# N901HA: 1981 Dehavilland DHC-7-102, registration cancelled 2017-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-7-102](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-7-102) (registry code 2802708)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (registry code 61508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 42
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 1981
- Certificate issued: June 1, 1995
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: AC7393
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901HA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=901HA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901HA-2017-05-23

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-7-102: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-7-102.md

## Service difficulty reports (10)

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

- [SDR HNAA9790105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA9790105), Jan 16, 1997: DOOR SEAL. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 3145 - DCA-ORF - ON TAXI OUT, THE RIGHT CARGO DOOR REAR SEAL DID NOT INFLATE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. SECURED DOOR HANDLE. (M)
- [SDR NNAA9690103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NNAA9690103), Jan 12, 1996: PROXIMITY. FAILED. FLT EN29 - ORF-DCA - AFTER TAKEOFF, GOT RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATION 'RED UNSAFE LIGHT', AND THE GEAR HANDLE LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP. THE A
- [SDR HNAA9590125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA9590125), Dec 22, 1995: SHUTTLE VALVE. FAILED. FLT NR 3030 - DCA-ORF - AFTER TAKEOFF, WITH GEAR HANDLE UP, HANDLE GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT AND RED LIGHT STAY ON FOR NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO ORF AND 
- [SDR 96ZZZM171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM171), Dec 22, 1995: LINEAR ACTUATOR. FAILED. FLT NR 3030 - DCA-ORF - AFTER TAKEOFF, WITH GEAR HANDLE UP, HANDLE GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT AND RED LIGHT STAYED ON FOR NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO ORF AN
- [SDR 95ZZZX6129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6129), Sep 20, 1995: EEL. INOPERATIVE. ORF/DCA - FLT 3003 - AFTER FCD7-33-95-022 COMPLIANCE, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPERATIONAL CHECK FAILED. RETURNED EMERGENCY LIGHTS WIRING TO ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION 
- [SDR 95ZZZX3544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3544), Jun 12, 1995: UPLOCK ACTUATOR. DIRTY. ORF/DCA - FLT 3144 - LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT BEGIN TO EXTEND UNTIL NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. EXTENSION WAS SLOW ONCE STARTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTIN
- [SDR 95ZZZX3540](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3540), Jun 12, 1995: UPLOCK ACT. FAILED. PHL/DCA - FLT 3095 - ON APPROACH, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, RELEASED GEAR MANUALLY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO DCA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMO
- [SDR 95ZZZX3546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3546), Jun 7, 1995: FUEL CONTL UNIT. FAILED. PHL/DCA - FLT 3060 - NR 1 FUEL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN-FLIGHT AND NG DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 PERCENT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN-FLIGHT. THE 
- [SDR 95ZZZX3545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3545), Jun 7, 1995: FUEL PUMP. FAILED. PHL/DCA - FLT 3060 - NR 1 FUEL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN-FLIGHT AND NG DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 PERCENT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN-FLIGHT. THE 
- [SDR 95ZZZM125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM125), May 23, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. AT RON, FOUND THE UPPER RIGHT WING SKIN CRACKED AT STATION YW237.5. REPAIRED IAW E07-57-95-011.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19880908043199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880908043199I), Sep 8, 1988: Dhav DHC7102 (N901HA), White Plains, NY, Minor damage. After starting APU,pilot smelled smoke. Exited plane and saw flames from tail. APU shut down and fire extinguished.
- [Incident 19811002077479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811002077479I), Oct 2, 1981: Dhav DHC7102 (N901HA), Washington, DC. Za unscheduled landing. Returned to airport because cabin attendant accidently injured by passenger.

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