# N149US: 1973 Douglas DC-10-40, registration cancelled 2002-09-04 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: September 4, 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-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: 46758 - Year built: 1973 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 23, 1973 - Certificate issued: September 12, 1973 - Last registry action: June 18, 2002 - Mode S code: A0C5F2 - 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/N149US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=149US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149US-2002-09-04 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 (22) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 0201831149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0201831149), May 30, 2002: INDICATOR. STICKS. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY INDICATOR DROPPED TO 2 GALLONS. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO MSP. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOU - [SDR 0100481149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0100481149), Jan 18, 2001: STIFFENER. CORRODED. DURING L-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE LOWER END OF VERTICAL STIFFENER UNDER WING FUEL TANK FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT BS 1156 L45L-L45R. REPAIRED PER EA 11-1 - [SDR 0003281149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0003281149), Sep 6, 2000: TAIL CONE. SEPARATED. DURING CLIMB, A BUMP/NOISE WAS NOTICED. FLIGHT CREW DETERMINED IT WAS EITHER WAKE TURBULENCE OR CONTAINER SHIFT. FLIGHT CREW NOTICED NO PROBLEMS AND ALL INDICAT - [SDR 9901971149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9901971149), Jun 1, 1999: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. AT 100 KTS DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. THE CREW REPORTED A LOUD BANG AND OBSERVED FALLING N1 AND EGT OVERTEMPERATURE. THE TAKEOFF W - [SDR 9900501149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9900501149), Feb 11, 1999: DUCT. FAILED. DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT MSL, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN PER THE FIRE WARNING CHECK L - [SDR 9809521149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9809521149), Jun 11, 1998: LINE. FAILED. DURING CRUISE, NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM INDICATED TOTAL LOSS OF FLUID. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE HYDRAULIC KIT A - [SDR 9809131149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9809131149), May 11, 1998: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL340, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE, POSSIBLY WAKE TURBULENCE, AND THE NR 1 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED - [SDR 9720491149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9720491149), Nov 1, 1997: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND WHILE INCREASING POWER, THE NR 3 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL. N2 WAS AT 70 PERCENT AND EPR WAS 1.35 WITH NO ABNORMAL ENGINE IN - [SDR 9716191149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9716191149), Aug 23, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE INSPECTION, FOUND THE FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK. - [SDR 9715581149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9715581149), Aug 13, 1997: TR UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NR 3 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER DID NOT STOW. THE NR 3 ENGINE EGT CLIMBED TO 920C AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED TH - [SDR 9703731149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9703731149), Feb 22, 1997: OIL QUANTITY. LOW. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 3 ENGINE LOW OIL QUANTITY AND OIL PRESSURE DEVELOPED. THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO YMX. AN UNEVENTFUL - [SDR 9611401149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9611401149), May 23, 1996: FAIL LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. AFTER TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, THE NR 2 ENGINE FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 48 PERCENT N1. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. INSPECTED THE NR 2 ENGI - [SDR 9605781149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605781149), Mar 9, 1996: ENGINE. FOD. DURING TAXIING, THE NR 3 ENGINE GENERATOR CAME OFF-LINE FOLLOWED BY HIGH EGT OF 840 DEGREES. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. GRO - [SDR 9605611149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605611149), Feb 29, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 46R AT FS 1781. REPAIRED LONGERON (P/N AFA 7098-1) PER EA 11-103255. - [SDR 9605571149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605571149), Feb 28, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 48L AT FS 1964. REPAIRED LONGERON (P/N AGA 7047-1) PER EA 11-103940. - [SDR 9605561149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605561149), Feb 27, 1996: SPLICE. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE LONGERON 50L SPLICE AT FS 1156. REPAIRED SPLICE (P/N ADA 7313) PER EA 11-103956. - [SDR 9605551149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605551149), Feb 27, 1996: JAMB. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION IN THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB AT FS 999, LONGERON 43L. REPAIRED JAMB (P/N S2929817) PER EA 11-103895. - [SDR 9605491149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605491149), Feb 22, 1996: BLKHD WEB. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FS 2007 AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB AND STIFFENER AT LBL 32, Z = -40. REPAIRED WEB (P/N NJC6040-501) AND STIFFENER (P/N NJC - [SDR 9606711149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9606711149), Feb 21, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON EXTERNAL LONGERONS 29R TO 31R FROM FS 1501 TO 1521. REPAIRED LONGERONS (P/N AEA7133-2, 7132-2, AND 7136-2, RESPECTIVELY) PER - [SDR 9605441149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605441149), Feb 17, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 47R AT FS 1156. REPAIRED LONGERON (P/N ADA7308-502) PER EA 11-103951. - [SDR 9518271149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9518271149), Nov 16, 1995: TR UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. THE NR 3 ENGINE REVERSER LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 80 KNOTS AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE REVERSER WAS LOCKED OUT AND PLACED ON MEL. - [SDR 9503221149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9503221149), Feb 24, 1995: POWER CABLES. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING LANDING THE NR 2 ENGINE POWER LEVER COULD NOT BE RETARDED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN DURING ROLLOUT. THE THROTTLE BOOT WAS CLEANED, DRIED WITH ALCOHOL, ## 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 CHI75AC073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC073), Mar 13, 1975: Douglas DC-10 (N149US), Lacrosse, WI, no damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 20000907025449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000907025449I), Sep 7, 2000: Doug DC1040 (N149US), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23)During climb to 10,000 flight crew heard a "bump...nothing out of the ordinary". Continued flight to dtw. "Descent, approach and landing...normal". Atcs… - [Incident 19900826045739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826045739I), Aug 26, 1990: Doug DC1040 (N149US), Detroit, MI. NR1 engine fire warning. NR3 compressor stall with partial power. Bleed line clamp broken. - [Incident 19850213006539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850213006539I), Feb 13, 1985: Doug DC1040 (N149US), Atlanta, GA. Pungent electrical odor, whiff of smoke seat 12. Multiplex encoder overheated. - [Incident 19831027068649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831027068649I), Oct 27, 1983: Doug DC1040 (N149US), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Had a bird strike during takeoff roll. Engine shut down. Returned. ## Other aircraft with N149US - [Cancelled 2021-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149US-2021-04-05): DJI PHANTOM 4 PRO, S/N 0AXCE390B30526. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Under The Sun Imaging LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNDER%20THE%20SUN%20IMAGING%20LLC), [Greenville, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Greenville) --- 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.