# N331JS: 1987 Embraer EMB-120, registration cancelled 2003-02-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 19, 2003
- Exported to: Angola
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Embraer EMB-120](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120) (registry code 3260201)
- 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: 120-035
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 1990
- Certificate issued: February 29, 2000
- Last registry action: November 6, 2002
- Mode S code: A39A5F
- Owner when cancelled: [North American Jet Charter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20AMERICAN%20JET%20CHARTER)
- Location: [Paso Robles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Paso%20Robles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6266° N, 120.6910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paso Robles, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331JS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=331JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331JS-2003-02-19

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 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-120: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZW688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW688), Apr 21, 1995: RELAY BOX. DEFECTIVE. FLT NR 4162 - CREW UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO CAK WHERE MAINTENANCE 
- [SDR 95ZZZX1179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1179), Jan 25, 1995: OIL SYSTEM. REQUIRED SERVICE. FLT 4023 - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CAPTAIN NOTICED RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION ASSOCIATED WITH AURAL WARNING AND MASTER WARNING PANEL INDICATION. AIRCRAFT
- [SDR 95ZZZX1185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1185), Jan 23, 1995: FLAP CONTL UNIT. DEFECTIVE. FLT 4172 - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW SELECTED FLAPS UP. FLAP WARNING (AURAL) WAS HEARD BY THE CREW. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE R
- [SDR 95ZZZW125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW125), Jan 15, 1995: AHRS COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 4170 - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW REPORTED A LOSS OF HSI AND RMI INDICATION. ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE RE

## Other aircraft with N331JS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331JS): Alexander Schleicher ASH 31 MI, S/N 31038, built 2011

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