# N285AS: 1992 Embraer EMB-120ER, registration cancelled 2009-05-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 27, 2009
- Exported to: Bermuda
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 120.265
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1992
- Certificate issued: August 19, 2008
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A2E09F
- Owner when cancelled: [Bank Of Utah](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285AS-2009-05-27

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 (46)

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

- [SDR GUU2008F00042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUU2008F00042), Jun 16, 2008: CONTROL MODULE. MALFUNCTIONED. FLIGHT 5402 FLL/FLL. AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR LIGHT ON MAP REMAINS ILLUMINATED. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL MODULE AND MULTI ALARM PANEL. (S)
- [SDR GUUA05110802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA05110802), May 11, 2008: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. DURING APPROACH, NOSE GEAR TAKES APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS TO LOWER AND FULLY EXTEND. REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR.
- [SDR GUUA04210804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA04210804), Apr 21, 2008: SPRING. DEFECTIVE. FLIGHT 9300, DURING APPROACH, LANDING GEAR EXTENSION NOSE WHEEL DELAYS 4-5 SECONDS AFTER MAINS ARE DOWN AND LOCKED. REPLACED NOSE GEAR SPRING CARTRIDGE. OPERATI
- [SDR GUUA04010801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA04010801), Apr 1, 2008: DOOR. JAMMED. FLIGHT: 9154, PILOT REPORTED FWD DOOR DOES NOT OPEN SMOOTHLY, IT JAMS WHEN OPERATING LEVER. FWD DOOR OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR GUUA03220801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA03220801), Mar 22, 2008: CONNECTOR. INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT: 5402, DURING PREFLIGHT, DISCOVERED EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPOSITIONED CONNECTORS ON LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
- [SDR GUUA02260801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA02260801), Feb 26, 2008: FUSE. BLOWN. FLIGHT: 9265, PILOT REPORTED AFT LT AND RT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT FUSE. 
- [SDR GUUA02120801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA02120801), Feb 12, 2008: FUSE. BLOWN. FLIGHT:5454, PILOT REPORTED BOTTOM EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT DOES NOT WORK ON BOTH SIDES OF AC. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT FUSES.
- [SDR GUUA01300801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA01300801), Jan 30, 2008: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING PREFLIGHT DISCOVERED EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON SIDE OF THE GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS FRONT BATTERY.
- [SDR 265121707A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/265121707A), Dec 17, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, DISCOVERED (3) SPOTS OF CORROSION ALONG FRAME 23 BETWEEN STRINGERS 20L AND 20R. CORROSION DID NOT PENTRATE TO FRAME 23, OR STRINGERS, R
- [SDR GUUA10240702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA10240702), Oct 24, 2007: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, DISCOVERED LT FUSELAGE BELLY EXFOLIATION AT F.S 6842.6. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED FILLER AND EXTERNAL REINFORCEME
- [SDR GUUA10140701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA10140701), Oct 14, 2007: WARNING LIGHT. FALSE ACTIVATION. FLIGHT:253, DURING LANDING ROLL RT ANTI-SKID ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED AND A TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKING. INSPECTED ANTI SKID SYSTEM ON GROUND NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPE
- [SDR GUUA09220702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA09220702), Sep 22, 2007: LANDING GEAR. SLOW. DURING APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NOSE GEAR DELAYED WELL OVER 30 SECONDS TO EXTEND. PERFORMED LANDING EXTENSION SEVERAL TIMES NO DEFECTS NOTED.
- [SDR GUUA08160703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA08160703), Aug 16, 2007: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT: 9287 FLL/GGT DURING PREFLIGHT, DISCOVERED ONE WHITE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON THE FLOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AISLE MARKER LIGHT.
- [SDR GUUA08160701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA08160701), Aug 16, 2007: STRUT. UNDERSERVICED. FLIGHT:9287 FLL/GGT AFTER TAKEOFF IDLE 1 UNLOCK LIGHT AND CABIN ALTITUDE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO FLL. AFTER LANDING SLOWING THROUGH 80 KTS ON LANDING ROL
- [SDR GUUA07250701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA07250701), Jul 25, 2007: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT: 9259 FLL/MHH PILOT REPORTED ONE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT ROW 2. SECURED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT.
- [SDR GUUA06120701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA06120701), Jun 12, 2007: PROXIMITY SWITCH. DIRTY. FLIGHT 2043 TNT/FLL, DURING FLIGHT, RT MLG (A) LIGHT INTERMITTENT. CLEANED RT MLG PROXIMITY SWITCHES.
- [SDR GUUA06080701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA06080701), Jun 8, 2007: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, DETERMINED EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE ROW SIX TO BE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP.
- [SDR GUUA12180601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA12180601), Dec 18, 2006: BRAKE. MALFUNCTIONED. FLIGHT: 9231 AFTER LANDING, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. INSPECTED BRAKES AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND CHECKED REVERSE ALSO INS
- [SDR GUUA11200601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA11200601), Nov 20, 2006: BULB. INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT:9229 NAS/FLL RT AFT EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED RT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR GUUA10160601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA10160601), Oct 16, 2006: ALTIMETER. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING DESCENT, LANDING GEAR CHIME AND WARNING SOUNDED REPEATEDLY THROUGH 2,900 FEET WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. REPLACED RADIO ALTIMETER. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD,
- [SDR GUUA10130601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA10130601), Oct 13, 2006: ALTIMETER. CORRODED. DURING APPROACH, LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN ACTIVATES AT 3,000 FEET AND CANNOT BE SILENCED UNTIL THE GEAR IS DOWN AND LOCKED. REPLACED BOTH RADIO ALTIMETER ANTEN
