# N156CA: 1989 Embraer EMB-120RT, registration cancelled 2005-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2005
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Embraer EMB-120RT](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt) (registry code 3260202)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (registry code 52116)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A31SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31SO), [TCDS E20NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 120.156
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 1989
- Certificate issued: August 19, 2005
- Last registry action: August 19, 2005
- Mode S code: A0E0AC
- Owner when cancelled: [International Aviation Support Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AVIATION%20SUPPORT%20INC)
- Location: [Carrollton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Carrollton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9619° N, 96.8993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75006, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=156CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156CA-2005-09-06

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-120RT: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt.md

## Service difficulty reports (70, newest 50)

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

- [SDR SWIA200110134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110134), Aug 27, 2001: FLAP TRACK. DIRTY. ON APPROACH TO OXR, HAD FLAP DISAGREEMENT (INBOARD FLAPS TWO BARS). RETURNED TO LAX.CLEANED FLAP TRACKS. CYCLED FLAPS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE.
- [SDR SWIA200110125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110125), Aug 23, 2001: ANNUNCIATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. FLAPS SET 45 DEGREES ON FINAL, CONTINUITY FAULT ILLUMINATED FOR OUTBOARD PAIR OF FLAPS.REPLACED ANNUNCIATOR/I WITH VERSION II PER MM 27-50-00. OPS CHECK OK ON G
- [SDR SWIA200110120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110120), Aug 11, 2001: ANNUNCIATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. RECEIVED FLAP CONTROL FAULT WARNING WHEN SELECTING FLAPS TO 15 DEGREES. RESET WAS SUCCESSFUL AFTER PRESSING RESET TWICE.REPLACED FLAP ANNUNCIATOR IAW MM 27-50-0
- [SDR SWIA200110019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110019), Jul 5, 2001: FLAP TRACK. DEFECTIVE. FLAP DISAGREEMENT AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN MOVING FLAPS FROM 15 DEGREES TO 0 DEGREES. APPEARS TO BE NACELLE FLAPS REPEATEDLY. PERFORMED FLAP INSPECTION AND FLAP TROUB
- [SDR SWIA972619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972619), Jun 5, 2001: POTENTIOMETER. FAILED. FLAP DISAGREEMENT LIGHT MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. FAULT CODE STORED IN MEMORY BANK INDICATED FLAP SELECTOR POTENTIOMETER FAILED. REPLACED FLAP SELE
- [SDR SWIA972544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972544), Apr 30, 2001: INDICATOR. FAILED. HIGH SPEED AURAL WARNING SOUNDED DURING TAKEOFF, RIGHT AFTER POWER LEVERS WERE SET FOR TAKEOFF TORQUE. REPLACED NR 1 AIRSPEED INDICATOR WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT IA
- [SDR SWIA972448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972448), Mar 6, 2001: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJ. CARGO DOOR OPEN INDICATIONS ON CLIMBOUT, RED LIGHT ON MAP AND TRIPLE CHIME. RETURNED TO SEA. ADJUSTED CARGO DOOR MICROSWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA972352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972352), Feb 10, 2001: PRESSURE SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. OIL PRESSURE RED LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND ORAL WARNING OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 45-55. RETURNED TO LAX. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE 
- [SDR SWIA972412](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972412), Feb 5, 2001: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. LEFT OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CLIMBING THROUGH 16,500 FEET. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES RETURNED BACK TO SBA. LIGHT EXTINGUISH THEREAFTER. INSPECTED LEFT ENGI
