# N862AF: 2001 Grob-Werke G 120A, registration cancelled 2026-04-14 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 14, 2026 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Grob-Werke G 120A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grob-werke-g-120a) (registry code 1660208) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS A49CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A49CE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 85002 - Year built: 2001 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, utility, acrobatic - Airworthiness date: March 4, 2002 - Certificate issued: February 12, 2002 - Last registry action: August 25, 2023 - Mode S code: ABD64B - Owner when cancelled: [Lufthansa Aviation Training USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUFTHANSA%20AVIATION%20TRAINING%20USA%20INC) - Location: [Goodyear, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Goodyear) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 33.3738° N, 112.4114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85338, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N862AF - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=862AF - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N862AF-2026-04-14 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 Grob-Werke G 120A: https://openairdocs.org/model/grob-werke-g-120a.md ## Service difficulty reports (30) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2011FA0000453](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2011FA0000453), Jul 9, 2011: PUMP. FAILED. PILOT REPORTED LOW FUEL PRESSURE AT 700 RPM, 10-12 PSI. INSTALLED ANOTHER PUMP RAN ACFT OPS CHECKED OK. NO PROBABLE CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME. - [SDR 2007FA0000005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0000005), Sep 22, 2006: PUMP. WORN. DURING FLIGHT SUCTION PRESSURE READING DROPPED TO ZERO, DURING FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING TECHICIAN FOUND THE ENGINE DRIVEN DRY AIR PUMP SHAFT HAD BROKEN. PROBABLE - [SDR 2006FA0000911](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006FA0000911), Aug 28, 2006: PUMP. LEAKING. PILOT REPORTED A STRANGE ODOR AFTER THEY PUT THE GEAR UP, WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING MECHANIC FOUND ENGINE FUEL PUMP LEAKING FROM PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT SCREW. NO PROPA - [SDR 2005FA0000691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000691), Jan 12, 2005: UPLOCK. INTERMITTENT. DURING FLIGHT, GEAR SELECTED TO DOWN AND LT MAIN GEAR EXTENSION WAS DELAYED. AFTER ABOUT 25 SECONDS LT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOUND LT LANDI - [SDR 2005FA0000153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000153), Nov 24, 2004: SWIVEL. CRACKED. INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR UPPER TRUNNION BOLTS, FOUND CRACKS AROUND WELDS AND ON THE EARS FOR THE SWIVEL TUBE. PROBABLE CAUSE EXCESSIVE STRESSES IN THIS AREA. AT - [SDR 2005FA0000111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000111), Nov 17, 2004: PUMP. SHEARED. DURING RUN-UP OF AIRCRAFT PILOT REPORTED LOST OF INSTRUMENT VACUUM SUCTION. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOUND VACUUM PUMP HAD A BROKEN SHAFT. UPON REPLACEMENT OF VAC - [SDR 2003FA0001015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0001015), Sep 29, 2003: LEVER. BINDING. DURING FLEET WIDE INSPECTION, FOUND BEARING IN AILERON LEVER 2 ASSY. PN 120A-4242 TO BE DAMAGED AND BINDING. DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY THE BUSHING PN 120A- - [SDR 2003FA0000872](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000872), Aug 14, 2003: BEARING. FAILED. DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A NOISE FROM THE RUDDER. INSPECTION OF THE RUDDER SYSTEM REVEALED A FAILED BEARING IN THE BEARING SUPPORT OF - [SDR 2003FA0000726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000726), Jun 19, 2003: HANDLE. INTERMITTENT. PILOT REPORTED LT GEAR LIGHT FLICKERED IN FLIGHT. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE BELIEVE WE HAD AN INTERMITTENT LIGHT INSIDE THE GEAR HANDLE. NO PROBABLE CAUSE OR - [SDR 2003FA0000731](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000731), Jun 13, 2003: PROBE. FAILED. ON GROUND RUN-UP EGT INDICATOR FLUCTUATED 25 DEGREES. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND CARBON ON END OF PROBE. - [SDR 2003FA0000557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000557), May 12, 2003: BEARING. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND BEARING TO BE FAILING. RETAINING CLIP AND SEAL WERE BEING FORCED OUT OF BEARING. - [SDR 2003FA0000547](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000547), May 12, 2003: BEARING. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND BEARING TO BE FAILING. RETAINING CLIP AND SEAL WERE BEING FORCED OUT OF BEARING. PROBABLE CAUSE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CON - [SDR 2003FA0000546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000546), May 12, 2003: BEARING. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND BEARING TO BE FAILING. RETAINING CLIP AND SEAL WERE BEING FORCED OUT OF BEARING. PROBABLE CAUSE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CON - [SDR 2003FA0000535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000535), May 12, 2003: BEARING. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND BEARING TO BE FAILING. RETAINING CLIP AND SEAL WERE BEING FORCED OUT OF BEARING. PROBABLE CAUSE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CON - [SDR 2003FA0000342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000342), Mar 19, 2003: SHAFT. DAMAGED. DURING FLIGHT AIR PRESSURE INDICATED ZERO OUTPUT. MAINTENANCE TECH FOUND BROKEN SHAFT ON DRY AIR PUMP. PROBABLE CAUSE: VIBRATION FROM ENGINE. C/A: MFG TO INVEST - [SDR VJ32003F00021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VJ32003F00021), Jan 24, 2003: INDICATOR. ERRATIC. THE RPM INDICATOR IS ERRATIC AND STICKS DURING FLIGHT. PROBABLE CAUSE MAY BE INTERNAL MECHANISM FAILING. - [SDR VJ32003F00018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VJ32003F00018), Jan 5, 2003: MOTOR. NOISY. DURING FLIGHT, FLIGHT CREW HEAR LOUD NOISE FROM CARGO AREA WHILE USING FLAPS. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOT AND FOUND THAT THE MOTOR OF THE FLAP UNIT WAS EXTREMELY N - [SDR VJ32003F00011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VJ32003F00011), Dec 9, 2002: RELAY. SHORTED. DURING PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION FOUND BAD RELAY THAT CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM TO FAIL. BELIEVE THE CAUSE IS BECAUSE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL RELAY SHORTED INTE - [SDR VJ32003F00010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VJ32003F00010), Dec 9, 2002: RELAY. SHORTED. DURING PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION AND CYCLE OF THE LANDING GEAR WE HAD A FAILURE OCCUR. FOUND A BAD HYD CONTROL RELAY THAT SHORTED. BECAUSE OF THAT SHORT IT ALLOWED - [SDR VJ32003F00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VJ32003F00003), Dec 4, 2002: SHOCK MOUNT. DAMAGED. DURING PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION OF ENGINE BAY, FOUND LOWER LEFT LORD MOUNT DAMAGED FROM HEAT OF EXHAUST SYSTEM. SUGGEST INSTALLING SOME TYPE OF HEAT SHIELDING OR - [SDR VJ32002F00080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VJ32002F00080), Sep 25, 2002: BRACKET. CRACKED. TAILPIPE SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED AT WELD FROM ENGINE HEAT AND USE AFTER 445 HOURS OF OPERATION. REMOVED MUFFLER AND INSTALLED NEW MUFFLER ASSEMBLY. RECOMMENDATI - [SDR VJ32002F00064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VJ32002F00064), Sep 6, 2002: STUD. LOOSE. DURING PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION OF ENGINE FOUND TERMINAL STUD ON STARTER SOLENOID LOOSE. - [SDR VJ32002F00057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VJ32002F00057), Jul 19, 2002: SWITCH. FAILED. DURING INSPECTION OF A DME FAILURE. FOUND WIRE TO SWITCH BROKEN FROM PIN 1. BELIEVE THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE THAT THE WIRE IS ROUTED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT P - [SDR 2002FA0000711](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000711), May 31, 2002: BAFFLE. CRACKED. ENGINE BAFFLE CRACKED ON NUMBER 3 CYLINDER. PART REMOVED AND NEW BAFFLE INSTALLED. PART SENT IN FOR WARRANTY. - [SDR VJ32002F00032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VJ32002F00032), May 7, 2002: PUMP. SHEARED. METAL SHAFT SHEARED IN PUMP. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW PUMP, SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL. PUMP SENT IN FOR WARRANTY. - [SDR VJ32002F00034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VJ32002F00034), May 6, 2002: BAFFLE. CRACKED. ENGINE BAFFLE CRACKED ON NUMBER 3 CYLINDER. PART REMOVED AND NEW BAFFLE INSTALLED. PART SENT IN FOR WARRANTY. - [SDR VJ32002F00033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VJ32002F00033), May 6, 2002: BAFFLE. CRACKED. ENGINE BAFFLE CRACKED ON NUMBER 3 CYLINDER. PART REMOVED AND NEW BAFFLE INSTALLED. PART SENT IN FOR WARRANTY. - [SDR 2002FA0000514](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000514), Apr 12, 2002: HANDLE. FAILED. LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED TO THE DOWN POSITION IN FLIGHT, BOTH MAIN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHTS F - [SDR 2002FA0000481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000481), Apr 2, 2002: ACTUATOR. FAILED. NOSE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR BOTTOM SEAL AROUND SHAFT BLOW OUT AND LEAKING FLUID FROM CYLINDER. ACTUATOR REMOVED AND A NEW ACTUATOR INSTALLED. ACTUATOR - [SDR 2002FA0000480](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000480), Apr 1, 2002: SERVO. STICKING. TRIM SERVO STICKING IN OPERATION AND FAILS TO MOVE THE AILERON TRIM TAB. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW TRIM SERVO ASSEMBLY. PART SENT IN FOR WARRANTY. --- 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.