# N151US: 1973 Douglas DC-10-40, registration cancelled 2002-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 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: 46760
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1973
- Certificate issued: November 14, 1973
- Last registry action: January 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A0CFB9
- 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/N151US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=151US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151US-2002-09-18

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 (15)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 9904781151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9904781151), Nov 8, 1999: FEEDER LINS. SHORTED. AFTER TAKEOFF, LOST NR 2 GENERATOR. RESET AND VOLTS AND FREQUENCIES WERE NORMAL. FIVE MINUTES LATER, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NOTED HAZY SMOKE IN AFT GALLEY AREA AND G
- [SDR 9811281151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9811281151), Aug 15, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, ZONE 'C' EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS BATTERY PACK INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
- [SDR 9724451151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9724451151), Dec 24, 1997: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, WHILE IN REVERSE THRUST, THE NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. EGT ROSE TO 900C AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE WIT
- [SDR 9716621151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9716621151), Aug 25, 1997: APU. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. CREW ISOLATED PACKS AND FOLLOWED SMOKE REMOVAL CHECK LIST. SMOKE CLEARED AND FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. MAI
- [SDR 9715651151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9715651151), Aug 18, 1997: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. ON INITIAL POWER UP FOR TAKEOFF, THE NR 3 COMPRESSOR STALLED, MAX EGT WAS 600C AND EPR WAS 1.18. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT 20 KNOTS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE 
- [SDR 9623061151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9623061151), Oct 28, 1996: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED REVERSE STALL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AS EGT ROSE OVER 950 DEGREES WITHIN THIRTY SECONDS. MAINTENANCE PERF
- [SDR 9617921151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9617921151), Aug 14, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE UNDER WING BARREL SKIN FROM FS 1509 TO 1531, LONGERONS 49L TO 49R AND ON THE BULKHEAD T-ANGLE. REPAIRED THE SKIN (P/N AYB
- [SDR 9617901151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9617901151), Aug 13, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE RIGHT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE SKIN AT XOS 610. REPAIRED SKIN (P/N ARB2887-501) PER EA 11-106298.
- [SDR 9618661151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9618661151), Aug 9, 1996: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE RBL 75 SEAT TRACK AT FS 1841. REPAIRED TRACK (P/N S 4929147) PER EA 11-106212.
- [SDR 9618651151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9618651151), Aug 9, 1996: DOUBLER. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE RADIO ALTIMETER MOUNTING PLATES, NR 1-2, TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE. REPAIRED PLATES (P/N AYB7022-1, AYB7053-1, AND AYB7053-501
- [SDR 9608911151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9608911151), Apr 18, 1996: POWER PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE INSPECTION, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHTS OVER THE AFT WING AREA WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERIES.
- [SDR 9503431151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9503431151), Mar 4, 1995: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING INITIAL CLIMB, THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE AND WAS SHUT DOWN. 70,000 LBS OF FUEL WAS DUMPED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED T
- [SDR 9502631151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9502631151), Feb 16, 1995: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE FRAME TEE AT FS 979, STR 44L - 45L IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED PER EA 11-9385
- [SDR 9502421151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9502421151), Feb 15, 1995: WINDOW REVEAL. CRACKED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE WINDOW REVEALS AT WINDOWS 1, 13, 23, AND 26. INSTALLED DOUBLERS PER EA 11-93858.
- [SDR 9504051151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9504051151), Feb 10, 1995: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE INTERCOSTAL WEB OF THE LEFT CENTER FUSELAGE DOOR JAMB AT STA 1310.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19910626035899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910626035899I), Jun 26, 1991: Doug DC1040 (N151US), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff due to NR1 engine compressor stall. Returned to gate. Replaced engine.
- [Incident 19861116071709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861116071709I), Nov 16, 1986: Doug DC1040 (N151US), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Left main gear free fell to extended position. Safe landing. Retract cylinder support frame severed at attach lug.
- [Incident 19841021063869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841021063869I), Oct 21, 1984: Doug DC1040 (N151US), Los Angeles, CA. Right nose wheel departed aircraft on takeoff. Improper bearings installed in wheel.

## Other aircraft with N151US

- [Cancelled 2019-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151US-2019-12-13): DJI MAVIC PRO, S/N 08QDE4M01202ZX. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Cumming, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cumming)
- [Cancelled 2011-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151US-2011-04-04): Sikorsky S-76B, S/N 760310, built 1985. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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