# N256CA: 1991 Embraer EMB-120RT, registration cancelled 2007-10-11 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 11, 2007 - Exported to: South Africa - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - 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: 120.245 - Year built: 1991 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 28, 1991 - Certificate issued: October 1, 2007 - Last registry action: October 1, 2007 - Mode S code: A26DFB - Owners when cancelled: [Fhe Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FHE%20INC%20DBA), [International Aviation Support](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AVIATION%20SUPPORT) - Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 32.9619° N, 96.8993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75006, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N256CA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=256CA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256CA-2007-10-11 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 Embraer EMB-120RT: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt.md ## Service difficulty reports (50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR COMA9910166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910166), Oct 21, 1999: FDAU. MALFUNCTIONED. FDAU CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. REPLACED THE FDAU. - [SDR COMA9910165](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910165), Oct 15, 1999: BLEED VALVE. FAILED. DURING CLIMB-OUT OF MCO, THE CROSS BLEED VALVE WOULD NOT CLOSE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD. REPLACED THE CROSS BLEED VALVE. - [SDR COMA9910135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910135), Aug 17, 1999: BULB. FAILED. STALL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACED THE NR 2 STALL PANEL LIGHT BULB. - [SDR COMA9910121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910121), Jul 26, 1999: RADAR. FAILED. RADAR STUCK IN MAP MODE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. REPLACED THE WXT-250B FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. - [SDR COMA9910117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910117), Jul 22, 1999: CONTROL MODULE. MALFUNCTION. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. REPLACED CONTROL MODULE. - [SDR COMA9910109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910109), Jul 8, 1999: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AFT OF ROW 5 ARE INOPERATIVE. SECURED LOOSE WIRING CONNECTOR. - [SDR COMA9910105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910105), Jul 6, 1999: SIGN. BROKEN. EXIT SIGN AT ROW 5 IS BROKEN. REPLACED EXIT SIGN. - [SDR COMA9910102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910102), Jun 29, 1999: PRESSURE SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT ENGINE LOW FUEL PRESSURE WARNING. REPLACED THE LOW PRESSURE SWITCH. - [SDR COMA9910097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910097), Jun 21, 1999: SIGN. MISSING. EXIT SIGN MISSING AT ROW 5. REPLACED EXIT SIGN. - [SDR COMA9910093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910093), Jun 12, 1999: DOOR. NOT LATCHED. DOORS WARNING DURING TAKEOFF. FUEL SERVICE DOOR NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. CLOSED AND LATCHED FUEL SERVICE PANEL. - [SDR COMA9910058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910058), Apr 7, 1999: SIGN. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT ROW 5 IS BROKEN. REPLACED SIGN. - [SDR COMA9910041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910041), Mar 5, 1999: ALTIMETER. LOOSE. PILOTS ALTIMETER VIBRATED DURING TAKEOFF. SECURED ALTIMETER. - [SDR COMA9960062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9960062), Feb 9, 1999: BEAM. CORRODED. DURING AN E5 PART A INSPECTION, CORROSION DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE CENTER OMEGA BEAM AT FRAME 16. THE DAMAGE CONSISTS OF 1 HOLE AND 4 AREAS - [SDR COMA9910022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910022), Jan 23, 1999: DOOR. NOT SECURED. DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. SECURED FUEL SERVICE DOOR FASTENER. - [SDR COMA9910016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910016), Jan 20, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY. - [SDR