# N176RA: 1982 Dehavilland DHC-7-102, registration cancelled 2020-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-7-102](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-7-102) (registry code 2802708)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 76
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 2001
- Certificate issued: February 24, 2014
- Last registry action: November 3, 2016
- Mode S code: A130EF
- Owners when cancelled: [United States Army](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20ARMY), [Cecon Contracting Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CECON%20CONTRACTING%20CENTER), [Pm Sai Attn Sfae I Ew Sa](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PM%20SAI%20ATTN%20SFAE%20I%20EW%20SA)
- Location: [Aber Prov Grd, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Aber%20Prov%20Grd)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4727° N, 76.1107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21005, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=176RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176RA-2020-05-29

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Dehavilland DHC-7-102: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-7-102.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR 99ZZZX541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX541), May 18, 1998: ROD. CRACKED. DURING MAINTENANCE FOUND PUSH ROD CRACKED. MATERIAL IS PUSHED IN AN OUTWARD DIRECTION, INSPECTED AND FOUND WRONG PART NUMBER ROD END BEARING INSTALLED AT TOP OF
- [SDR 96ZZZX1413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1413), May 14, 1995: GAUGE. FLUCTUATION. REMOVED GAUGE FOR NEEDLE RAPID FLUCTUATION - 20-50 DEGREES, SPIKING WILDLY OCCASIONALLY.
- [SDR PAYA95D7004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PAYA95D7004), Jan 22, 1995: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. JFK-PNE - FLT 176 - THE RT MLG FAILED TO EXTEND NORMALLY, EMERGENCY EXTENSION PERFORMED, NO TRANSIENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING EXTENSION. GREASED RT MLG, FUNCTI
- [SDR PAYA95D7001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PAYA95D7001), Jan 1, 1995: CARBON SEAL. MISINSTALLED. ORF-PNE - FLT 7570 - WHILE ON APPROACH, THE NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW SECURED THE ENGINE FOR LANDING. MAINTENANCE FREED AND RESEA

## 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 19881102061979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881102061979I), Nov 2, 1988: Dhav DHC7102 (N176RA), Syracuse, NY. Unable to retract gear. Returned and landed without incident. "A" bolts and nuts left in gear prevented retraction

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