# N254CA: 1991 Embraer EMB-120RT, registration cancelled 2009-04-16 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 16, 2009 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported - 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: 120.233 - Year built: 1991 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: April 28, 1991 - Last registry action: October 24, 2006 - Mode S code: A2668D - Location: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 26.4118° N, 80.0890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33487, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N254CA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=254CA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N254CA-2009-04-16 From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (43) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR COMA9910028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910028), Jan 30, 1999: SIGN. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT ROW 5 IS BROKEN. REPLACED SIGN ASSY. - [SDR COMA9810256](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810256), Nov 9, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AFT SECTION OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING IS INOPERABLE. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY. - [SDR COMA9810243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810243), Oct 28, 1998: SIGN. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN, ROW 8 IS BROKEN. REPLACED EXIT SIGN. - [SDR COMA9810223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810223), Sep 29, 1998: PIN. NOT REMOVED. NLG WILL NOT RETRACT. REMOVED THE DOWN LOCK SAFETY PIN FROM NLG. - [SDR COMA9810156](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810156), Jul 9, 1998: WIRE. BROKEN. FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ENTRANCE DOES NOT WORK. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT FLOOR LIGHT. - [SDR COMA9810138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810138), Jun 17, 1998: LAMP. FAILED. FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED LAMP. - [SDR COMA9810130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810130), Jun 3, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS BY CABIN DOOR ARE INOPERABLE. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY. - [SDR COMA9810119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810119), May 13, 1998: SIGN. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT ROW 8 BROKEN. REPLACED EXIT SIGN. - [SDR COMA9810106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810106), Apr 18, 1998: FITTING. WORN. DURING LEFT ENGINE CHANGE, FOUND THE INBOARD, FORWARD SUPPORT ROD, FORWARD ATTACH BEARING TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. REPLACED INBOARD, FORWARD NACELLE SUPPORT ROD - [SDR COMA9810105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810105), Apr 18, 1998: FITTING. WORN. DURING LEFT ENGINE CHANGE, FOUND PLAY IN ONE BEARING OF THE INBOARD NACELLE SUPPORT ROD CLUSTER FITTING. REPLACED INBOARD NACELLE SUPPORT ROD CLUSTER FITTING. - [SDR COMA9810104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810104), Apr 18, 1998: FITTING. WORN. DURING LEFT ENGINE CHANGE, FOUND THE SECOND FROM AFT NACELLE SUPPORT ROD ATTACH FITTING ON THE INBOARD SIDE TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY AT THE BEARING. REPLACED THE - [SDR COMA9810103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810103), Apr 18, 1998: FITTING. WORN. DURING LEFT ENGINE CHANGE, FOUND THE MOST AFT, INBOARD NACELLE SUPPORT ROD ATTACH BEARING TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. REPLACED THE FITTING. - [SDR COMA9810082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810082), Mar 31, 1998: SIGN. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT SEAT 5A IS BROKEN. REPLACED EXIT SIGN. - [SDR COMA9710477](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710477), Nov 17, 1997: FLAP TRACKS. ICE CONTAM. FLAP DISAGREEMENT FAULT. CLEANED ICE BUILD UP FROM FLAP TRACKS. - [SDR COMA9710475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710475), Nov 16, 1997: ROLLERS. WORN. FLAP DISAGREEMENT WARNING AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED WORN ROLLERS ON LEFT HAND OUTBOARD FLAP. - [SDR COMA9710407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710407), Sep 21, 1997: SKIN. PUNCTURED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE FROM BAGGAGE CART. DAMAGE CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 2 INCH LONG PUNCTURE AND DENT BETWEEN STRINGERS 16L AND 17L, JUST AFT OF FRAME 45. - [SDR COMA9710305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710305), Jun 3, 1997: DE-ICE VALVE. LEAKING. RT BLEED AIR DUCT LEAK WARNING. REPLACED A LEAKING DE-ICE PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE. - [SDR COMA9710301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710301), May 28, 1997: ANGLE. CORRODED. ON 4C TASK 5320-152-01I, THE LOWER ANGLE AT THE AFT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR CUTOUT, WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED PER SRM STANDARD PRACTICES. - [SDR COMA9710300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710300), May 28, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. ON 4C TASK 5320-152-01I, THE CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT RT CROSSBEAM AT FRAME 33 WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED PER SRM STANDARD PRACTICES. - [SDR COMA9710299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710299), May 28, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. ON 4C TASK 5320-151-01I, THE CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT LT CROSSBEAM AT FRAME 33 WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED PER SRM STANDARD PRACTICES. - [SDR COMA9710241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710241), May 3, 1997: SEAL. WORN. RT DUCT LEAK WARNING CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED O-RING SEALS ON THE RT ENGINE BLEED AIR SUPPLY DUCT. - [SDR