# N243AS: 1987 Embraer EMB-120RT, registration cancelled 2014-12-22 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: December 22, 2014 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - 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: 120.072 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: April 8, 1988 - Certificate issued: February 27, 2002 - Last registry action: February 19, 2008 - Mode S code: A23B35 - 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/N243AS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=243AS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243AS-2014-12-22 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 (19) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ASOA01142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01142), Aug 20, 2001: BULB. INOPERATIVE. DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IN TXK, THE RIGHT OVERWING FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT OVERWING FORWARD EM - [SDR ASOA01116S](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01116S), Jul 24, 2001: BLADE. FRACTURED. FLT 4830 - DURING FLIGHT FROM DFW TO TUL, CREW REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AFTER ISOLATING THE RT BLEED AND RT PACK THE SMOKE DIDN'T CLEAR. RECEIVED A - [SDR ASOA01116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01116), Jul 24, 2001: ENGINE. FAILED. FLT 4830 - DURING FLIGHT FROM DFW TO TUL, CREW REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AFTER ISOLATING THE RIGHT BLEED AND RIGHT PACK THE SMOKE STILL DIDN'T CLEAR - [SDR ASOA00112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA00112), Oct 12, 2000: UNKNOWN. ODOR. FLT 4386 - DURING FLIGHT FROM CRW TO ATL, CREW NOTICED A VERY STRONG PLASTIC SMOKE SMELL. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND SMELL DIMINISHED WHEN RIGHT PACK WAS CUT O - [SDR ASOA99143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99143), Nov 5, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD - [SDR ASOA99113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99113), Oct 8, 1999: MOUNT. FAILED. FLT 4038 - SMOKE DETECTED IN CABIN DURING TAXI. AIRCRAFT SAFELY RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK AND DETERMINED THE PROBLEM - [SDR ASOA99112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99112), Oct 8, 1999: VALVE. INOPERATIVE. CREW DETECTED SMOKE IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT SAFELY RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE. ENGINE WAS THEN RAN. OPERATI - [SDR ASOA99111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99111), Oct 7, 1999: AIR DIST. SMOKE. CREW REPORTS SMOKE IN CABIN DURING TAXI. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK ON BOTH PACKS WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING APPROXIMATELY FORTY MINUTES. NO FAILURE - [SDR ASOA99110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99110), Oct 3, 1999: ACM. INOPERATIVE. FLT 4219 - ON TAKEOFF, SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. CREW REMOVED BATTERY FROM SMOKE DETECTOR TO SILENCE ALARM AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLA - [SDR ASOA99089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99089), Sep 3, 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 ASOA99062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99062), Jul 20, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS DAMAGED. TXK MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND T - [SDR ASOA99012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99012), Jan 19, 1999: ANGLE. BROKEN. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FRAME 2 ANGLE ON LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE NACELLES WERE FOUND BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME ANGLES ON LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE NAC - [SDR ASOA99011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99011), Jan 19, 1999: SUPPORT BRACKET. SEPARATED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FS X14280 AND FS X14616 FUSELAGE FRAMES ATTACHED TO CARGO DOOR OPENING UPPER FRAME SUPPORT BRACKETS FOUND TO BE SEPARATED AT BOTH FRA - [SDR ASOA99010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99010), Jan 19, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, NR 1 FRAME ON LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE NACELLES WERE FOUND TO HAVE CRACKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 FRAME ON LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE NACE - [SDR 99ZZZX863](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX863), Jan 19, 1999: BRACKET. BROKEN. FS X14280.0 AND FS X14615.0 FUSELAGE FRAMES ATTACH TO CARGO DOOR OPENING UPPER FRAME WITH SUPPORT BRACKETS P/N 120-19522-D01. BRACKETS UPSTANDING FLANGES SEPARA - [SDR 99ZZZX862](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX862), Jan 19, 1999: ANGLE. BROKEN. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FRAME 2 ANGLE WAS FOUND BROKEN ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT NACELLES. REPLACED THE ANGLE AND WILL CONTINUE MONITORING IAW EXISTING C-CH - [SDR 99ZZZX861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX861), Jan 19, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECKS, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON BOTH ENGINE NACELLES' FRAME 1. THE CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE STIFFENING WEB BETWEEN THE - [SDR ASOA96055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA96055), Dec 24, 1996: PROX SWITCH. FAILED. ABI-DFW - UPON LANDING IN DFW, NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED. SHORTLY AFTER, CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. CAPTAIN STOPPED A/C ON THE TAXIWAY AND EVACUTATED THE PASSENG - [SDR ASOA96020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA96020), Jun 11, 1996: HYD PUMP. DEFECTIVE. AT APPROXIMATELY 16,000 FEET ON CLIMB-OUT GSO-ATL, SIMULTANEOUS 'LOW LEVEL' AND 'MAIN PUMP LOW PRESSURE' LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON HYDRAULIC PANEL AND 'HYD' LIGHT O ## 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 19961224043679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961224043679I), Dec 24, 1996: Emb EMB120 (N243AS), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Taxiing to ramp. Fumes in cabin. Evacuated. Aircondition unit overheated. Sqwat switch failed. Stopped cooling fan. ## Other aircraft with N243AS - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N243AS): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG, S/N 40.NC256, built 2023 --- 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.