# N494AE: 1997 Aerospatiale ATR 72-212A, registration cancelled 2012-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2012
- Exported to: France
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale ATR 72-212A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-atr-72-212a) (registry code 8680902)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney 127](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-127) (registry code 52132)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A53EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 494
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 25, 1997
- Last registry action: December 17, 2012
- Mode S code: A61EF9
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494AE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=494AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494AE-2012-12-17

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 Aerospatiale ATR 72-212A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-atr-72-212a.md

## Service difficulty reports (45)

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

- [SDR TRBA201132903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA201132903), Nov 24, 2011: FLASHLIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE AFT (F/A) FLASHLIGHT IS NOT CHARGING. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT IAW CMM 25-60-11. MEL CLEARED. THE AIRCR
- [SDR TRBA201132603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA201132603), Nov 21, 2011: WIRE. BROKEN. MAIN DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE UNDER MAIN CABIN DOOR STEP IAW AWM 20-00-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW 33-51-24.
- [SDR TRBA201121502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA201121502), Jul 31, 2011: DOOR. OUT OF ADJUST. MAIN DOOR NEEDS ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED MAIN DOOR IAW JIC 52-11-00.
- [SDR SIMA201121502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA201121502), Jul 30, 2011: FITTING. DAMAGED. THE CREW REPORTED THE MAIN PASSENGER DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE CAN NOT LIFT DOOR HANDLE. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED PAX DOOR FITTING WEB SPRIN
- [SDR TRBA2011087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2011087), Jun 29, 2011: PROXIMITY SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION---THE CORRECT NUMBER IS TRBA2011087. PLEASE DISREGARD TRBA 201087. AFTER DEPARTURE, THE CREW REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT.
- [SDR TRBA 201087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA%20201087), Jun 29, 2011: PROXIMITY SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. AFTER DEPARTURE THE CREW REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. THE GEAR HANDLE DID NOT MOVE OUT OF THE DOWN POSITION. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTU
- [SDR TRBA2011037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2011037), Apr 8, 2011: COMPRESSOR. DAMAGED. STRONG SMELL OF OIL FILLED COCKPIT AND CABIN ON APPROACH WITH POWER PULLED BACK LESS THAN 10 PERCENT IN ATTEMP TO ISOLATE THE SOURCE. IT APPEARS TO BE COMING FR
- [SDR TRBA2011012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2011012), Jan 28, 2011: ACM. SEIZED. (DECLARED EMERGENCY) AFTER LANDING 13R & TAXI IN WHILE CROSSING 18L AND SELECTING REVERSE TO SLOWDOWN A STRONG ACRID ODOR OF SMOKE WAS NOTED FROM COCKPIT AND AL
- [SDR TRBA2011007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2011007), Jan 10, 2011: SERVO VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER T/O ENGINE NR1 HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL. TORQUE SPIKED 10 PERCENT. PERFORMED GROUND RUN PERFORMANCE CHECK NR1 ENG IAW ATR72 JIC 72-00-00-ERU 10040. NO DEFEC
- [SDR TRBA2010129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2010129), Oct 20, 2010: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. 1/2 FWD LIGHT STRIPS INOP ALL 4 EMERGENCY DOOR EXIT LIGHTS INOP. WAITING FOR AML PAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. R & R FWD PAX COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS POWER SUPP
- [SDR TRBA2010078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2010078), Jul 17, 2010: VALVE. INOPERATIVE. DURING APPROACH, FLAP MOVE VERY SLOW FROM 15 DEGREES TO 30 DEGREES, EXT FLAG STAYED ON. FEW SECONDS AFTER REACHING 30 DEGREES, RECEIVED WARNING FLAP UNLOCK ON C
- [SDR TRBA2010077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2010077), Jul 15, 2010: FLAP SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING FINAL APPROACH, WHEN SELECTING FLAP 30 EXT FLAG STAY ON THEN FLAP UNLOCK ON CCAS, EXCUTED GO AROUND "DECLARED EMERGENCY" ABLE TO LAND FLAP 15. MX INSPECT
- [SDR TRB2010F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRB2010F00000), Jun 22, 2010: WIRE. ARCED. F/O'S YOKE HAS LOOSE WIRE ARCING AND SMOKING. REATTACHED BROKEN WIRE ON F/O'S CHART HOLDER LIGHT IAW SPW 20-42-21.
- [SDR TRBA2010037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2010037), May 2, 2010: RADIO ALTIMETER. HOT. BURNING SMELL (LIKE BURNED INSULATION). SMELLED IN FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT ON GROUND. SMELL WENT AWAY AFTER POWER REMOVED FROM ACFT. INSPECTED AVIONICS COMPARTMEN