- [SDR SWIA972263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972263), Jan 12, 2001: DOOR. DAMAGED. IN DESCENT FROM FL240 CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. DIVERTED TO PDX. REPLACED LEFT RAM AIR DOOR IAW MM 21-26-01. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA972208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972208), Dec 25, 2000: SMOKE. DETECTED. LIGHT SMOKE IN CABIN ON DESCENT TO RDD. RAN MEMORY/FLOW CHECK LIST (NO OXY OR SMOKE GOGGLES), RECIRC/GASPER OFF, THEN RIGHT, THEN LEFT PAC AND STOPPED SMOKE. DI
- [SDR SWIA972081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972081), Nov 6, 2000: REGULATOR. OUT OF ADJ. PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE (DROPPED IN YELLOW BAND) AND LOSS OF POWER (LEFT). DIVERTED TO EUGENE. ADJUSTED OIL PRESSURE REGULATOR PER MM 72-1-50. OPS A
- [SDR SWIA971957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971957), Sep 5, 2000: CONTROL UNIT. FAILED. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO SEA. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL MODULE IAW MM 32-31-01. P/N ON: 120-38594-501, S/N: 120027, S/N OFF: 
- [SDR SWIA971458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971458), Apr 9, 1999: TQ INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LARGE RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS FROM 60 PERCENT TO 84 PERCENT ON CLIMB THROUGH 5000. RETURNED TO PDX. RAN RIGHT ENGINE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.
- [SDR SWIA971418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971418), Feb 28, 1999: VALVE. FAILED. EN ROUTE TO CLD LEFT DUCT LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED QRH AND LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH. SHUT DOWN LEFT ENGINE AND RETURNED TO LAX. RAN AIRCRAFT AND DUPLICA
- [SDR SWIA971348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971348), Dec 28, 1998: O RING. FAILED. LEFT ENGINE DUCT LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. COMPLIED WITH QRH AND RETURNED TO PSP AND CONTACTED MAINTENANCE. FOUND O-RINGS WORN ON COUPLER SL
- [SDR SWIA971343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971343), Dec 22, 1998: WARNING. ACTIVATED. AFTER TAKEOFF, CONTROL FAULT ILLUMINATED. QRH DID NOT CLEAR FAULT. RETURNED FOR LANDING AT SMF. OPERATED FLAPS UP AND DOWN COUPLE OF TIMES, NO DISCREPANCY NOTED
- [SDR SWIA971294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971294), Oct 21, 1998: IAS INDICATOR. LEAKING. ON TAKEOFF, FO'S AIRSPEED, ALTIMETER AND VSI VERY ERRATIC. ALTIMETER AS MUCH AS 1,500 FEET BEHIND CAPTAINS. AIRSPEED INDICATOR 0 KNOTS MOST OF THE TIME. RETURNE
- [SDR SWIA971285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971285), Oct 9, 1998: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ON APPROACH HAD US DO A GO-AROUND. ON GO-AROUND, NOSE GEAR A AND B REMAINED ON, (NO GROUND LIGHTS). NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP. REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR FOR
- [SDR SWIA971258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971258), Sep 9, 1998: ACTUATOR. FAILED. IN DESCENT FLIGHT MAP TRIM FAIL AP DISCONNECT. AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP. DIFFICULT TO CONTROL PITCH. TO DESCEND, IT TOOK ALL NOSE DOWN TRIM AND FORWARD YOKE PRESSURE
- [SDR SWIA971252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971252), Sep 9, 1998: TRIM TAB. OUT OF POSITION. DURING DESCENT, AUTO PILOT DISCONNECTED. FOUND TRIM WHEEL AT FORWARD LIMIT AND TRIM INDICATOR AT 1-8 UNITS DOWN. AIRCRAFT SPEED REDUCTION REQUIRED TO REDUCE STI
- [SDR SWIA971251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971251), Sep 9, 1998: CONTROL PANEL. FAILED. DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT 1000 FT, ELECTRIC TRIM RAN AWAY FORWARD TO STOP. ROLLED TRIM BACK AND IT RAN FORWARD TO STOP AGAIN, EACH TIME SOUNDING AUTO PILOT AURAL 
