# N393SW: 1997 Embraer EMB-120ER, registration cancelled 2011-04-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 20, 2011
- Exported to: Mexico
- 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: 120.330
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 23, 1997
- Certificate issued: April 12, 2011
- Last registry action: April 12, 2011
- Mode S code: A48F93
- Owner when cancelled: [Cb Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CB%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Ogden, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Ogden)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2284° N, 111.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogden, UT, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N393SW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=393SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N393SW-2011-04-20

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 (53, newest 50)

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

- [SDR SWIA201024861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201024861), Sep 1, 2010: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY MAIN CABIN DOOR LIGHT INOPERATIVE. (FLT 6417) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
- [SDR SWIA201024442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201024442), Jun 18, 2010: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT ON CEILING AT ROW 10 INOP. (FLT 6260) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
- [SDR SWIA201024639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201024639), May 28, 2010: FIREWALL. CRACKED. APU COMPARTMENT FORWARD FIREWALL SKIN IS CRACKED. (C-CHECK) REPAIRED PER SRM.
- [SDR SWIA201023980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201023980), Apr 5, 2010: STRINGER. CRACKED. LEFT NR 2 FUEL PANEL FORWARD STRINGER IS CRACKED. (C CHECK) REPAIRED STRINGER WITH NEW SPLICE PER SRM.
- [SDR SWIA201023686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201023686), Feb 10, 2010: FLAP. CRACKED. LEFT NACELLE FLAP OUTBOARD EDGE CRACKED. (C CHECK) REPLACED FLAP PER AMM.
- [SDR SWIA201023668](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201023668), Feb 6, 2010: ROLLER. LACK OF LUBE. MAIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. (FLT 6838) LUBED ROLLERS ON DOOR FRAME.
- [SDR SWIA201023604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201023604), Jan 29, 2010: DOOR. LACK OF LUBE. MAIN DOOR HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. (FLT 6195) LUBED DOOR.
- [SDR SWIA200923077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200923077), Nov 9, 2009: CONTROL COLUMN. OBSTRUCTED. AILERON ROLL CONTROL VERY STIFF. (FLT 6318)REMOVED FOD FROM BETWEEN YOKE AND COLUMN.
- [SDR SWIA200922015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200922015), Jul 8, 2009: LAMP. BURNED OUT. FLT 6446, FORWARD FLOOR RED EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED.
- [SDR SWIA200921714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200921714), May 30, 2009: LIGHT. LOOSE. FLT 6072 - RED EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING AT ROW 2 INOP. REPOSITIONED LIGHT.
- [SDR SWIA200819945](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200819945), Aug 8, 2008: FIRE BOTTLE. EMPTY. APU FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. FLIGHT 5752. REPLACED APU FIRE BOTTLE ASSEMBLY WITH A SERVICEABLE ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECK GOOD. 
- [SDR SWIA200819032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200819032), Jan 2, 2008: STRINGER. CRACKED. RIGHT WING FUEL PANEL ACCESS HAS A CRACK ON STRINGER 8 BETWEEN FRAMES 8 AND 9. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW SRM 57-20-03. 
- [SDR SWIA200819031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200819031), Jan 2, 2008: STRINGER. CRACKED. RIGHT WING FUEL PANEL ACCESS HAS A CRACK ON STRINGER 10 BETWEEN FRAMES 8 AND 9. REPAIRED CRACKED AFT STRINGER IAW SRM 57-20-03.
- [SDR SWIA200718905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200718905), Nov 24, 2007: WHEEL. BROKEN. FLT 5552 - DURING POST FLIGHT, NOTICED NR 2 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY APPEARED TO BE BROKEN. REPLACED BOTH LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, PN 3-1446-1 SN OFF 0538 PN 3-1446-1 
- [SDR SWIA200717836](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200717836), Jan 2, 2007: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. PAX DOOR HAS A CRACK UNDER LOCK FASTENER FWD AND AFT STRINGER NEXT TO 3RD STEP, DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED CRACKED BRACKETS ON PAX DOOR SECU
- [SDR SWIA200717835](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200717835), Jan 2, 2007: BUTTSTRAP. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION AT RIGHT AND CENTER BUTTSTRAPS NEAR LAV AREA, DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED RIGHT AND CENTER BUTTSTRAPS NEAR LAV AREA IAW SRM 1
- [SDR SWIA200717834](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200717834), Jan 2, 2007: BUTTSTRAP. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION AT CARGO DOOR ENTRANCE BUTTSTRAP, DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED BUTTSTRAP AT CARGO DOOR ENTRANCE IAW SRM 120 51-10-02 PG 3 SEC 
