# N213SW: 1992 Embraer EMB-120ER, registration cancelled 2007-11-14 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 14, 2007 - Exported to: South Africa - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - 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: 120.277 - Year built: 1992 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 28, 1994 - Certificate issued: November 6, 2007 - Last registry action: November 6, 2007 - Mode S code: A1C64C - Owner when cancelled: [Specialized Aircraft Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPECIALIZED%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20INC) - Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 37.7038° N, 97.2793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67208, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N213SW - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=213SW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213SW-2007-11-14 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (63, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR SWIA200718727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200718727), Aug 2, 2007: WINDOW POST. CRACKED. FOUND AT C-CHECK, LEFT WINDSHIELD SIDE ATTACHMENT POST APPEARS TO BE CRACKED. REPLACED LOWER WINDSHIELD STRUCTURE IAW SRM 120 51-10-02 PG 3 SEC 3A. - [SDR SWIA200718725](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200718725), Aug 2, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. FOUND AT C-CHECK, STRINGER CORRODED NEAR PAX DOOR AFT ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. REPAIRED STRINGER SECTION AT PAX DOOR AREA IAW SRM 120 53-10-03 PG 201. - [SDR SWIA200718724](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200718724), Aug 2, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FOUND AT C-CHECK, CORROSION AT PAX DOOR AREA ON FLOORBEAM. REMOVED AND REPLACED OMEGA BEAM AND BUTTSTRAP IAW SRM 51-10-02. - [SDR SWIA200718714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200718714), Aug 2, 2007: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. FOUND C-CHECK, LEFT SIDEWALL SEAT TRACK HAS CORROSION ON FORWARD SECTION. REPLACED THE LEFT FORWARD SIDEWALL SEAT TRACK SECTION IAW EMB120 AMM 53-01-05. - [SDR SWIA200718713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200718713), Aug 2, 2007: CONTROL CABLE. CORRODED. FOUND AT C-CHECK, LEFT ELEVATOR INBOARD MIDDLE CABLE IS CORRODED. REPLACED THE LEFT INBOARD CABLE IAW MM 27-00-01. - [SDR SWIA200717867](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200717867), Mar 1, 2007: RELAY. NOISY. FOUND NOISE FROM RELAY IN RIGHT SIDE ELEC BAY, LAV SMOKE ALARM WENT OFF ALONG WITH OVERHEATED SMELL IN CABIN. REPLACED RELAY K0194, NR 2 SHOCK RELAY. OPERATIONA - [SDR SWIA200717826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200717826), Feb 17, 2007: CONTROL MODULE. MALFUNCTIONED. AT ABOUT 2000' PUT GEAR DOWN, ALL RED IN ADDITION TO A RATTLING OUTSIDE AIRCRAFT. RETRACTED GEAR AND THEN EXTENDED AGAIN. REPLACED LANDING GEAR RELAY BOX IAW 32 - [SDR SWIA200717792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200717792), Feb 4, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FOUND EXIT ROW LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED CENTER BATTERY PACK IAW EMB MM 33-50-02. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200616294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200616294), Feb 16, 2006: FAN. SMOKE. ON THE GROUND WTIH APU RUNNING, ENGINES OFF, RECEIVE SMELL OF SMOKE FROM THE LEFT PACK. REPLACE LEFT PACK GROUND COOLING FAN IAW EMB 120 MM 21-51-03. - [SDR SWIA200616134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200616134), Jan 12, 2006: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. THE BUTT STRAP ON THE CENTER OMEGA BEAM JUST AFT OF THE COCKPIT IS CORRODED. REPLACED BUTT STRAP ON THE CENTER OMEGA BEAM JUST AFT OF COCKPIT IAW 51-42-06, 51-4 - [SDR SWIA200616133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200616133), Jan 12, 2006: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. THE FRAME CAP BETWEEN THE CENTER AND LEFT OMEGA BEAMS, FRAME 16 IS CORRODED IB FWD OF THE GALLEY. REPLACED FRAME CAP BETWEEN THE CENTER OF LEFT OMEGA