# N161US: 1974 Douglas DC-10-40, registration cancelled 2002-10-30 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 30, 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: 46770 - Year built: 1974 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: November 4, 1974 - Certificate issued: November 29, 1974 - Last registry action: January 16, 2001 - Mode S code: A0F738 - 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/N161US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=161US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161US-2002-10-30 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 (30) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 0200811161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0200811161), Mar 14, 2002: PROJECTOR. During cruise electrical odor noticed around door 3 area when overhead projector on. Flight continued to DTW and landed without incident. Maintenance replaced o - [SDR 9904381161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9904381161), Oct 15, 1999: SLIDE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CRUISE DOOR 1L EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE PARTIALLY INFLATED AND BROKE OUT OF THE COVER. THE SLIDE WAS PUNCTURED TO DEFLATE AND MOVED OUT OF GALLEY AREA. - [SDR 9901341161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9901341161), Feb 18, 1999: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 27R WEB STRUCTURE AT FS 1522 TO 1540. REPAIRED PER EA 11-162951. - [SDR 9900991161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9900991161), Feb 17, 1999: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 44R FROM FS 1009 TO 1039. REPAIRED PER EA 11-164772. REPAIRED PER EA 11-164772. - [SDR 9901181161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9901181161), Feb 16, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON FLOOR I BEAM AT FS 791, LBL 18 TO RBL 18. REPAIRED PER EA 11-162954. - [SDR 9900981161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9900981161), Feb 12, 1999: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND GOUGING AND CORROSION ON THE OUTBOARD AFT CABIN SEAT TRACK LBL 108 AT FS 1661 TO 1700. REPAIRED PER EA 11-164769. - [SDR 9901191161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9901191161), Feb 5, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FORWARD CARGO FLOOR FRAME AT FS 1099 AT LBL 38. REPAIRED PER EA 11-158134. - [SDR 9811261161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9811261161), Sep 30, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. INOP. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED OVERWING POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9811251161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9811251161), Sep 22, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. INOP. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING FROM DOOR 3L AND 3R TO ROW 32 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY AND CONTROL UNIT. OPERA - [SDR 9811271161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9811271161), Sep 18, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING INOPERATIVE FROM DOOR 3L AND 3R TO ROW 32. REPLACED BATTERY PACK ABOVE DOOR 3L. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9804391161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9804391161), Mar 14, 1998: CADC. FAILED. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, CAPTAIN'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR INDICATED 20 KTS BELOW FIRST OFFICER'S. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 140 KTS AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. REPLACED THE NR 1 CAD - [SDR 9723131161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9723131161), Dec 4, 1997: START VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CRUISE, THE NR 1 ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLIMINATED. CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE AND THEN DIVERTED TO BOS FOR MAINTENANCE. START VALVE WAS FOUND I - [SDR 9717151161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9717151161), Sep 10, 1997: CADC. FAILED. DURING CRUISE, THE NR 2 AIR DATA COMPUTER FAILED, (NR 3 CADC WAS ON PREVIOUS MEL). FLIGHT DIVERTED INTO BOS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 2 CADC. - [SDR 9715571161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9715571161), Aug 14, 1997: ENGINE. FAILED. WHILE CLIMBING THRU 2000 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NBR 2 ENGINE EGT WENT OFF SCALE HIGH AND EPR DROPPED. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND 55,000 LBS OF FUEL WAS DUMPED. A - [SDR 9710391161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710391161), May 25, 1997: TRANSDUCER. SEIZED. DURING FLAP RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF, STICK SHAKER ACTIVATED, SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT AND RESET LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND COULD NOT GET SLATS TO RETRACT. DUMPED 10,000 - [SDR 9707441161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9707441161), Apr 11, 1997: PROX CONTROL. FAILED. DURING GEAR RETRACTION, ALL LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. GEAR VISULALY CHECKED UP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED M - [SDR 9623541161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9623541161), Oct 28, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING L-CHECK, FOUND THE LONGERON 48L, 49L, AND 48R END FITTINGS CORRODED FROM FS 1509 - 1521. REPLACED BOTH FITTINGS. - [SDR 9623521161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9623521161), Oct 27, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING L-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE DOOR JAMB UPPER AFT CORNER, FS 587. REPAIRED SKIN (P/N ACA 3108) PER EA 11-1102 - [SDR 9623501161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9623501161), Oct 25, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING L-CHECK, FOUND A 1.6258 INCH CRACK IN THE RIGHT WING LOWER LEADING EDGE SKIN AT XOS 611. REPAIRED SKIN (P/N ARB2887-502) PER EA 11-110210. - [SDR 9621511161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9621511161), Oct 8, 1996: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. DURING APPLICATION OF POWER FOR TAKEOFF, THE NR 3 ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL. CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AS EGT CLIMBED TO 990 DEGREES WITHIN ONE SECOND. - [SDR 9615301161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9615301161), Jun 27, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON UPPER SKIN AT THE NR 5 RIB. REPAIRED PER EA 11-105126. - [SDR 9608541161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9608541161), Apr 13, 1996: TACH GENERATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMBOUT, THE NR 3 ENGINE N1, N2 AND NR 3 EPR BECAME ERRATIC, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. CREW FOLLOWED COCKPIT OPERATING PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO DT - [SDR 9603531161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9603531161), Feb 10, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY. - [SDR 9601141161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9601141161), Jan 19, 1996: CONTROLLER. FAILED. DURING CRUISE, THE TANK OVER FILLED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FUEL WAS STREAMING FROM THE LEFT DUMP NOZZLE. DUMPED 92,500 LBS OF FUEL AND RETURNED TO DTW. REPLACED - [SDR 9516921161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9516921161), Oct 28, 1995: SLAT SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF, THE SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT AND THE TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. ADJUSTED SLAT SENSORS AND REPLACED THE MAIN - [SDR 9512641161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9512641161), Aug 10, 1995: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING T-CHECK, CRACKS WERE FOUND AT THE NUTPLATE HOLES ON THE FS 1887 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD FLANGE AT RBL 26. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES - [SDR 9512611161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9512611161), Aug 3, 1995: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING PERIODIC INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE BULKHEAD AT FS 515, STR 27R AND LONGERON 27L. REPLACED WEB PER EA 11-98526 AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 11- - [SDR 9512621161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9512621161), Aug 2, 1995: SUPPORT. CRACKED. DURING T-CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE FLOOR SUPPORT AT FS 495 RBL 24 TO 26. INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP PER EA 11-99021, MFG PART NUMBER 0048-33. - [SDR 9512631161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9512631161), Jul 28, 1995: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL SPAR CAP, A CRACK WAS FOUND AT THE FORWARD FLANGE AT STA XFS 82. INSTALLED REPAIR PER EM 5511-01014 AND EA 11-99036. - [SDR 9501121161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9501121161), Jan 17, 1995: EVC. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL (AMS), THE NR 3 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL WITH RISING EGT AND WAS SHUT DOWN. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED A ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 19901103065059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901103065059I), Nov 3, 1990: Doug DC1040 (N161US), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Bird strike on NR1 engine during final approach. Landed safely. - [Incident 19810910068349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810910068349I), Sep 10, 1981: Doug DC1040 (N161US), Chicago, IL. Shut down number 3 engine. Compressor stall. No cause determined. ## Other aircraft with N161US - [Cancelled 2018-12-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161US-2018-12-15): Unmanned Sensing Systems GREENHAWK, S/N US2FGH03. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Unmanned Sensing Systems LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNMANNED%20SENSING%20SYSTEMS%20LLC), [Mount Laurel, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Mount%20Laurel) --- 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.