# N233AS: 1987 Embraer EMB-120RT, registration cancelled 2014-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Embraer EMB-120RT](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt) (registry code 3260202)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A31SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 120.031
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1987
- Certificate issued: February 27, 2002
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A213B6
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N233AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=233AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233AS-2014-12-17

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-120RT: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt.md

## Service difficulty reports (9)

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

- [SDR ASOA00138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA00138), Dec 18, 2000: WARN PANEL. MALFUNCTIONED. ON CLIMBOUT FROM ATL TO MEI, CREW RECEIVED A LEFT ENGINE DUCT LEAK LIGHT AND AURAL WARNING. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. AFTER 3 MINUTES TH
- [SDR ASOA99156](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99156), Nov 20, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND NR 2 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD
- [SDR ASOA99151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99151), Nov 15, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND NR 1 AND 3 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 AND 3 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHEC
- [SDR ASOA99094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99094), Sep 7, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION, NR 2 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOO
- [SDR ASOA99052S](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99052S), Jun 16, 1999: FIRE LOOP. DEFECTIVE. FLT 4862 - AT TOP OF DESCENT RECEIVED INTERMITTENT APU FIRE WARNING. PROCEEDED WITH APU FIRE CHECKLIST. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING INTO 
- [SDR 98ZZZX3666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3666), Sep 15, 1998: SUPPORT. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, WINDSHIELD CENTER POST ATTACH SUPPORT FITTINGS ARE INSPECTION IAW ASA EO-120-53-0021. THE UPPER SUPPORT FITTING WAS FOUND CRACKED ON 
- [SDR ASOA96036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA96036), Sep 5, 1996: COOLING FAN. INOPERATIVE. DURING TAXI-OUT ATL-AVL, EXPERIENCED RIGHT PACK FAILURE CAUSING SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND DEBOARDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVE
- [SDR ASOA96006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA96006), Mar 9, 1996: SEAL. DEFECTIVE. MEI/ATL - INBOUND, LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 22,000 FEET. CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 5,000 FEET AND REGAINED CONTROL OF PRESSURI
- [SDR ASOA95005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA95005), Feb 5, 1995: WARNING. ACTIVATED. ATL/MYR - FLT 7385 - EN ROUTE AT 23,000 FEET, CREW HEARD A POP FROM BEHIND LEFT SEAT. AT THE SAME TIME, RECEIVED FORWARD DOOR WARNING. DECIDED TO DIVERT FLIGHT 

## 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 19990114012769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990114012769I), Jan 14, 1999: Emb EMB120 (N233AS), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On the morning of Friday January 15, at approx. 0815, inspector jones requested that I dispatch myself to the Atlanta airport to represent the FAA, and team b…

## Other aircraft with N233AS

- [Cancelled 2026-09-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233AS-2026-09-18): DJI AGRAS T25, S/N 1581F6BUD22CE001P929. Owner: [Agri Spray Drones LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AGRI%20SPRAY%20DRONES%20LLC), [Boonville, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Boonville)

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