# N261SK: 1999 Embraer EMB-145LR, registration cancelled 2017-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 2017
- Exported to: Nigeria
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Embraer EMB-145LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (registry code 3260212)
- Engine: [Allison AE-3007A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (registry code 03030)
- Data sheets: [TCDS T00011AT](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/T00011AT), [TCDS TE6CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TE6CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 145144
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 2015
- Last registry action: February 9, 2017
- Mode S code: A2844E
- Location: [New Castle, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/New%20Castle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6466° N, 75.6048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19720, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261SK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261SK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261SK-2017-08-14

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-145LR: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr.md

## Service difficulty reports (8)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR CHQA200900271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA200900271), Dec 30, 2009: COUPLING. CRACKED. DURING INITIAL CLIMB OUT OF MSY THE CREW REPORTED A BLEED 1 LEAK MESSAGE ON EICAS. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED. DUE TO ICING CONDITIONS IN THE 
- [SDR CHQA200800136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA200800136), Jul 9, 2008: INDICATION SYS. MALFUNCTIONED. FLIGHT 5820. OKC TO CLE. DURING DESCENT THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A HYDRAULIC 1 LOW QUANTITY MESSAGE ON EICAS AND VERIFIED THE MESSAGE THROUGH THE HYDRAULIC SYST
- [SDR CHQA200800097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA200800097), May 19, 2008: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT 5914 CLE TO GRB, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW RECEIVED A RUDDER OVERBOOST MESSAGE ON THEIR EICAS. THE CREW THEN RAN THEIR QRH AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO 
- [SDR CHQA200600051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA200600051), Apr 22, 2006: INVERTER. INOPERATIVE. CABIN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS OUT ROW 7-12. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT ROW 12 OUT. FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVERHEAD EMERGENCY
- [SDR CHQA200500084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA200500084), Apr 16, 2005: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FORWARD FACING EMERGENCY LIGHT IN CEILING IS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LOCATING SIGN ASSY IAW EMB 145 AMM 33-50-15. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR CHQA000536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA000536), Aug 21, 2004: ODOR. DETECTED. DURING INITIAL CLIMB, LAV SMOKE WARNING ON EICAS. F/A CONFIRMED THERE WAS SMOKE IN LAV. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATL ATC AND AC SAFELY RETURNED TO FIELD. AC 
- [SDR CHQ00041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQ00041), Nov 21, 2001: INDICATOR. FAILED. LOSS OF FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION.
- [SDR CHQA20000004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA20000004), Jul 11, 2000: FIRE LOOP. FAILED. ENGINE NR 2 FIRE DETECT FAIL MESSAGE RECEIVED ON EICAS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE PYLON FIRE LOOP DEFECTIVE. THE FIRE LOOP WAS REPLACED, SY

## 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 20020130001549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020130001549I), Jan 30, 2002: Emb EMB145 (N261SK), Buffalo, NY. (-23) On Wednesday, January 30, 2002, at 0719 EST, an Embraer Emb-145, N261SK, flight 4906, operated by chautauqua airlines, after departure from teh Buffalo…

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