# N155US: 1973 Douglas DC-10-40, registration cancelled 2002-07-18 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 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: 46764 - Year built: 1973 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 12, 1973 - Certificate issued: December 22, 1973 - Last registry action: January 16, 2001 - Mode S code: A0DE95 - 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/N155US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=155US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N155US-2002-07-18 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 (32) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 0101881155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0101881155), May 17, 2001: A/C PACK. CONTAMINATED. DURING CLIMB, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED FUMES AND FINE MIST IN CABIN. FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE. SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER NR 1 PACK TURNED OFF. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO - [SDR 0101871155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0101871155), May 16, 2001: HARNESS. BURNED. DURING CLIMBOUT OF MSP, CABIN CREW REPORTED SMOKE AND ODOR IN MID CABIN. FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE WITH NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN CONDITION. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP A - [SDR 0002651155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0002651155), Jul 27, 2000: UNKNOWN. ODOR. AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED PUNGENT SMELL IN AFT CABIN. AFTER VERIFICATION BY SECOND OFFICER, FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PSM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. M - [SDR 9810001155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9810001155), Aug 27, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN WEB UPPER STRUCTURE IN LOWER RADIUS. REPLACED WEB DOUBLER PER EA 11-159807. - [SDR 9810021155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9810021155), Aug 25, 1998: BRACKET. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION IN UPPER FASTENER BRACKET IN RUDDER. REPAIRED PER EA 11-160285. - [SDR 9810041155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9810041155), Jul 14, 1998: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND LOWER CHORD ANGLE CORRODED ON INBOARD END. REPAIRED PER EA 11-158027. - [SDR 9809961155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9809961155), Jul 1, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON OUTER SKIN FROM FS 1510 TO 1531, STR 45R TO 45L. REPAIRED PER EA 11-158670. - [SDR 9809951155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9809951155), Jun 19, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND TWO INCH CRACK IN INBOARD EDGE OF LEADING EDGE FLEX SKIN. REPAIRED PER EA 11-155651. - [SDR 9806761155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9806761155), Apr 15, 1998: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. WHILE CLIMBING THRU 9500 FEET, THE NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN PER COM AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT - [SDR 9806391155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9806391155), Apr 8, 1998: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. AT TOP OF DESCENT, THE NR 3 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED WHEN THE POWER LEVER WAS RETARDED. THE ENGINE ROLLED BACK AND THE EGT BEGAN TO RISE. EGT CLIMBED TO 810C A - [SDR 9800521155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9800521155), Jan 11, 1998: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. AFTER STARTING DESCENT FROM FL330, THE NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND AFTER EGT REACHING 820C THE ENGINE RECOVERED. WHILE DESCEND - [SDR 9800201155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9800201155), Jan 4, 1998: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. DURING DESCENT, THE NR 3 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED AND EXPERIENCED A FLAME-OUT. MAXIMUM EGT REACHED WAS 830C. THE CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES AND RESTART WAS S - [SDR 9716201155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9716201155), Aug 22, 1997: INS CONNECTOR. BROKEN. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NR 2 INS FAILED WITH THE NR 3 INS ON MEL. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED CANNON PLUGS ON BOTH NR 2 AND NR 3 INS SYSTEMS. - [SDR 9709631155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9709631155), May 1, 1997: TR UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN POWER PUSHED UP TO TAKEOFF LEVEL, THE NR 3 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND MAINTENANCE DEFERRED NR 3 THR - [SDR 9701241155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9701241155), Jan 22, 1997: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. DURING TOP OF DESCENT FROM 33,000 FEET, NR 2 ENGINE STALLED. FLIGHT CREW NOTICED EGT RISE AND ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE. A SUCCESSFUL RELIGHT WAS ACCOMPLI - [SDR 9700581155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9700581155), Jan 10, 1997: TURBINE. DAMAGED. DURING DESCENT, THE NR 2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A STALL AND POWER LOSS. PILOT ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN AND THEN RESTART NR 2 ENGINE. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING FOLLOWED. MAI - [SDR 9627681155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9627681155), Nov 27, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING L-CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER NOSE FUSELAGE FRAME AT STA 459 AND X=61. REPAIRED PER EA 11-12013, (P/N ABA7348-3). - [SDR 9611291155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9611291155), May 20, 1996: TR UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLLOUT, THE NR 3 ENGINE REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE - [SDR 9611221155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9611221155), May 20, 1996: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NR 1 AND NR 3 ENGINES EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS IN REVERSE. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS AT 700 DEGRESS CELSIUS FOR BOTH ENGINES. BOT - [SDR 9610411155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9610411155), May 9, 1996: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NR 3 ENGINE EXPERIENCED REVERSE STALL WITH A SUBSEQUENT TAILPIPE FLAME WHICH WAS REPORTED BY THE CONTROL TOWER. THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS - [SDR 9609111155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9609111155), Apr 21, 1996: BLEED VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. AT TOP OF DESCENT, THE NR 2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL. THE EGT ROSE TO 800 DEGREES AND BACK TO NORMAL WITHIN A MINUTE. ALSO, WITH LOW FUEL FLOW N1 AND - [SDR 9513561155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9513561155), Sep 3, 1995: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. TOP OF DESCENT, NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND CONTINUED LANDING. BORESCOPED, PERFORMED PRECISION TRIM AND REPLACED ENGINE CONTROL. - [SDR 9511641155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9511641155), Jul 24, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE UNDERWING BARREL SKIN FS 1510 - 1531, LONGERON 51L - 51R. REPAIRED SKIN (P/N AYB 7065) PER EA 11-82926. - [SDR 9511631155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9511631155), Jul 22, 1995: FLOOR BEAM. CRACKED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE FS 1178 FLOOR BEAM AT RBL 104. REPAIRED BEAM (P/N AEA 0361) PER EA 11-99038. - [SDR 9511621155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9511621155), Jul 22, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND FINGER DOUBLERS FS 1129 AT LONGERON 48R. REPAIRED PER EA 11-98907. - [SDR 9511951155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9511951155), Jul 21, 1995: CLIP. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE T-CLIP AT FS 979 BETWEEN LONGERONS 44R AND 45R. REPAIRED CLIP (P/N ADA 0252-7), PER EA 11-98910. - [SDR 9511611155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9511611155), Jul 19, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 1139, LONGERON 43L - 47L. REPAIRED SKIN (P/N AYB 7065-1) PER EA 11-99040. - [SDR 9511601155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9511601155), Jul 15, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FORWARD RADIO ALTIMETER MOUNTING RINGS. REPAIRED BOTH PER EA 11-98579. - [SDR 9511591155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9511591155), Jul 14, 1995: FLOOR BEAM. CRACKED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CRACKS AND CORROSION ON THE FS 791 FLOOR BEAM AT X16, X14. REPAIRED BEAM (P/N ADA 7226-13) PER EA 11-99045. - [SDR 9511581155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9511581155), Jul 11, 1995: TRACK. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE LBL 27.5 SEAT TRACK AT FS 435 - 450. REPAIRED TRACK (P/N ABA 7684-503) PER EA 11-82931. - [SDR 9508151155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9508151155), May 17, 1995: SKIN. TORN. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND A 21 BY 8 SECTION OF TRAILING EDGE SKIN TORN FROM THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF THE OUTBOARD AILERON. REPAIRED PER EA 11-98538, MFG PART NU - [SDR 9506511155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9506511155), Apr 24, 1995: SWITCH. LACK OF LUBE. DURING TAKEOFF, THE TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. LUBED AND CYCLED SPEED BRAKE HANDLE SWITCH MECHANISM. ## 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 19901007053639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901007053639I), Oct 7, 1990: Doug DC1040 (N155US), Honolulu, HI. Fluid streaming over left wing. Dumped fuel and landed. O ring in NR1 tank fault isolation junction failed. - [Incident 19890627030869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890627030869I), Jun 27, 1989: Doug DC1040 (N155US), Honolulu, HI. Air leaking through cabin door during climbout. Returned. Dumped fuel. Bottle cork wedged in door bottom. - [Incident 19790210006149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790210006149I), Feb 10, 1979: Doug DC1040 (N155US), Boston, MA. Aborted takeoff due to reverser lock out light coming on. ## Other aircraft with N155US - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N155US): Direct Fly S R O ALTO NG, S/N DF222, built 2025 --- 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.