# N281AS: 1991 Embraer EMB-120ER, registration cancelled 2013-02-21 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 21, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Embraer EMB-120ER](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (registry code 3260203) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118b) (registry code 52131) - Data sheets: [TCDS A31SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31SO), [TCDS E20NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20NE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 120.224 - Year built: 1991 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 7, 2002 - Last registry action: December 12, 2011 - Mode S code: A2D1C3 - Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx) - Owner type: Individual - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N281AS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=281AS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281AS-2013-02-21 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 (24) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ASOA03143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA03143), Apr 1, 2003: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING A GROUND INSPECTION IN DFW, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE AFT SECTION OF THE CABIN WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERG - [SDR ASOA02391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02391), Jul 7, 2002: BULB. BURNED OUT. DURING A GROUND INSPECTION IN DFW, THE LEFT UPPER EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BURNED OUT EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB - [SDR ASOA02385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02385), Jul 4, 2002: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, THE RIGHT UPPER EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE INOPERATIVE EXTERNAL EMERGENCY L - [SDR ASOA02330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02330), Jun 15, 2002: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. DURING GROUND INSPECTION, THE FORWARD MOST OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVE AND REPLACED THE - [SDR ASOA02096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02096), Feb 12, 2002: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE REAR FUSELAGE AT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH POINTS. MAINTENANCE WILL REPAIR CORROSION AND REPLA - [SDR ASOA02096S](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02096S), Feb 12, 2002: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. DURNG C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE REAR FUSELAGE AT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH POINTS. MAINTENANCE WILL REPAIR CORROSION AND REPLAC - [SDR ASOA02079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02079), Feb 6, 2002: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE STRINGER 19 (P/N 120-05744-013) LEFT WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 13A AND 17. CORROSION WAS ALSO FOUND ON STRIN - [SDR ASOA02082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02082), Feb 6, 2002: CROSSBEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, ALL CROSSBEAMS AT FRAME 16 WERE FOUND CORRODED. THE LEFT INBOARD AND RIGHT OUTBOARD CROSSBEAMS WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. - [SDR ASOA02103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02103), Feb 6, 2002: SILL. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT FLOOR SILL PLATE WAS FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 13 AND 21. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED SILL PLA - [SDR ASOA02088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02088), Feb 6, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT FLOOR SEAT TRACK WAS FOUND CORRODED ON THE FORWARD SECTION BETWEEN FRAMES 15 AND 22 AND 31. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED A - [SDR ASOA02087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02087), Feb 6, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT FLOOR SEAT TRACK, MID SECTION, WAS FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 22 AND 32. CORROSION WAS ALSO FOUND ON THE LEFT SEAT - [SDR ASOA02086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02086), Feb 6, 2002: STRAP. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT BUTT STRAP WAS CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 14 AND 21. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED BUTT STRAP IAW SRM 51 - [SDR ASOA02085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02085), Feb 6, 2002: CROSSBEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT INBOARD AND RIGHT OUTBOARD CROSSBEAMS AT FRAME 16 WERE CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH THE LEFT INBOA - [SDR ASOA02084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02084), Feb 6, 2002: CROSSBEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT OUTBOARD CROSSBEAM AT FRAME 36 WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THR RIGHT OUTBOARD - [SDR ASOA02083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02083), Feb 6, 2002: SILL. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT FLOOR SILL PLATE WAS CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 21 AND 26. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED SILL PLATE USI - [SDR ASOA02081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02081), Feb 6, 2002: STRAP. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT BUTT STRAP BETWEEN FRAMES 21 AND 26 WAS FOUND CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED BUTT STRAP IAW - [SDR ASOA02080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02080), Feb 6, 2002: STRAP. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT BUTT STRAP WAS CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 13 AND 14. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED BUTT STRAP IAW SRM'S - [SDR ASOA02018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02018), Jan 13, 2002: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FLT 4903 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN DFW, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT EXIT ROW 5 WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AT ROW - [SDR ASOA02017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02017), Jan 13, 2002: FUSE. LOOSE. DURING A HANGAR INSPECTION IN TXK, THE AFT EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REINSERTED A LOOSE FUSE INTO THE BAYONET CONNECTOR - [SDR ASOA01264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01264), Nov 28, 2001: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IN MCN, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER SPAR CAP. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CRACKED SPAR CAP IAW ASA EO 120-57-0117. THE E - [SDR ASOA99044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99044), May 12, 1999: VALVE. INOPERATIVE. AFTER ENGINE START RIGHT PACK FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ADN CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. DETERMINED RIGHT PACK TO BE PROBLEM. MOVED TO DEFER LOG PER MEL 21-50-1. DEFER - [SDR ASOA99043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99043), May 5, 1999: DUCT. CRACKED. ON CLIMB-OUT FROM XNA-DFW, THE RIGHT DUCT LEAK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT DUCT LEAK WARNING LIGHT. THE CREW SMELLED SMOKE BUT DID NOT OBSERV - [SDR 98ZZZX4175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4175), Oct 29, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. AFT FUSELAGE-TO-FIN CONNECTING ANGLE AT THE BASE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AT FS 16128.0, TWO CRACKS .25 INCH LONG TRAVELING FORWARD FROM TWO FASTENERS. THIS P - [SDR ASOA97015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA97015), Mar 17, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, FOUND CORROSION ON FRAME 21 BETWEEN STRINGERS 20 LEFT AND 18 LEFT. REPAIRS MADE IAW THE SRM AND EO 120-53-0056. RII WAS COMPLETED ## 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 19911031053919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911031053919I), Oct 31, 1991: Emb EMB120 (N281AS), Charleston, WV. Unable to retract gear. Returned. Landed safely. Found defective squat switch. ## Other aircraft with N281AS - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N281AS): Ea Vision EA J100, S/N EAVUAV502585871 - [Cancelled 2021-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281AS-2021-10-16): Boeing 767-3Q8ER, S/N 28132. Owner: [Aersale Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERSALE%20INC), [Coral Gables, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Coral%20Gables) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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