- [SDR SWIA200717833](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200717833), Jan 2, 2007: BUTTSTRAP. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION AT PASSENGER DOOR ENTRANCE BUTTSTRAP, DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED BUTTSTRAP AT PASSENGER DOOR ENTRANCE IAW SRM 51-10-02 PG 3 
- [SDR SWIA200717832](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200717832), Jan 2, 2007: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND LEFT NACELLE FRAME 1 CRACKED AT INBOARD WEB, DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. INSTALLED NEW LEFT FRAME NR 1 IAW EMB 120 SRM 51-40-02, SB 120-54-0036 
- [SDR SWIA200617384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200617384), Nov 11, 2006: HMU. MALFUNCTIONED. RIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER LANDING AND EXITING RUNWAY. REPLACED LEFT HMU AND FUEL CONTROL UNIT IAW MM 73-21-00 AND MM 73-13-00. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS IAW MM 71
- [SDR SWIA200616493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200616493), Mar 27, 2006: PULLEY. BINDING. PILOT REPORTED SLIGHT DETENT WHEN MOVING AILERONS THROUGH CENTER POSITION. REPLACED RIGHT AILERON WING BOX LOWER PULLEY IAW 27-00-01. REMOVED AILERON AUTOPILOT 
- [SDR SWIA200515690](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200515690), Oct 16, 2005: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. RIGHT RUDDER JAMS AFTER ROTATION. REPLACED BLUE SYSTEM RUDDER ACTUATOR IAW EMB MM 27-22-00 AND 27-22-02. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA200515438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200515438), Aug 15, 2005: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. FLAP DISAGREEMENT DURING FLAP RETRACTION ON AFTER LANDING CHECK. "INBD" LIGHTS FLASHING. REPLACED THE LEFT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-50-07. OPERATIONAL CH
- [SDR SWIA200515177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200515177), Apr 4, 2005: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CLIP CRACKED AT FRAME 12A JUST AFT LT DV WINDOW, ITEM FOUND AT C-CHECK INSPECTION. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AT FRAME 12A AFT OF PILOT'S DV WINDOW PER EMB120 SRM 51-
- [SDR SWIA200414158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200414158), Nov 24, 2004: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT INBOARD FLAP DROOPS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-50-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA200413992](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413992), Oct 21, 2004: WIRE. CHAFED. EMERGENCY LIGHT C/B POPS WHEN TESTED. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRE AT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK NR 2. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA200413802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413802), Sep 10, 2004: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. RT IB FLAP DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT. REPLACED RT IB FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-50-07. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA200413670](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200413670), Aug 9, 2004: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ON TAXI OUT, SELECTED FLAPS 15 DEGREES, THE LT IB FLAP WENT TO 45 DEGREES CAUSING AN ASYMMETRY. REPLACED LT IB FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-50-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK 
- [SDR SWIA200412926](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200412926), Feb 18, 2004: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. DURING APPROACH INTO MRY GOT A DISAGREEMENT WITH FLAP SELECTOR AT 25 FT THE NACELLE FLAPS WERE AT 0 DEGREES SHORTLY AFTER THE BLUE HYD QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WEN
- [SDR SWIA200312607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312607), Oct 27, 2003: WIRE. CHAFED. LEFT FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP HAS CHAFED WIRE. DISCOVERED DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP IAW MM 28-21-02.
- [SDR SWIA200312554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312554), Oct 25, 2003: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. AUTOPILOT FAILED WHEN SELECTED TO CAPTAIN'S SIDE. COMPUTER FLAG SHOWING ON CAPTAIN'S ADI. REPLACED CAPTAIN'S AUTOPILOT COMPUTER. OPS CHECK GOOD PER 22-11-00.
- [SDR SWIA200312298](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200312298), Aug 21, 2003: CONTROL ARM. LOOSE. LEFT ENGINE DID NOT SHUTDOWN IN FUEL CUT OFF (1ST ATTEMPT). FOUND FUEL CUTOFF SERRATED ARM ON THE HMU TO PCU LOOSE. RETORQUED, SAFETIED AND RAN LT AND RT ENGINE
- [SDR SWIA200311925](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200311925), Apr 29, 2003: POWER SUPPLY. MALFUNCTIONED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY FROM F/A STATION AND FLIGHT DECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY IAW 33-50-00. OPS CHECK OK.
- [SDR SWIA200311924](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200311924), Apr 29, 2003: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. CAPTAIN'S AUTOPILOT SPONTANEOUSLY DISENGAGES WITH CORRESPONDING RED A/P LIGHTS AND AURAL WARNING. CAPTAIN FLIGHT DIRECTOR AND F/O'S A/P OPERATE NORMALLY. REPLAC
- [SDR SWIA200211463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211463), Nov 12, 2002: SEAL. DIRTY. MAIN CABIN DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE. THE RED HANDLES DO NOT MOVE, BUT THE DOOR GOES UP AND DOWN. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED CABIN DOOR SEAL AND LOCKING MECHANISM. OPS CH
