# N199SW: Embraer EMB-120, registration cancelled 2005-12-06 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: December 6, 2005 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Embraer EMB-120](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120) (registry code 3260201) - 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: 120.237 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 7, 1994 - Certificate issued: August 19, 2004 - Last registry action: August 19, 2004 - Mode S code: A18B3F - Owner when cancelled: [Nte Aviation Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NTE%20AVIATION%20LTD) - Location: [Lewisville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lewisville) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 33.0506° N, 96.9727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75057, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N199SW - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=199SW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199SW-2005-12-06 From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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-120: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120.md ## Service difficulty reports (50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR SWIA200211500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211500), Nov 24, 2002: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. FLAP DISAGREEMENT ON NACELLE FLAPS ON RETRACTION FROM 45 DEGREES. REPLACED LEFT NACELLE FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-50-00. LEAK CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200211487](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211487), Nov 14, 2002: PROXIMITY SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER ROTATION, WHEN SELECTING THE LANDING ''UP'', THE NOSE A & B SYSTEM RED AND GREEN LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CYCLED THE GEAR PER THE QRH AND NO GEAR MOVE - [SDR SWIA200211486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211486), Nov 11, 2002: HANDLE. OUT OF ADJUST. CAPTAIN'S DIRECT VISION WINDOW VERY HARD TO OPEN AND THEN IMPOSSIBLE TO CLOSE. ADJUSTED CAPTAIN'S DV WINDOW HANDLE OPENING ROD AND DEBURRED CATCH. OPS CHECK GOO - [SDR SWIA200211362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211362), Oct 7, 2002: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. LEFT WING FORWARD LOWER SPAR CAP HAS A CRACK BETWEEN 4533.5 AND 4945. RIVET ROW ON LOWER SKINS MARKED WHERE SKIN SEAMS MEET, OUTBD OF RIB NR17. DISCOVERED DURIN - [SDR SWIA200211199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211199), Sep 1, 2002: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. LEFT EEC MANUAL REVERSION FAILED ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED TAKEOFF. CLEANED CONTAMINATION FROM LEFT ENG EEC P1 CONNECTOR. RAN ENG, OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200211152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211152), Aug 20, 2002: CONTROL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. ON APPROACH THE NACELLE FLAPS ARE INOP. REPAIRED WIRE W628-0007-22 BETWEEN P1869 & P0828. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP CONTROL UNIT. OPS CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200211141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211141), Aug 19, 2002: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ON DESCENT INTO ELKO, RIGHT NACELLE WOULD NOT EXTEND PAST 15 DEGREES WITH CONTROL FAULTS. AFTER LANDING, ALL FLAPS RETRACTED. THEREAFTER, RIGHT NACELLE FLAP WOU - [SDR SWIA200211127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211127), Aug 15, 2002: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. RIGHT NACELLE FLAP FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT NACELLE FLAP IAW MM 27-50-03. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200211126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211126), Aug 15, 2002: ACTUATOR. FAILED. NACELLE FLAPS WOULD NOT GO PAST 4 ROWS OF LIGHTS WHEN 25 DEGREES OF FLAPS SELECTED. FLAP DISAGREEMENT WARNING. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT NACELLE FLAP ACTUATOR - [SDR SWIA200210914](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210914), Jun 8, 2002: FCU. MALFUNCTIONED. CONTROL FAULT ON TAXI OUT, COULD NOT RESET. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP CONTROL UNIT AND RIGHT NACELLE FLAP ACTUATOR WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS IAW MM 27-00-00. OPS C - [SDR SWIA200210977](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210977), Jun 4, 2002: ACTUATOR. FAILED. ON GEAR RETRACTION, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RED LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH ASSOCIATED GEAR DOOR FLUTTER SOUND. RETURNED TO PSP. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. REPLAC - [SDR SWIA200210898](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210898), May 30, 2002: INVERTER. FAILED. INVERTER NR 1 WENT INOP EN ROUTE AND WOULD NOT RESET. RETURNED TO DEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 INVERTER. OPS CHECK GOOD. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE INVERTER IAW MM - [SDR SWIA200210750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210750), Mar 17, 2002: SEAL. DEFECTIVE. ON TAKEOFF RECEIVED A RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING. OIL PRESSURE RETURNED BACK IN THE GREEN ARC AND FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 60 & 50 PSID. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED B - [SDR SWIA200210703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210703), Mar 6, 2002: SERVO. BINDING. LEFT RUDDER PEDAL BINDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER AUTOPILOT SERVO IAW 27-31-00. OPS CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200210675](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210675), Feb 25, 2002: OIL SYSTEM. LOW. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NR 2 ENGINE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED TAKEOFF. ADDED 3 QUARTS TO NR 2 ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION NO OIL LEAKAGE FOUND. - [SDR SWIA200210653](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210653), Feb 19, 2002: BOOT. DAMAGED. LEADING EDGE OUTBOARD RIGHT, LEFT AND VERTICAL STAB FAILURES ON BOTH DEICE TIMERS AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW POWER SETTINGS. OUTSIDE TEMP -6 DEGREES CELISUS AT 12,000 - [SDR SWIA200210598](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210598), Jan 28, 2002: MONITOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LEADING EDGE DEICE MIDDLE LEFT WING, INBOARD LEFT WING, INBOARD LEFT STAB AND INBOARD RIGHT STAB LIGHTS CAME ON IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO SLC. REPLACED DEICE MONIT - [SDR SWIA200110463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110463), Nov 21, 2001: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. COCKPIT, CRACK IN INTERCOSTAL LOCATED AFT OF CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW AFT FRAME AT APPROXIMATE HEIGHT OF OVERHEAD SPEAKER. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER FOR - [SDR SWIA200110461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110461), Nov 21, 2001: CHANNEL. WORN. LEFT NACELLE OUTBOARD J-CHANNEL HAS DEEP GROOVES AT AFT END OUTBOARD OF AFT GEAR DOOR AREA. REPLACED J-CHANNEL REPAIR SECTION IAW EMB TECH. SUPPORT ENGINEERING - [SDR SWIA200110460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110460), Nov 21, 2001: STIFFENER. CORRODED. 1ST CROSS MEMBER AFT OF THE PASSENGER DOOR HAS INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED CROSS MEMBER IAW EMB SRM 51-00-00 & 51-40-02. - [SDR SWIA200110036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110036), Jul 17, 2001: FLAP. CRACKED. RIGHT NACELLE FLAP HAS A CRACK IN UPPER SURFACE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT NACELLE FLAP IAW MM 27-50-02. P/N: 120-40327-001 - [SDR SWIA972531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972531), Apr 24, 2001: AILERON. JAMMED. AILERONS JAMMED, WILL NOT DEFLECT FOR A LEFT TURN ON TAXI. TIGHTENED SCREW THAT BACKED OUT ON RIGHT AILERON INSPECTION PANEL. CHECKED AILERONS FOR FREEDOM OF MO - [SDR SWIA972481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972481), Mar 29, 2001: WIRE. CHAFED. TRIM AURAL WARNING DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED TAKEOFF. FOUND AURAL CB POPPED. INSPECTED ELEVATOR TRIM PROXIMITY SENSORS WIRING ON TOP OF TAIL. FOUND WIRES CHA - [SDR SWIA972496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972496), Mar 26, 2001: DOOR. OUT OF ADJ. EXCESSIVE LOUD HISSING THROUGH FORWARD CABIN DOOR. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS HE CAN SEE DAYLIGHT THROUGH BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF FORWARD DOOR. SHIM FORWARD BOTTOM C - [SDR SWIA972440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972440), Mar 18, 2001: SERVO. BINDING. AFTER AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED, CAPTAINS SIDE NOTICED BINDING OF TRIM (ELEVATOR) BETWEEN 3 AND 6 UNITS. TRIM WHEEL WOULD BIND THEN RELEASE. ALTITUDE 6000 FEET WIT - [SDR SWIA972332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972332), Feb 5, 2001: SERVO. FAILED. WHEN CONTROL YOKE MOVED SIDE TO SIDE A NOISE IS HEARD IN THE FLOOR PANEL AREA. REPLACED AILERON SERVO WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD. S/N ON: 9961, S/N O - [SDR SWIA972210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972210), Dec 22, 2000: EJECTOR VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. CLIMBING THROUGH 17,000 FEET, LEFT AND RIGHT OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE DEICE INOP LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. TIMER 2 HAD THE SAME RESULT AFTER PROCEEDING PER QRH. AFTER LE - [SDR SWIA972139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972139), Nov 30, 2000: SEQUENCE VALVE. FAILED. UPON TAKEOFF RIGHT LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP FOLLOWED BY LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. CYCLED GEAR DOWN, DID NOT CYCLE GEAR BACK UP BECA - [SDR SWIA972075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972075), Nov 3, 2000: WINDOW. OUT OF ADJ. UNABLE TO CLOSE F/O''S WINDOW ENOUGH TO GET THE TAB DOWN. ADJUSTED THE F/O''S DIRECT VIEW WINDOW. OPS CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR SWIA971993](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971993), Sep 24, 2000: BUSHING. DAMAGED. RIGHT GEAR VIBRATION ON RETRACTION, RED GEAR INDICATION REMAINED LIT. CYCLED GEAR, SAME PROBLEM. CYCLED GEAR HANDLE UP AND DOWN QUICKLY, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, VIB - [SDR SWIA971750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971750), Apr 1, 2000: COMPUTER. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1500 AGL TRIPLE CHIME AND RED TRIM FAIL AND AUTO PILOT FAIL , MAP LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE YAW DAMPNER FAILED. CAPTAINS AND FOS COMPUTER FLAGS W - [SDR SWIA971555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971555), Sep 9, 1999: FILTER LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. GREEN SYSTEM FILTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER DEPARTURE WHEN THE GEAR WAS BROUGHT UP. RETURNED TO SLC. REMOVED AND REPLACED GREEN HYDRAULIC FILTERS. INSPECTED FIL - [SDR SWIA971546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971546), Aug 1, 1999: FIRE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR/WHEEL WELL LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. DIVERTED FROM EKO TO SLC. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR. FIRE DETECTION TEST GOOD. - [SDR SWIA971545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971545), Aug 1, 1999: SWITCH. FAILED. ON CLIMB-OUT OF SLC, HAD AURAL WARNING AND MAP INDICATION OIL PRESS 20. RETURNED TO SLC. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE REMAINED IN GREEN AT ALL TIMES. ADDED 2 QUARTS OIL T - [SDR SWIA971414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971414), Feb 7, 1999: ROLLERS. WORN. AFTER DEPARTURE, FLAPS INCURRED DISAGREEMENT FROM FLAPS 15 TO FLAPS UP. INBOARD PAIR DISAGREEMENT. TRIED THREE TIMES TO FIX/RECONFIGURE, UNSUCCESSFUL. RETURNED - [SDR SWIA971345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971345), Dec 25, 1998: ACTUATOR. FAILED. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. RIGHT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, POSSIBLY JUST THE GEAR DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPLOCK ACTUATOR AND SEQUENCING VALVES, OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA971335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971335), Dec 5, 1998: FLAP. DAMAGED. FLAP DISAGREEMENT ON FLAP RETRACTION RIGHT SIDE. RETURNED TO SLC. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP IAW EMB MM 27-50-04, OPS CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR SWIA971334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971334), Dec 5, 1998: CONNECTOR. CONTAMINATED. UPON CLIMBOUT AT FLAP RETRACTION, RECEIVED FLAP DISAGREEMENT RIGHT SIDE. RETURNED TO SLC. FOUND MOISTURE IN OUTBOARD LEFT FLAP CANNON PLUG. CLEANED BOTH FLAP AC - [SDR SWIA971330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971330), Dec 3, 1998: WARNING. ACTIVATED. BOTH SIDES GYROFLAGS INTERMITTENTLY ON AND OFF, COMMAND BARS MOVED ABNORMALLY UP AND DOWN AND SIDE TO SIDE. RETURNED TO FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR 34 MINUTES - [SDR SWIA971283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971283), Oct 9, 1998: CONTROLER. FAILED. AUTO CABIN PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM FAILED. RETURNED TO EKO. REPLACED CABIN PRESS CONTROL, OPS CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR SWIA971250](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971250), Aug 9, 1998: ACTUATOR. FAILED. RIGHT MAIN GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT (A & B SYSTEMS) ON. TOWER REPORTED RIGHT MAIN DID NOT RETRACT. COULD HEAR HYDRAULIC CYCLING IN NOSE. RETURNED TO FAT. REMOVED AN - [SDR SWIA971224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971224), Jul 8, 1998: BRACKET. FAILED. MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. CYCLED HANDLE, STILL DOWN INDICATION. NOSE GEAR RETRACTED FINE. INSTALLED NEW GEAR DOOR HINGE BRACKET ON RIGHT GEAR INBOARDD FORWAR - [SDR SWIA97911](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA97911), Jul 9, 1997: HYDRAULIC LINE. CHAFED. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED AND FLUID LEVEL DROPPED TO ZERO. DIVERTED TO SBA. FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE CHAFED THROUGH AT COWL FLAPS ACTUATOR - [SDR SWIA97863](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA97863), Feb 18, 1997: PROXIMITY SENSOR. FAILED. DURING FLIGHT, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR 'A' GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. LANDING GEAR COULD ONLY BE EXTENDED U - [SDR SWIA97838](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA97838), Jan 22, 1997: EJECTOR. FAILED. RIGHT ENGINE INLET DEICE FAILED INFLIGHT AT TAKEOFF/CLIMB POWER. DIVERTED TO LAX INSTEAD OF MRY. FOUND DEICE EJECTOR FOR RIGHT DEICE INLET BOOT COMING APART. RE - [SDR SWIA97839](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA97839), Jan 15, 1997: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. WEATHER RADAR INOPERATIVE. PAINTS SERIES OF RECTANGLES. RETURNED TO LAX. REPLACED RADAR INDICATOR. PERFORMED OPS, CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR SWIA97813](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA97813), Jan 2, 1997: LATCH PIN. FAILED. LEFT GEAR OUTBOARD FOWARD DOOR WILL NOT STAY LATCHED. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED ROLL PIN FOR LEFT GEAR FOWARD DOOR LATCH, OPS CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR SWIA95774](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA95774), Nov 12, 1996: PROX SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AURAL WARNING UNIT WENT OFF INFLIGHT WITH THE FOLLOWING BRAKES, TRIM FLAPS AUTOFEATHER. REPLACED NOSE GEAR AIR/GROUND PROX SENSOR CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, OPS - [SDR SWIA95705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA95705), Jan 4, 1996: CONNECTORS. LOOSE. AFTER TAKEOFF, TRIED TO RETRACT FLAPS AND THEY ONLY WENT UP TO ABOUT 7 DEGREES, RECEIVED A FLAP DISAGREEMENT WARNING. WE THEN RETURNED FOR LANDING AT SLC. AFTER - [SDR SWIA95676](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA95676), Nov 9, 1995: LINEAR ACTUATOR. WORN. RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR CABLE WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER TRIM LINEAR ACTUATOR IAW EMB120 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-00-01 AND R2 9 REV 19 DATED 7-1-91. ## Other aircraft with N199SW - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N199SW): Jarvis N Siegel RV 7, S/N 70888 - [Cancelled 2010-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199SW-2010-09-01): Piper PA46R-350T, S/N 4692037, built 2008. Exported to Brazil. 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