# N202ME: 1975 Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 2004-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 2004
- Exported to: Swaziland
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 3022066)
- 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: 47672
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1994
- Certificate issued: July 8, 1996
- Last registry action: June 18, 2002
- Mode S code: A19A89
- Owner when cancelled: [Fifth Third Leasing Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIFTH%20THIRD%20LEASING%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=202ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202ME-2004-04-16

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 Douglas DC-9-32: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32.md

## Service difficulty reports (203, newest 50)

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

- [SDR MWEA030474](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030474), Dec 5, 2003: SLAT TRACK. BROKEN. SLATS WERE RETRACTED, THE AMBER SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT STAYED ON. FOUND SLAT TRACK DOOR AT NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER THREE SLAT JUNCTION BENT AND BROKEN. REMOVED A
- [SDR MWEA030401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030401), Sep 30, 2003: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. NO SLAT EXTEND LIGHT WITH SLATS OUT, SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT INTERMITTENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT SLAT EXTEND SWITCH.
- [SDR MWEA030351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030351), Aug 28, 2003: PROXIMITY SWITCH. FAULTY. RED LEFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH HORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY SWITCH CONTROL BOX.
- [SDR MWEA030288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030288), Jul 22, 2003: FIRE BOTTLE. DISCHARGED. EXTIGUISHING AGENT TWO LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THERMAL BOTTLE DISCHARGED TO ZERO PSI. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTTLE.
- [SDR MWEA020717](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020717), Nov 20, 2002: FRAME. DAMAGED. FUSELAGE FRAME STATION 897 HAS 1 EACH OVERSIZED HOLE IN THE INBOARD CAP LOCATED BETWEEN LONGERON 28 RIGHT AND LONGERON 29 RIGHT HOLE MEASURES .403 INCH DIAMETER
- [SDR MWEA020716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020716), Nov 20, 2002: FRAME. DAMAGED. THE INBOARD CAP OF FUSELAGE FRAME STATION 937 HAS ADDITIONAL HOLES LOCATED BETWEEN LONGERON 26 RIGHT AND LONGERON 26 RIGHT, WHICH MEASURES .098 INCH IN DIAMETER
- [SDR MWEA020715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020715), Nov 20, 2002: ANGLE. DENTED. AFT BAGGAGE PIT FRAME HAS A DENT IN IT BETWEEN THE DOOR JAMB AND THE DOOR BEAM. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA020714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020714), Nov 20, 2002: TRACK. CORRODED. AFT PIT, AFT LEFT CARGO TIE-DOWN TRACK IS CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT TRACK.
- [SDR MWEA020713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020713), Nov 19, 2002: SPLICE. CORRODED. FORWARD CARGO BAY AFT SIDE AND BOTTOM SIDE OF FRAME HEAVILY CORRODED STATION 503 LONGERON 28 RIGHT TO 28 LEFT. -- CUT AND REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF FRAME AND 
- [SDR MWEA020712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020712), Nov 19, 2002: PAN. CORRODED. AFT PIT DOOR JAMB PAN HAS AREAS OF CORROSION. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED PAN AND SPLICE PLATE.
- [SDR MWEA020708](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020708), Nov 19, 2002: DOOR FRAME. DAMAGED. AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER JAMB HAS NR 40 SIZE HOLES AROUND MULTIPLE BLIND NUTS FASTENER HOLES. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW JAMB.
- [SDR MWEA020698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020698), Nov 18, 2002: WEB. CORRODED. AFT DOOR JAMB PAM WEB HAS AREAS OF CORROSION. -- REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW WEB.
- [SDR MWEA020693](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020693), Nov 14, 2002: DOUBLER. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO BAY SUBFLOOR CRACKED NEXT TO CARGO DOOR FORWARD HINGE ATTACH POINT. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA020692](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020692), Nov 14, 2002: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. INTERCOSTAL IN FORWARD BAG PIT HAS CORROSION ON FLANGE AT STATION 484-503 LONGERON 27-28 LEFT. -- FORMED AND INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL.
- [SDR MWEA020691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020691), Nov 14, 2002: LONGERON. CORRODED. FORWARD CARGO BAY CORRODED AROUND FASTENERS IN LONGERON 30 STATION 520-524. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTION AND INSTALLED FORWARD AND AFT LONGERON SPLI