BEAMS FRAM - [SDR SWIA200515757](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200515757), Oct 28, 2005: SMOKE DETECTOR. ACTIVATED. LAV SMOKE DETECTOR GOES OFF. REPLACED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200514548](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200514548), Feb 15, 2005: TRANSDUCER. INOPERATIVE. WHEN SIDE SLIP HEATER SWITCH IS TURNED ON, RECEIVED AN INOP LIGHT WITH A DE-ICE LIGHT ON THE MAP. REPLACED TRANSDUCER ASSY PER MM 27-00-00, OPERATIONAL CHECK GO - [SDR SWIA200414269](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200414269), Dec 8, 2004: STRUT. SEPARATED. MAIN CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. REATTACHED F/A JUMP SEAT STRUT. DOOR OPERATES NORMAL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200414152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200414152), Nov 24, 2004: SEAT. OUT OF POSITION. FORWARD DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. FOUND FORWARD DOOR HANDLE HITTING F/A JUMPSEAT, REPOSITIONED F/A SEAT. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200413713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413713), Aug 14, 2004: BOLT. OUT OF ADJUST. FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED FORWARD DOOR FORWARD ECCENTRIC BOLT IAW MM 52-11-00 PAGE 504. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200413538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413538), Jun 30, 2004: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN AUTOPILOT IS TRANSFERRED TO FIRST OFFICER'S SIDE, TRIM FAIL ON MAP AND AUTOPILOT CONTROL PANEL. REPLACED FIRST OFFICER'S TRIM SWITCH IAW MM 22-10-10. OPERA - [SDR SWIA200413476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413476), Jun 16, 2004: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. AUTOPILOT ON CAPTAIN'S SIDE INFLIGHT WILL GET THE AUTOPILOT WARNING WITH NO DISCONNECT OF THE AUTO PILOT AP LIGHT ON FCP. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAIN'S AUTO PI - [SDR SWIA200413256](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413256), Apr 24, 2004: SERVO. MALFUNCTIONED. FEEL A BINDING WHEN MOVING AILERONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED AILERON SERVO WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW EMB 120 MM CHAPTER 22-10-05. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200413070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413070), Mar 24, 2004: WINDOW POST. CRACKED. ANGLE BRACKET UNDER PILOT'S WINDOWSILL IS CRACKED (FRAME 10). (DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION)REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE BRACKET UNDER PILOT'S WINDOW SILL - [SDR SWIA200413116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413116), Mar 2, 2004: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND ON SHEAR CLIP ON RIGHT SIDE OF CARGO PIT WALL AT FLOOR LEVEL 2ND RIB FORWARD OF AFT BULKHEAD. DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED SHEAR T - [SDR SWIA200413115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413115), Mar 2, 2004: SUPPORT BRACKET. CRACKED. SUPPORT BRACKET UNDER PILOT WINDOW CRACKED (MARKED). DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPAIRED SUPPORT BRACKET UNDER PILOT WINDOW IAW SRM 53-00-04. - [SDR SWIA200413114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413114), Mar 2, 2004: BRACKET. CRACKED. LEFT COCKPIT SIDE LATERAL BRACKET IN COCKPIT IS CRACKED AT LIGHTENING HOLE. DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REMOVED CRACKED BRACKET AT LEFT COCKPIT FRAME - [SDR SWIA200312438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312438), Sep 17, 2003: MOUNT. MALFUNCTIONED. AILERON SYSTEM HAS BUMP. MOVEMENT NOT SMOOTH. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE MOUNT, CAPSTAN AND SERVO MOTOR FOR AILERON CONTROL IAW 27-20-00. P/N 622-5734-002 S/N OFF 61 - [SDR SWIA200312437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312437), Sep 12, 2003: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. FO'S HDG BUG SLEWS ITSELF CLOCKWISE INTERMITTENTLY. SEEMS TO ONLY DO IT WITH AP SELECTOR TO FO'S SIDE WITH OR WITHOUT AP ENGAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FO'S AUTO - [SDR SWIA200312251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312251), Aug 9, 2003: SERVO. RATCHETING. YOKE RATCHETS WHEN MOVED FORWARD AND AFT, REPLACED ELEVATOR SERVO MOTOR WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW EMB MM 27-00-03. SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200312001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312001), May 21, 2003: BULB. BURNED OUT. EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHT AT MAIN CABIN DOOR IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMP. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200211567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211567), Dec 10, 2002: WIRE HARNESS. FAULTY. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON DEPARTURE. RETURNED TO LAX. REMOVED AND REPLACED "A" UPLOCK SENSOR AND HARNESS ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM 32-61-01. - [SDR SWIA200211404](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211404), Oct 30, 2002: TARGET. OUT OF ADJUST. ON TAKEOFF WE PUT THE GEAR HANDLE UP, ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT EXCEPT LEFT RED ''A''. A VERY LOUD NOISE ALSO REMAINED. WE RECYCLED THE GEAR 4 TIMES AND HAD THE SAME - [SDR SWIA200211324](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211324), Oct 10, 2002: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. RIGHT MAIN GEAR GREEN A LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH WHEN GEAR RETRACTED. GEAR DID NOT EXTEND WHEN LEVER PUT IN DOWN POSITION. GEAR EXTENDED WITH ELECTRICAL OVERRID - [SDR SWIA200210702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210702), Mar 6, 2002: CONNECTOR. CONTAMINATED. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AT APPROXIMATELY 100 KTS, THE STEERING INOP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE MULTI-ALARM PANEL ALONG WITH A SINGLE CHIME. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. CLEANED - [SDR SWIA200110512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110512), Dec 31, 2001: ANNUNCIATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. OUTBOARD FLAP DISAGREEMENT UPON FLAP RETRACTION IN THE AIR, RESET USING QRH. OPERATES NORMALLY ON THE GROUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP ANNUNCIATOR UNIT IAW MM - [SDR SWIA200110493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110493), Dec 29, 2001: CONTROL BOX. FAULTY. LANDING GEAR HANGING UP FOR MORE THAN AFTER TAKEOFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL RELAY BOX PER EMB120 MM 32-31-02. SWUNG GEAR. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200110454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110454), Dec 13, 2001: ACTUATOR. FAILED. FLAP DISAGREEMENT UPON SELECTION OF FLAPS TO 45 DEGREES. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT NACELLE FLAP ACTUATOR IAW EMB MM 27-50-00. OPS CHECK, LEAK CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200110439](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110439), Dec 13, 2001: SOLENOID VALVE. FAILED. ON MISSED APPROACH CLIMBOUT IN JAC, SELECTED GEAR UP. THE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. RAN QRH PROCEDURE AND CYCLED GEAR HANDLE. GEAR DID NOT RETRACT, STILL INDICATED - [SDR SWIA200110437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110437), Dec 8, 2001: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. CLIMBING THROUGH 9,000, CABIN RATE CLIMBED TO 2,000 FPM, THEN A DESCENT TO 1500 FPM. AT 11,000, PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL WENT TO ZERO. THE CABIN ALT LIGHT ON THE M - [SDR SWIA200110353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110353), Nov 11, 2001: CONTROL BOX. MALFUNCTIONED. LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS SELECTED TO DOWN POSITION AND THE GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN. USED ELECTRIC OVERRIDE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. REPLACED RELAY CONTROL BOX AS - [SDR SWIA200110352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110352), Nov 11, 2001: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE ADVANCING POWER LEVERS FOR TAKEOFF, PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WENT TO FULL SCALE (>2000 FPM) DOWN. