# N859MA: Dehavilland DHC-8-102, registration cancelled 1998-11-17 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 17, 1998 - Exported to: Argentina - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-8-102](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102) (registry code 2809003) - Data sheets: [TCDS A13NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13NM) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 361 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: March 28, 1998 - Last registry action: March 28, 1998 - Mode S code: ABC9DB - Owner when cancelled: [First Security Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%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/N859MA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=859MA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N859MA-1998-11-17 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 Dehavilland DHC-8-102: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-102.md ## Service difficulty reports (22) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR SABA290029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SABA290029), May 26, 1998: O-RING. WORN. CLT\CVG - FLT 5033 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM CLT, THE NR 2 ENGINE HAD OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLAC - [SDR SABA290030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SABA290030), May 23, 1998: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. CLT/OAJ - FLT 5173 - DURING TAXI-OUT AT CLT, THE BAGGAGE BAY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. NO SMOKE WAS NOTED. PASSENGERS WERE DE-PLANED. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE D - [SDR SABA980026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SABA980026), Apr 9, 1998: HYD LINE. LOOSE. CLT - FLT 5234 - ON FLIGHT FROM CLT TO AGS, DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM CLT. THE NR 2 HYD SYSTEM FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT. INFLIGHT EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. EM - [SDR MALA975713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975713), Oct 17, 1997: BULB. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION, ONE RED FLOOR TRACK LIGHT FOUND INOPERABLE. MAINTENANCE RE-LAMPED RED FLOOR TRACK LIGHT. AL CHECKS GOOD. (X) - [SDR MALA975629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975629), Sep 3, 1997: WIRE HARNESS. FAILED. FLT 3405 - ON CLIMB-OUT, THE LEFT TORQUE, FUEL FLOW, AND EGT FLUCTUATION OCCURRED. RETURNED TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED WIRE HARNESS. GROUND RUNS AND OPS GOOD. - [SDR MALA975546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975546), Jul 22, 1997: LAMP. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION, ONE FLOOR TRACK LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED BY MAINTENANCE. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M) - [SDR MALA975475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975475), Jun 20, 1997: LAMP. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION, FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS 1D AND 7D WERE FOUND INOPERABLE AND RIGHT FORWARD SIDE WALL LIGHT WAS ALSO FOUND INOPERABLE. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED. ALL CHE - [SDR MALA975454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975454), Jun 3, 1997: BRUSH BLOCK. FAILED. FLT 3281 - DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE NR 2 A/C GENERATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK, WITH NO CHANGE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP. MAIN - [SDR MALA975437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975437), May 29, 1997: BULB. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND ONE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M) - [SDR MALA975428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975428), May 28, 1997: LAMP. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION, TWO FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOP. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M) - [SDR MALA975433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975433), May 26, 1997: AC GENERATOR. FAILED. FLT 3391 - DURING CRUISE, THE NR 2 A/C GENERATOR HOT CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR TURNBACK TO DTW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 2 GENERATOR. ALL CHECKS GOOD. (M) - [SDR MALA975364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975364), Apr 14, 1997: AHRS. FAILED. MSP - FLT 3414 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE FIRST OFFICER'S ATTITUDE INDICATOR SHOWED PITCH UP IN EXCESS OF 30 DEGREES. CREW TRIED TO RESET AHRS NR 2 CIRCUIT BREAKER - [SDR MALA975304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA975304), Jan 26, 1997: VERT SPEED IND. INOPERATIVE. FLT 3037 - UPON DEPARTURE FROM MSP, CAPTAINS VSI WENT BLACK. CREW RESET WITH NO CHANGE. CREW THEN RETURNED TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CAPTAINS VSI/TRA. NR 1 V - [SDR MALA965104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA965104), Aug 27, 1996: SKIN. DENTED. DURING A C-CHECK INSPECTION IN INT, THE PASSENGER DOOR OUTER SKIN HAD DENTS THAT WERE OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED IAW DEHAVILLAND RD8-52-040, INSTALLA - [SDR MALA965085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA965085), Jul 29, 1996: SENSOR. WORN. FLT NR 2907 - ON DEPARTURE FROM DTW, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, THE NOSE GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT CYCLED ON AND OFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDEN - [SDR MALA965058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA965058), Jun 30, 1996: PSEU. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT NR 2915 - EN ROUTE TO RVC, THE CREW NOTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW. MAINTENANCE REPLACE - [SDR MALA965000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA965000), May 18, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FLT 3043 - DURING AN MAINTENANCE INSPECTION IN DTW, THE LEFT AIRSTAIR DOOR EGRESS LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE UPPER WARDROBE BATTERY PACK. ALL CHECKS - [SDR MALA964994](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA964994), May 16, 1996: PIN. LOOSE. FLT NR 3311 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DTW, THE RUD PRESS AND RUD FULL PRESS CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ABOVE 140 KTS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURN DTW. MAINTENANCE RESET A LO - [SDR MALA964980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA964980), May 4, 1996: RETRACT MECH. LACK OF LUBE. TVC - FLT 3183 - ON APPROACH, THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. THE CREW PERFORMED AN ALTERNATE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. ALL - [SDR MALA954751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954751), Dec 12, 1995: INTERIOR PNL. OUT OF POSITION. FLT NR 3399 - DURING TAXI AT DTW, THE CREW REPORTED THE BRAKES REQUIRED A LOT OF PRESSURE TO ENGAGE AND WOULD THEN LOCK UP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE BRAK - [SDR MALA954434](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954434), Apr 25, 1995: AIR DIST. FUMES. FLT 3442 - WHILE TAXIING IN FNT, WITH THE BLEED AIR SELECTED ON, THE CABIN AND FLIGHT COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH FUMES. THE CREW SELECTED THE BLEED AIR OFF AND SMO - [SDR MALA954273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA954273), Jan 25, 1995: LIGHT BULBS. FAILED. DTW - FLT 3131 - ON APPROACH, NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING GEAR EXTENSION. THE GEAR WAS VERIFIED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED W ## Other aircraft with N859MA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N859MA): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B2424, built 2013 --- 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.