- [SDR MWEA020669](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020669), Nov 6, 2002: LONGERON. TOOL DAMAGE. STATION 598 T ANGLE AT LONGERON 17 LEFT HAS TWO DRILL STARTS JX6. -- REMOVED T ANGLE, BLENDED OUT TOOLING DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW T ANGLE.
- [SDR MWWA020519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWWA020519), Aug 29, 2002: DOOR. CORRODED. GALLEY DOOR SILL DRAIN SKIN DOUBLER CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. -- LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW 23 DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA020262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020262), Apr 17, 2002: MICROPHONE. DIRTY. COMMUNICATIONS INTERMITTENT. -- FOUND CAPTAIN'S AND FIRST OFFICER'S MICROPHONE JACKS DIRTY. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH MICROPHONE JACKS IAW MM 20-50-01.
- [SDR MWEA011368](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011368), Sep 30, 2001: SKIN. INOPERATIVE. WHEN GEAR RETRACTED, FORWARD RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. 4 FOOT CABLE PULLED OUT OF SWAGGED END FOR DOOR. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER STRANDED WIRE 
- [SDR MWEA011129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011129), Aug 16, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE AT STATION 945 LEFT SIDE BETWEEN LONGERON 16 AND 14 CRACKED IN RADIUS 2 PLACES. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SHEAR TIE.
- [SDR MWEA011128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011128), Aug 16, 2001: FRAME. MISDRILLED. TWO MISDRILLED HOLES AT STATION 945 LONGERON 14 LEFT ON FRAME. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES.
- [SDR MWEA011127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011127), Aug 16, 2001: STOP. CRACKED. REMOVE FORWARD CARGO JAMB, LOWER TWO CARGO DOOR STOPS TO FOM. -- MAINTENANCE FOUND FORWARD STOP TO BE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NEW STOP.
- [SDR MWEA011117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011117), Aug 9, 2001: PAN. GOUGED. FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB PAN IS GOUGED APPROXIMATELY 10" AFT OF THE LOWER AFT DOOR STOP. -- BLENDED GOUGE, LOCATED AND INSTALLED NEW LOWER PAN.
- [SDR MWEA011116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011116), Aug 9, 2001: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK APPROXIMATELY 3/4 INCH LONG FOUND ON FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB JUST AFT OF AFT BOTTOM STOP SCREW HOLE. REMOVED, LOCATED AND INSTALLED NEW JAMB.
- [SDR MWEA011094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011094), Aug 2, 2001: SUPPORT BRACKET. CRACKED. RIGHT WING OUTBOARD SPOILER TORSION BAR SUPPORT BRACKET IS CRACKED. -- REMOVED SUPPORT BRACKET, INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT BRACKET.
- [SDR MWEA011093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011093), Aug 2, 2001: PAN. TORN. FORWARD CARGO DOOR INNER PAN IS TORN BY A BN FASTENER AT THE AFT END AT BEAM #3. -- REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR. DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA011092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011092), Aug 2, 2001: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 17 CRACKED AT STATION 965 LEFT SIDE VIEWABLE WITH MIRROR ON BOTTOM SIDE. -- REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON SECTION, FABRICATED NEW SECTION AND LONGERON SPLIC
- [SDR MWEA011079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011079), Jul 30, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT STATION 945 BETWEEN LONGERON 14 AND 15 RIGHT SIDE. -- REMOVED SHEAR TIE SECTION, FABRICATED NEW SECTION AND SHEAR TIE SPLICE, INSTALLED NEW
- [SDR MWEA011078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011078), Jul 30, 2001: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING #3 SLAT DRIVER OUTBOARD FITTING HAS A SMALL 1/8" CRACK ACROSS THE SIDE TO SIDE GUIDE ROLLER LOBE. -- REMOVED CRACKED RIB, LOCATED BOTH INBOARD AND OUT
- [SDR MWEA001252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001252), Dec 20, 2000: THERMOSTAT. INOPERATIVE. DURING CLIMBOUT WITH CLIMB POWER, FULL ANTI-ICE "ON" RIGHT ICE PROTECT TEMP HIGH ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. QRH PROCEDURE TURNED OFF LIGHT IN ABOUT 1 MINUTE. -- P
- [SDR MWEA001245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001245), Dec 13, 2000: FAIRING. CRACKED. RH VERTICAL STAB SKIN UNDER AFT LOWER HORIZONTAL STAB FAIRING IS CRACKED. -- REPLACED SKIN.
- [SDR MWEA001193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001193), Nov 17, 2000: HARNESS. FAULTY. ON TAXI OUT AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED. REPLACED AUX PUMP WIRING HARNESS.