- [SDR TRBA2010011SUP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2010011SUP), Mar 15, 2010: FLAP SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. WITH FLAPS AT 30 DEGREES, GOT MASTER WARNING FLAP UNLOCK. EMERGENCY DECLARED: OPS CK OF FLAP ASYMMETERY DETECTION SYS IAW JIC NR 25-51-00. ON GROUND OPS CK GOOD
- [SDR TRBA2010011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2010011), Mar 15, 2010: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. WITH FLAPS AT 30 DEGREES, GOT MASTER WARNING FLAP UNLOCK. EMERGENCY DECLARED. OPS CK OF FLAP ASYMMETERY DETECTION SYS IAW JIC NR 27-51-00. ON GROUND, OPS CK GOO
- [SDR TRBACPCP2010014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBACPCP2010014), Feb 24, 2010: BELLCRANK. CORRODED. LT OTBD WING AILERON CONTROL SEGEMENT CORRODED. REMOVED CORRODED SEGEMENT (BELLCRANK) LT OTBD WING INSTALLED LT OTBD SERVICABLE ROD (BELLCRANK) IAW JIC27-11-71.
- [SDR TRBACPCP2010013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBACPCP2010013), Feb 23, 2010: SKIN. CORRODED. AN AREA OF CORROSION WAS FOUND AT RT WING LOWER SKIN DRAIN VALVE BETWEEN RIB 12-13. CORROSION TEMP BLEND-OUT REPAIR PERMANENT REPAIR AT THIS AREA ON THE NEXT 30
- [SDR TRBA2009128SUP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2009128SUP), Dec 25, 2009: ELEVATOR SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. ELEVATOR JAMMED ENROUTE. REQUIRED FULL ELEVATOR CONTROL AT TIMES. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH VERY LIMITED ELEVATOR CONTROL. AT GATE ELEVATOR WORKED NORM
- [SDR TRBA2009128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2009128), Dec 25, 2009: ELEVATOR SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. ELEVATOR JAMMED ENROUTE. REGAINED FULL ELEVATOR CONTROL AT TIMES. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH VERY LIMITED ELEVATOR CONTROL. AT GATE ELEVATOR WORKED NORM
- [SDR TRBA2009039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2009039), Mar 15, 2009: LAMP. FAILED. FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT NEXT TO PAX SEAT 17B INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY EMERGENCY STRIP LIGHT BULB IAW ATR72 JIC NR 33-51-2
- [SDR TRBA2008052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2008052), May 16, 2008: BALLAST. FAILED. F/A REPORTS BURNING ODOR OVER PAX SEATS 13AB AND 6CD. POSSIBLE FLUORESCENT TUBES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLUORESCENT TUBES AND BALLASTS AT 4AB AND 14AB IAW JIC NR
- [SDR CPCP20080010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CPCP20080010), Feb 21, 2008: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. RT SEAT TRACK BETWEEN FRAME 39-40 CORRODED. RT SEAT TRACK BETWEEN FRAME 39-40, REMOVED IAW SRM 51-21-42.
- [SDR CPCP20080011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CPCP20080011), Feb 21, 2008: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. LT SEAT TRACK BETWEEN FRAME 36-39 CORRODED. LT SEAT TRACK BETWEEN FRAME 36-39, REPLACED AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-25-04.
- [SDR TRBA2008007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2008007), Jan 15, 2008: BATTERY PACK. FAILED. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT AFT F/A PANEL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACKS AT POWER SUPPLY UNITS FIN NR 43WL, 61WL AND 62WL IAW MM NR 33-51-21.
- [SDR TRBA2007049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2007049), Jul 18, 2007: INDICATOR. FAILED. FLAP UNLOCK INDICATION ON APPROACH. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND ABORTED APPROACH. LANDED WITH ZERO FLAPS. PERFORMED OP CK OF FLAP VALVE BLOCK IAW JIC NR 27-54-71. RE
- [SDR TRBA2007032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2007032), Jun 12, 2007: WIRE. BROKEN. DURING PHASE INSPECTION, FOUND SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRE ON CONNECTOR 68WL AS PER STD PRACTICE JIC NR 20-00-00. PERFORMED OP CK IA
- [SDR TRBA2006017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2006017), Feb 25, 2006: TRANSCEIVER. DEFECTIVE. FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, MULTIPLE AURAL WARNINGS AT THE SAME TIME INCLUDING UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. REPLACED RADIO ALTIMETER TRANSCEIVER IAW MM. (K)
- [SDR 2005F00051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005F00051), Jan 26, 2005: FILTER. CLOGGED. DURING TAKEOFF, RIGHT ENGINE FUEL CLOG INDICATION CAME ON. ABORTED TAKEOFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP OUTLET FILTER. (M)
- [SDR SIMA200131701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200131701), Nov 13, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. MIA - MAINTENANCE REPORTED SOME EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ONE OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY UNITS. OPERATION
