# N576SW: 1998 Embraer EMB-120ER, registration cancelled 2015-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2015
- 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: 120345
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1998
- Certificate issued: July 2, 2015
- Last registry action: July 2, 2015
- Mode S code: A76658
- Owner when cancelled: [Northstar Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHSTAR%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Plantation, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Plantation)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1500° N, 80.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33322, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N576SW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=576SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N576SW-2015-07-20

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 (101, newest 50)

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

- [SDR SWIA201440159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201440159), Nov 21, 2014: AHRS. FAILED. RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO A NR 1 AHRS FAILURE. R & R THE NR 1 AHRS IAW AMM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA201439695](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201439695), Oct 27, 2014: WIRE HARNESS. FAILED. LEFT MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY SENSOR B HARNESS; ADJUSTED THE LEFT GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR IAW AMM. CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA201439194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201439194), Aug 17, 2014: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT DECK FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES INOPERATIVE. R & R BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHT. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR SWIA201438950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201438950), Jul 22, 2014: SUPPORT BRACKET. CRACKED. LT DV WINDOW SUPPORT BRACKET AT FRAME 12 IS CRACKED. C-CHECK, REPACED LT DV WINDOW SKIN SUPPORT BRACKET AT FRAME 12 IAW SRM.
- [SDR SWIA201438952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201438952), Jul 14, 2014: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. UNDER CO-PILOTS SEAT CRACKED. C-CHECK, REPAIRED SEAT ATTACHED TO FRAME 13 IAW ETD.
- [SDR SWIA201438951](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201438951), Jul 14, 2014: WIRE. CHAFED. FOUND WIRE CHAFING UNDER CO-PILOT`S SEAT. C-CHECK, REPAIRED WIRE W201-0884-24 FOR RT AURAL WARNING SPEAKER. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
- [SDR SWIA201438959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201438959), Jul 7, 2014: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. LEFT WHEEL WELL AFT UPPER FIRE WALL CRACKED ON UPPER INBD SIDE. C-CHECK, REPAIRED IAW ETD.
- [SDR SWIA201438958](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201438958), Jul 7, 2014: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. FLOOR SUPPORT CRACKED ON PILOTS SIDE. C-CHECK, REPAIRED THE FLOOR SUPPORT IAW ETD.
- [SDR SWIA201438957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201438957), Jul 7, 2014: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. FLOOR SUPPORT ON CO PILOTS SIDE IS CRACKED. C-CHECK, REPAIRED THE FLOOR SUPPORT IAW ETD.
- [SDR SWIA201438956](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201438956), Jul 7, 2014: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT INBD WING, INSIDE 1ST PANEL INBD OF NACELLE RIB NR 8 LOWER STRINGER TO RIB CLIP CRACKED. C-CHECK, REPLACED LOWER SKIN SUPPORT CLIP ON LT WING RIB NR 8 TO S
- [SDR SWIA201438955](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201438955), Jul 7, 2014: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. LEFT FLOOR SEAT TRACK HAS CORROSION FWD AREA, FRAMES 16-19. C-CHECK, R & R SEAT TRACK.
- [SDR SWIA201438954](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201438954), Jul 7, 2014: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. LEFT FLOOR SEAT TRACK AFT AREA BETWEEN FRAMES 35-38 CORROSION FOUND. C-CHECK, R & R THE SEAT TRACK.
- [SDR SWIA201438953](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201438953), Jul 7, 2014: SUPPORT. CRACKED. RT NACELLE BLUE HYDRAULIC SYS HYDRAULIC PACK LOWER SUPPORT FRAME IS CRACKED. C-CHECK, REPLACED LOWER SUPPORT FRAME FOR RT NACELLE BLUE HYDRAULIC PACK.
- [SDR SWIA201438960](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201438960), Jul 6, 2014: MOUNT. CRACKED. LEFT ENGINE FRAME 1 CRACKED AT INBD AND OTBD TORSION MOUNT FITTINGS. C-CHECK, REPLACED LT ENGINE FRAME NR 1 IAW PART 2 OF S/B REPLACEMENT OF NACELLE FRAME NR 1,