COMA9710215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710215), Apr 10, 1997: HYDRAULIC PUMP. FAILED. THE LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED FAILED LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP. - [SDR COMA9710169](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710169), Mar 11, 1997: PRESS REGULATOR. LEAKING. RIGHT BLEED AIR DUCT LEAK WARNING CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED THE RT DEICE SYSTEM PRESSURE REGULATOR. - [SDR COMA9710101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710101), Feb 3, 1997: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. LT ANTI-SKID INOP WARNING DURING TAXI. SECURED LOOSE WIRING CONNECTOR AT THE RT ANTI-SKID TRANSDUCER. - [SDR COMA9710032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710032), Jan 13, 1997: ROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. FLAP DISAGREEMENT AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP ROLLERS, 4 EACH. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR COMA9710023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710023), Jan 12, 1997: TRACKS. DIRTY. FLAP DISAGREEMENT ON TAKEOFF, WOULD NOT RETRACT FULLY. INSPECTED FLAP SYSTEM, CLEANED TRACKS AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR COMA9610305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610305), Oct 9, 1996: STEERING. FAILED. NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. WEIGHT ON WHEELS PROXIMITY SENSORS WERE REPLACED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. AIR - [SDR COMA9610283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610283), Sep 19, 1996: POTENTIOMETER. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING TAXI AIRCRAFT PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. ADJUSTED NWS FEEDBACK POTENTIOMETER. TAXI CHECK SATISFACTORY. - [SDR COMA9610271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610271), Sep 3, 1996: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING FORWARD OF ROW 4 IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 11,712. - [SDR COMA9610262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610262), Aug 27, 1996: PUMP. LEAKING. BLUE (RT) HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW FLUID LEVEL WARNING DURING APPROACH. QUANTITY GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY. REPLACED THE RT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP DUE TO INTERNAL - [SDR COMA9610186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610186), Jun 22, 1996: SEPARATOR. CRACKED. LT BLEED AIR DUCT LEAK WARNING CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED THE LT BLEED AIR WATER SEPARATOR. - [SDR COMA9610164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610164), Jun 3, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. LEFT WING ROOT FAIRING ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED. REPLACED FAIRING ATTACH ANGLE. - [SDR COMA9610081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610081), Feb 13, 1996: POTENTIOMETER. MALFUNCTION. NOSE WHEEL STEERING DISCONNECT TEST DID NOT FUNCTION. REPLACED THE N.W.S. FEED-BACK POTENTIOMETER. - [SDR COMA9610069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610069), Feb 5, 1996: ACTUATOR. DEFECTIVE. FLAP DISAGREEMENT WARNING WHEN FLAPS SELECTED UP AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED THE RT OUTBD FLAP ACTUATOR. - [SDR COMA9610061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610061), Feb 4, 1996: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF, FLAP DISAGREEMENT WHEN FLAPS SELECTED UP. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. INSPECTED FLAP SYSTEM AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. - [SDR COMA9512038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9512038), Dec 21, 1995: TRACKS. DIRTY. FLAP DISAGREEMENT WARNING AFTER TAKEOFF. CLEANED ICE AND SLUSH FROM OUTBD FLAP TRACKS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. - [SDR COMA9512037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9512037), Dec 21, 1995: ROLLER. WORN. FLAP DISAGREEMENT WARNING WHEN FLAPS SELECTED UP. REPLACED THE LT AND RT OUTBD FLAP SECTIONS ROLLERS. - [SDR COM11912](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11912), Jun 2, 1995: PCU. DEFECTIVE. RT ENGINE NP DROPPED TO 50 PERCENT; TORQUE CLIMBED TO 125 PERCENT. REPLACED THE PITCH CONTROL UNIT. - [SDR COM11819](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11819), Mar 13, 1995: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. DEFERRED DOOR WARNING SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SERVICE. - [SDR COM11772](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11772), Feb 7, 1995: ROLLER. WORN. FLAP DISAGREEMENT WARNING WHEN FLAPS RETRACTED AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED THE OUTBD FLAP ROLLERS. - [SDR COM11758](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11758), Jan 26, 1995: SUPPORT. CRACKED. THE FOLLOWING P/N WING SKIN SUPPORTS WERE FOUND CRACKED DURING INSPECTION TASK NR 5720-551/651-01I AT RIBS NR 15 AND NR 16. THE SKIN SUPPORTS WERE REPAIRED IAW - [SDR COM11712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11712), Jan 4, 1995: FUEL HEATER. LEAKING. LEFT ENGINE FUEL TO OIL HEAT EXCHANGER IS LEAKING FUEL. REPLACED HEAT EXCHANGER. - [SDR COM11716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11716), Jan 3, 1995: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. SERVICE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADJUSTED FUEL SERVICE DOOR MICROSWITCH. ## 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 19930115008219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930115008219I), Jan 15, 1993: Emb EMB120RT (N254CA), Covington/Cinci, KY. Lost hydraulic system after takeoff. Returned. Found hydraulic lines severed by loose hydraulic access panel. ## Other aircraft with N254CA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N254CA): Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, S/N 1054, built 1987 --- 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.