# N239AS: 1987 Embraer EMB-120RT, registration cancelled 2003-06-27 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 27, 2003 - Exported to: Brazil - 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: 120.057 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 18, 1987 - Certificate issued: September 16, 1987 - Last registry action: August 26, 2002 - Mode S code: A22A00 - Owner when cancelled: [Atlantic Southeast Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTIC%20SOUTHEAST%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 33.6604° N, 84.3865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30354, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N239AS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=239AS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N239AS-2003-06-27 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-120RT: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt.md ## Service difficulty reports (13) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ASOA03268](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA03268), Jun 19, 2003: CONNECTOR. INOPERATIVE. DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN MCN, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE FLOOR AND FORWARD CABIN PANEL WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RECONNECTED THE EMERGENCY - [SDR ASOA03249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA03249), Jun 4, 2003: WIRE. INOPERATIVE. DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN MCN, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE WIRES TO THE EMERGENCY LIGHT B - [SDR ASOA01138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01138), Aug 16, 2001: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FLT 4158 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, CREW REPORTED AFT SECTION OF EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT EMERGENCY LIGH - [SDR ASOA01029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01029), Mar 17, 2001: PROXIMITY SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 4162 - DURING APPROACH INTO DFW FROM AEX, GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN WHEN COMMANDED. CREW EXECUTED AN ELECTRIC OVERRIDE. THE LEFT ENGINE INADVERTENTLY WENT FR - [SDR ASOA01012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01012), Jan 27, 2001: HARNESS. INOPERATIVE. FLT 4861 - DURING APPROACH INTO ICT FROM DFW, CREW RECEIVED AN ''A'' AND ''B'' RED LIGHT INDICATION. CAPTAIN CYCLED GEARS, BUT STILL HAD THE INDICATION. CAPTAIN - [SDR ASOA99114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99114), Oct 8, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION, NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOO - [SDR ASOA99104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99104), Sep 24, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION, NR 3 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOO - [SDR ASOA99093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99093), Sep 6, 1999: SHUTOFF VALVE. INOPERATIVE. AFTER ENGINE START AND PACK BROUGHT ON LINE, CABIN AND COCKPIT RAPIDLY FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CAPTAIN SHUT AIRCRAFT DOWN AND DEPLANED NORMALLY AT THE GATE. ATLA - [SDR ASOA99063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99063), Jul 24, 1999: HEAT EXCHANGER. CRACKED. FLT 4267 - AFTER TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED DUAL PACK FAILURE AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM VENTS IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO AT - [SDR ASOA99059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99059), Jul 11, 1999: BRAKE. SMOKING. FLT 4861 - ON TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT 262 AT HOLD SHORT REPORTED TO CREW JUST PRIOR TO LIFT OFF THAT THE OUTBOARD MAIN WAS PUTTING OUT A BIT OF SMOKE. DECIDED TO RETU - [SDR ASOA99021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99021), Jan 8, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT WING RIB 17, SPAR ANGLE CRACKED. MCN MAINTENANCE REPAIRED WING SPAR IAW ASA EO120-57-0067, REF DATA EAC FAX SST-0216/99, - [SDR ASOA96002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA96002), Feb 8, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING 4C INSPECTION, FOUND EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON SKIN DIRECTLY UNDER PILOTS YOKE AND STRINGER UNDER COCKPIT FLOOR BELOW PILOTS SEAT. REMOVED SKIN, TRIMMED AND - [SDR ASOA95006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA95006), Feb 7, 1995: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. CRW/ATL - FLT 7060 - AFTER TAKEOFF, RECEIVED A FLAP DISAGREEMENT. DUE TO RUNWAY CONDITIONS AT CRW, DIVERTED FLIGHT TO TRI WHERE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND WITH ## 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 19900609037369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900609037369I), Jun 9, 1990: Emb EMB120 (N239AS), Beaumont Port A, TX. Smoke in cockpit after departure. Returned. Right air cycle machine had overheated. ## Other aircraft with N239AS - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N239AS): Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE, S/N 4816 --- 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.