# N197SW: 1990 Embraer EMB-120ER, registration cancelled 2006-02-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 24, 2006
- Exported to: Australia
- 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 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: 120.186
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 2, 1990
- Certificate issued: May 31, 1990
- Last registry action: April 15, 2003
- Mode S code: A183D1
- Owner when cancelled: [Skywest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [St George, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/St%20George)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.1384° N, 113.6296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84770, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197SW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=197SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197SW-2006-02-24

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (64, newest 50)

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

- [SDR SWIA200515231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200515231), Jul 2, 2005: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS TOWARD FRONT OF CABIN INOP. REPLACED FORWARD ELBP. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA200514958](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200514958), May 3, 2005: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. LAV SMOKE DETECTOR BEEPING INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED BATTERY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA200514897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200514897), Apr 20, 2005: WIRE. BROKEN. EMERGENCY LIGHTING STRIP BY GALLEY IS LOOSE AND DOES NOT LIGHT UP. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE UNDER GALLEY AND REPLACED FORWARD SECTION OF LIGHT TRACK. OPERATIONAL CH
- [SDR SWIA200414291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200414291), Dec 18, 2004: BULB. BURNED OUT. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT (OVERHEAD) AT ROW 6C INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED BULB, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA200414064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200414064), Nov 5, 2004: ROLLER. DIRTY. MAIN CABIN DOOR IS HARD TO OPEN/CLOSE. CLEANED MAIN CABIN DOOR ROLLERS AND ACTUATORS. RELUBED ROLLERS AND LOCKING MECHANISM. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW 52-00-00
- [SDR SWIA200413516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413516), Jun 27, 2004: ANNUNCIATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. UPON SELECTING FLAPS 15 DEGREES ON TAXI, WITH THE FLAP SELECTOR IN THE 15 DETENT, NO MOVEMENT ON FLAP COMMAND OR ON INDICATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP ANNUNCI
- [SDR SWIA200413142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413142), Apr 15, 2004: ANNUNCIATOR. FAULTY. IN CRUISE FLIGHT, FLAP ADV SWS, AND CONTROL FAULT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. RESET THE SYSTEM PER QRH, 5 MINUTES LATER, FLAP ADV SWS, CONTROL FAULT, ASYMMETRY, AND FLA
- [SDR SWIA200413109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413109), Apr 2, 2004: FAN. FAILED. LEFT PACK EMITTING SMOKE THROUGH VENTS WHILE ON GROUND. REPLACED LEFT PACK GROUND COOLING FAN. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA200413097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413097), Mar 27, 2004: COMPUTER. OUT OF ADJUST. COPILOT'S COMPUTER FLAG CAME ON AUTOPILOT, WOULD NOT ENGAGE. REORIENTED NR 2 AHRS COMPUTER. AUTO PILOT OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA200412979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200412979), Jan 25, 2004: CRADLE. CRACKED. RIGHT OUTBOARD EXHAUST CRADLE OUTBOARD CORNER IS CRACKED. DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER IAW EMB SRM 51-10-02.
- [SDR SWIA200412978](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200412978), Jan 25, 2004: RIB. CRACKED. CRACKED RIB AT RIVET OUTBOARD OF SMALL FUEL ACCESS PANEL NR 3 OF LEFT WING. DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPAIRED LEFT NOSE RIB WEB NR 19 IAW EMBRAER R
- [SDR SWIA200412977](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200412977), Jan 25, 2004: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT FORWARD MOST OUTBOARD SMALL FUEL PANEL, RIB INSIDE WING CRACKED. DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPAIRED RIGHT MOST OUTBOARD NOSE RIB WEB IAW SRM 1
- [SDR SWIA200412976](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200412976), Jan 25, 2004: ATTACH BRACKET. CRACKED. ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED AT LEFT NACELLE OUTBOARD OF WHEEL WELL AT 3RD RIVET FROM BOTTOM (INTERIOR OF WALL). DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPAIRED BRACKE
- [SDR SWIA200412975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200412975), Jan 25, 2004: BRACKET. CRACKED. INTERIOR BRACKET CRACKED AT LEFT NACELLE OUTBOARD OF WHEEL WELL SUPPORT. DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPAIRED IAW SRM 54-10-03 FIG 201. P/N 120-41419-
- [SDR SWIA200412974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200412974), Jan 25, 2004: CLIP. CRACKED. LEFT WING SHEAR CLIP AT STATION YA-5825 CRACKED OUTBOARD OF FUEL PANEL 4 MIDDLE SECTION. DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED AND SEALED SHEAR CLIP IA