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND SYSTEM WENT FULL SCALE UP. CHECKED ALL - [SDR SWIA200110252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110252), Oct 12, 2001: CONTROL PANEL. FAULTY. NACELLE FLAPS GO TO 2 DOTS AND STICK. FIRST CONTROL FAULT, THEN DISAGREEMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP ANNUNCIATOR CONTROL PANEL IAW MM 75-50-05. OPS CHECK GOO - [SDR SWIA200110244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110244), Oct 11, 2001: PROPELLER. OUT OF BALANCE. BAD VIBRATION INFLIGHT, POSSIBLY DUE TO PROP ICING. RETURNED TO SLC. FOUND PROPS OUT OF BALANCE. PERFORMED PROP BALANCE ON BOTH. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200110240](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110240), Oct 9, 2001: FCU. FAILED. FLAP DISAGREEMENT REQUIRED ZERO FLAP LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP CONTROL UNIT IAW 27-50-00. RAN FLAPS THROUGH 20 CYCLES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. - [SDR SWIA200110143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110143), Sep 3, 2001: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. AFTER TAKEOFF ON RETRACTION FLAP DISAGREEMENT WITH ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT ROLL TO THE RIGHT. INSPECTED FLAP SYSTEM WITH BREAKOUT BOX AND THE MAINTENANCE MODE. FOUN - [SDR SWIA200110126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110126), Aug 20, 2001: CONTROL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. FLAP ASYMMETRY THEN DISAGREEMENT ON THE GROUND AFTER APU START. NO HYDRAULIC PUMPS ON.INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE FCU. OPERATED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA200110030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110030), Jul 12, 2001: COMPUTER. FAULTY. COPILOT'S FLIGHT DIRECTOR WENT INTO A BANK AND HEADING WAS OFF 60 DEGREES IN LEVEL FLIGHT. RETURNED TO SLC.REMOVE AND REPLACE RIGHT AHC85 AHRS. REINITIALIZED SY - [SDR SWIA972631](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972631), Jun 14, 2001: HARNESS. FAILED. AFTER DEPARTING, GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. GEAR LEVER MOVED FREELY WITH NO GEAR MOVEMENT. LEFT MAIN SYSTEM ''A'' TRANSITION LIGHT (RED) DID NOT ILLUMINATE. FOUND - [SDR SWIA972164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972164), Dec 6, 2000: RECEIVER. FAILED. NUMBER ONE TRANSPONDER INOP WITH CORRESPONDING ''DIAG'' MESSAGE. NUMBER TWO TRANSPONDER INOP IN ALL POSITIONS WITH NUMBER ONE TRANSPONDER OFF OR ON. NO CORRESPO - [SDR SWIA972163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA972163), Dec 6, 2000: WIRE. BROKEN. TAKEOFF AURAL WARNING ''TRIM'' ON TAKEOFF. TRIM WAS PROPERLY SET IN THE GREEN RANGE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IN TAIL CONE. TRIM WARNING OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR SWIA971637](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971637), Dec 26, 1999: FILTER. REPLACED. LEFT HYDRAULIC FILTER LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF, RETURNED TO LAX. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT HYDRAULIC RETURN FILTERS, OPS CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR SWIA971614](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971614), Nov 28, 1999: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. UNABLE TO APPLY NORMAL RIGHT RUDDER AFTER TAKEOFF. LEFT RUDDER WORKED OK AND SYSTEM WORKED NORMALLY ON DESCENT. REPLACED BLUE SYSTEM RUDDER ACTUATOR. NO LEAKS N - [SDR SWIA971523](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971523), Jul 5, 1999: INDICATOR. INOP. RIGHT NP ANALOG GAUGE INOP. RETURNED TO FIELD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER TWO NP INDICATOR WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. GROUND RAN ENGINE AND OPS CHECKS GOOD. All 63: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213SW-2007-11-14/reports.md ## Other aircraft with N213SW - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N213SW): Cessna 560, S/N 560-0363, built 1996 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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