# N198US: 1967 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-15F, registration cancelled 2012-04-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-15F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-15f) (registry code 302203K)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47045
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1994
- Certificate issued: February 26, 1997
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A187B6
- Owner when cancelled: [USA Jet Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/USA%20JET%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Belleville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Belleville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1832° N, 83.4890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48111, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=198US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198US-2012-04-20

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 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-15F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-15f.md

## Service difficulty reports (7)

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

- [SDR Y2PA00066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Y2PA00066), Dec 20, 2000: LANDING GEAR. LACK OF LUBE. UNSCHEDULED LANDING, EMGCY DESCENT, GR HNDL WOULD NOT RAISE AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FNT, NOSE STEERING WAS STEERABLE, DID NOT RAISE GEAR. TAKEOFF WARNING HORN ON DUR
- [SDR Y2PA96062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Y2PA96062), Aug 2, 1996: VHF COMM 1. FAILED. YIP - NR 1 COMM INOP (INTERMITTENTLY) AND NR 2 COMM INOP (INTERMITTENTLY). AIRCRAFT DIVERTED INTO YIP. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES NECESSARY. MAINTENANCE WAS NOT AB
- [SDR 96ZZZM1267](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1267), Aug 2, 1996: VHF COMM 2. FAILED. YIP - NR 1 COMM INOP (INTERMITTENTLY) AND NR 2 COMM INOP (INTERMITTENTLY). AIRCRAFT DIVERTED INTO YIP. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES NECESSARY. MAINTENANCE WAS NOT AB
- [SDR Y2PA96017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Y2PA96017), Apr 8, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. YIP - ONE .25 INCH CRACK IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NLG WHEELWELL SKIN AT STA 108. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR FILLER AND REPAIR DO
- [SDR Y2PA96006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Y2PA96006), Feb 2, 1996: CONNECTOR. DEFECTIVE. YIP - AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) SHUT DOWN AT FLIGHT LEVEL 350, AND WOULD NOT RE-START. LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR INOP (DEFERRED ITEM NR 0043), APU REQUIRED FOR FLI
- [SDR Y2PA96005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Y2PA96005), Jan 31, 1996: EPR TRANSMITTER. FAILED. YIP - ON TAKEOFF, THE NR 2 ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 1.4 EPR. FOUND TO BE AN INDICATION PROBLEM ONLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED EPR TRANSMITTER. SYSTEM OPER
- [SDR Y2PA950012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Y2PA950012), Aug 30, 1995: GUIDE BAR. WORN. YIP - DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, SEVERE CHAFFING WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT WING INBOARD FLAP MOVEABLE VANE, FORWARD GUIDE BAR. REPLACED RIGHT MOVEABLE VANE GUIDE B

## 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 19991019033089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991019033089I), Oct 19, 1999: Doug DC915F (N198US), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) DC-9, N198US, was being marshaled, with a 2 wing walkers, between 2 parked airplanes. The marshaler did not follow directions of left wing walker and the…

## Other aircraft with N198US

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198US): Ascending Technologies FIREFLY, S/N 33971900

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