# N148US: 1973 Douglas DC-10-40, registration cancelled 2001-12-14 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: December 14, 2001 - 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-3A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (registry code 52050) - Data sheets: [TCDS A22WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22WE), [TCDS E20EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 46757 - Year built: 1973 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 2, 1973 - Certificate issued: September 12, 1973 - Last registry action: January 16, 2001 - Mode S code: A0C23B - 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/N148US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=148US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N148US-2001-12-14 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 Douglas DC-10-40: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40.md ## Service difficulty reports (20) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 0100721148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0100721148), Feb 17, 2001: COALESCER BAG. DIRTY. AFTER TAKEOFF, AIR CONDITIONING PACKS PRODUCED A BLUE CLOUD OF BILLOWING SMOKE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NR 2 AND NR 3 COALESCE - [SDR 9806911148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9806911148), Apr 16, 1998: TR UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NR 2 ENGINE REVERSER UNLOCKED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE - [SDR 9806411148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9806411148), Apr 9, 1998: TR UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN ENGINE POWER WAS ADVANCED TO THE TAKEOFF SETTING, THE NR 2 ENGINE THRUST REVERESER UNLOCK INDICATION ILLUMINATED. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT APPROXIMATELY - [SDR 9804851148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9804851148), Mar 20, 1998: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT WHILE IN REVERSE THRUST AT 85 KTS, THE NR 3 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. THE EGT ROSE TO 900C BEFORE THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. MAINTENA - [SDR 9802721148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9802721148), Feb 14, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM DOOR 2 TO DOOR 3. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9803051148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9803051148), Feb 7, 1998: PRESSURE PANEL. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD IN THE CENTER WHEEL WELL AT FS 1368. REPAIRED PER EA 11-154567. - [SDR 9803921148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9803921148), Feb 2, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN AT FS 1521 TO 1532, LBL 5 TO RBL 3, LONGERON 48L AND 48R. REPAIRED PER EA 11-154367. - [SDR 9803061148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9803061148), Jan 29, 1998: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 48R AT FS 1099. REPAIRED PER EA 11-155274. - [SDR 9803931148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9803931148), Jan 16, 1998: PRESSURE WEB. CRACKED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL RIGHT PRESSURE PANEL WEB FS 495. REPAIRED PER EA 11-153941. - [SDR 9719781148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9719781148), Oct 22, 1997: PROX BOX. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING APPROACH, THE SAFE AND UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. APPROACH WAS ABORTED. DUE TO WEATHER AND FUEL CONCERNS FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO CDG. - [SDR 9716051148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9716051148), Aug 21, 1997: TR CABLE. OUT OF ADJUST. WHILE ADVANCING THROTTLES TO TAKEOFF POWER, THE NR 2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE G - [SDR 09712131148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/09712131148), Jun 22, 1997: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 110 KNOTS WHEN THE NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT REACH TAKEOFF EPR. TAKEOFF EPR WAS SET TO 1.51, BUT NR 1 ENGINE ONLY REACHED 1.45. ALL OTHER EN - [SDR 9709171148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9709171148), May 7, 1997: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL WITH POWER APPLICATION, THE NR 3 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED WITH NO ENGINE LIMITS EXCEEDED. SECOND TAKEOFF WITH SLOWER P - [SDR 9707401148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9707401148), Apr 10, 1997: AIR DATA COMP. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE CAPTAIN'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR READ ZERO WHILE THE COPILOT'S READ 120. ABORTED TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AIR DATA COMPUTER. - [SDR 9704941148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9704941148), Feb 25, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING L-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN WING SKIN AT FORWARD INBOARD CORNER OF REFUELING DOOR AT STA XORS506. REPAIRED PER EA 11-121770. - [SDR 9614331148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9614331148), Jun 30, 1996: SWITCH. BROKEN. DURING CLIMB, PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. THE 4 UNSAFE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED COM 2.32.16 AND VERIFIED GEAR UP. MAINTENANCE REPLAC - [SDR 9601461148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9601461148), Jan 19, 1996: SOLENOID. FAILED. DURING LANDING, THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL. EGT INCREASED TO TOP OF SCALE. CREW FOLLOWED COCKPIT OPERATING PROCEDURE, SHUT NR 1 ENGINE DOWN AN - [SDR 9515231148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9515231148), Oct 6, 1995: DE-OILER SHAFT. FAILED. DURING CRUISE, THE NR 3 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, OIL QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BOS WHERE AN - [SDR 9503211149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9503211149), Feb 23, 1995: PWR LEVER CABLE. LACK OF LUBE. DURING LANDING (AMS), THE NR 2 ENGINE POWER LEVER COULD NOT BE RETARDED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN DURING ROLLOUT. THE POWER LEVER CABLE WAS CLEANED, LUBRICAT - [SDR 9502751148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9502751148), Feb 20, 1995: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF, THE NR 1 ENGINE FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE N1 TRANSMITTER. ## 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 19850405017649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850405017649I), Apr 5, 1985: Doug DC1040 (N148US), Tampa, FL. Double engine flameout on descent. Replaced fuel controls, flow converters, and pressure ratio bleed controls. ## Other aircraft with N148US - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N148US): Ascending Technologies FIREFLY, S/N 33972000 --- 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.