- [SDR COMA9810040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810040), Feb 5, 1998: WIRE. SHORTED. NAVIGATION LIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. REPAIRED SHORTED WIRE RIGHT HAND WING.
- [SDR COMA9810034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810034), Jan 30, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHAGED. EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING IS INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERIES.
- [SDR COMA9710497](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710497), Dec 12, 1997: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING 1C INSPECTION, TASK 419-012 REVEALED A CRACK IN LEFT NACELLE UPPER HALF-FRAME. REPLACED HALF-FRAME USING AERODESIGN REPORT 2524-2.
- [SDR COMA9710496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710496), Dec 12, 1997: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING 1C INSPECTION, TASK 419-012 REVEALED A CRACK IN LEFT NACELLE UPPER HALF FRAME. THE CRACK WAS .52 LONG AND STARTED AT A NUTPLATE FASTENER. THE NUTPLATE IS
- [SDR COMA9710487](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710487), Dec 3, 1997: SEQUENCE VALVE. OUT OF ADJUST. THE RIGHT HAND MLG DOES NOT RETRACT. ADJUSTED THE RIGHT HAND MLG DOORS SEQUENCE VALVES.
- [SDR COMA9710308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710308), Jun 6, 1997: AURAL WARNING. SOUNDED. TAKEOFF TRIM AURAL WARNING SOUNDED DURING TAKEOFF. TRIM WAS CONFIRMED AT TAKEOFF SETTING. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. RESET AURAL WARNING UNIT, SYSTEM TEST
- [SDR COMA9710235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710235), May 5, 1997: BLADE. DELAMINATED. PROPELLER ASSEMBLY REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR HUB MAJOR INSPECTION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE NR 3 BLADE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DELAMINATION OF 40 SQ INCHES LOCA
- [SDR COMA9710234](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710234), May 5, 1997: BLADE. DELAMINATED. PROPELLER ASSEMBLY REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR HUB MAJOR INSPECTION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE NR 2 BLADE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DELAMINATION OF 74 SQ INCHES LOCA
- [SDR COMA9710227](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710227), Apr 30, 1997: ANTENNA. FAILED. WEATHER RADAR DISPLAY INOPERATIVE DURING CLIMB OUT. REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA.
- [SDR COMA9710177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710177), Mar 14, 1997: STOP TAB. BENT. PROPELLER ASSEMBLY REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR HUB MAJOR INSPECTION. UPON INITIAL RECEIVING INSPECTION THE FEATHER STOP TAB S/N 248 WAS FOUND TO BE BENT APPROXIMA
- [SDR COMA9710176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710176), Mar 14, 1997: BEARING INSERT. WORN. PROPELLER ASSEMBLY REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR HUB MAJOR INSPECTION. UPON INITIAL RECEIVING INSPECTION THE BLADE PIN BEARING INSERT WAS FOUND TO BE WORN IN AN OVA
- [SDR COMA9710175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710175), Mar 14, 1997: BEARING INSERT. WORN. PROPELLER ASSEMBLY REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR HUB MAJOR INSPECTION. UPON INITIAL RECEIVING INSPECTION THE BLADE PIN BEARING INSERT WAS FOUND TO BE IN AN OVAL FAS
- [SDR COMA9710171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710171), Mar 14, 1997: ANTENNA. FAILED. WEATHER RADAR IS INOP. REPLACED THE RADAR ANTENNA.
- [SDR COMA9710168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710168), Mar 7, 1997: HYDRAULIC SYST. REQD SERVICE. THE LT (GREEN) HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW QUANTITY WARNING WAS ON DURING GEAR RETRACTION. THE RESERVOIR QUANTITY WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GREEN RANGE. SERVICED HYDRAU
- [SDR COMA9710077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710077), Jan 21, 1997: COUPLER. INOPERATIVE. ILS COURSE MOVES PLUS OR MINUS 1 DOT ON FINAL. REPLACED INBOARD COUPLER, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR COMA9710016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710016), Jan 5, 1997: FILTER. CLOGGED. FUEL FILTER IMPENDING BYPASS WARNING DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED RT ENGINE FUEL FILTERS.
