# N255AE: 1991 Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300, registration cancelled 2004-09-03 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: September 3, 2004 - Exported to: Spain - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (registry code 8680920) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (registry code 52114) - Data sheets: [TCDS A53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A53EU), [TCDS E20NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20NE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 254 - Year built: 1991 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 16, 1991 - Certificate issued: November 8, 1991 - Last registry action: October 21, 2003 - Mode S code: A26A16 - Owner when cancelled: [Gpa Atr II Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GPA%20ATR%20II%20INC) - Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 26.1213° N, 80.1279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33301, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255AE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=255AE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255AE-2004-09-03 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300.md ## Service difficulty reports (36) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR SIMA200102701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200102701), Jan 24, 2001: HINGE. CRACKED. SAW - AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO SAW FROM MCO FOR REPAIR. CARGO DOOR FORWARD PIANO HINGE HAD FOUR CRACKED LUGS FOUND DURING REINSPECT OF TDMI 255520198. MAINTENANCE RE - [SDR SIMA0022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0022), Jan 2, 2001: UPLOCK. OUT OF POSITION. MIA - FLT 5371 - AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED UP. MAINTENANCE FOUND ONE OF THE LANDING GEAR UPL - [SDR SIMA2571](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA2571), Sep 13, 2000: BULB. INOPERATIVE. MIA - FLT 5220 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT AT SEAT ROWS 4 AND 6 INOPERATIVE. PUT ON MEL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BULBS, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SAT - [SDR SIMA0802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0802), Mar 20, 2000: CHANNEL. CORRODED. SAW - AFT CARGO Z FLOOR MEMBER CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED SECTION OF Z MEMBER IAW ATR 42 SRM 51-25-01. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. - [SDR SIMA0803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0803), Mar 20, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SAW - LEFT FORWARD SEAT TRACK CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED SEAT TRACK IAW EO E9-5300-013R7. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M) - [SDR SIMA0804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0804), Mar 20, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SAW - LEFT MISSLE OUTBOARD SEAT TRACK CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-21-42 AND EO E9-5300-013R7. (M) - [SDR SIMA0805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0805), Mar 20, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SAW - LEFT MIDDLE INBOARD SEAT TRACK CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-21-42 AND EO E9-5300-013R7. (M) - [SDR 20000505AP007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000505AP007), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT INBOARD FLAP, THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 3 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW C - [SDR 20000505AP006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000505AP006), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT INBOARD FLAP, THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 3 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW C - [SDR SIMA0674](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0674), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION,F OUND LEFT INBOARD FLAP, THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 3 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW C - [SDR 20000505AP005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000505AP005), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP, THE INBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 3 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW C - [SDR 20000505AP004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000505AP004), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP, THE INBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 3 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW C - [SDR SIMA0673](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0673), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP, THE INBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 3 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW C - [SDR 20000505AP003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000505AP003), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION,FOUND LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP, THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 5 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW C - [SDR 20000505AP002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000505AP002), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP, THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 5 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DFLECTORS IAW CMM 57- - [SDR 20000505AP001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000505AP001), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP, THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 5 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW - [SDR 20000505AP047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000505AP047), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP, THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 5 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW - [SDR SIMA0672](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0672), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP, THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 5 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW - [SDR 20000505AP046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000505AP046), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP, THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 5 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW - [SDR 20000505AP045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000505AP045), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP, THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 5 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW - [SDR 20000505AP044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000505AP044), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 5 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DFLECTORS IAW CMM 57- - [SDR 20000505AP043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000505AP043), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP, THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 5 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW CMM 5 - [SDR SIMA0671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0671), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP, THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 5 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW CMM 5 - [SDR SIMA0675](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0675), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT INBOARD FLAP, THE INBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 3 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW C - [SDR SIMA0676](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0676), Mar 7, 2000: GUIDE. CORRODED. DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT INBOARD FLAP, THE OUTBOARD FLAP DEFLECTORS, 3 EACH, CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP DEFLECTORS IAW CMM 57 - [SDR SIMA972194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA972194), Aug 7, 1997: FRAME. DAMAGED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED FRAME 23 HAD A TOOLING MARK AT FORWARD FLANGE DIRECTLY UNDER LEFT CREASE BEAM BETWEEN STRINGER 14L AND 15L. - [SDR SIMA972192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA972192), Aug 7, 1997: SUPPORT. CORRODED. DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION TASK CARD ZL-221-GVI-10010-001 MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE FORWARD CARGO ENTRANCE DRAIN TRACK SUPPORT PLATE CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. MAIN - [SDR SIMA972176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA972176), Aug 5, 1997: WEB. CORRODED. DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION TASK CARD ZL-141-GVI-10010-003 MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED WEB BETWEEN FRAME 39 LEFT AND 40 LEFT WAS CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REMO - [SDR SIMA972175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA972175), Aug 5, 1997: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV-2 INSPECTION TASK CARD ZL-141-GVI-10010-001 MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT TRACKS WERE CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS FROM THE FLIGHT A - [SDR SIMA972174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA972174), Aug 5, 1997: SEAT TRACKS. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV - 2 INSPECTION TASK CARD ZL-141-GVI-10010-001 MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE FOLLOWING SEAT TRACKS WERE CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS; THE LEFT AFT INBOAR - [SDR SIMA972173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA972173), Aug 5, 1997: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SAW - DURNIG MBV-2 INSPECTION TASK CARD ZL-141-GB1-10010-001 MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE AFT CARGO FLOOR TRACKS WERE CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED - [SDR 97ZZZM893](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM893), Aug 5, 1997: SEAT TRACKS. CORRODED. SAW - DURING MBV - 2 INSPECTION TASK CARD ZL-141-GVI-10010-001 MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE FOLLOWING SEAT TRACKS WERE CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS; THE LEFT AFT INBOAR - [SDR SIMA972131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA972131), Aug 1, 1997: SUPPORT. CORRODED. SAW - DURING CPCP-4 INSPECTION TASK CARD ZL-256-GVI-10010-001 MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FLOOR SUPPORT ZEE MEMBER BETWEEN FRAME 39 AND 41 CORRODED OUT OF - [SDR SIMA9700991](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA9700991), Apr 9, 1997: ENGINE. FAILED. ORD - FLT 4038 - CREW REPORTED TQ SURGE FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER THEN AN OIL LIGHT. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF. ENGINE SHUTDOWN, FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED AND BLEW NR - [SDR SIMA9700763](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA9700763), Mar 17, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. ORD - FLT 4001 - THREE BULBS INOP ON EMERGENCY FLOOR STRIP LIGHTING IN MIDDLE OF CABIN WITH AIRCRAFT POWERED DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED 18WL POWER SUPPLY IAW AT - [SDR SIMA962061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA962061), Jul 24, 1996: WIRE. FAILED. ORD - FLT 4212 - AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPAIRED WIRING BETWEEN PIN L OF 15W AND PIN E OF PLUG 253VC. OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETUR ## Other aircraft with N255AE - [Cancelled 2012-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255AE-2012-04-05): American Eurocopter MBB-BK 117 C-2, S/N 9472, built 2012. Owner: [American Eurocopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20EUROCOPTER%20CORP), [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie) --- 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.