- [SDR SWIA200412973](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200412973), Jan 25, 2004: FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT ENGINE FRAME NR 1 CRACKED. DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FRAME NR 1 IAW EMB120 SRM 51-10-02 PG 3 SEC 3A AND S/B 120-54-0036 AN
- [SDR SWIA200412972](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200412972), Jan 25, 2004: FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT MLG, OUTBOARD LOWER NACELLE FRAME CRACKED. DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED LOWER NACELLE FRAME IAW 120 SRM 51-10-02 PG 3 SEC 3A & RII CARD 5
- [SDR SWIA200412971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200412971), Jan 25, 2004: FRAME. CRACKED. RIGHT NACELLE (WHEEL WELL) OUTBOARD UPPER FRAME CRACKED. DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPAIRED RIGHT NACELLE (WHEEL WELL) OUTBOARD UPPER AFT FRAME IAW 
- [SDR SWIA200312586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312586), Oct 28, 2003: CONTROL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER LANDING NAC FLAPS CONTROL FAULTED AND WOULD NOT RESET. REMOVED FLAP COMPUTER AND INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECKS GOOD. P/N: 307500-1007, S/N OFF:
- [SDR SWIA200312538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312538), Oct 18, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CENTER EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOP. REPLACED CENTER ELBP WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA200312165](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312165), Jun 27, 2003: FUSE. BLOWN. FORWARD SECTION OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CABIN ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BLOWN FUSE. OPS CHECK GOOD. P/N: 1AFUSE
- [SDR SWIA200312048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312048), May 26, 2003: CONTROL UNIT. FAILED. FLAP CONTROL FAULT DURING FLAP BITE TEST AND WILL NOT RESET. INSTALLED FLAP CONTROL UNIT IAW EMB 120 MM 27-50-06. OPS CHECKS GOOD. S/N OFF: 0230.
- [SDR SWIA200312011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312011), May 19, 2003: CONTROL PANEL. MALFUNCTIONED. BOTH AUTPILOTS TURN RIGHT, UNCOMMANDED, DO NOT FOLLOW COMMAND BARS. REPLACED APP-65. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 22-00-00.
- [SDR SWIA200311773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200311773), Feb 10, 2003: BRACKET. CRACKED. INBOARD FLAP FOLLOWER ROLLER BRACKETS CRACKED ON LEFT SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED INBOARD FLAP FOLLOWER ROLLER BRACKETS AT BOTH ENDS IAW SRM 51-10-03 AND 51-40-0
- [SDR SWIA200211432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211432), Oct 30, 2002: OUTFLOW VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. AUTO PRESSURIZATION UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERFORMED MX PROCEDURE FOR DEFERRAL. NEXT FLIGHT RETURNED TO GJT WITH MANUAL PRESSURIZATION
- [SDR SWIA200211204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211204), Sep 8, 2002: BOOT. FAILED. INBOARD LEFT AND RIGHT STAB AND INBOARD LEFT AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE DEICERS FAILED IN FLIGHT ON BOTH TIMERS. RETURNED TO SLC. REMOVED & REPLACED RIGHT WING
- [SDR SWIA200210791](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210791), Apr 16, 2002: RECEPTACLE. MELTED. SMOKE SMELL IN CABIN. FOUND A LIGHT RECEPTACLE MELTED. REPLACED LIGHT RECEPTACLE AT SEAT 5A. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA200210725](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210725), Mar 14, 2002: PRESSURE SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. IN CLIMBOUT THROUGH FL20, THE LEFT POWER LEVER WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT. SWITCHED THE LEFT EEC TO MANUAL AND THE ENGINE REQUIRED POWER. SELECTED MANU
- [SDR SWIA200110399](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110399), Nov 29, 2001: BOOT. LEAKING. VERTICAL FIN AND RIGHT OUTBOARD STAB DEICE BOOTS FAIL ON BOTH TIMERS. REMOVED & REPLACED RIGHT HORIZONTAL DEICE BOOT IAW EMB 30-10-00 & FAST BOOT INSTRUCTION. O
- [SDR SWIA200110378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110378), Nov 25, 2001: BOOT. LEAKING. LEADING EDGE DEICE BOOTS FAILED (VERTICAL FIN AND RIGHT OB STAB) BOTH TIMERS. INSPECTED HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STAB. DEICE BOOTS. FOUND RIGHT OUTBOARD BOOT TO 
- [SDR SWIA200110377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110377), Nov 24, 2001: CONTROL CABLE. FAULTY. RIGHT POWER LEVER WOULD NOT RETARD TO FLIGHT IDLE IN CRUISE FL22.0 OAT-15. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECK. INSPECTED CABLE FROM POWER LEVER AND E
- [SDR SWIA20019998](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA20019998), Jul 4, 2001: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. ON TAKEOFF, THE FORWARD DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ASSOCIATED AURAL WARNINGS, THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE DOOR WAS CHECKED CLOSED AND THE FORWARD DOOR WARNING
- [SDR SWIA972596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972596), May 22, 2001: COMPARATOR. FAULTY. UPON ADDING TAKEOFF POWER CAPT'S EADI AND EHSI FAILED AND CAME BACK ON LINE. AFTER 100 PERCENT TORQUE AND DOUBLE CHECK OF ALL INSTRUMENTS, TAKEOFF ROLL WAS COMM
