# N203ME: 1975 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 2005-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 2005
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 302206C)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47673
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 6, 1994
- Certificate issued: October 22, 2004
- Last registry action: October 22, 2004
- Mode S code: A19E40
- Owner when cancelled: [Interglobal Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERGLOBAL%20INC)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2227° N, 119.7016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89706, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N203ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=203ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203ME-2005-01-21

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

## Service difficulty reports (166, newest 50)

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

- [SDR MWEA030435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030435), Oct 24, 2003: WIRE. BROKEN. EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOT WORKING. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AND REPAIRED.
- [SDR MWEA030281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030281), Jul 12, 2003: YOKE. CORRODED. EVIDENCE OF CORROSION AND GALLING INSIDE LOWER HALF OF RIGHT PYLON MOUNT YOKE CUP. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE YOKE MOUNT.
- [SDR MWEA020617](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020617), Oct 14, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB PAN AT LONGERON 28 HAS LIGHT CORROSION ALONG ENTIRE LENGTH. REMOVED CORROSION, REMOVED LOWER DOOR JAMB PAN, LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW JAMB
- [SDR MWEA020614](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020614), Oct 14, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR JAMB WEB HAS SURFACE CORROSION AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. BLENDED CORROSION, LOCATED FASTENER HOLES IN NEW WEB AND INSTALLED NEW WEB.
- [SDR MWEA020616](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020616), Oct 14, 2002: PANEL. CORRODED. CABIN OVERWING RIGHT SLANT PANEL HAS CORROSION IN THE LOWER RIGHT OUTBOARD PANEL AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SLANT PANEL.
- [SDR MWEA020615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020615), Oct 14, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LOWER END OF DOOR JAMB BETWEEN STATION 987-935 IN AFT CARGO BAY. BLENDED CORROSION, REMOVED FASTENERS IN LOWER JAMB SECTION, REMOVED DAMAGED SECTIO
- [SDR MWEA020613](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020613), Oct 14, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE SKIN IS DENTED AT STATION 1080 AND LONGERON 22R. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, SMOOTHED OUT TOOL MARKS.
- [SDR MWEA020611](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020611), Oct 11, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR JAMB BEAM FROM STATION 897-935 AT LONGERON 29 RIGHT HAS CORROSION AT NUTPLATE HOLES. BLENDED CORROSION, REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED INTERCO
- [SDR MWEA020610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020610), Oct 11, 2002: FRAME. CORRODED. FORWARD PIT FRAME 503 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS ON THE AFT SIDE AT LONGERON 30. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME, FABRICATED REPAIR PLATES, DRILLED UP NEW FRAME SE
- [SDR MWEA020608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020608), Oct 8, 2002: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. RIGHT ELEVATOR SPAR CAP HAS A CRACK INDICATION APPROXIMATELY .75 LONGERON PROTRUDING FROM A FASTENER HOLE BETWEEN STATION XE 144.4 AND 156.4. FABRICATED AND INS
- [SDR MWEA020607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020607), Oct 8, 2002: DOUBLER. CRACKED. SKIN DOUBLER CRACKED AT STATION XE156 FORWARD OF LOWER SPAR CAP. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLERS, REMOVED AND INSTALLED FASTENERS.
- [SDR MWEA020606](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020606), Oct 4, 2002: FRAME. CORRODED. FORWARD PIT FRAME 484 CORRODED AROUND FASTENERS AT EACH LONGERON FROM 27 LEFT TO 27 RIGHT. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION, LOCATED AND DRILLED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLE
- [SDR MWEA020605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020605), Oct 2, 2002: FRAME. CORRODED. FORWARD PIT FRAME 446 CORRODED AFT SIDE BETWEEN LONGERON 30 AND 29. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER, DOUBLER AND REPAIR ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA020569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020569), Sep 17, 2002: SMOKE. DETECTED. SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. INSPECTED ENGINE, NO LEAKS FOUND OR SIGNS OF FIRE IN ENGINE COWL, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
- [SDR MWEA020113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020113), Feb 8, 2002: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION AND BARE METAL ON STRINGER AT STATION 604 TO 622. STRINGER IS LOCATED BETWEEN KEEL AND LONGERON 29 LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED HAT CHANNEL AND FASTENER
