# N4208G: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300, registration cancelled 1998-10-21 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 21, 1998 - Exported to: Canada - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (registry code 8680920) - Data sheets: [TCDS A53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A53EU) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 086 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: April 7, 1988 - Last registry action: December 17, 1997 - Mode S code: A4FF16 - Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4208G - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4208G - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4208G-1998-10-21 From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300.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 M3HA97071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/M3HA97071), Jul 17, 1997: PAX DOOR. NOT CLOSED. HNL - FLT 208 - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED MAIN CABIN DOOR DID NOT APPEAR LOCKED IN FLIGHT. RETURN BACK TO HONOLULU, VISUALLY CHECKED D - [SDR M3HA97054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/M3HA97054), Mar 27, 1997: BULB. FAILED. HNL - AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT ON ENTRANCE DOOR WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE LIGHT BULB. (M) - [SDR M3HA96041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/M3HA96041), Jan 21, 1997: GENERATOR. FAILED. HNL - FLT 1457 - ON THE RETURN FLIGHT FROM KOA, WITH A STOP IN OGG AND MKK, TEN MINUTES FROM MKK THE NR 2 ACW GENERATOR FAULTED. A/C WAS DIVERTED BACK TO HNL. F - [SDR M3HA96019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/M3HA96019), Jul 2, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. HNL - FLT 709 - PREFLIGHT - FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVERHEAD AND NR 1, 2, 5 FLOOR INOP. REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACKS. (M) - [SDR M3HA96015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/M3HA96015), Jun 4, 1996: WIRE. BROKEN. HNL - DURING PREFLIGHT, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CABIN DOOR AND SERVICE DOOR INOP. FOUND WIRING ON SERVICE DOOR EXIT LIGHT BROKEN, REPAIRED AS NECESSARY. WIRING ON - [SDR M3HA96014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/M3HA96014), May 29, 1996: PITOT PROBE. MALFUNCTIONED. HNL - FLT 211 - FROM PREVIOUS PAGE ON DEPARTURE FLIGHT OFFICERS AIRSPEED INDICATOR DID NOT COME UP TO SPEED AS INDICATED ON CAPTAINS AND STANDBYS. REMOVED AND I - [SDR PAYA95A4039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PAYA95A4039), Oct 12, 1995: CONTROL VLV. INTERMITTENT. FLT NR 7736 - JFK-DCA - LANDING GEAR EXTENSION INTERMITTENT. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE. A/C OPERATED ON LEG IAW THE MEL TO RETURN TO PNE FOR REPAIR. ( - [SDR PAYA95A4038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PAYA95A4038), Oct 10, 1995: RELAY. FAILED. FLT 7727 - JFK-BWI - NOSE GEAR SLOW TO RETRACT. THUMPING NOISE HEARD IN GEAR WELL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RELAY. OPS CHECKED SYSTEM IAW JIC. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. (M - [SDR PAYA95A4036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PAYA95A4036), Aug 15, 1995: PROX HARNESS. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT NR 7753 - JFK-ORF - WITH LANDING GEAR UP, THE NOSE TRANSIT LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON WITH AN ASSOCIATED HYDRAULIC SURGE. REPLACED NOSE GEAR SECONDARY PRO - [SDR PAYA95A4035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PAYA95A4035), Aug 14, 1995: UPLOCK BOX. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT NR 7728 - BWI-JFK - WITH LANDING GEAR UP, THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR TRANSIT LIGHTS CYCLED THREE TIMES WITH AN ASSOCIATED HYDRAULIC SURGE. REPLACED NOSE GE ## FAA accident and incident reports (6) 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 19940322008219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940322008219I), Mar 22, 1994: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4208G), New York, NY. Narrative: on March 22, 1994 twa express (paya), flight 773, experienced a fire warning on no. 2 engine while taxiing for take-off. All forty (40) passengers… - [Incident 19921024046119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921024046119I), Oct 24, 1992: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4208G), Albany, NY. Minor surges on NR2 engine. Engine went to feather mode. Diverted. Replaced signal conditioning unit and o rings. - [Incident 19920811052649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920811052649I), Aug 11, 1992: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4208G), Baltimore, MD. Passenger would not stop smoking when asked. State police met flight and obtain identification. - [Incident 19901109064009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901109064009I), Nov 9, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4208G), New York, NY. Smoke coming from rear of aircraft while taxiing. Returned to ramp. Right propeller brake valve failed. - [Incident 19900622030959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622030959I), Jun 22, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4208G), Rochester, NY. NR1 engine oil pressure light on. Aborted. Found engine with 7 quarts of oil low. No leak found. - [Incident 19890515021059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890515021059I), May 15, 1989: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4208G), New York, NY. Ailerons jammed in turn after takeoff. Freed same and returned. Aileron tab inboard hinge pin partly extracted. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.