N257AS1989 Embraer EMB-120ER
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply14 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Uas Transervices INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Boca Raton, FL
- Certificate issued
- Dec 13, 2013
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 23, 2002
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Embraer
- Model
- EMB-120ER
- Year
- 1989
- Serial number
- 120.126
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 32
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A27190
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pw118b
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1800 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2013 – nowUas Transervices INCBoca Raton, FL · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-09 | Fuselage | Mar 18, 2025 | Airframe (EMB-120ER) |
| 2017-10-04 | Landing Gear | Jun 29, 2017 | Airframe (EMB-120ER) |
| 2013-15-08 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines | Sep 17, 2013 | Engine (PW118B)Serial numbers per Table 1 of the Appendix of P&WC Service Bulletin No. PW100-72-21823, Revision 3. Only with: First-stage power turbine blade P/N 3120973-01, 3120983-01, or 3054053-01 installed with a serial number listed in the referenced SB table. |
| 2012-26-08 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines | Feb 15, 2013 | Engine (PW118B)Serial numbers per P&WC ASB No. PW100-72-A21813 Rev 3, PW100-72-A21802 Rev 4, and PW100-72-A21798 Rev 5. Only with: Engines with propeller shafts having serial numbers listed in the referenced P&WC ASBs. |
| 2008-04-18 R1 | EMBRAER Model EMB-120, -120ER, -120FC, -120QC, and -120RT Airplanes | Nov 16, 2009 | Airframe (EMB-120ER) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-26-21 | EMBRAER Model EMB-120, -120ER, -120FC, -120QC, and -120RT Airplanes | Feb 20, 2008 | Airframe (EMB-120ER) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (14)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · control module · false indicationMay 22, 2026
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT AS APPROACHING KMFR, WHEN LANDING GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED DOWN THE 6 LIGHTS REMAINED RED. PILOT DID A GO AROUND AND REFERENCED THE QRH AND ELECTRIC OVERRIDE WAS USED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. ONCE ALL INDICATIONS WERE GOOD PILOT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO RAMP AND PARKED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · a/c pack · overheatedNov 14, 2018
DISCREPANCY: AFTER TAKING OFF FROM KPHX, THE CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMB THAT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE AIR VENTS. AFTER RUNNING THROUGH QRH THE CREW MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN TO KPHX. THE CREW STATED, SMOKE GOGGLES WEREN’T NECESSARY. INITIALLY THEY DIDN'T DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, HOWEVER, UPON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine indicating · wire · brokenSep 13, 2015
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE LT ENG, DUCT LEAK ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED & AURAL WARNING SOUNDED. THE PILOT FOLLOWED PROCEDURES IN QRH & PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN OF THE LT ENG. PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Pneumatic · duct · blownMay 5, 2013
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON CLIMBOUT FROM KOPF A RIGHT ENGINE DUCT LEAK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO KOPH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE RIGHT BLEED AIR DUCTS AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · inoperativeFeb 9, 2003
DURING A HANGAR CHECK IN MCN, THE FORWARD SEGMENT OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · crossbeam · corrodedMay 27, 2002
DURING (C) CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LEFT HAND INBOARD AND OUTBOARD CROSS BEAMS AT FRAME 16. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TWO CORRODED LEFT HAND CROSS BEAMS IAW SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · crossbeam · corrodedMay 27, 2002
DURING (C) CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON TOP OF THE LEFT HAND CROSSBEAM AT FRAME 28. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED CROSSBEAM IAW SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · butt strap · corrodedMay 27, 2002
DURING C CHECK INSPECTION, THE CENTER BUTT STRAP WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS BETWEEN FRAMES 16 AND 21 AS WELL AS BETWEEN STA 6653.1 AND FRAME 26. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED SECTIONS OF BUTT STRAP IAW SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · butt strap · corrodedMay 27, 2002
DURING (C) CHECK INSPECTION, THE LEFT BUTT STRAP, BETWEEN FRAMES 14 AND 21, WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CORRODED BUTT STRAP IAW SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · stringer · crackedJan 11, 2002
DURING HANGAR MAINTENANCE IN BNA, THE RIGHT MOST INBOARD FORWARD STRINGER WAS FOUND CRACKED IN TWO PLACES AT THE FUEL PANEL JUST INBOARD OF THE NACELLE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CRACKED STRINGER IAW SRM 57-20-03. THE DAMAGED SECTION WAS CUT OUT AND A SPLICE WAS INSTALLED REFERENCING SRM 51-22-00.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 14 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026