# N503AS: 1992 Embraer EMB-120ER, registration cancelled 2007-04-11 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 11, 2007 - Exported to: Turks and Caicos Islands - 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: 120-275 - Year built: 1992 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: November 27, 2000 - Certificate issued: September 15, 2005 - Last registry action: September 15, 2005 - Mode S code: A64526 - Owner when cancelled: [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC) - Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503AS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=503AS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503AS-2007-04-11 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 Embraer EMB-120ER: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er.md ## Service difficulty reports (15) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ASOA03046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA03046), Feb 6, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING A GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, THE LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY L - [SDR ASOA020485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA020485), Sep 4, 2002: ENGINE. FAILED. WHILE IN FLIGHT, THE CREW REPORTED THE LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FL - [SDR ASOA02313](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02313), Jun 5, 2002: FUSE. INOPERATIVE. DURING A HANGER INSPECTION, THE FORWARD FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED A FUSE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK F - [SDR ASOA02264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02264), May 9, 2002: FUSE. INOPERATIVE. FLT 4336 - DURING GROUND INSPECTION IN ATL, THE FORWARD STRIP OF EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FUSE FOR THE FOR - [SDR ASOA02215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02215), Apr 13, 2002: SKIN. CANNING. DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN MCN, THERE WAS OIL CANNING OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE CARGO DOOR FRAME. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED TH - [SDR ASOA02199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA02199), Mar 30, 2002: FUSE. BLOWN. DURING A HANGAR INSPECTION IN MCN, THE FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FRONT OF THE GALLEY WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A BLOWN FUSE IN THE FUSE HOLDER. OPE - [SDR ASOA01259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01259), Nov 24, 2001: PANEL. OUT OF POSITION. DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IN MCN, THE EMERGENCY EXIT AT ROW 8 HIT THE OVERHEAD TRIM AND WOULD NOT OPEN. MAINTENANCE SECURED THE OVERHEAD TRIM AND REPOSITIONE - [SDR ASOA01131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01131), Aug 8, 2001: FUSE. INOPERATIVE. DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN MCN, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 5-7 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED FUSELAGE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAF - [SDR ASOA01128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01128), Aug 5, 2001: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IN MCN, CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED AT FRAME 23, STRINGERS 20 LEFT TO 19 RIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED AIRCRAFT IAW ASA EO 120-53-0165. - [SDR ASOA01102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA01102), Jun 30, 2001: FCU. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 4059 - DURING DESCENT INTO ATL, CAPTAIN REPORTED A FLAP CONTROL FAULT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AS A PRECAUTION AND LANDED AIRCRAFT SAFELY IN ATL WITH ZER - [SDR ASOA99078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99078), Aug 13, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION, NR 3 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WER - [SDR ASOA98106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA98106), Nov 27, 1998: TSCU. FAILED. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF SDF-ATL, THE RIGHT ENGINE EEC FAILED, CREW RAN THE EEC FAILURE CHECKLIST. AS POWER WAS REDUCED TO 24 PERCENT, RECEIVED AN UNCOMMANDED FEAT - [SDR 96ZZZX5316](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5316), Oct 10, 1996: BEARING RACE. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATION IN BLADE FILLET AND BUTT AREA OF SHANK ON BOTH SIDES OF GOUGE LINE IN FILLET AREA FROM EDGE OF SPLIT RACES. - [SDR ASOA96041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA96041), Sep 27, 1996: PCU. LEAKING. EN ROUTE AGS-ATL - THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN FLUCTUATING FROM 53 TO 65 PSID AND GOT ASSOCIATED MAP AND AURAL WARNINGS. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY A - [SDR ASOA96024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA96024), Jun 23, 1996: NOZZLE O-RING. CUT. DURING CLIMB THROUGH 11,500 FEET, PNS-ATL, CREW GOT A FIRE BELL, LIGHT, AND T6 WARNING. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE, FEATHERED THE PROP AND PULLED THE F ## 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 19960623018789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960623018789I), Jun 23, 1996: Emb EMB120RT (N503AS), Pensacola, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: crew was alerted by a fire bell, light, and T6 warning on the RH engine during climb out from pns (en-route to atl). They shut down the engine,… ## Other aircraft with N503AS - [Cancelled 2026-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503AS-2026-06-29): Ea Vision EA J100, S/N EAVUAV502585820. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [White Hall, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/White%20Hall) --- 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.