# N892AA: Vans RV-12IS - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Vans RV-12IS](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is) (registry code 069002L, 2 seats) - Serial number: 12246 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: 4 cycle - Certificate issued: November 2, 2026 - Expires: November 30, 2033 - Mode S code: AC4CC3 - Registered owner: [Vans Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANS%20AIRCRAFT%20INC) - Location: [Aurora, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Aurora) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 45.2403° N, 122.7936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97002, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=892AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N892AA From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Vans RV-12IS) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations None matched to N892AA. ## NTSB investigations on N892AA not matched to an aircraft (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA92IA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92IA046), Dec 13, 1991: Boeing 727-223 (N892AA), St. Thomas, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION TO CORRECT FOR A GUST OF WIND DURING THE LANDING FLARE. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N892AA. ## Reports on N892AA not matched to an aircraft (4) They name N892AA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19911213061799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911213061799I), Dec 13, 1991: Boeing 727223 (N892AA), Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. Encountered wind gust on landing. Right wing dipped. Made go-around. Left wing dipped. Both wings struck runway. - [Incident 19910309011439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910309011439I), Mar 9, 1991: Boeing 727223 (N892AA), San Antonio, TX. Pilot landed due to indicated 1 gallon hydraulic fluid loss from a system. No evidence of loss found. - [Incident 19861013063309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861013063309I), Oct 13, 1986: Boeing 727223 (N892AA), Memphis, TN. Engine fire warning came on en route. Fire bottles fired. Diverted safely. Fire loop chaffed through. - [Incident 19850311018789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850311018789I), Mar 11, 1985: Boeing 727223 (N892AA), St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Right main slid off taxiway and sunk in the mud. Passengers and baggage off loaded. No damage to aircraft. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## Service difficulty reports on N892AA not matched to an aircraft (37) They name N892AA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR AALA20011122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011122), May 21, 2001: CONNECTOR. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, COACH EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. SECURED CONNECTOR FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NO - [SDR AALA20010631](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010631), Mar 25, 2001: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 18A CRACKED ABOVE AND BELOW FLANGE AT STATION 940 RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER 18A RIGHT PER SERVICE BULLETIN 727-53-0172. (M) - [SDR AALA20010632](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010632), Mar 21, 2001: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND RIGHT WING LOWER LEADING EDGE CHORD EXTENSION HAS HEAVY AREA OF CORROSION, UNDER INBOARD END OF STUB ACCESS. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED PER AARD - [SDR AALA20010630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010630), Mar 19, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE STATION 540 STRINGER 27R. REMOVED CORROSION, ALODINED AND PRIMED PER MM 51-20-0. (M) - [SDR AALA20010629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010629), Mar 19, 2001: SUPPORT BRACKET. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER TO FRAME SUPPORT BRACKET (U-CHANNEL) CORRODED ON BOTTOM JUST ABOVE BELLY SKIN STRINGER 27R STATION 560. REMOVED CORROSION, ALODINED AND PRI - [SDR AALA20001964](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001964), Nov 24, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - FOUND DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT LEFT SIDE SERVICE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT AFT LEFT SID - [SDR AALA20001445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001445), Aug 31, 2000: CONTACTOR. DIRTY. DFW DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE AFT STAIRWAY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. CLEANED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY CONTACTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPER - [SDR AALA20001368](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001368), Aug 23, 2000: DUCT. RUPTURED. MIA - FLT 929 - SEVEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF NR 3 FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THROTTLE CONTINUED TO RUN FORWARD AFTER BEING PULLED BACK AND WOULD NOT STAY AT IDLE. E - [SDR AALA2000381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000381), Mar 28, 2000: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - FUSELAGE BELT FRAME DENTED AT STATION 700, STRINGER 24R. INSTALLED REPAIR TO TYPICAL FORMED SECTION PER SRM 51-40-3. USING 7075T6, .063, 12 FASTENERS BACB - [SDR AALA2000382](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000382), Mar 28, 2000: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - STATION 600 FRAME HAS 4 DENTS, STRINGER 22L 24L. REPLACED SECTION OF BELL FRAME PER SRM 51-40-3. (M) - [SDR AALA2000383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000383), Mar 28, 2000: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - BELT FRAME DENTED AT STATION 660 AND STRINGER 24L. INSTALLED TYPICAL FORMED SECTION REPAIR PER 51-40-8, 5 INCH LONG REPAIR, MATERIAL 7075-T6, .063 INCH RE - [SDR AALA2000384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000384), Mar 28, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD CORRODED AT STATION 344, LBL 28 TO RBL 10. SPLICED IN NEW T-CAP PER SRM 53-10-8. (M) - [SDR AALA2000378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000378), Mar 28, 2000: FLOORBEAM. MISDRILLED. TUL - PARTIALLY DRILLED HOLE IN UPPER FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM STATION 480 RBL 45. REMOVED DAMAGE IN UPPER FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM AND REPAIRED PER ESO 11697, DATED 1/19 - [SDR AALA2000379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000379), Mar 28, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 27R, STATION 720B PLUS 14-17 INCHES. