# N282UE: 1989 Embraer EMB-120RT, registration cancelled 2003-11-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 25, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 120.124
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 1989
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1989
- Last registry action: September 30, 2003
- Mode S code: A2D730
- Owner when cancelled: [Boeing Capital Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CAPITAL%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8239° N, 118.1113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90808, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N282UE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=282UE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N282UE-2003-11-25

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-120RT: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt.md

## Service difficulty reports (10)

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

- [SDR WTAA970112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA970112), Jun 19, 1997: PROXIMITY SENSOR. OUT OF ADJUST. FAT - LANDING GEAR HANDLE WILL NOT MOVE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED PROXIMITY SENSOR ON NOSE GEAR STRUT. OPERATIONAL CH
- [SDR WTAA970083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA970083), May 13, 1997: RADOME. BIRD STRIKE. SFO - BIRD STRIKE AT RADOME AREA REPORTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AREA FOR DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- [SDR WTAA970075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA970075), Apr 27, 1997: LANDING GEAR. BIRD STRIKE. SFO - BIRD STRIKE ON NOSE GEAR ON LANDING REPORTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AREA FOR DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- [SDR WTAA970029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA970029), Feb 15, 1997: AIRSPEED IND. FAILED. LAX - HIGH SPEED WARNING ON TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF ABORTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CAPTAINS AIRSPEED INDICATOR. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETUR
- [SDR WTAA970028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA970028), Feb 13, 1997: TIRE WHEEL ASSY. FAILED. SFO - RIGHT INBOARD TIRE BLOWN ON TAKEOFF REPORTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH RIGHT MAIN TIRES AND WHEEL ASSEMBLI
- [SDR WTAA970016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA970016), Jan 26, 1997: TRIM ACTUATOR. FROZEN. ACV - FLT RUDDER TRIM REPORTED FROZEN IN FLIGHT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. RUDDER TRIM FUNCTIONED NORMAL ON DESCENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND WATER IN CABLE AREA OF TAIL. CLE
- [SDR WTAA950266](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950266), Sep 16, 1995: WINDSHIELD. BIRD STRIKE. SBA - EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE REPORTED AT TOP OF RIGHT WINDSCREEN. PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT. NO DAMAGE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. 
- [SDR WTAA950169](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950169), Apr 22, 1995: TRIM ACTUATORS. LACK OF LUBE. SFO - ELEVATOR TRIM WHEEL REPORTED DIFFICULT TO MOVE MANUALLY. ELECTRIC TRIM FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND LUBED BOTH ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS. O
- [SDR WTAA950160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950160), Apr 14, 1995: TRIM ACTUATORS. LACK OF LUBE. SFO - ELEVATOR TRIM STUCK AT 2 UNITS FORWARD OF GREEN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. TRIM BEGAN TO FUNCTION ON DESCENT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN SFO WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENA
- [SDR WTAA950055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950055), Jan 17, 1995: EEC WARNING. ACTIVATED. SFO - ELECTRIC ENGINE CONTROL (EEC) FAILURE AURAL WARNING INDICATION RECEIVED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RESET EEC. SYST

## 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 19940903033279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903033279I), Sep 3, 1994: Emb EMB120RT (N282UE), San Francisco, CA. Smoke in cockpit on taxi for takeoff. Returned to ramp. No fire. Cockpit electric fan motor burned up caused smoke.

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