- [SDR COMA9610403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610403), Dec 16, 1996: SEPARATOR. CRACKED. WING AND STABILIZER INBD DE-ICE BOOTS ARE INOP. REPLACED A CRACKED BLEED AIR WATER SEPARATOR.
- [SDR COMA9610355](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610355), Dec 9, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING 2C INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE INNER SKIN FOUND CORRODED AT PAX DOOR CUTOUT, BENEATH BOTTOM FWD DOOR CUTOUT REINFORCEMENT DOUBLER. THE DAMGE WAS REPAIRED 
- [SDR COMA9610354](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610354), Dec 9, 1996: SILL. CORRODED. DURING 2C INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE FWD FLOOR STRUCTURE RT SILL CORRODED. REPLACED SILL WITH NEW PART PER EMB120 SRM STANDARD PRACTICES CHAPTER 51.
- [SDR COMA9610353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610353), Dec 9, 1996: BUTT STRAP. CORRODED. DURING 2C INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE FWD FLOOR STRUCTURE RT BUTT STRAP CORRODED. REPLACED BUTT STRAP WITH NEW PART PER EMB120 SRM STANDARD PRACTICES, CHAPTER 51
- [SDR COMA9610352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610352), Dec 9, 1996: BUTT STRAP. CORRODED. DURING 2C INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE FWD CENTER FLOOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE BUTT STRAP CORRODED. REPLACED CENTER BUTT STRAP WITH NEW PART PER EMB120 SRM STANDARD PR
- [SDR COMA9610351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610351), Dec 9, 1996: BUTT STRAP. CORRODED. DURING 2C INSPECTION, FOUND FWD FUSELAGE FLOOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE LT BUTT STRAP CORRODED. REPLACED LT BUTT STRAP WITH NEW PART PER EMB120 SRM STANDARD PRACTICES,
- [SDR COMA9610350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610350), Dec 9, 1996: CROSSBEAM. CORRODED. DURING 2C INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE FWD FLOOR SUPPORT LT CROSSBEAM CORRODED. REPLACED CROSSBEAM WITH NEW PART PER EMB120 SRM STANDARD PRACTICES, CHAPTER 51.
- [SDR COMA9610349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610349), Dec 9, 1996: SILL. CORRODED. DURING 2C INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE FWD FLOOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE LT SILL CORRODED. REPLACED LT SILL PER EMB120 SRM STANDARD PRACTICES, CHAPTER 51.
- [SDR COMA9610348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610348), Dec 9, 1996: BUTT STRAP. CORRODED. DURING 2C INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE FWD FLOOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE LT BUTT STRAP CORRODED. REPLACED LT BUTT STRAP WITH NEW PART PER EMB120 SRM STANDARD PRACTICES,
- [SDR COMA9610347](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610347), Dec 9, 1996: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING 2C INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE STRINGER 18L CORRODED AT FWD END, FS 4088.0. REPAIRED STRINGER PER AERODESIGN REPORT NR 1990-2, REV IR DATED 9-15-96.
- [SDR COMA9610346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610346), Dec 9, 1996: CROSSBEAM. CORRODED. DURING 2C INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE FLOOR SUPPORT RT CROSSBEAM AT FRAME 16 HAD CORROSION. REPLACED RT CROSSBEAM WITH NEW PART PER EMB120 SRM STANDARD PRACTICES
- [SDR COMA9610345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610345), Dec 9, 1996: BUTT STRAP. CORRODED. DURING 2C INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE FWD FLOOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE CENTER BUTT STRAP CORRODED. REPLACED CENTER BUTT STRAP WITH NEW PART PER EMB120 SRM STANDARD PR

All 70: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156CA-2005-09-06/reports.md

## Other aircraft with N156CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156CA): Bell 206B, S/N 1999, built 1976

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