- [SDR MWEA020074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020074), Feb 8, 2002: STRAP. CRACKED. LEFT UPPER SPAR STRAP HAS CRACK INDICATION. MUST PERFORM MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSP IAW DC9 54A031 REV 8 FIG 3. REMOVED AND REPLACED BN FASTENER AND CRACKED PYLON S
- [SDR MWEA020112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020112), Feb 8, 2002: FITTING. CRACKED. FITTING IS CRACKED, LOCATED AT FUSELAGE STATION 1038 UPPER INBOARD CORNER. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FITTING.
- [SDR MWEA020111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020111), Feb 8, 2002: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL AT LONGERON 7 RIGHT, FUSELAGE STATION 256, HAS A HOLE WHICH IS CRACKED ON THE AFT END. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AND ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA020110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020110), Feb 8, 2002: SPLICE. MISDRILLED. STRINGER SPLICE BETWEEN KEEL BEAM AND LONGERON 29 LEFT FUSELAGE STATION 658 ABD 667 HAS DOUBLE DRILLED HOLES. -- INSTALLED NEW SPLICE.
- [SDR MWEA020109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020109), Feb 8, 2002: FITTING. UNSERVICEABLE. REMOVED FITTING FROM LEFT KEEL AREA AT STATION 604 TO FACILITATE OTHER MAINTENANCE. -- INSTALLED NEW FITTING.
- [SDR MWEA020080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020080), Feb 8, 2002: STIFFENER. CRACKED. RIGHT UPPER VENTRAL DOOR CORNER STIFFENER BEAM ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED, LOCATED BETWEEN LONGERON 3 AND 4 RIGHT ON AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD FORWARD SIDE. REMOVED AN
- [SDR MWEA020079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020079), Feb 8, 2002: LONGERON. DAMAGED. STATION 308 ON LONGERON 1 HAS A DEEP GOUGE FROM A STANDOFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTION AND SPLICES.
- [SDR MWEA020078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020078), Feb 8, 2002: FLOORBOARD. CHAFED. FLOORBOARD IS CHAFING ON SUBFLOOR AT STATION 218 BETWEEN NR 3 AND 4 SEAT TRACKS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA020077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020077), Feb 8, 2002: FLOORBOARD. CHAFED. FLOORBOARD IS CHAFING ON SUBFLOOR BETWEEN AIRCRAFT CENTER LINE AND NR 2 SEAT TRACK STATION 200 TO 218. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA020075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020075), Feb 8, 2002: PAN. DENTED. FORWARD CARGO DOOR INNER PAN IS DENTED FROM THE FORWARD DOOR HINGE. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. ALSO FOUND HINGE SUPPORT FITTING BOLT ATTACH HOL
- [SDR MWEA020073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020073), Feb 8, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. DENT IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 237 BELOW LONGERON 18 LEFT REQUIRES THE PANE REMOVED FOR EVALUATION. TRIMMED INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW TELEX MWX-ORD-02-00019H. INST
- [SDR MWEA020072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020072), Feb 8, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. AFT CARGO DOOR SKIN BY DOOR HANDLE HAS A CRACK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR SCUFF PLATE.
- [SDR MWEA020125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020125), Feb 8, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 4 LEFT IS CRACKED AT STATION 160. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SECTIONS AND REPAIR SPLICES.
- [SDR MWEA020108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020108), Feb 8, 2002: RIB. CORRODED. LEFT WING FUEL TANK STATION XRS 164, RIB HAS LIGHT CORROSION IN AREA ON OUTBOARD SIDE FROM AFT SPAR TO STRINGER. COMPLIED WITH PER BOEING TELEX MWX-ORD-02-00056
- [SDR MWEA020107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020107), Feb 8, 2002: PANEL. CRACKED. METALLIC FLOOR PANEL B8, HAS A FASTENER HOLE CRACKED AND ON THE SAME END THE OTHER CORNER IS CRACKED OFF WITH A BROKEN RIVET HEAD NEAR BY. -- FABRICATED AND INS
- [SDR MWEA020106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020106), Feb 8, 2002: RIB. CORRODED. RIGHT WING TANK -XRS 189 WING RIB LOWER CAP HAS LIGHT CORROSION ON LOWER SURFACE FROM STRINGER 17 TO 13. BLENDED OUT AREA TO 1.0 INCH RADIUS IAW DAC TELEX MWX-O
- [SDR MWEA020105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020105), Feb 8, 2002: RIB. CORRODED. RIGHT WING TANK -XRS 189 WING RIB LOWER CAP HAS LIGHT CORROSION ON UPPER INBOARD SURFACE FROM FORWARD SPAR TO STRINGER 19. BLENDED OUT AREA TO 1.0 INCH RADIUS I
- [SDR MWEA020104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020104), Feb 8, 2002: FLOORBOARD. DENTED. FLOORBOARD B11 IS DENTED AT THE FORWARD RIGHT CORNER. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA020103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020103), Feb 8, 2002: FRAME. DAMAGED. STATION 658 FRAME HAS TWO HOLES IN INBOARD RADIUS OF FRAME BETWEEN LONGERON 17 LEFT AND 18 LEFT. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED RADIUS BLOCK AND CLIP.
- [SDR MWEA020102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020102), Feb 8, 2002: WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL FORWARD UPPER KEEL WEB TO SLANT PANEL ANGLE CRACKED. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE FITTING.
- [SDR MWEA020101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020101), Feb 8, 2002: INTERCOSTAL. GOUGED. GOUGE ON TOP OF INTERCOSTAL AT STATION 708 ABOUT 10 INCHES RIGHT OF CENTER FLOOR SUPPORT CABIN AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLE ANGLE REPAIR.
