Twin turboprop

N227LJ

1982 Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
AC-522
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Metro-Jet LLC (LLC)
Based
Downey, CA
Registration record

N227LJ on the FAA register

Type
1982 Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III (FAA: Swearingen SA227-AC)
Serial
AC-522
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Registered owner
Metro-Jet LLC
Downey, CA
Certificate issued
2003-04-03
Airworthiness date
1982-05-26
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1FC05
Mode S (octal)
50376005
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N227LJ.
  • 1982-05-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N227LJ

N227LJ is a 1982 Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III (FAA model SA227-AC), serial number AC-522. The FAA register lists Metro-Jet LLC as the registrant in Downey, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2003 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Airesearch TPE331 series engines and 12 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 26, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N227LJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N227LJ.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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