# N285UE: Embraer EMB-120RT, registration cancelled 2000-10-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 10, 2000
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Embraer EMB-120RT](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt) (registry code 3260202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A31SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 120.153
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1999
- Last registry action: December 9, 1999
- Mode S code: A2E255
- Owner when cancelled: [First Security Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- 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/N285UE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285UE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285UE-2000-10-10

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 WTAA960130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA960130), Jun 16, 1996: OIL PRESS LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. SFO - LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BOTH ENGINES FOR LEAKS AND CHAFED WIRES. NO DEFECTS
- [SDR WTAA960061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA960061), Mar 17, 1996: FUEL DOOR. LOOSE. LAX - SERVICE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED SERVICE DOORS, FOUND FUEL SINGLE POINT REFUELING DOOR TO HAVE ONE UNSECU
- [SDR WTAA960060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA960060), Mar 15, 1996: FUEL DOOR. LOOSE. LAX - SERVICE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED SERVICE DOOR, FOUND FUEL SINGLE POINT REFUELING DOOR TO HAVE UNSECURED F
- [SDR WTAA950310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950310), Nov 26, 1995: SKIN. BIRD STRIKE. SFO - BIRD STRIKE REPORTED ON RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT. NO DAMAGE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- [SDR WTAA950252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950252), Aug 25, 1995: ACTUATOR. OUT OF ADJUST. ACV - LEFT LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AND GEAR DOORS REMAINED OPEN FOLLOWING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION WITHOUT
- [SDR WTAA950226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950226), Jul 5, 1995: TUBE ASSY. AIR LEAK. SFO - RT ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED TO ZERO IN FLIGHT. ENGINE REPORTED UNRESPONSIVE TO ENGINE CONTROL CHANGES. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND CONTINUED TO STATION WITHO
- [SDR WTAA950193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950193), May 17, 1995: PROX SENSORS. OUT OF ADJUST. FAT - AURAL 'TAKEOFF TRIM' WARNING SOUNDED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM. DISCOVERED ELEVATO
- [SDR WTAA950101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950101), Feb 25, 1995: OIL SYSTEM. REQ'D SERVICE. RDD - RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE REPORTED AT 50 PSI AFTER APPLICATION OF TAKEOFF POWER. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENGINE AND DISCOV
- [SDR WTAA950044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950044), Jan 15, 1995: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. RDM - FLAP DISAGREEMENT REPORTED WITH FLAPS SELECTED TO 15 DEGREES. FLAP ASYMMETRY REPORTED FOLLOWING RESET OF FLAPS. LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP SHOWING 3 BARS BEYOND S
- [SDR WTAA950037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA950037), Jan 8, 1995: ACTUATOR. FAILED. SFO - ACFT REPORTED TO ROLL AFTER TAKEOFF WITH FLAPS IN TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION. NO ASSOCIATED FLAP WARNING INDICATION REPORTED. ACFT ROLL TENDENCY RESOLVED AFTER

## 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 19900910047859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900910047859I), Sep 10, 1990: Emb EMB120RT (N285UE), Washington, DC, Minor damage. NR1 engine oil pressure fluctuating on approach. Fire from generator. Oil leak from worn garloc seal on generator.

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