# N212SW: 1992 Embraer EMB-120ER, registration cancelled 2007-04-20 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 20, 2007 - Exported to: Brazil - 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: 120-276 - Year built: 1992 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 16, 1994 - Certificate issued: May 27, 1992 - Last registry action: February 15, 2005 - Mode S code: A1C295 - 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/N212SW - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=212SW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212SW-2007-04-20 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-120ER: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er.md ## Service difficulty reports (71, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR SWIA200717767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200717767), Jan 29, 2007: BEARING. MALFUNCTIONED. OUTBOARD FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED 4 ROLLER BEARINGS IAW MM 27-50-12. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 27-50-00. - [SDR SWIA200616574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200616574), Apr 11, 2006: LAMP. BURNED OUT. FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT -E- EXIT AFT RED LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE AND FIRST WHITE LIGHT AFT OF OVERWING EXIT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. RELAMPED AFT RED - [SDR SWIA200616441](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200616441), Mar 19, 2006: LAMP. BURNED OUT. FOUND FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP BEHIND ROW 6 (WHITE). INSTALLED A NEW LAMP IN THE LIGHT ASSY, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200616442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200616442), Mar 18, 2006: LAMP. BURNED OUT. ONE FLOOR LEVEL EMERG. LIGHT INOP AT SEAT 9 (RED).INSTALLED A NEW LAMP IN THE LIGHT ASSY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200616443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200616443), Mar 16, 2006: LINKAGE. BINDING. FOUND MAIN CABIN DOOR VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM INSIDE. LUBED DOOR LINKAGE, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200616286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200616286), Feb 19, 2006: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT NACELLE FLAP DISAGREE. REPLACED THE LEFT NACELLE FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-50-08. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200616135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200616135), Jan 8, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS GO DIM DURING TEST (INOP). REPLACED AFT ELBP. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200616086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200616086), Jan 6, 2006: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EXIT LIGHTS AT SEATS 5A AND 5C DO NOT ILLUMINATE. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE BATTERY MIDDLE POSITION, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200515758](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200515758), Oct 24, 2005: SIGN. MISSING. EXIT SIGN AT 6C MISSING. REPLACED EXIT SIGN AT 6C AS REQUIRED. - [SDR SWIA200515582](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200515582), Sep 23, 2005: ANNUNCIATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. CREW REPORTS FLAP CONTROL FAULTS DURING FLAP MOVEMENT. REPLACED FLAP ANNUNCIATOR ASSY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW EMB MM 27-50-05. - [SDR SWIA200515546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200515546), Sep 12, 2005: ACTUATOR. FAILED. RIGHT NAC FLAP HYD FAILURE. INSTALLED HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR ON RT NACELLE FLAP. OPERATIONAL CHECKS ARE GOOD IAW 27-50-00. - [SDR SWIA200514331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200514331), Jan 2, 2005: SERVO. MALFUNCTIONED. RUDDER PEDAL BINDING TO THE LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER SERVO IAW EMB MM 22-10-05. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200414328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200414328), Dec 31, 2004: PCU. MALFUNCTIONED. RIGHT RUDDER JAMMED AFTER TAKEOFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER PCU IAW 27-22-01. - [SDR SWIA200413363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413363), May 31, 2004: HMU. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CRUISE, PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON LEFT ENG. FUEL FLOW AROUND 70, TORQUE SHOWING 0 AND REDUCED T6, NP NH AND NL VALUES. NO MAP LIGHTS. REMOVED LEFT HMU AND IN - [SDR SWIA200413078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413078), Mar 24, 2004: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ON TAKEOFF ROLL FIRST OFFICER EXPERIENCED A STIFF RIGHT RUDDER INPUT THEN A TEMPORARY FREEZE (STOP) THEN UNCOMMANDED LEFT RUDDER INPUT/BUMP. ALL SYSTEMS OK DURI - [SDR SWIA200312754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312754), Dec 28, 2003: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. F/O'S YAW SYSTEM DISENGAGES. REPLACED NR 2 AUTOPILOT COMPUTER IAW MM 22-10-02. