# N459PS: 1996 Dornier Luftfahrt 328-100, registration cancelled 2005-01-12 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: January 12, 2005 - Exported to: Denmark - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Dornier Luftfahrt 328-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-luftfahrt-328-100) (registry code 2996100) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW119B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw119b) (registry code 52133) - Data sheets: [TCDS A45NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A45NM), [TCDS E20NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20NE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 3070 - Year built: 1996 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 11, 1996 - Certificate issued: July 18, 1996 - Last registry action: November 6, 2002 - Mode S code: A594E1 - Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%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/N459PS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=459PS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N459PS-2005-01-12 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Dornier Luftfahrt 328-100: https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-luftfahrt-328-100.md ## Service difficulty reports (69, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR VNAA0401006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0401006), Jan 10, 2004: SHIM. FAILED. DURING FLIGHT, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND OIL PRESSURE HIGH INDICATION AND RETURNED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REMOVED A SHIM FROM THE LEFT HAND OIL P - [SDR 2004FA0000038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000038), Dec 19, 2003: SEAL. LEAKING. CAS MISCOMPARE MESSAGE AT 25000 FT. ALSO THE MOISTURE INDICATOR IS PINK. (WO NR 33910) - [SDR VNAA0312003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0312003), Dec 5, 2003: BOOT. FAILED. DURING FLIGHT, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND MIDDLE LEADING EDGE BOOT FAILING IN ALL MODES AND DIVERTED TO DAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND PATCHED THE LEFT HAND - [SDR VNAA0310020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0310020), Oct 28, 2003: POWER SUPPLY. MALFUNCTIONED. THE CREW REPORTED THAT ON ENGINE START THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROW 7, 8, & 9 GO OUT. MAINTENANCE SWAPPED POWER SUPPLIES 6LK & 7LK. OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM WAS CHEC - [SDR VNAA0310019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0310019), Oct 22, 2003: BATTERY. FAILED. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING AT ROWS 5-10 WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 5LK EMERGENCY BATTERY IN ACCORDAN - [SDR VNAA0308005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0308005), Aug 8, 2003: INDICATOR. FAILED. DURING FLIGHT, THE WEATHER RADAR FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CREW RETURNED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOR - [SDR VNAA0307003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0307003), Jul 15, 2003: SENSOR. FAILED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED STATIC ON BOTH VHF RADIOS AND A FAILING LEFT HIGH PRESSURE BLEED VALVE. AFTER CONFERING WITH MAINTENANCE CONTRO - [SDR VNAA0305017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0305017), May 26, 2003: BLEED VALVE. FAILED. DURING CLIMB OUT FROM PIT, THE CREW REPORTED THE RIGHT HAND HIGH PRESSURE BLEED VALVE FAILED AND THEN HAD A POWER LEVER SPLIT AND RETURNED TO PIT. THE AIRCRAFT - [SDR VNAA0304005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0304005), Apr 9, 2003: PROXIMITY SENSOR. FAILED. ON APPROACH, THE CREW RECEIVED A PROXI SYSTEM FAIL INDICATION AND PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND FLIGHT 4009 LANDED W - [SDR VNAA0303017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0303017), Mar 14, 2003: A/C PACK. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT HAND PACK FAILED AND THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE CREW THEN RESET THE SYSTEM AND WERE CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. FLIGHT 401 - [SDR VNAA0302015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0302015), Feb 16, 2003: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. THE CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY AND BACK UP BATTERIES FAIL TO TEST. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED BOTH EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DONIER M - [SDR VNAA0211029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0211029), Nov 26, 2002: BLEED VALVE. FAILED. DURING TAKE OFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A BLEED SHUT OFF VALVE CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE RUNWAY, THE CREW CYCLED THE BLEED VAL - [SDR VNAA0211027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0211027), Nov 25, 2002: LIMITER. FAILED. DURING CLIMB OUT, THE CREW RECEIVED A RUDDER NOT LIMITED ABOVE 165 KNOTS MESSAGE AND RETURNED TO RIC. THE TOWER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FLIGHT 4084 LANDED WIT - [SDR VNAA0209030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0209030), Sep 22, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING AT ROWS 7 TO 9 WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 6LK EMERGENCY BATTERY IN ACCORD - [SDR VNAA0209016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0209016), Sep 14, 2002: BATTERY. OVERHEATED. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A NR 2 MAIN BATTERY OVERHEAT CAS MESSAGE AND RETURNED TO BNA. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED, INSPECTED, AND REPLACED THE NR 2 MAIN - [SDR VNAA0209006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0209006), Sep 5, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING AT ROWS 6 TO 9 WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DO - [SDR VNAA0208027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0208027), Aug 19, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE ROW 6 TO 9 OF EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 5LK EMERGENCY BATTERY IN ACCORDAN - [SDR VNAA0204026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0204026), Apr 29, 2002: GENERATOR. FAILED. DURING TAKE OFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A RIGHT HAND GENERATOR FAIL MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND GENERATOR AND BUS - [SDR VNAA0204025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0204025), Apr 29, 2002: GENERATOR. FAILED. DURING TAKE OFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A RIGHT HAND GENERATOR FAIL MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. THE CREW RESET THE GENERATOR AND IT CONTINUED TO WORK DURING THE TA - [SDR VNAA0204024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0204024), Apr 27, 2002: FLOW DIVIDER. FAILED. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, THE CREW HAD A POWER SPLIT AND THE LEFT HAND ENGINE FUEL SHOWED 500 POUNDS PER HOUR MORE THAN THE RIGHT HAND. THE CREW NOTICED A FLUID O - [SDR VNAA0204017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0204017), Apr 19, 2002: WARNING SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND GENERATOR FAIL MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY, THE CREW RESET THE GENERATOR AND ATTEMPTED A - [SDR VNAA0204008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0204008), Apr 13, 2002: SWITCH. WHILE ENROUTE, THE CREW CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND STATED THE FIRST OFFICER'S MICROPHONE'S PUSH TO TALK SWITCH WAS NOT WORKING. FLIGHT 4169 DIVERTED TO CAK - [SDR VNAA0204003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0204003), Apr 10, 2002: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. FORTY-FIVE MINUTES OUT OF DCA, THE CREW RECEIVED A CABIN ALTITUDE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATION. THE PRESSURIZATION WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERG - [SDR VNAA0203036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0203036), Mar 21, 2002: PANEL. FAILED. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN ROTATION, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND ENGINE CONTROL UNIT FAIL MESSAGE. THE CREW TOOK OFF AND CIRCLED THE FIELD AND LANDED. MAINTENANCE - [SDR VNAA0203035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0203035), Mar 21, 2002: ECU. FAILED. DURING TAKE OFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND ENGINE CONTROL UNIT FAIL INDICATION AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE BUS POWER CONTRO - [SDR VNAA0203034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0203034), Mar 21, 2002: IRU. MALFUNCTIONED. AS THE CREW ADVANCED THE POWER LEVERS, THE INERTIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM'S AUXILIARY SYSTEM FAILED AND THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT THEN RETURNED TO THE GAT - [SDR VNAA0203033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0203033), Mar 21, 2002: ECU. DURING TAKE OFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A ECU FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED BY ITSELF. THE CREW ATTE - [SDR VNAA0203032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0203032), Mar 20, 2002: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. DURING TAKEOFF THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A LEFT ENGINE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAIL WARNING MESSAGE. AFTER ABORTING THE TAKEOFF A LEFT GENERATOR FAIL AND RIGHT H - [SDR VNAA0112020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0112020), Dec 28, 2001: DOOR. FAILED. WHILE IN CRUISE, THE CREW RECEIVED A RED WARNING PANEL DOOR LIGHT. THE SYSTEMS PAGE SHOWED IT WAS THEMAIN CABIN DOOR. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HAND - [SDR VNAA0111011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0111011), Nov 28, 2001: GENERATOR. FAILED. DURING TAKE OFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A DECREASE IN TORQUE INDICATION AND ABORTED TAKE OFF. WHILE PULLING ONTO THE TAXI WAY, THE CREW RECEIVED A LEFT HAND GENERATO - [SDR VNAA0110021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0110021), Oct 29, 2001: PSEU. FAILED. 25 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING PIT, THE CREW RECEIVED A PROXI SYSTEM FAIL INDICATION. THE CREW CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND WERE ADVISED TO RETURN TO PIT. MAIN - [SDR VNAA0108010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0108010), Aug 18, 2001: VALVE. FAILED. WHILE CLIMBING OUT FROM PIT, THE CREW NOTICED THE CABIN TEMPERATURE WAS 95 DEGREES. THE CREW TRIED THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE IN BOTH MANUAL AND AUTO MODES W - [SDR VNAA0108007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0108007), Aug 13, 2001: BRAKE. DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE CREW RECEIVED A HIGH BRAKE TEMPERATURE CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW ABORTED TAKE OFF AND EXITTED THE RUNWAY AND ALLOWED THE BRAKES TO COO - [SDR VNAA0108006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0108006), Aug 13, 2001: WARNING SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE CREW RECEIVED A TCAS FAIL MESSAGE. THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND WHILE EXITING THE RUNWAY THE MESSAGE CLEARED. FLIGHT 4092 WAS CLEAR - [SDR VNAA0106001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0106001), Jun 4, 2001: A/C PACK. FAILED. THE CREW REPORTED A ELECTRIC BURNING SMELL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE COLD AIR UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 21-00-00. OPERATI - [SDR VNAA0103011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0103011), Mar 12, 2001: STICK SHAKER. FAILED. AFTER THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE STALL STICK PUSHER TEST THE ELEVATOR CONTROL WOULD NOT MOVE PAST NEUTRAL FROM THE NOSE DOWN POSITION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED - [SDR VNAA0012027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0012027), Dec 27, 2000: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY WILL NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD SUPPLY, FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT TO CVG AND REPLACED - [SDR VNAA0011001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0011001), Nov 2, 2000: BLEED VALVE. FAILED. WHILE ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, FLIGHT 4098 RECEIVED A BLEED SHUT OFF VALVE FAIL CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE AIRCRAFT WA - [SDR VNAA0010018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0010018), Oct 28, 2000: SENSOR. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A RIGHT SHAKER FAIL, RIGHT PUSHER FAIL, AND A RIGHT ANGLE OF ATTACK FAIL. THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF. WHEN FLIGHT 4135 CLEARED T - [SDR VNAA0010009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0010009), Oct 10, 2000: BLEED VALVE. FAILED. FLIGHT 4147 WAS EN ROUTE AND DEVELOPED A RIGHT HAND TORQUE PROBLEM. THE CREW CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND DIVERTED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDE - [SDR VNAA0009024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0009024), Sep 28, 2000: WARNING SYSTEM. ACTIVATED. DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A PUSHER FAIL CAS MESSAGE. FLIGHT 4132 ABORTED TAKEOFF. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND THE CREW DID A SYSTEMS CHECK - [SDR VNAA0009022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0009022), Sep 23, 2000: RECEIVER. FAILED. FLIGHT 4135 PIT TO SBN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE CREW HAVING TO DEVIATE FROM THE OPERATIONS SPECIFICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LOCALIZER RECEIVER FAIL AN - [SDR VNAA0009020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0009020), Sep 22, 2000: CONTROL VALVE. FAILED. FLIGHT 4060 WAS EN ROUTE TO CAE AND HAD AN AIRFOIL DE-ICE FAIL. FLIGHT 4060 WAS IN ICING CONDITIONS AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO PIT FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTEN - [SDR VNAA0009010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0009010), Sep 14, 2000: WARNING SYSTEM. ACTIVATED. THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO A PUSHER FAIL CAS MESSAGE. UPON CLEARING THE RUNWAY THE MESSAGE CLEARED AND FLIGHT 4145 WAS CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. - [SDR VNAA0009007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0009007), Sep 12, 2000: BULB. FAILED. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHT IN THE LAVATORY WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE BULB IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENA - [SDR VNAA0007004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0007004), Jul 6, 2000: BULB. FAILED. WHILE ON APPROACH AFTER EXTENDING THE GEAR, THE CREW RECEIVED TWO OUT OF THREE GREEN LIGHTS. AFTER CONTACTING MAINTENANCE CONTROL IT WAS AGREED IT WAS AN INDICA - [SDR VNAA0006013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0006013), Jun 24, 2000: WARNING SYSTEM. FALSE ACTIVATION. THE CREW RECEIVED A MOMENTARY RT STICK SHAKER FAIL CAS MESSAGE AND ABORTED THE TAKE OFF, EXITED THE RUNWAY, AND CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND WAS ADVISED IF - [SDR VNAA0004022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0004022), Apr 23, 2000: STICK SHAKER. FAILED. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, FLIGHT 4088 EXPERIENCED A AOA MISCOMPARE, AOA FAIL, AND RIGHT HAND PUSHER FAIL CAS MESSAGES. THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND THE MESSAGES - [SDR VNAA0004002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA0004002), Apr 2, 2000: DOOR. DAMAGED. DURING PREFLIGHT, THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY DOOR AT THE 1 D & F SEAT POSITION HAD APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CREW CONTI - [SDR VNAA9912010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VNAA9912010), Dec 9, 1999: ECU. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL UNIT FAILED. THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND CLEARED THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE ELECTRON All 69: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N459PS-2005-01-12/reports.md ## 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 20040110000229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040110000229I), Jan 10, 2004: Dorner DO328100 (N459PS), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) Vnaa flight #2505, aircraft DO-328 reported engine problem, oil pressure high indication and steering hand tiller does not center. Aircraft landed at pit… ## Other aircraft with N459PS - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N459PS): Smith William D SMITH SPECIAL PS 1, S/N 001, built 2016 --- 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.