# N603AR: 1980 EADS CASA C-212-CC-15 AVIOCAR, registration cancelled 2021-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [EADS CASA C-212-CC-15 AVIOCAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/eads-casa-c-212-cc-15-aviocar) (registry code 8682005)
- Engine: [Garrett TPE331-10R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tpe331-10r) (registry code 29064)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E4WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 162
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 1, 2013
- Certificate issued: April 10, 2012
- Last registry action: December 21, 2017
- Mode S code: A7D274
- Owner when cancelled: [Ep Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EP%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Wood Dale, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wood%20Dale)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9744° N, 87.9865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60191, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N603AR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=603AR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603AR-2021-07-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 EADS CASA C-212-CC-15 AVIOCAR: https://openairdocs.org/model/eads-casa-c-212-cc-15-aviocar.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 39LA20150629138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA20150629138), Jun 29, 2015: SKIN. DAMAGED. HEAT CORROSION AFT OF NR 1 ENG EXHAUST AREA BOTTOM SKIN. REPAIRED IAW TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION NO 017 REV.
- [SDR 39LA20150629137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA20150629137), Jun 29, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. LOWER WING SKIN CRACKED AT 2 PLACES, RT WING STATION 3500 & REAR SPAR. THE CRACKS ARE FROM FASTENERS TO EDGE OF SKIN. INSTALLED NEW PARTS IAW EO 15002-2001 REV 
- [SDR 39LA2014030561](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/39LA2014030561), Mar 5, 2014: ENGINE. FLUCTUATES. EN ROUTE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT BETWEEN OAMS & OAIX AT 13,500 FEET, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE TORQUE FLUCTUATED ON THE NR 1 ENG FROM 89% TO 110% NON-COMMANDED. 

## 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 DCA19WA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA163), Jun 11, 2019: Casa C212 (N603AR), Kuinga, Kenya, substantial damage

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