N297SW1996 Embraer EMB-120ER
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply112 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Berry Aviation INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- San Marcos, TX
- Certificate issued
- Feb 3, 2016
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 13, 1996
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
- 1996
- Serial number
- 120.327
- 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
- A31120
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pw118
- 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- 2016 – nowBerry Aviation INCSan Marcos, TX · 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) |
| 2012-26-08 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines | Feb 15, 2013 | Engine (PW118)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) |
| 2007-26-21 | EMBRAER Model EMB-120, -120ER, -120FC, -120QC, and -120RT Airplanes | Feb 20, 2008 | Airframe (EMB-120ER) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-21-03 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Models PW118, PW120, PW120A, and PW121 Turboprop Engines | Nov 20, 2003 | Engine (PW118) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (112)
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.
- Nacelles and pylons · clevis · shearedAug 18, 2022
LEFT HAND ENGINE NACELLE, IB SIDE , UPPER FWD SUPPORT ROD FWD CLEVIS WAS FOUND TO BE SHEARED AT THE THREADED PORTION OF THE CLEVIS
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Nacelles and pylons · support rod · shearedAug 16, 2022
LEFT HAND ENGINE NACELLE, IB SIDE, UPPER FWD SUPPORT ROD CLEVIS WAS FOUND TO BE SHEARED AT THE THREADED PORTION OF THE CLEVIS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · no testJun 9, 2014
CARGO SMOKE TEST INOPERATIVE. R & R NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR IN CARGO BAY IAW AMM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fire protection · connector · dirtyJun 5, 2014
AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TEST. CLEANED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON 2 SMOKE DETECTOR. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · ground stud · looseDec 11, 2013
EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ROW 6A DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. FLT 5427 SECURED THE GROUND STUD FOR THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT ROW 6A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · support fitting · crackedNov 4, 2013
MAIN CABIN DOOR ROTATING ARM ATTACH SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED. C-CHECK REPLACED MAIN CABIN DOOR CUT OUT LOWER FITTING FRAME PN 120-18804-001 IAW SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · door frame · crackedNov 4, 2013
CARGO DOOR FRAME CRACKED. C-CHECK REPLACED CARGO DOOR FRAME A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT IAW SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · damagedNov 2, 2013
SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO FRAME 46A AT LOWER LT SIDE, BELLOW AFT CARGO PARTITION. C-CHECK REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME 46A AT STRINGER 20L & SPLICED IN NEW SECTION WITH ORIGINAL FRAME MATERIAL IAW ETD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · door frame · corrodedNov 1, 2013
MAIN CABIN DOOR HAS CORROSION IN BAY 7. C-CHECK REPLACED LOWER FRAME IAW SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · rib · crackedNov 1, 2013
LT WING NR 17 RIB UPPER SURFACE FWD WEB RIB CRACKED AT RIVET. C-CHECK REPLACED FWD RIB WEB PN 120-17058-001 AT LT WING NR 17 RIB IAW SRM & AMM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 112 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