# N238AS: 1987 Embraer EMB-120RT, registration cancelled 2007-08-24 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 24, 2007 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Embraer EMB-120RT](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt) (registry code 3260202) - 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: 120.053 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 8, 1987 - Certificate issued: December 10, 2004 - Last registry action: December 18, 2007 - Mode S code: A22649 - Owner when cancelled: [Mtw Aerospace Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MTW%20AEROSPACE%20INC) - Location: [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 32.3391° N, 86.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36108, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N238AS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=238AS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238AS-2007-08-24 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 (11) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ASOA02646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02646), Dec 26, 2002: CLIP. CRACKED. DURING HANGAR INSPECTION IN TXK, THE SKIN SHEAR CLIP ON FRAMES 15 AND 15A WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SKIN SHEAR - [SDR ASOA02388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02388), Jul 5, 2002: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. FLT 4064 - DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM CRW TO ATL, THE CAPTAIN RECEIVED A GREEN HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL LIGHT. THE CAPTAIN STARTED TO MONITOR THE HYDRAULIC - [SDR ASOA02372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02372), Jun 30, 2002: LENS. BROKEN. DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN MCN, THE EMERGENCY EXIT AT ROW 8 WAS INHIBITED FROM OPENING COMPLETELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE DOOR TO BE JAMMED BY A BROKEN LENS CO - [SDR ASOA02062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02062), Jan 28, 2002: SUPPORT BRACKET. CRACKED. DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN TXK, THE LEFT FLAP SUPPORT BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CRACKED FLAP SUPPORT BRACKET IAW S - [SDR ASOA01203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01203), Oct 7, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN MCN, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE AFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 EMERG - [SDR ASOA01185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01185), Sep 25, 2001: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE MCN, THE RIGHT WING FORWARD SPAR CAP WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE IS REPAIRING THE RIGHT WING CRACKED SPAR CAP IAW ASA EO120-5 - [SDR ASOA01070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01070), Jun 4, 2001: BATTERY PACK. FAILED. DURNIG HANGAR CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK FAILED AFTER 5 SECONDS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTER - [SDR ASOA98036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA98036), Apr 27, 1998: BOLT. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AT THE AFT HINGE OF THE A/S/D. THE DOOR WAS REMOVED AND THE ATTACHMENT BOLT FOUND TO HAVE SEVERE PITTING. REMOVED AND - [SDR ASOA98035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA98035), Apr 27, 1998: ACTUATOR. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND AIRSTAIR DOOR ACTUATOR ROD SHEARED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACK ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE THREADED AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACE - [SDR 98ZZZX1897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1897), Apr 27, 1998: ACTUATOR. SHEARED. DURING RE-INSTALLATION OF THE PASSENGER/CREW ENTRANCE DOOR PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE ON ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST EMB120 AIRCRAFT, SN 53, THE FORWARD DO - [SDR 98ZZZX1728](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1728), Apr 27, 1998: BOLT. CORRODED. DURING ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES 'C' CHECK TASK CARD C-95, RUST WAS NOTED AT THE AFT HINGE OF THE PASS/CREW ENTRANCE DOOR. THE DOOR WAS REMOVED AND THE ATTACH ## 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 19920104011349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920104011349I), Jan 4, 1992: Emb EMB120 (N238AS), Greensboro, NC. Pilot set altimeter incorrectly on descent. Came within 200 feet vertically and 3NM laterally to another aircraft. ## Other aircraft with N238AS - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N238AS): Ea Vision EA J100, S/N EAVUAV502585863 - [Cancelled 2018-02-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238AS-2018-02-12): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30, S/N 53505. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aer Sale Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AER%20SALE%20INC), [Coral Gables, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Coral%20Gables) --- 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.