# N122AM: 1986 Embraer EMB-120ER, registration cancelled 2002-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2002
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Embraer EMB-120ER](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (registry code 3260203)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118b) (registry code 52131)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A31SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31SO), [TCDS E20NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 120.013
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 21, 2001
- Certificate issued: February 28, 1990
- Last registry action: August 15, 2000
- Mode S code: A05B2C
- Owner when cancelled: [Boeing Capital Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CAPITAL%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8239° N, 118.1113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90808, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=122AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122AM-2002-09-12

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Embraer EMB-120ER: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er.md

## Service difficulty reports (20)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR WTAA970048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA970048), Mar 16, 1997: STRIKER PLATE. OUT OF ADJUST. SFO - CARGO DOOR LIGHT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED CARGO DOOR LIGHT PER MEL 52-70-1. OPENED DMI 47777. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. 
- [SDR WTAA960185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA960185), Nov 2, 1996: DRIVE GEAR. FAILED. MRY - EN ROUTE SFO TO SBA RIGHT ENGINE POWER LOSS REPORTED. CREW SECURED RIGHT ENGINE. DIVERTED TO MRY, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLAC
- [SDR WTAA960177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA960177), Oct 8, 1996: RELAY BOX. FAILED. SFO - LEFT MAIN GEAR WARNING ON CLIMB-OUT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LANDING GEAR RELAY BOX. GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM OP
- [SDR WTAA960142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA960142), Jul 12, 1996: RELAY BOX. FAILED. SFO - LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WITH NORMAL EXTENSION. ABNORMAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES USED. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO FAT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LA
- [SDR WTAA960068B](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA960068B), Apr 1, 1996: FUEL FILTER IND. ILLUMINATED. SMF - LEFT ENGINE FUEL FILTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL ABOVE 50 PERCENT TORQUE. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED TO BE INDICATI
- [SDR WTAA960059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA960059), Mar 12, 1996: EJECTOR VALVE. DIRTY. SFO - LEFT ENGINE INLET DE-ICE BOOTS FAILED TO OPERATE AFTER 5 SECONDS OF OPERATION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION DUE TO EXISTING EN ROUTE WEATHER CONDITIONS. M
- [SDR WTAA960031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA960031), Feb 8, 1996: HMU. FAILED. SFO - RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED FROM 67 PERCENT TO 29 PERCENT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 14,000 FEET ITT AND FUEL FLOW REDUCTION NOTED WITH POWER LOSS. AIRCRAFT R
- [SDR WTAA960019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA960019), Jan 27, 1996: DOOR WARNING. ACTIVATED. ACV - CARGO DOOR 'AURAL' WARNING ACTIVATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. OPENED CARGO DOOR AND INSPECTED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RESECURED D
- [SDR WTAA950297](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950297), Nov 11, 1995: ACTUATOR LINKAGE. OUT OF ADJUST. RNO - LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING GEAR EXTENSION. CREW ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES PER QRH MANUAL.
- [SDR WTAA950296](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950296), Nov 9, 1995: ACTUATOR. FAILED. LAX - LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAF
- [SDR WTAA950287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950287), Oct 22, 1995: CIRCUIT BREAKER. TRIPPED. LAX - AURAL 'TRIM' WARNING INDICATION REPORTED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND AURAL WARNING SYSTEM CIRCUIT BREAKER TRI
- [SDR WTAA950276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950276), Sep 30, 1995: ASI. MALFUNCTIONED. FAT - HIGH SPEED WARNING INDICATION REPORTED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 AIRSPEED INDICATOR. SYSTEM OPERATI
- [SDR WTAA950246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950246), Aug 18, 1995: EEC. MALFUNCTIONED. RDD - RIGHT ENGINE NH REPORTED AT 106 PERCENT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND RUNS. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS REPORTED NO
- [SDR WTAA950239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950239), Jul 26, 1995: TAKEOFF WARNING. ACTIVATED. SFO - TAKEOFF TRIM WARNING ACTIVATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED TRIM SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED OPERAT
- [SDR WTAA950199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950199), May 29, 1995: CHECK VALVE. FAILED. SMF - OIL ODOR REPORTED IN CABIN FROM LT AIR CONDITIONING PACK ON GROUND. PACK FAILS TO COOL CABIN. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED LT PACK PER MEL 21-50-2. MAINTENANCE SU
- [SDR WTAA950190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950190), May 12, 1995: APU. SMOKING. RNO - SMOKE ODOR REPORTED IN CABIN FROM LEFT PACK WITH AIRCRAFT ON GROUND. SMOKE ODOR NOT NOTED DURING FLIGHT OPERATION. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED APU BLEED AIR SYST
- [SDR WTAA950099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950099), Feb 24, 1995: HYDRAULIC LINE. LEAKING. SFO - LOSS OF GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO STATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYD
- [SDR WTAA950077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950077), Feb 9, 1995: ENGINE. FAILED. SFO - EN ROUTE FAT TO SFO, LEFT ENGINE RISE IN T6 INDICATION TO 850 DEGREES REPORTED FOLLOWED BY POPPING NOISE, VIBRATION AND POWER SURGE FROM ENGINE. CREW ACCO
- [SDR WTAA950063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950063), Jan 28, 1995: HOSE. LEAKING. FAT-SFO - EN ROUTE, LOSS OF LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE REPORTED. CREW ACCOMPLISHED SHUTDOWN OF LT ENGINE AND DECLARED AND EMERGENCY. ACFT LANDED AT STA WITHOUT INCI
- [SDR WTAA950029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950029), Jan 9, 1995: FUEL FILTER. WARNING LIGHT. LEFT ENGINE FUEL FILTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. REMOVED AND REPLAC

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19940411011279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940411011279I), Apr 11, 1994: Emb EMB120RT (N122AM), Santa Ana, CA. Pilot reported smoke in cabin to tower while taxiing. Returned to gate. No other information.

## Other aircraft with N122AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122AM): Cessna 310Q, S/N 310Q0943, built 1973

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