- [SDR GUUA10120601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA10120601), Oct 12, 2006: WARNING SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING DESCENT, LANDING GEAR WARNING TRIPLE CHIME ON THRU 3,000 FEET. VISUALLY INSPECTED LANDING GEAR REBOOT AURAL WARNING UNIT OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR GUUA10100602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA10100602), Oct 10, 2006: WARNING SYSTEM. MULTIPLE IND. DURING DESCENT, LANDING GEAR WARNING CAME ON THROUGH 2,800 FEET GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM (SINK RATE) AND (PULL UP) CAME ON CONSTANTLY BELOW 500 FEET WHIL
- [SDR GUUA05290601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA05290601), May 29, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AT SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED RT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR GUUA04260601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA04260601), Apr 26, 2006: HOSE. WORN. FLIGHT:9183, DURING APPROACH, LOST HYDRAULICS ON LT SIDE, GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. SHUTOFF VALVE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. WHEN LANDING GEAR SELECTED DOWN RT RED L
- [SDR GUU2006F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUU2006F00000), Dec 14, 2005: WIRE. BROKEN. ON PREFLIGHT, AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS, LT AND RT, INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRES ON RT LIGHT RECEPTACLE. (K)
- [SDR ASOA02186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02186), Mar 20, 2002: CROSSBEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE FRAME 16 RIGHT INBOARD CROSS FRAME WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODE
- [SDR ASOA02185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02185), Mar 20, 2002: SILL. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT OUTBOARD FLOOR SILL WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION FROM FRAME 13 TO 23. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED FLOO
- [SDR ASOA02184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02184), Mar 20, 2002: SILL. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT FLOOR SILL WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION BETWEEN FRAMES 15A AND 23. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED FLOOR
- [SDR ASOA02183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02183), Mar 20, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LEFT WALL SEAT TRACK WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED FROM FRAME 32 TO FRAME 40. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED LEF
- [SDR ASOA02182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02182), Mar 20, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT FLOOR SEAT TRACK WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS FROM FRAME 14 TO 32 AND FROM FRAMES 34 TO 40. MAINTENANCE REMOVED 
- [SDR ASOA02181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02181), Mar 20, 2002: BUTT STRAP. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT BUTT STRAP WAS CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 18 AND 21. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED RIGHT BUTT STRAP IAW
- [SDR ASOA02180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02180), Mar 20, 2002: BUTT STRAP. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE CENTER BUTT STRAP WAS FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 13 AND 23. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED BUTT STRAP IA
- [SDR ASOA02193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02193), Mar 20, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND INSPECTION IN BNA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT FLOOR SEAT TRACK BETWEEN FRAMES 17 AND 32. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODE
- [SDR ASOA02192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02192), Mar 20, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION IN BNA, THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WALL SEAT TRACK FROM FRAME 14 TO FRAME 32 WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CO
- [SDR ASOA02191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02191), Mar 20, 2002: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK FOUND INSPECTION IN BNA, THE LOWER AFT FLOOR FLANGE AT FRAME 13 WAS CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CORRODED FLOOR FLANGE IAW SRM 51-40-02. (M
- [SDR ASOA02094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02094), Feb 14, 2002: LIGHT. BROKEN. DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IN MCN, THE EMERGENCY DOOR EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 5 AND THE OVERHEAD BIN EMERGENCY LIGHTED EXIT SIGN AT ROW 8 WERE BOTH FOUND INOPERATIV
- [SDR ASOA02022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02022), Jan 13, 2002: COVER. MISSING. FLT 4010 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, THE WHITE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN BY SEAT 5C WAS MISSING THE PLASTIC COVER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN
- [SDR ASOA01119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01119), Jul 28, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. WHILE PERFORMING HANGAR INSPECTION IN MCN, BELLY SKIN CORROSION WAS FOUND AT THE TCAS ANTENNA, FRAME 21 AT STRINGERS 21 LEFT TO 19 RIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED C
- [SDR ASOA99153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99153), Nov 16, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND NR 3 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD
- [SDR ASOA99147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99147), Nov 8, 1999: PCU. INOPERATIVE. IN CLIMB-OUT, CREW NOTICED RIGHT NP BEGAN SHOWING OUT OF LIMITS. NP THEN BEGAN TO SURGE AND FLUCTUATE UP TO APPROXIMATELY 102 PERCENT. CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDU
- [SDR ASOA99077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99077), Aug 10, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION, NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WE
- [SDR ASOA99028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99028), Feb 20, 1999: AIR DIST. ODOR. ON CLIMB-OUT ATL-VLD, CREW SMELLED STRONG SMOKE ODOR. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO ATL, WHERE LANDING WAS MADE SAFELY AND PASSENGERS DEPLANE
- [SDR ASOA99001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99001), Jan 2, 1999: CLAMP. LOOSE. FLT 4831 - CRP-DFW - WHILE LEVEL AT 6,000 FEET ON DESCENT INTO DFW, RIGHT ENGINE DUCT LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY AURAL WARNING. CREW C/W DUCT LEAK EMER
- [SDR ASOA98029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA98029), Apr 14, 1998: AIR DISTRIBUTION. ODOR. DURING TAKEOFF ATL-BQK, CREW SMELLED AN ACRID SMOKE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE F/A REPORTED A STRONG SMELL IN THE CABIN AND THE LAV SMOKE D
- [SDR ASOA95022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA95022), Sep 13, 1995: AIR DISTR. ODOR. OUTBOUND FAY-ATL, RETURNED TO FAY AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO A FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT WITH THE APU BLEED OPEN. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETU

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