- [SDR MWEA020100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020100), Feb 8, 2002: INTERCOSTAL. GOUGED. GOUGES ON TOP OF INTERCOSTAL AT STATION 726 ABOUT 10 INCHES RIGHT OF CENTER FLOOR SUPPORT CABIN AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER STACK REPAIR.
- [SDR MWEA020099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020099), Feb 8, 2002: TEE FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED TEE FITTING ON PAX DOOR AT AFT END OF BEAM #3 (3RD FROM BOTTOM). -- REMOVED AND REPLACED TEE FITTING.
- [SDR MWEA020098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020098), Feb 8, 2002: FRAME. DAMAGED. STATION 680 FRAME HAS THREE OPEN HOLES BETWEEN LONGERON 17 LEFT AND 18 LEFT. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FREEZE PLUG AND RADIUS BLOCKS.
- [SDR MWEA020097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020097), Feb 8, 2002: PAN. GOUGED. RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR JAMB IS GOUGED AT STATION 658 LONGERON 12 RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR JAMB PAN.
- [SDR MWEA020096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020096), Feb 8, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. STATION 699 LONGERON 6 LEFT IS CRACKED. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON RADIUS BLOCKS, TWO SPLICES, AND ONE LONGERON FILLER.
- [SDR MWEA020095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020095), Feb 8, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. STATION 699 LONGERON 5 LEFT IS CRACKED. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SECTION AND SPLICES.
- [SDR MWEA020094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020094), Feb 8, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. STATION 699 LONGERON 4 LEFT IS CRACKED. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR SPLICE AND FILLER INSTALLED.
- [SDR MWEA020093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020093), Feb 8, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. STATION 699 LONGERON LEFT 3 CRACKED. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED HAT SECTION REPAIR SPLICE, FILLER, AND SPLICES.
- [SDR MWEA020092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020092), Feb 8, 2002: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE AT BULKHEAD FRAME STATION 965 HAS A CRACK LOCATED BETWEEN LONGERON 16 RIGHT AND 17 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SHEAR TIE.
- [SDR MWEA020091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020091), Feb 8, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF FRAME STATION 945 HAS A CRACK LOCATED BETWEEN LONGERON 14 RIGHT AND 15 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA020089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020089), Feb 8, 2002: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. FRAME STATION 945, SHEAR TIE HAS A CRACK LOCATED BETWEEN LONGERON 14 RIGHT AND 15 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SHEAR TIE.
- [SDR MWEA020088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020088), Feb 8, 2002: FORMER. CRACKED. FORWARD SIDE OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD, THIRD FORMER UP FROM FLOOR ON RIGHT SIDE, IS CRACKED IN RADIUS AT OUTBOARD END. STATION 996. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 
- [SDR MWEA020087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020087), Feb 8, 2002: FORMER. CRACKED. FORWARD SIDE OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD, FIRST FORMER UP FROM FLOOR ON RIGHT SIDE IS CRACKED IN RADIUS AT OUTBOARD END, STATION 996. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED D
- [SDR MWEA020086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020086), Feb 8, 2002: FORMER. CRACKED. FORWARD SIDE OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD, THIRD FORMER UP FROM FLOOR, LEFT SIDE IS CRACKED IN RADIUS AT OUTBOARD END. STATION 996. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPA

All 166: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203ME-2005-01-21/reports.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00IA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00IA087), Jan 31, 2000: McDonnell Douglas DC9-32 (N203ME), Milwaukee, WI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the chafing of the internal water heater wire. A factor was the missing ground strap.

## 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 20000131003209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000131003209I), Jan 31, 2000: Doug DC932 (N203ME), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. On January 31, 2000 N203ME, a DC-9-32, srtial number 47673, operated by midwest express airlines, mwea, was boarding passengers for a scheduled departure of…
- [Incident 19970207004599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970207004599I), Feb 7, 1997: Doug DC932 (N203ME), Omaha, NE. 11 Male passengers created disturbance during entire flight from mke to oma. Interferred with crew. Removed by poli
- [Incident 19970114002839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970114002839I), Jan 14, 1997: Doug DC932 (N203ME), Omaha, NE. Taxiing to gate lav smoke detectors lit. No smoke. APU inlet oil leaked into right acs. Deferred APU. Replaced sock

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