- [SDR MWEA001175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001175), Nov 16, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. LEFT HAND SUB FLOOR WEB CRACKED AT STATION 605 OUTBOARD OF POWER FEEDER CABLES, INBOARD EDGE OF LIGHTING HOLE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA001182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001182), Nov 16, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. LEFT HAND SUBFLOOR WEB CRACKED AT STATION 605 OUTBOARD OF POWER FEEDER CABLES. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA001181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001181), Nov 16, 2000: FLOORBOARD. CORRODED. FLOORBOARD BETWEEN NR 3 AND 4 SEAT TRACK HAS CORROSION AT FORWARD ENGINE STATION 237. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SKIN.
- [SDR MWEA001180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001180), Nov 16, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM AT STATION 980 HAS LIGHT CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HOLE LEFT HAND SIDE 15 INCHES INBOARD OF FRAME. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLE REPAIR.
- [SDR MWEA001179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001179), Nov 16, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT CANTED FRAME STATION 1168 AT APPROXIMATELY LONGERON 10 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA001178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001178), Nov 16, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME 942 IN BETWEEEN LONGERON 15 AND 16 RIGHT HAND SIDE SHEAR TIE FOR FRAME IS CRACKED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SHEAR TIE.
- [SDR MWEA001177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001177), Nov 16, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT HAND SUBFLOOR WEB CRACKED AT STATION 610. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA001176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001176), Nov 16, 2000: LONGERON. DAMAGED. FORWARD ENTRY LONGERON 8 RIGHT HAND AREA HAS AREAS OF MECHANICAL DAMAGE STATION 190 - 194. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR SPLICES AND REPLACEMENT SECTION OF LO
- [SDR MWEA001174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001174), Nov 16, 2000: FLOORBOARD. CRACKED. FLOORBOARD B6 HAS TWO CRACKED HAT CHANNELS. REMOVED AND REPLACED HAT CHANNEL.
- [SDR MWEA001173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001173), Nov 16, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME AT STATION 980 IS CRACKED ON AFT SIDE ABOVE LONGERON 16 RIGHT AND BELOW LONGERON 14 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FORMER.
- [SDR MWEA001172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001172), Nov 16, 2000: FLOORBOARD. GOUGED. FLOORBOARD B9 FORWARD END HAS 3 FASTENER HOLES GOUGED FROM WASHERS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA001171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001171), Nov 16, 2000: FLOORBOARD. DAMAGED. FLOORBOARD B3 HAS A HOLE IN THE OUTBOARD AFT CORNER. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA001170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001170), Nov 16, 2000: FLOORBOARD. CHAFED. FLOORBOARD F5 SKIN IS TORN AND NUMEROUS FASTENER HOLES ARE CHAFED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOORBOARD.
- [SDR MWEA001169](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001169), Nov 16, 2000: FLOORBOARD. GOUGED. FLOORBOARD A5 HAS GOUGES AROUND 3 FASTENER HOLES. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SKIN DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA001168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001168), Nov 16, 2000: FLOORBOARD. DAMAGED. FLOORBOARD B5 HAS ONE END WITH NUMEROUS FASTENER HOLES DAMAGED BY THE LARGE AREA BEAUTY WASHERS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLOOR PANEL.
- [SDR MWEA001167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001167), Nov 16, 2000: FLOORBOARD. CRACKED. FLOORBOARD E8 HAS TWO HAT CHANNELS WITH CRACKED ENDS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW HAT CHANNELS.
- [SDR MWEA001166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001166), Nov 16, 2000: FLOORBOARD. MISMANUFACTURED. FLOORBOARD E9 HAS ONE END WITH TOO LITTLE OR NO EDGE DISTANCE FOR THE FASTENER HOLES. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW PANELS.
- [SDR MWEA001162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001162), Nov 16, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT STATION 1019 BELOW LONGERON 14 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE SPLICE.

All 203: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202ME-2004-04-16/reports.md

## 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 19990405015119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990405015119I), Apr 5, 1999: Doug DC932 (N202ME), Des Moines, IA. Midwest express flight 58 departed omaha, NE, enroute to Washington d.c. over Des Moines, IA, the crew received an aircraft stall indicator failure warning.…

## Other aircraft with N202ME

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202ME): Nanchang CJ-6A, S/N 5232002

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