- [SDR SWIA201438403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201438403), Jun 22, 2014: LANDING GEAR. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING DEPARTURE WHEN SELECTING GEAR UP, RT MAIN APPEARED TO BE STUCK DOWN INDICATED BY RED A & B WITH WIND NOISE AND MISC GRINDING SOUND. PERFORMED SEVERAL GEA
- [SDR SWIA201437055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201437055), Apr 8, 2014: SEAL. OUT OF ADJUST. MAIN CABIN DOOR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO OPEN. ADJUSTED SEAL THICKNESS AT AFT UPPER FUSELAGE CORNER, LUBED RODS AND INSIDE MAIN CABIN DOOR.
- [SDR SWIA201436911](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201436911), Mar 24, 2014: ROLLER. LACK OF LUBE. MAIN CABIN DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. LUBRICATED LOWER FORWARD AND AFT ROLLERS.
- [SDR SWIA201436652](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201436652), Mar 7, 2014: ROD END. OUT OF ADJUST. RIGHT MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. FLT 5432 ADJUSTED THE RT MLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR ROD END & REPLACED RT MLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR ROD END BOLT IAW AMM. PERFORMED SEVE
- [SDR SWIA201436076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201436076), Jan 21, 2014: SCREW. DEFECTIVE. LT WING INBD FUEL ACCESS PANEL IS LEAKING FUEL. FLT 7446 REPLACED FUEL ACCESS PANEL 522DB INBD HALF SCREWS WITH PN NAS 1993-4T-SPLSL SELF-LOCKING SCREWS IAW AMM
- [SDR SWIA201333418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201333418), May 6, 2013: UNKNOWN. ODOR. LEFT PACK PRODUCES A STRONG BURNING SMELL ASSOCIATED WITH SMOKE IN THE CABIN DURING INITIAL DESCENT. ISOLATED THE LEFT PACK BY SELECTING OFF AND CONDITIONS DISS
- [SDR SWIA201333299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201333299), Apr 24, 2013: UNKNOWN. ODOR. STRONG SMELL OF BURNING PACKS WITH BOTH SELECTED TO LOW. SMELL MOST NOTICABLE IN THE COCKPIT AND DISSIPATES WHEN LEFT PACK OFF. (FLT 7396) RAN LEFT AND RIGHT PA
- [SDR SWIA201333141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201333141), Apr 1, 2013: FAN. FAULTY. RIGHT PACK PRODUCES BURNING SMELL AND SOME SMOKE AT HIGH AND LOW POWER SETTINGS. (FLT 7391) REPLACED RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN AND RIGHT MIXING CHAMBER ASSEMBLY I
- [SDR SWIA201333025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201333025), Mar 18, 2013: UNKNOWN. ODOR. PACKS PRODUCED OVERHEATED SMELL. (FLT 5291) PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF BOTH COCKPIT AND CABIN PACKS AS REQUIRED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OVERHEAT SMELL. OPS CHECK GO
- [SDR SWIA201332918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201332918), Mar 4, 2013: RCCB. FAILED. INFLIGHT RECEIVED ELECTRIC LIGHT ON THE MAP WITH AN EMERGENCY BUS OFF, ON ELECTRICAL PANEL. RAN QRH PROCEDURE EMERGENCY BUS OFF, DID NOT EXTINGUISH. DUE TO LOSS
- [SDR SWIA201332843](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201332843), Feb 14, 2013: DOOR. LACK OF LUBE. MAIN CABIN DOOR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. (FLT 5636 ) LUBED MAIN CABIN DOOR, DOOR HANDLE, AND HANDLE TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY.
- [SDR SWIA201332541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201332541), Jan 6, 2013: CONTROL MODULE. FAILED. ON DEPARTURE GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT COME UP. PUSHED DOWNLOCK RELEASE TO RAISE GEAR/HANDLE. (FLT 5356) REPLACED LANDING GEAR INDICATION/CONTROL MODULE ASSEMBLY IN
- [SDR SWIA201232168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201232168), Nov 11, 2012: SIGN. MISINSTALLED. EXIT ROW SIGN OVER ROW 5 SEAT B, C, IS POINTING FORWARD NOT AFT. (FLT 5409) REPLACED SIGN.
- [SDR SWIA201231943](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201231943), Oct 10, 2012: ANTENNA. DEFECTIVE. A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL. THE RADAR WAS NOT WORKING, CIRCUIT BREAKER NEVER POPPED AND THEN THE "115 VAC BUS OFF" ON THE EMERGENCY INVERTER 2 TRIPPED. (FLT 7799
- [SDR SWIA201231395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201231395), Jul 28, 2012: PLUNGER. OUT OF ADJUST. LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. (FLT 5449) ADJUSTED LEFT INBOARD FORWARD DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE PLUNGER.
- [SDR SWIA201231394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201231394), Jul 28, 2012: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AFT OF ROW 9 ARE INOPERATIVE. (FLT 5549) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHTS.
- [SDR SWIA201231464](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201231464), Jul 12, 2012: STRINGER. CRACKED. RIGHT WING NR 8 STRINGER CRACKED AT RIB NR 9. (C-CHECK) REPAIRED RIGHT WING STRINGER NR 8 AT RIB NR 9 IN REFERENCE TO SRM.