- [SDR SWIA200211407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211407), Oct 26, 2002: PRESSURE SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INFLIGHT FOR 2 MINUTES, WITH NORMAL OIL PRESSURE OF 63 PSID. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS ALSO NORMAL.REMOVED AND REPLACED N
- [SDR SWIA200211116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211116), Aug 5, 2002: ACTUATOR. DEFECTIVE. INBOARD FLAPS ARE CYCLING IN AND OUT 1 TO 2 LIGHT BARS AFTER LANDING WHEN FLAPS ARE RETRACTED. REMOVED & REPLACED RIGHT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR. OPS CHECK GOOD AN
- [SDR SWIA200211093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211093), Jul 30, 2002: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE EN ROUTE FROM SAN TO LAX, NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE BEGAN TO SURGE AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW BACK AND FORTH. FOLLOWED QRH AND SELECT EEC MANUAL PER QRH. FOUR TO 
- [SDR SWIA200211051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211051), Jul 13, 2002: HMU. FAILED. AFTER START OF TAKEOFF ROLL, AURAL WARNING ENGINE CONTROL SOUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT HMU IAW EMB 120 MM 73-21-00 . OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA200211041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211041), Jul 11, 2002: GOVERNOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT ENGINE DID NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 90 PERCENT NP ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED T/O. RAN UP ENGINES W/EEC ON & OFF WITH SIMILAR RESULTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT OVERSPEE
- [SDR SWIA200210705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210705), Feb 28, 2002: PCU. MALFUNCTIONED. NP AND TQ FLUCTUATE IN CLIMB AND ON APPROACH ON ENGINE NR 1. TQ 2 PERCENT, NP 0.8 PERCENT. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE LEFT PCU IAW MM 61-21-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO TO
- [SDR SWIA200210686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210686), Feb 28, 2002: WARNING SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO AUTOFEATHER AURAL WARNING. STATIC TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED WITH AUTOFEATHER ARMED AND THE POWER LEVERS ADVANCED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. PERF
- [SDR SWIA200210652](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210652), Feb 13, 2002: SENSOR. READS HIGH. LEFT EEC IS INOP. HOOKED UP EEC BREAKOUT BOX, FOUND NH SENSOR READING HIGH. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT NH SENSOR WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. TRIMMED LEFT ENGINE. OP
- [SDR SWIA200210624](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210624), Feb 4, 2002: WARNING SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. EEC AURAL WARNING ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED PER SOP. INSPECTED BOTH EEC SYSTEMS. RAN AIRCRAFT. EEC'S OPERATED NORMALLY AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. NO DISCREPANCIE
- [SDR SWIA200210500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200210500), Jan 2, 2002: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. AT BEGINNING OF TAKEOFF ROLL, NR 1 EEC FAILED. WHITE 'MAN' LIGHT, RED `EEC` LIGHT AND AURAL WARNING SOUNDED. ABORTED TAKEOFF. FOUND LOOSE CANNON PLUG TO 1.8 SEN
- [SDR SWIA200110264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110264), Oct 23, 2001: BUSHING. STIFF. AILERONS ARE VERY STIFF OUT OF NEUTRAL POSITION. PULLED AILERON DISCONNECT AND DETERMINED THE STIFFNESS IS COMING FROM THE F/O'S SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH
- [SDR SWIA200110196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110196), Sep 21, 2001: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. ON CLIMB OUT OF SEA, 100 PERCENT NP & 84 PERCENT TQ, NP FLUCTUATIONS NOTED ON NR 2 ENGINE. NP SWIFTLY OSCILLATED BETWEEN 96 PERCENT TO 100.5 PERCENT, ACCOMPANIE
- [SDR SWIA200110110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200110110), Aug 19, 2001: GOVERNOR. LEAKING. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED IN FLIGHT. ALTERNATE LANDING IN SNA.FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM OVERSPEED GOVERNOR. REPLACED OVERSPEED GOVERNOR. PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECK. O
- [SDR SWIA971860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971860), Jun 30, 2000: STRAP. BROKEN. AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION ALOUD RATTLE (ALMOST KNOCKING) CAN BE HEARD FROM UNDER CENTER CONSOLE AND NOSE RETURNED TO SFO. REPAIRED BROKEN BONDING STRAP 
- [SDR SWIA971859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA971859), Jun 29, 2000: RCCB. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR UP A LOUD RAPID KNOCKING FROM UNDER NOSE OF AC INCREASE IN SPEED NOISE LOUDER ALONG WITH KNOCKING. THE OPPOSITE EFFECT WITH DECREASE IN S

All 53: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N393SW-2011-04-20/reports.md

## Other aircraft with N393SW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N393SW): Eavision EA-J150, S/N JMZKJ150UAV602596381

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