# N14090: Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30, registration cancelled 2003-03-05 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 5, 2003 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30) (registry code 3023501) - Data sheets: [TCDS A22WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 46553 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 6, 1995 - Certificate issued: September 16, 1997 - Last registry action: January 16, 2001 - Mode S code: A0A65C - Owner when cancelled: [Continental Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14090 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14090 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14090-2003-03-05 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 Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30.md ## Service difficulty reports (14) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR CALA0000951](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0000951), Jun 21, 2000: SMOKE DETECTOR. FALSE INDICATION. THE NR 1 FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR AND FORWARD CARGO FIRE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH MASTER WARNING WHILE AT FL 310 AFTER DEPARTING LGW. THE LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED - [SDR CALA9901578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901578), Dec 8, 1999: PANEL. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN LT WING UPPER LEADING EDGE PANEL NR 517CT. THE PANEL WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-31-01. - [SDR CALA9901568](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901568), Dec 7, 1999: PANEL. DELAMINATED. INSPECTION FOUND VERTICAL STABILIZER LOWER REAR CENTER PANEL DELAMINATED. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5533-01002. - [SDR CALA9901561](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901561), Dec 6, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK AND DELAMINATION IN RT WING I/B FLAP VANE T/E SKIN. THE VANE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-50-00. - [SDR CALA9901560](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901560), Dec 6, 1999: FAIRING. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN LT WING I/B FLAP FAIRING O/B SIDE PANEL 549AL. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-00-01. - [SDR CALA9701574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701574), Nov 3, 1997: STRAP. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND LT WING UPPER SURFACE FILLER STRAP CORRODED ABOVE REAR SPAR AT XORS 417. REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5710-01840. - [SDR CALA9701573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701573), Nov 3, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1.25 INCH CRACK IN SKIN OF RT WING LOWER SURFACE AT XORS 814, BELOW FUEL CONTROLLER. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-21-01 AND ECRA 5710-018 - [SDR CALA9701572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701572), Nov 3, 1997: SUPPORT. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FAIRING SUPPORT JUST FORWARD OF RT WHEEL WELL AT FS 1360 CORRODED. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-21-01 AND 53 - [SDR CALA9701571](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701571), Nov 3, 1997: BRACKET. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND MOUNT BRACKET FOR VERTICAL STABILIZER PANEL 374ER CORRODED. THE MOUNT BRACKET WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-31-01. - [SDR CALA9701522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701522), Oct 29, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON INTERIOR SURFACE OF LT WING OUTBOARD HINGE SKIN PANEL NR 536DL. THE CORRODED SKIN LAYER WAS REMOVED IN THREE PLACES IAW SRM 51-43- - [SDR CALA9701521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701521), Oct 29, 1997: STIFFENER. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1 CRACK IN RT WHEEL WELL LOWER AFT BULKHEAD OUTBOARD STIFFENER. THE STIFFENER WAS REMOVED AND A REPLACEMENT STIFFENER WAS FABRICATED AND INST - [SDR CALA9701520](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701520), Oct 29, 1997: CHANNEL. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND CHANNEL IN FORWARD E/E COMPARTMENT DENTED AND CRACKED. THE CHANNEL WAS REMOVED AND A NEW CHANNEL WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-31-01, - [SDR CALA9701387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701387), Sep 11, 1997: PANEL. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION IN TWO SPOTS ON INTERIOR SURFACE OF LT WING OUTBOARD HINGE PANEL 536DL. THE CORRODED AREAS WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-43-01. DOUBLERS WE - [SDR CALA9701386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701386), Sep 8, 1997: BRACKET. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND VERTICAL STABILIZER PANEL 374ER MOUNT BRACKET CORRODED. THE MOUNT BRACKET WAS REMOVED, A NEW MOUNT BRACKET WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB NYC00IA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00IA250), Sep 5, 2000: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (N14090), Newark, NJ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The sequential failure of the 2nd-stage low pressure turbine nozzle locks, which allowed the 2nds stage turbine nozzle segments to rotate within the low pressure turbine case, machining a hole… ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 20000905023919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000905023919I), Sep 5, 2000: Doug DC1030 (N14090), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. (-23)Aircraft aborted take-off on rwy 4L due to loss of power on no. 2 engine. The engine sustained an uncontained failure of the 2nd stage lpt nozzle assembly… ## Other aircraft with N14090 - [Cancelled 1971-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14090-1971-08-31): Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM), S/N 27-4688. Exported to Gabon. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven) - [Cancelled 1934-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14090-1934-10-12): Aeronca C-3, S/N A-313. Owner: [Pewaukee Seaplane Base Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEWAUKEE%20SEAPLANE%20BASE%20INC), [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee) --- 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.