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200312679](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312679), Nov 27, 2003: FRAME. CRACKED. RIGHT NACELLE FRAME NR 1 IS CRACKED. DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED RIGHT NACELLE FRAME NR 1 IAW SB 120-54-0036 PART 2. C/W CARD RII 54-301. - [SDR SWIA200312486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312486), Oct 2, 2003: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. F/O AUTO PILOT COMMAND BARS WENT DOWN (PITCH), ALSO ATTITUDE INDICATOR F/O SIDE SHOWED 15 DEGREES CLIMB. A/C FOLLOWED F/O COMMAND BARS AND PITCHED DOWN. DISCONN - [SDR SWIA200312111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312111), Jun 17, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ''EXIT'' SIGNS ROW 6 ILLUMINATE ONLY VERY BRIEFLY THEN EXTINGUISH. REMOVED AND REPLACED ROW 6 BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD ON EMERGENCY LIGHTS. - [SDR SWIA200311813](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200311813), Feb 21, 2003: GCU. INOPERATIVE. AFTER TAKEOFF, RIGHT GEN LOAD RESET DROPPING OFF AND COMING BACK ON WITH A SINGLE CHIME AND ELEC LIGHT ON MAP. DEF RIGHT GEN PER MEL 24-30-1. REMOVED AND REPLAC - [SDR SWIA200311768](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200311768), Feb 5, 2003: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. PRESSURIZATION COULD NOT KEEP CABIN BELOW 12000 FT ON CLIMBOUT WITH APU BLEED. F/A REPORTED SMOKE AND ODOR AT REAR OF CABIN JUST AFTER TURNBACK TO GJT. AT 16-17 - [SDR SWIA200211664](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211664), Dec 31, 2002: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. ON TAKEOFF RECEIVED AN AUTOFEATHER WARNING. ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. FOUND CONNECTOR ON LT ENGINE TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER LOOSE. RE-TIGHT - [SDR SWIA200211316](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211316), Oct 6, 2002: ACTUATOR. FAILED. RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL JAMMED AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO RAP. PERFORMED RUDDER SYSTEM HEALTH CHECK PER MM 27-22-00. FOUND BLUE SYSTEM RUDDER ACTUATOR BAD. REMOVED A - [SDR SWIA200211244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211244), Sep 22, 2002: INDICATOR. FAULTY. ''HIGH SPEED'' AURAL WARNING SOUNDED ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT ABOUT 80 KNOTS. ABORTED TAKEOFF & RETURNED TO GATE. REPLACED CAPT'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR IAW MM 34-12-01. - [SDR SWIA200211214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211214), Sep 10, 2002: GUIDE. BENT. RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP ROLLER GUIDE BENT. INSTALLED NEW BRACKET FOR INBOARD ROLLER, RT OUTBOARD FLAP MOVEABLE CHANNEL. OPERATED FLAPS. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. - [SDR SWIA200210823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210823), Apr 29, 2002: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. LEFT T6 GAUGE ERRATIC AND INTERMITTENT ON BOTH THE DIGITAL AND ANALOG DISPLAYS. RETURNED TO SLC. FOUND LEFT ENGINE T6 CONNECTION LOOSE. RETORQUED NUTS AND COMPL - [SDR SWIA200210635](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210635), Feb 6, 2002: RELAY. FAILED. ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO AUTOFEATHER AURAL WARNING AND NO GREEN ARMED LIGHT. SUBSEQUENT RUN UP PRODUCED NO GREEN ARMED LIGHT. REF WDM 61-23-00 REPLACED RELAY K016 - [SDR SWIA200210614](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210614), Jan 27, 2002: WARNING SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, TAKEOFF AURAL WARNING AUTO FEATHER SOUNDED. AUTO FEATHER SWITCH IS ON POSITION. INSPECTED RELAY K0161 RECEPTACLE AND PERFORMED EXTENSIVE RUNS. - [SDR SWIA200110447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110447), Dec 13, 2001: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. RUDDER TRIM INEFFECTIVE WITH YAW ENGAGED. RUDDER KICKS OVER WHEN DISENGAGED. REPLACED NR 1 AHRS. SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW 22-10-00/34-25-00. P/N ON 622-6190-2 - [SDR SWIA200110442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110442), Dec 13, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LEFT DEICE LIGHT INOP. FLYING INTO ICING CONDITIONS, DIVERTED TO SMF. RELAMPED THE LEFT DEICE LIGHT. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200110393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110393), Nov 24, 2001: TARGET. OUT OF ADJ. UPON GEAR RETRACTION A FLUTTERING VIBRATION WAS HEARD. NOSE GEAR RED A & B CIRCUITS LIGHTS WERE BOTH ILLUMINATED. CYCLED GEAR DOWN AND RETURNED TO LAND AT SGU. - [SDR SWIA972639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972639), Jun 15, 2001: CONTROL PANEL. FAILED. AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHES DOWN ABNORMALLY FAST AND STEEP WHEN USING THE A/P ROCKER SWITCH TO NOSE DOWN. NORMAL PITCH CHANGE WHEN ROCKING UP. DEFERRED PER MEL 22-11- - [SDR SWIA972640](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972640), Jun 13, 2001: BOOT. FAILED. LEFT ENGINE INTAKE BOOT FAILED ON CLIMB OUT. RETURNED TO SLC. REMOVED LEFT ENGINE INLET AND INSTALLED UNIVERSAL COWL ON LEFT ENGINE IAW BR124B-71. OPS CHECK GOO - [SDR SWIA972612](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972612), Jun 2, 2001: ROLLER. WORN. AFTER T/O WHEN SELECTING FLAPS UP, OUTBOARD PAIR DISAGREEMENT WOULD NOT CLEAR AFTER QRH PROCEDURE. RETURNED TO SLC. TROUBLESHOOT SYSTEM, FOUND LEFT OUTBOARD FLA - [SDR SWIA972589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972589), May 24, 2001: ACTUATOR. DEFECTIVE. FLAP ASYMMETRY ON OUTBOARD PAIR OF FLAPS ON FLAP RETRACTION DEPARTING CODY. FOLLOWED QRH, CYCLED FLAPS AND PROBLEM CORRECTED. CONTINUED ON TO SLC. REMOVE AND RE - [SDR SWIA972606](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972606), May 19, 2001: SERVO. DEFECTIVE. IN CRUISE FLIGHT, WITH AUTOPILOT ON, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN YAW MOVEMENT AND BALL WENT OUT OF CENTER. RETRIMMED WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEN IN DESCENT, WITH AUTOPILOT - [SDR SWIA972525](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972525), Apr 21, 2001: BOOT. FAILED. RIGHT INBOARD STABILIZER BOOT FAILS IN BOTH TIMERS 1 AND 2 IN BOTH THE HEAVY AND LIGHT POSITIONS. RETURNED TO SLC. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT WING INBOARD DEICE - [SDR SWIA972486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972486), Apr 2, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK IAW 33-50-02. OPS CHECKS GOOD. P/N D366-04-001, S/N OFF 891 ON 1166. - [SDR SWIA972301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972301), Jan 26, 2001: HARNESS. DAMAGED. LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATION LIGHT (A) WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. RECYCLED GEAR BUT UNABLE TO GET A THREE GREEN INDICAITON. GEAR WOULD NOT DROP UNTIL ELECTRICALLY OVERR - [SDR SWIA972201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972201), Dec 17, 2000: CONNECTOR. CONTAMINATED. ON DEPARTURE FROM SLC THE FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THE OUTBOARD PAIR STAYED AT THE 2 LIGHT BAR POSITON. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURE FOR DISAGREEMENT AND TH - [SDR SWIA971996](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971996), Sep 23, 2000: INDICATOR. FAILED. NUMBER TWO NAV SYSTEM FAILED INFLIGHT. ''''NAV'''' FLAG WITHOUT IDENT FEATURE ON ALL VOR AND ILS FREQUENCIES. RETURNED TO SLC. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE VIR-32 NAV - [SDR SWIA971979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971979), Sep 16, 2000: SEAL. LEAKING. AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 24,000 FEET CABIN BEGAN TO DEPRESSURIZE AT 2000 + FT/MIN. EXECUTED EMERGENCY DESCENT TO LOWER ALTITUDE AND THEN FOLLOWED QRH PROCDURE. AT - [SDR SWIA971926](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971926), Aug 10, 2000: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. TORQUE METER RIGHT SIDE INDICATES 180 PERCENT DURING TAKEOFF. ABORTED TAKEOFF. SWAPPED LEFT AND RIGHT TORQUE METERS. PERFORMED TWO POWER RUNS. OPS CHECKS NORMAL - [SDR SWIA971896](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971896), Jul 25, 2000: WARNING SYSTEM. ACTIVATED. AT TAKEOFF AUTO FEATHER AURAL WARNING SOUNDED. ABORTED TAKEOFF. RAN BOTH ENGINES IAW MM 71-00-00 AND 61-00-00. THE AUTO FEATHER SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. IAW MM - [SDR SWIA971484](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971484), May 9, 1999: ROLLER. SEIZED. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SUN, OUTBOARD PAIR OF FLAPS DISAGREED WITH OTHERS. SLIGHT CONTROLABILITY PROBLEM. AFTER RUNNING QRH PROCEDURES, FLAPS WERE STILL DOWN. DIVERT - [SDR SWIA971421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971421), Feb 21, 1999: HSI. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT SIDE TOTAL F/S FAILURE, ADI AND GYRO FLAG HSI, HDG DISPLAY. DIVERTED FROM RNO TO SLC. REPLACED AHC 85 ON LEFT SIDE. OPS CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR SWIA971401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971401), Feb 9, 1999: DEICE SYST. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMBOUT, EXPERIENCED SEVERE ICING AND SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION ON PROPS. ADJUSTED PROP RPM SEVERAL TIMES, VIBRATION CONTINUED. DESCENDED INTO WARMER AIR AN - [SDR SWIA971332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971332), Dec 7, 1998: PCU. LEAKING. LEFT OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BETWEEN 52 AND 45 PSI IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO SLC. FOUND THE PCU TO BE LEAKING OIL. REMOVED AND REPLACED PCU. RAN THE LEFT ENG IAW MM 7 - [SDR SWIA971290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971290), Oct 15, 1998: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE IN EITHER MANUAL OR AUTO. RETURNED TO SLC. REPLACED PRESSURIZATION CONTROL. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT, OPS CKS GOOD. - [SDR SWIA971257](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971257), Sep 10, 1998: CURRENT SENSOR. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, RIGHT AOA HEATER CIRCUIT BREAKER POPS. RETURNED TO SLC. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT CURRENT SENSOR ASSEMBLY. TESTED AOA IAW MM 30-32. OPS CHECKS G All 71: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212SW-2007-04-20/reports.md ## 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 19970107001559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970107001559I), Jan 7, 1997: Emb EMB120ER (N212SW), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Narrative: right wingtip of aircraft was damaged when N212SW struck a fuel truck while taxiing to gate after a flight from sun to slc. The flight crew was not… ## Other aircraft with N212SW - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212SW): Cessna 182Q, S/N 18266842, built 1979 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.