# N147US: 1973 Douglas DC-10-40, registration cancelled 2002-05-23 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 23, 2002 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Douglas DC-10-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (registry code 3023508) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (registry code 52054) - Data sheets: [TCDS A22WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 46756 - Year built: 1973 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance - Airworthiness date: April 10, 1999 - Certificate issued: August 17, 1973 - Last registry action: January 16, 2001 - Mode S code: A0BE84 - Owner when cancelled: [Northwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 44.8873° N, 93.1924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N147US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=147US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N147US-2002-05-23 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Douglas DC-10-40: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40.md ## Service difficulty reports (19) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 0101331147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0101331147), Apr 4, 2001: CLAMP. FAILED. WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL260, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED PER COM AND ONE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED W - [SDR 9901531147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9901531147), Apr 13, 1999: HANDLE. LACK OF LUBE. ON FINAL APPROACH INTO SFO, CYCLED GEAR DOWN TWICE, FOUR RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BOTH TIMES. ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN AND HYDRAULICS WERE GOOD. FOLLOWED COM PROCE - [SDR 9901671147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9901671147), Mar 17, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING M CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON LOWER EDGE OF FRAME AT FS 459 LBL 45. REPAIRED PER EA 11-160402. - [SDR 9901331147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9901331147), Mar 7, 1999: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 29R AT FS 1473 TO 1513 AT WS XCW118-XCW119. REPAIRED PER EA 164779. - [SDR 9803411147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9803411147), Feb 24, 1998: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT WHILE IN REVERSE THRUST, THE NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. THE AIRPORT TOWER REPORTED SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPE OF THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE E - [SDR 9710311147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710311147), May 27, 1997: ENGINE. OVERTEMP. ON LANDING WITH ALL ENGINES IN REVERSE THRUST, NR 1 ENGINE OVERTEMPED REACHING MAX EGT 980 CELSIUS. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN WITH REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT STIL - [SDR 9707601147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9707601147), Apr 15, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE INSPECTION, FOUND THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE AFT ZONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY. - [SDR 9700541147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9700541147), Jan 6, 1997: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING L-CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER NOSE FUSELAGE FRAME AT FS 459 X=61. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES PER EA 11-120645, (P/N ABA73 - [SDR 9700551147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9700551147), Jan 2, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING L-CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE WING FIXED LEADING EDGE AT THE NR 12 SLAT TRACK AT STA XOS 774. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS PER EA 11- - [SDR 9627701147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9627701147), Dec 31, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING LINE CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE SKIN AT XOS=610. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS PER EA 11-120641 (P - [SDR 9625751147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9625751147), Dec 2, 1996: PT 7 LINE. BROKEN. DURING TAKEOFF ROLLOUT, THE NR 3 ENGINE EXHIBITED LOWER POWER. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND A/C RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN PT7 LINE BETWEEN 6 A - [SDR 9515871147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9515871147), Sep 26, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND A 4.3 CRACK IN THE RIGHT WING FRONT SPAR TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE FS 1159 AT LONGERON 28R. REPAIRED ANGLE (P/N ANB 7353-1), PER EA 11-9927 - [SDR 9515861147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9515861147), Sep 26, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN FS 1661 TO 1681, LONGERONS 51L TO 51R BENEATH THE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT. REPAIRED SKIN (P/N NFA 6214-1), PER - [SDR 9515831147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9515831147), Sep 23, 1995: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE FORWARD CARGO FLOOR FRAME FS 879 AT RBL 38. REPAIRED FRAME (P/N ADA 7034), PER EA 11-99259. - [SDR 9515771147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9515771147), Sep 21, 1995: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE FORWARD CARGO FLOOR FRAME FS 879 AT LBL 33. REPAIRED FRAME (P/N ADA 7034), PER EA 11-99255. - [SDR 9515761147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9515761147), Sep 21, 1995: BLKHD SKIN. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE CENTER WING FRONT SPAR PRESSURE BULKHEAD FS 1156 AT THE SKIN BETWEEN LONGERONS 47R TO 48R. REPAIRED BULKHEAD PER EA 11-98 - [SDR 9515741147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9515741147), Sep 20, 1995: MOUNTING RINGS. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THREE RADIO ALTIMETER MOUNTING RINGS. REPAIRED RINGS, AYB 7022 AND AYB 7053 PER EA 11-99260. - [SDR 9515731147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9515731147), Sep 19, 1995: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION IN THE SEAT TRACK AT FS 1530, LBL 107. REPAIRED TRACK PER EA 11-99277. - [SDR 9511071147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9511071147), Jun 29, 1995: INDICATION. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING LANDING AT FRA FROM DTW, DID NOT GET GEAR DOWN SAFE INDICATION WHEN HANDLE SELECTED DOWN. RECYCLED GEAR AND GOT SAFE INDICATION. PERFORMED BITE CHECK AND ## 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 19830311013539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830311013539I), Mar 11, 1983: Doug DC1040 (N147US), Orlando, FL. Small cargo door fell off aircraft on takeoff. Found vent door handle access door missing. ## Other aircraft with N147US - [Cancelled 2021-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N147US-2021-03-20): DJI T600, S/N W21ADB21020366. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Kentwood, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Kentwood) --- 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.