# N262AS: 1989 Embraer EMB-120ER, registration cancelled 2006-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2006
- Exported to: Angola
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Embraer EMB-120ER](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (registry code 3260203)
- 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: 120.146
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 2001
- Last registry action: September 14, 2006
- Mode S code: A2867C
- Location: Luanda, Angola
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=262AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262AS-2006-09-25

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-120ER: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er.md

## Service difficulty reports (11)

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

- [SDR ASOA02623](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02623), Dec 9, 2002: SMOKE. DETECTED. FLT 4167 - DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM ATL-GTR, SMOKE OCCURRED IN THE CABIN WITH THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDING CONTINUOUSLY. THE SMOKE WAS VERY DENSE AND APPEA
- [SDR ASOA02622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02622), Dec 5, 2002: SMOKE. DETECTED. FLT 4199 - DURING FINAL APPROACH INTO ATL, SMOKE OCCURRED IN THE CABIN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN ATL. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE
- [SDR ASOA02619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02619), Dec 4, 2002: ODOR. DETECTED. FLT 4229 - DURING DESCENT INTO ILM, A BURNING SMELL OCCURRED IN THE COCKPIT WHICH APPEARED TO BE GLYCOL, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE CABIN WITH THE SMOKE ALARMS SO
- [SDR ASOA02592](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02592), Nov 16, 2002: CHECK VALVE. STICKING. FLT 4020 - DURING DESCENT INTO ATL, SMOKE OCCURRED IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. THE CREW COMPLIED WITH THE QRH AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY
- [SDR ASOA02389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02389), Jul 5, 2002: BULB. BURNED OUT. DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN DFW, THE LEFT EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BURNED OUT EXTERNAL EMERGEN
- [SDR ASOA02331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02331), Jun 15, 2002: LAMP. BURNED OUT. DURING A HANGER INSPECTION, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE AT ROW 2. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BURNT OUT EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT. OPERATI
- [SDR ASOA02099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02099), Feb 15, 2002: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN MCN, THE TENTH STRINGER ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS FOUND CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CRACKED STRINGER IAW SRM 57-20-01 AND SRM 51-
- [SDR ASOA01104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01104), Jul 10, 2001: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. FLT 4962 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN DFW, CREW REPORTED EMERGENCY LIGHT NR 3 BATTERY IS NOT HOLDING A CHARGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTE
- [SDR ASOA01016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01016), Jan 31, 2001: DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 4240 - DURING FLIGHT FROM ILM-ATL, LEFT DUCT LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAPTAIN FOLLOWED POH AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MYR AND LANDED SAFELY. M
- [SDR ASOA01014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01014), Jan 29, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION, CREW FOUND ROW 5 EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACKING LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCR
- [SDR ASOA00023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA00023), Feb 13, 2000: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT NR 10 STRINGER CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED CRACKED STRINGER USING EO 120-57-0094. OPERAITONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURN

## 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 19910317009669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910317009669I), Mar 17, 1991: Emb EMB120 (N262AS), San Angelo, TX. High torque increase on right engine. Propeller autofeathered. Returned. Replaced torque signal unit.

## Other aircraft with N262AS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262AS): Piper PA-31, S/N 31-7712102, built 1977

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