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3. (M) - [SDR AALA2000372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000372), Feb 20, 2000: CASTING. DAMAGED. TUL - NR 4 SPOILER ACT SUPPORT CASTING, BOTH LOWER REAR SPAR ATTACHMENTS WORKING LOOSE INBOARD SIDE IS EXTRUDING CAST. NR 4 SPOILER ACTUATOR FITTING ATTACH FOUN - [SDR AALA2000246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000246), Jan 28, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND BELT FRAME CRACKED AT FASTENER AT STRINGER 14R STATION 800. REPAIRED CRACKED ANGLE AT BELT FRAME LOCATION PER 51-40-4 FIGURE NR 1 SHEET 5. (M) - [SDR AALA2000370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000370), Jan 25, 2000: CASTING. CORRODED. TUL - RIGHT WING AFT BOTTLE BOTL CASTING HAS SEVERAL DEEP PITS IN AFT BUSHING AREA AT CASTING. BORED RIGHT AFT CASTING TO REMOVED CORROSION PER ESO 11697 DATED - [SDR AALA2000373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000373), Jan 21, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN FORWARD OF FORWARD ENTRY DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. CRACK REMOVED BY TRIMMING. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER SERVICE BULLETIN NR - [SDR AALA2000368](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000368), Jan 21, 2000: FRAME. BENT. TUL - BELT FRAME BENT STATION 520 AT STRINGER 24L. INSTALLED REPAIR PER 51-40-3 WITH 7075 .063 11 INCHES LONG, 2 ROWS OF FASTENERS. (M) - [SDR AALA2000376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000376), Jan 20, 2000: SKIN. DAMAGED. TUL - STATION 1070 STRINGER 18L SKIN DAMAGED AND FASTENER HEADS DAMAGED. BURNISHED OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. (M) - [SDR AALA2000375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000375), Jan 19, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - STATION 1110 FLOORBEAM TOP CORRODED BL 0 - LBL 4. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-8. (M) - [SDR AALA2000374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000374), Jan 13, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ALONG BOTTOM OF STRINGER 30 FROM STATION 1050-1070. REMOVED CORROSION. ALODINED AND PRIMED. REINSTALLED FASTENERS. REMOVED FOR CORROSION R - [SDR AALA991380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991380), Sep 12, 1999: WIRE. DISCONNECTED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT LIGHTING IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED WIRING TO EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING. SYS - [SDR AALA991139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991139), Aug 4, 1999: WIRE. OUT OF POSITION. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY OVERHEAD AISLE LIGHT AT ROW 9 INOPERATIVE. REPOSITIONED WIRE ON BATTERY TABS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATI - [SDR AALA990853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990853), Jun 10, 1999: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT AFT STAIR LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GORUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA990852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990852), Jun 10, 1999: TERMINAL. BROKEN. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SEVERAL TERMINAL ENDS ON EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHTING. SY - [SDR AALA990143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990143), Feb 2, 1999: SPAR. CORRODED. TUL - FORWARD LOWER SPAR CHORD VERTICAL LEG HAS CORROSION BELOW NR 7 SLAT ACTUATOR. REPAIRED PER ESO 11697 DATED 1-25-99. (M) - [SDR AALA970647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970647), Mar 21, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION INSIDE STRINGER 27 RT, STATION 626. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3. (M) - [SDR AALA970645](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970645), Mar 21, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN JUST AFT OF STATION 660, BETWEEN STRINGER 28L - 28R. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. (M) - [SDR AALA970643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970643), Mar 21, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 29R HAS HEAVY CORROSION AT STATION 950E. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER AND REPAIRED PER AARD 53-10-03-1. (M) - [SDR AALA970203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970203), Jan 23, 1997: METERING VALVE. LEAKING. MEX - FLT 1528 - AFTER GATE DEPARTURE DURING TAXI OUT, DIMINISHED BRAKING ACTION NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE METERIN - [SDR AALA961083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961083), Jul 18, 1996: MODULE. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT, OVER RIGHT WING, INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT MODULE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERA - [SDR AALA960513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960513), Apr 3, 1996: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND .3125 INCH CRACK IN SUPPORT STRINGER BETWEEN VERTICAL BEAMS, STATION 1183 RBL 36 WL 270. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER AT RBL 36 WL 270 STATION 1183. (M) - [SDR AALA952063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA952063), Dec 9, 1995: CONNECTOR. BROKEN. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BETWEEN PAX SEAT ROWS 6 AND 16 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT CONNECTOR BY PAX SEAT ROW - [SDR AALA951982](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA951982), Nov 20, 1995: SCREWS. WORN. SJU - FLT 0212 - AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE STX/MIA, DUMPED FUEL AND DIVERTED TO SJU. EN ROUTE DURING CRUISE, FUEL SEEPAGE NOTED FROM AREA OF RT OUTBOARD AILERON. AI - [SDR AALA950220](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA950220), Feb 6, 1995: EEL CONNECTOR. FAILED. LGA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT AFT GALLEY AND REAR DOOR. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH CONNECTOR AT AFT - [SDR AALA950216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA950216), Feb 6, 1995: EEL STRIP. DEFECTIVE. LGA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE IN COACH. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKS N ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) None matched to this aircraft's models. ## Related - Other Vans RV-12IS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is/aircraft.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.