- [SDR SWIA201231391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201231391), Jul 12, 2012: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. LEFT CABIN FLOORBEAM AT FRAME 16 AREA HAS CORROSION. (SERVICE) REPLACED LEFT CABIN FLOORBEAM AT FRAME 16 PER EMB SRM 51-40-02.
- [SDR SWIA201231004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201231004), Jun 16, 2012: STOP FITTING. OUT OF ADJUST. MAIN CABIN DOOR HARD TO OPEN UP. (FLT 5460) RE-SECURED LOWER PAX DOOR STOP IN REFERENCE TO MM.
- [SDR SWIA201231002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201231002), Jun 9, 2012: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. RED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT NEAR MAIN CABIN DOOR IS OUT. (FLT 7800) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
- [SDR SWIA201231001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201231001), Jun 9, 2012: WIRE. BROKEN. ONE RED EMERGENCY LIGHT ON FLOOR IS OUT. (SERVICE) REPAIRED WIRE TO LIGHT.
- [SDR SWIA201230808](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201230808), May 20, 2012: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FOWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IS OUT. (FLT 7778) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
- [SDR SWIA201230715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201230715), May 6, 2012: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON SIDE WALL AND CEILING ARE OUT. (FLT 7757) REPLACED NR 3 ELBP. PN D366-04-001 SN OFF 176
- [SDR SWIA201127016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201127016), Aug 1, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CABIN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING FROM ROW 6 AND BACK IS OUT. (FLT 5312) REPLACED AFT ELPB. P/N D366-04-001, S/N OFF 1260.
- [SDR SWIA201126353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201126353), May 25, 2011: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT PAX DOOR IS OUT. (SERVICE) RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT.
- [SDR SWIA201126354](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201126354), May 21, 2011: LIGHT. UNSECURE. FORWARD RED FLOOR EMERGENGY LIGHT IS OUT. (FLT 6821) REPOSITIONED BULB INTO RED LENS.
- [SDR SWIA201126013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201126013), Apr 9, 2011: LENS. OUT OF POSITION. ONE RED LIGHT ON FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS IS OUT. (FLT 7794) FOUND RED LENSE COVER SHIFTED AWAY FROM LIGHT AND ADJUSTED AS NEEDED.
- [SDR SWIA201125778](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201125778), Mar 1, 2011: MECHANISM. LACK OF LUBE. PAX DOOR HARD TO OPEN. (SERVICE) LUBED PAX DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM.
- [SDR SWIA201024860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201024860), Aug 11, 2010: STRINGER. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LOWER NR 10 STRINGER CRACKED INSIDE THE NR 2 FUEL CELL. (C-CHECK) REPAIRED PER SRM.
- [SDR SWIA201024859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201024859), Aug 10, 2010: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. RIGHT WING INBOARD OF NACELLE UPPER SPAR CAP CRACKED AT HI-LOC ON OUTBOARD SIDE. (C-CHECK) REPAIRED PER EMBRAER APPROVAL ETD2010-120/07092.
- [SDR SWIA201024862](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201024862), Aug 9, 2010: WINDOW. CRACKED. COCKPIT LEFT DIRECT VISION WINDOW IS CRACKED AT LOWER END. (C-CHECK) REPLACED LEFT COCKPIT DIRECT VISION WINDOW PER AMM.
- [SDR SWIA201024502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201024502), Jul 1, 2010: CONNECTOR. OVERHEATED. WIRE W206-0051-10 TERMINAL CONNECTOR AT CB0207 IN RT DC BOX IS SHOWING SIGNS OF OVERHEAT. (C CHECK) REPLACED TERMINAL CONNECTOR.
- [SDR SWIA201024206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201024206), May 4, 2010: ROLLER. DIRTY. CABIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM INSIDE. (FLT 6814)CLEANED ROLLERS FOR CABIN DOOR.
- [SDR SWIA201024205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201024205), Apr 30, 2010: RELAY. MALFUNCTIONED. APU GENERATOR TRIPPED WITH ASSOCIATED SMOKE SMELL. (FLT 6571)REPLACED APU FEEDER PROTECTION RELAY.
- [SDR SWIA201023979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201023979), Mar 27, 2010: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. BURNING SMELL FROM LEFT PACK ON GROUND. (FLT 6645) REPLACED PACK SWITCH AND REPAIRED WIRES.
- [SDR SWIA201023802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA201023802), Mar 8, 2010: OIL COOLER. LEAKING. GRADUAL LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN PRECAUTIONARY. (FLT 6237) REPLACED OIL COOLER.

All 101: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N576SW-2015-07-20/reports.md

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