- [SDR SIMA200115901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200115901), Jun 7, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - FLT 3515 - EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS ON AIRSTAIR INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRES ON PAX DOOR FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR SIMA0905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0905), Mar 31, 2001: SWITCH. FAILED. DFW - FLT 3400 - NOSE WHEEL UNLOCK LIGHT ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR LIMIT SWITCH IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR SIMA2181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA2181), Aug 5, 2000: SMOKE DETECTOR. INOPERATIVE. DFW - FLT 3724 - AFT CARGO SMOKE WARNING IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR IAW ATR MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND
- [SDR SIMA2162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA2162), Aug 3, 2000: PANEL. FAILED. DFW - FLT 3503 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ON USING FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED PANEL IAW ATR AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR SIMA1371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA1371), May 16, 2000: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. DFW - FLT 3601 - PARTIAL EMERGENCY LIGHTING ROWS 1-B INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT ROWS 7 AND 11 INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY 61WL. OP
- [SDR SIMA0733](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA0733), Mar 13, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - FLT 3858 - WHILE PERFORMING CHECK ONLY 50 PERCENT OF EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND EXIT SIGN AT MAIN DOOR GOES OUT AFTER 5 SECONDS. REMOVED AND R
- [SDR SIMA992401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA992401), Aug 28, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - FLT 3506 - FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT, ONE OVERHEAD, AND EIGHT FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT LOCATION 61WL. OPERATI
- [SDR SIMA982002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA982002), Jul 19, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. GRR - FLT 5067 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAY ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACKS AT 73WL, 63WL, AND 61WL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR SIMA981971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA981971), Jul 16, 1998: BULB. FAILED. ORD - FLT 4107 - REAR MOST FLOOR PROX LIGHT INOP. RAI'D BULB. PERFORMED OPERATION CHECK SATISFACTORILY AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE. (M)
- [SDR SIMA981082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA981082), Apr 18, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ORD - FLT 9750 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. R/I'D BATTERY PACK AT 62WL. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORILY AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE. (M)
- [SDR SIMA980333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA980333), Feb 2, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. GRR - FORWARD CABIN FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOP. RAI POWER SUPPLY FOR FLOOR LIGHTING. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORILY. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- [SDR SIMA972271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA972271), Aug 15, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ORD - EMERGENCY BATTERIES WILL NOT RUN EMERGENCY LIGHTS. REPLACED ALL FOUR BATTERY PACKS 43WL, 61WL, 73WL, AND 62WL. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SE
- [SDR 97ZZZX4165](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4165), Aug 15, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ORD - EMERGENCY BATTERIES WILL NOT RUN EMERGENCY LIGHTS. REPLACED ALL FOUR BATTERY PACKS 43WL, 61WL, 73WL, AND 62WL. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SE
- [SDR 97ZZZX4164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4164), Aug 15, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ORD - EMERGENCY BATTERIES WILL NOT RUN EMERGENCY LIGHTS. REPLACED ALL FOUR BATTERY PACKS 43WL, 61WL, 73WL, AND 62WL. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SE
- [SDR 97ZZZX4163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4163), Aug 15, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ORD - EMERGENCY BATTERIES WILL NOT RUN EMERGENCY LIGHTS. REPLACED ALL FOUR BATTERY PACKS 43WL, 61WL, 73WL, AND 62WL. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SE

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10IA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10IA084), Dec 26, 2009: ATR ATR72 (N494AE), Dallas, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A fatigue failure of an elevator stop bracket, which resulted in a partial jam of the elevator control. Contributing to the failure was the improper installation of shim stacks, poor alignment of the…

## Other aircraft with N494AE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494AE): Bell 407, S/N 53512, built 2001

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