 Saab-Fairchild 340A
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 27, 2007.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched13 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Last registered owner
- Aircraft Acquisition Corp
- Owner type
- Non Citizen Corporation
- City, state
- Reno, NV
- Certificate issued
- Jun 22, 2007
- Canceled
- Jul 27, 2007
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 19, 1997
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-Fairchild
- Model
- 340A
- Year
- 1986
- Serial number
- 340A-068
- 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
- A902F4
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- 2007Aircraft Acquisition CorpReno, NV
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 (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 (13)
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.
- Doors · skin · dentedSep 30, 2003
RT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR OUTER SKIN HAS SMALL DENT AFT OF LOWER RELEASE HANDLE THAT FAILED BOND MASTER INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED IAW EO S52028. A/C RELEASE DATE 10/2/03.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · malfunctionedJul 27, 2003
AFTER TAKEOFF ON FLIGHT NR 2724, RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OIL PRESSURE APPROXIMATELY 10-20 RETURNED FOR LANDING AT ALO DID NOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN. AIR RETURN TO ALO. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED OIL LEVEL, FOUND TO NEED 3.5 QTS OF OIL RAN A/C AT CRUISE POWER FOR 30 MNUTES IN CHECKED OIL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · actuator · malfunctionedApr 23, 2003
PILOT STATED WHILE OUT ON RUNWAY PRECEDING FLIGHT 3183, RUDDER GUST LOCK DID NOT RELEASE UNTIL 20 SECONDS LATER FROM RELEASING HANDLE. ONCE FULL TRAVEL ON RUDDER WAS PRESENT THE LIGHT WENT OUT. TAXIED OFF RUNWAY AND RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RUDDER GUST LOCK ACTUATOR PN/OFF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine oil · transducer · faultyAug 27, 2002
DURING FLIGHT 3205, LEFT MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED NOTICED LT ENGINE OIL TEMP AND PRESSURE WENT TO THE BOTTOM OF GAUGE, NOTICED NO ERRATIC ENGINE INDICATIONS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LT PROP GEARBOX OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER IAW SAAB AMM 79-30-05-4, OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · failedJul 17, 2002
DURING FLIGHT 3313 RT ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. AIR RETURN TO DTW. NO OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · connector · faultyMay 25, 2002
DURING CONTINUITY CHECK/FUNCTION CHECK, OF SEPARATION BOLTS AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF MLG AND NLG FOUND BAD CONNECTORS AT BOTH LT & RT SEPARATION BOLTS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH LT & RT CONNECTORS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · weu · defectiveApr 3, 2002
DURING TAXI ON FLIGHT #2734, RH FIRE DETECT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAXI. DECLARED EMERGENCY. ON TAXI INTO DTW RH FIRE T-HANDLE ILLUMINATED AND MASTER WARNING SOUNDED. MEMORY ITEMS PERFORMED. T-HANDLE REMAINED ON AFTER FIREING BOTH BOTTLES. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE AND HAVING CFR CHECKOUT RIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · control box · failedJan 23, 2002
DURING FLIGHT 2868 BRAKES FAILED BUF, WORKED AFTER PUMP SET TO OVERRIDE. NO INTERRUPTION OF FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ANTI-SKID CONTROL BOX PER TECH REP. ALL CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · control valve · failedJan 16, 2002
BRAKES FAILED ON TAXI INTO DTW ON FLIGHT 2869. STOPPED A/C WITH REVERSE ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE BRAKE ACCUMULATORS 2400-2500 NORMAL. SET PB AND WENT TO OVERRIDE ON HYDRAULIC PUMP SYSTEM, PRESSURE WENT UP TO 3000 WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. BOTH CAPT AND F/O'S BRAKE HAD NO EFFECT AFTER BOOSTING THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · flux detector · failedDec 5, 2001
DURING FLIGHT 3134, DUAL HEADING FAILURE INFLIGHT (COMPARATOR) AIR RETURN TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 FLUX DETECTOR UNIT P/N 622-5812-001 S/N ON 26179, S/N OFF 15446. NR 2 AHRS OP CHECKS GOOD IAW SF 340 MM CHAP 34.15446.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 13 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