- [SDR SWIA972475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972475), Apr 1, 2001: FLAP TRACK. DIRTY. FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND TO 45 DEGREES INBOUND TO CARLSBAD. COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURE FOR FLAP DISAGREEMENT. RETURNED TO LAX. EXAMINED FLAP TRACKS AND ROLLERS F
- [SDR SWIA972476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972476), Mar 31, 2001: TARGET. OUT OF ADJ. CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED TAKEOFF. LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ADJUSTED STRIKER PLATE ON CARGO LIGHT SWITCH. CYCLED DOOR N
- [SDR SWIA972359](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972359), Feb 10, 2001: ACTUATOR. SEIZED. RUDDER TRIM FROZE IN ZERO POSITION IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT CONDITIONS VMC AT 7000 FEET. AFTER 10 MINUTES RUDDER TRIM WORKED FINE. INSPECTED RUDDER TRIMMING SYSTEM IAW
- [SDR SWIA972178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972178), Dec 15, 2000: SIGNAL COND UNIT. FAILED. RIGHT TORQUE GAUGE WOULD NOT DROP BELOW 76 PERCENT TORQUE. ALL OTHER GAUGES WERE NORMAL. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, WHEN WE BEGAN DESCENT, LEFT PROP WENT TO FEATHER
- [SDR SWIA972117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972117), Nov 18, 2000: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. MOMENTARY FLAP LIGHT ON MAP ASSOCIATED WITH FLAP RETRACTION IN AIR/GROUND. REPLACED INLINE HYDRAULIC FILTER FOR INBOARD FLAPS AS REQUIRED. OPS CHECK FAILED. REP
- [SDR SWIA972128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972128), Nov 17, 2000: CONTROL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. INBOARD DISAGREEMENT ON FLAP RETRACTION. REPLACED FCU. OPERATED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECKS GOOD. P/N 307500-10175-1, S/N ON: 0160, S/N OFF: 0276.
- [SDR SWIA971929](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971929), Aug 13, 2000: INDICATOR. FAILED. ANALOG AND DIGITAL READING ON RIGHT NP GAUGE FAILED. RETURNED TO FAT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT NP GAUGE. OPS CHECKS GOOD. P/N ON: SEL-OC29DH, S/N: 511, S/N OF
- [SDR SWIA971634](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971634), Dec 22, 1999: FLAP. MALFUNCTIONED. FLAP ASYMMETRY LEFT OUTBOARD AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO PIH. RESET FLAP SYSTEM. CYCLED UP AND DOWN 5 FAULT FREE CYCLES. CHECKED FLAP TRACKS AND ROLLERS, CHECKED
- [SDR SWIA971579](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971579), Oct 10, 1999: TQ SIG COND. MALFUNCTIONED. EXPERIENCED PLUS AND MINUS 10 TO 12 PERCENT TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS ON RIGHT ENGINE AT CLIMB POWER SETTINGS. FLUCTUATIONS CAUSED REDUCED POWER SETTINGS. RETURNED TO
- [SDR SWIA971474](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971474), Apr 9, 1999: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ON DEPARTURE OUT OF SLC, RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL STUCK AT APPROX ONE-HALF TRAVEL. RUDDER WOULD CENTER BUT WOULD NOT GO PAST ONE-HALF TRAVEL. FOLLOWED QRH AND UPON SE
- [SDR SWIA971455](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971455), Apr 9, 1999: EHSI. MALFUNCTIONED. CAPTAIN'S EHSI WILL NOT INITIALIZE THEN CORRECTED ITS SELF ON THE GROUND, BUT TWICE DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT IN FLIGHT. WHEN NR 1 GYRO COMPUTER FLAG APPEARED NR 1
- [SDR SWIA971400](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971400), Feb 2, 1999: REGULATOR. FAILED. LOW LEVEL AND LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON GREEN SYSTEM. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN SLC WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED HYDRAULIC HEAD PRESSURE REGULATOR AND 
- [SDR SWIA971370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971370), Jan 10, 1999: VALVE. FAILED. LEFT ENGINE INLET DEICER INOP. ANNUNCIATION IN FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO SLC. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FLOW CONTROL VALVE IAW EMB 120 MM 30-10-04. OP, CHEC
- [SDR SWIA971379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971379), Jan 8, 1999: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT. CONTROL FAULT ON OVERHEAD ILLUMINATED. FLAP AND ADVANCED STALL WARNING LIGHT ON MAP. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE. RETURNED TO 
- [SDR SWIA971219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971219), Jul 9, 1998: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT ENGINE NL ON TAKEOFF SHOWED 110 PERCENT TO 115 PERCENT. RETURNED TO SLC. REPLACED LEFT HAND NL/NH INDICATOR. RAN ENGINE, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA971078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971078), Jan 29, 1998: ACTUATOR. FAILED. SELECTING FLAPS DOWN, NACELLES WOULD NOT EXTEND CAUSING DISAGREEMENT. WHEN FLAPS ARE RETRACTED THE INBOARDS LAG. CYCLED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES ON GROUND AND UNABLE
- [SDR SWIA971077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971077), Jan 11, 1998: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. AT 400 FT CALLED FOR FLAPS UP AND GOT FLAP ASYMMETRY INDICATION. RETURNED TO LAX. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE FLAP HANDLE ASSEMBLY. CYCLED FLAPS EXTENSIVELY WITH NO A

All 64: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197SW-2006-02-24/reports.md

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