COMA9810285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810285), Dec 15, 1998: DOOR. NOT LATCHED. SERVICE DOOR WARNING DURING TAKEOFF. CLOSED AND LATCHED SINGLE POINT FUEL SERVICE DOOR. - [SDR COMA9810253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810253), Nov 4, 1998: SIGN. LOOSE. ROW 5 EXIT SIGN FELL OFF. REPLACED THE EXIT SIGN. - [SDR COMA9810248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810248), Nov 3, 1998: LATCH. NOT SECURED. DOOR WARNING DURING TAKEOFF. FUEL SERVICE DOOR NOT CLOSED. SECURED SERVICE DOOR. - [SDR COMA9810241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810241), Oct 22, 1998: SIGN. BROKEN. CREW REPORTED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN BROKEN. REPLACED EXIT SIGN AT SEAT 5A. - [SDR COMA9810228](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810228), Oct 6, 1998: DOOR. NOT LATCHED. SERVICE DOOR WARNING DURING TAKEOFF. SECURED LATCHES ON SINGLE POINT FUEL SERVICE DOOR. - [SDR COMA9810217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810217), Sep 17, 1998: DOOR. NOT LATCHED. SERVICE DOOR WARNING ON DURING FLIGHT. CLOSE AND LATCHED SINGLE POINT FUEL SERVICE DOOR. - [SDR COMA9810185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810185), Aug 30, 1998: DOOR. UNLATCHED. DOORS WARNING AFTER TAKEOFF. SINGLE POINT FUEL SERVICE DOOR NOT SECURED. CLOSED AND LATCHED DOOR. - [SDR COMA9810179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810179), Aug 18, 1998: SEQUENCE VALVE. FAILED. NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. REPLACED THE LEFT HAND NLG DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE. - [SDR COMA9810175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810175), Aug 11, 1998: SIGN. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT ROW 5 IS BROKEN. REPLACED SIGN ASSY. - [SDR COMA9810127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810127), May 21, 1998: PUMP. INOPERATIVE. LEFT ENGINE ELECTRIC FEATHER PUMP IS INOP. REPLACED AUXILIARY FEATHER PUMP. - [SDR COMA9710416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710416), Sep 22, 1997: STATOR. CRACKED. DURING TEARDOWN OF BRAKE ASSY P/N 2-1585, THE ACCESSORY SHOP FOUND THE NUMBER ONE STATOR CRACKED. OVERHAULED BRAKE. - [SDR COMA9710348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710348), Aug 10, 1997: FRAME. CHAFED. RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT FRAME NIB HAS GOUGES AT FORWARD SECTION OF NIB. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME. INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE FRAME P/N 120-26331-002 IN ACCORDANCE - [SDR COMA9710347](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710347), Aug 9, 1997: FRAME. CHAFED. RIGHT AFT EMERGECY EXIT AFT FUSELAGE FRAME HAS CHAFE DAMAGE FROM SCREW HEAD. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME. INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE FRAME P/N 120-26331-001 IAW EMBRAE - [SDR COMA9710274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710274), May 14, 1997: AHRS. FAILED. NR 1 AHRS IS INOP. REPLACED THE NR 1 AHRS. - [SDR COMA9710264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710264), May 11, 1997: STRIKER PLATE. BROKEN. CARGO DOOR UNSAFE WARNING CAME ON DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED BROKEN DOOR WARNING SWITCH STRIKER PLATE. - [SDR COMA9610317](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610317), Oct 28, 1996: STRINGER. CORRODED. C2 INSPECTION FOUND A SMALL AREA OF CORROSION ON FWD FUSELAGE STRINGER 21L BETWEEN FS 3293 AND 3596.5. THE DAMAGED AREA OF THE STRINGER WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED - [SDR COMA9610316](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610316), Oct 28, 1996: SKIN. GOUGED. C2 INSPECTION FOUND THE LOWER FUSELAGE CENTER SECTION SKIN TO BE GOUGED BY THE RIGHT WING DE-ICE PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-00 - [SDR COMA9610239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610239), Aug 5, 1996: PROP GOVERNOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LT PROPELLER WILL NOT AUTO-FEATHER OR MANUAL FEATHER. COULD NOT DUPLICAE DISCREPANCY, SYSTEM TEST NORMAL AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. - [SDR COMA9610119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610119), Apr 1, 1996: STEERING. PULLED LEFT. NOSE WHEEL STEERING PULLED TO LEFT TWICE DURING LANDING ROLL. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. INSPECTED N.W.S. SYSTEM AND TAXI CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR COMA9610110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610110), Mar 22, 1996: UPLOCK SENSOR. OUT OF ADJUST. LT MLG INTRANSIT LIGHTS REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTED. ADJUSTED THE UPLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR TO M/M SPECIFICATIONS. - [SDR COMA9610100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610100), Mar 9, 1996: INTRANSIT LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT MLG INTRANSIT LIGHTS REMAIN ON AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. FOUND ALL ADJUSTMENTS AND CLEARANCES WITHIN LIMITS. ACFT RETU - [SDR COMA9610094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610094), Mar 6, 1996: FILTER. DIRTY. LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FILTER BYPASS WARNING ILLUMINATED. REPLACED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FILTER. - [SDR COMA9610083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610083), Feb 13, 1996: HYD PUMP. LEAKING. HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM RT ENGINE NACELLE. REPLACED THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 7,269. - [SDR COMA9610030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610030), Jan 14, 1996: PUMP. DEFECTIVE. LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER WILL NOT UNFEATHER. REPLACED THE PROPELLER OVERSPEED GOVERNOR OIL PUMP. - [SDR COMA9610008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610008), Jan 8, 1996: ROLLER. WORN. FLAP DISAGREEMENT INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED WORN ROLLERS ON LT OUTBOARD FLAP. - [SDR COMA9610007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610007), Jan 8, 1996: INDICATION. MALFUNCTIONED. FLAP DISAGREEMENT INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY - ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. - [SDR COMA9512031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9512031), Dec 18, 1995: ROLLER. WORN. RECEIVED FLAP DISAGREE WARNING, WHEN FLAPS SELECTED TO ZERO DEGREES. REPLACED THE ROLLERS ON THE RT OUTBD FLAP. - [SDR COMA9511496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9511496), Sep 17, 1995: SENSOR. DEFECTIVE. RT DUCT OVERHEAT WARNING, WARNING REMAINED ON WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS SELECTED TO FULL COLD. REPLACED THE DUCT OVER TEMPERATURE SENSOR. - [SDR COM11949](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11949), Aug 10, 1995: COOLING FAN. FAILED. DURING TAXI, RT A/C PACK PRODUCED SMOKE IN CABIN. PACK FAILED AND DUCT LEAK INDICATOR ON. REPLACED THE RT GROUND COOLING FAN. - [SDR COM11865](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11865), Apr 18, 1995: LATCH. BROKEN. RT MLG INBD DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN. REPLACED LATCH ASSY. - [SDR COM11847](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11847), Apr 5, 1995: LATCH. BROKEN. RIGHT HYDRAULIC PACK SERVICE DOOR HAS A BROKEN LATCH. REPLACED LATCH. - [SDR COM11811](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11811), Mar 5, 1995: GCU. DEFECTIVE. RIGHT ENGINE STARTER DOES NOT TERMINATE START SEQUENCE AT 50 PERCENT. REPLACED THE GCU. - [SDR COM11734](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11734), Jan 18, 1995: SERVO. DEFECTIVE. ELECRIC TRIM IS INOP, AND MANUAL TRIM FEELS ROUGH. REPLACED THE PITCH TRIM SERVO. - [SDR COM11719](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11719), Jan 4, 1995: HYD SYST. FROZEN. GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RESEVOIR LOW PRESSURE INDICATOR ON. RESERVOIR PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM CONTAINED MOISTURE WHICH FROZE. PURGED MOISTURE FROM SYSTEM. - [SDR COM11713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11713), Jan 1, 1995: CONTROL BOX. DEFECTIVE. DURING LANDING ANTI-SKID FAILED. REPLACED THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL BOX. ## Other aircraft with N256CA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N256CA): Cessna 402C, S/N 402C0606 --- 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.