# N208AA: 1983 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2017-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2017
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (registry code 3022082)
- 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: 49159
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1983
- Certificate issued: May 20, 2014
- Last registry action: May 20, 2014
- Mode S code: A1AFBC
- Owner when cancelled: [Jet Midwest Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20MIDWEST%20GROUP%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N208AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=208AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208AA-2017-01-25

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-9-82(MD-82): https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82.md

## Service difficulty reports (54, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA20101108LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101108LGA01), Nov 7, 2010: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 28D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 28D. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20101010LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101010LGA01), Oct 9, 2010: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. CABIN WALK AROUND EMERGENCY LIGHT AT LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR WILL NOT TEST. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20100724LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100724LGA01), Jul 23, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. BATTERY PACK FOR FORWARD CABIN EGRESS LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR FORWARD CABIN EGRESS LIGHTS.
- [SDR AALA20090605TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090605TUL05), Jun 2, 2009: PAN. CORRODED. E&E DOOR PAN CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR PAN PER AARD 53-10-00-14.
- [SDR AALA20090609TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090609TUL04), May 29, 2009: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON AFT FACE OF FRAME AT STATION 133 FORWARD SIDE OF E&E DOOR CUTOUT UNDER PAN LONGERON 28L-28R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-14 AND REPLACED PA
- [SDR AALA20090605TUL36](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090605TUL36), May 29, 2009: TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS AT NUT PLATE FASTENER HOLES. REPLACED LEFT TIE DOWN TRACK PER SRM 51-30-00.
- [SDR AALA20090605TUL35](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090605TUL35), May 28, 2009: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. CRACK IN SHEAR TIE. SHEAR TIE WAS REPAIRED PER ENGINEERING AUTHORITY MD 80 53-006354, SRM 51-10-04, SRM 51-30.
- [SDR AALA20090609TUL31](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090609TUL31), May 27, 2009: PANEL. CRACKED. PANEL CRACKED BETWEEN RIGHT RADOME ALIGNMENT PIN AND RIVET. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-19.
- [SDR AALA20090605TUL42](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090605TUL42), May 27, 2009: BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION IN WEB I/B OF LOWER DOOR BEAM. NEW WEB WAS INSTALLED PER 51-01-00.
- [SDR AALA20090605TUL38](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090605TUL38), May 27, 2009: STIFFENER. CRACKED. STIFFENER CRACKED AT UPPER FORWARD. REMOVED AND REPLACED VERTICAL STIFFENER PER SRM 51-01-00.
- [SDR AALA20090605TUL43](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090605TUL43), May 26, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. NUMBER 6 SEAT TRACK CORRODED. INSTALLED NEW NUMBER 6 SEAT TRACK PER AMM 53-40-01-2.
- [SDR AALA20090605TUL41](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090605TUL41), May 26, 2009: STRAP. GOUGED. SCREW GOUGE IN TOP OF STRAP AT STATION 1148 INBOARD OF RIGHT TIE DOWN TRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRAP PER SRM 51-30-05.
- [SDR AALA20090624TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090624TUL04), May 25, 2009: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT WINDOW PAN FRAME IS CRACKED AT TOP FORWARD CORNER STATION 946. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25 LEFT WINDOW PAN TOP FORWARD CORNER STATION 946.
- [SDR AALA20090624TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090624TUL03), May 25, 2009: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT WINDOW PAN FRAME IS CRACKED AT FORWARD LOWER CORNER STATION 845. INSTALLED ANGLE REPAIR AT FORWARD LOWER LEFT CORNER OF WINDOW PAN AT STATION 845 AS PER AA
- [SDR AALA20090624TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090624TUL02), May 25, 2009: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT CUSP CRACKED AT STATION 1301 BETWEEN SEAT TRACKS 5 AND 6. INSTALLED RIGHT CUSP SHEET AT STATIONS 1250 AND 1309 PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20090624TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090624TUL01), May 25, 2009: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 2 RIGHT CRACKED AFT OF STATION 1418. ACCOMPLISHED SPLICE REPAIR PER AARD 53-30-00-2.
- [SDR AALA20090609TUL34](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090609TUL34), May 22, 2009: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT CUSP SHEET CRACKED BELOW NR 6 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER FROM STA 882-887 PER AARD 53-20-16.
- [SDR AALA20090609TUL38](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090609TUL38), May 21, 2009: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. LEFT CUSP CRACKED. ROUTED OUT CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20090609TUL46](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090609TUL46), May 20, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK NR 4 HAS CORROSION. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUG AS PER AARD 53-20-00-10.
- [SDR AALA20090609TUL42](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090609TUL42), May 20, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK NR 5 BEYOND LIMITS. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUG PER AARD 53-20-00-10.
- [SDR AALA20090609TUL33](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090609TUL33), May 20, 2009: VANE. DAMAGED. TEMP REPAIR ON L/E OF VANE. INSTALLED HOT BOND REPAIR ON DAMAGED AREA PER ESO8OO95.
- [SDR AALA20090609TUL51](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090609TUL51), May 19, 2009: DOUBLER. DAMAGED. TEMP REPAIR INOPERATIVE. REMOVED OLD TEMP REPAIR AND INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38.
- [SDR AALA20090609TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090609TUL01), May 6, 2009: DOUBLER. CRACKED. CABIN FORWARD ENTRY AREA HAS CRACK IN STRAP DOUBLER STA 208 LONGERON 15 LEFT. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER 53-10-00-11.
- [SDR AALA20090605TUL10](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090605TUL10), May 5, 2009: LONGERON. WORN. WEAR MARK ON LONGERON 2 LEFT APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG BY .020 DEEP. INSTALLED J-ANGLE DOUBLER, MATERIAL .063 7075T6 ON LONGERON 2 LEFT AT STATION 256 PER SRM 5
- [SDR AALA2009030500551](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009030500551), Mar 5, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA - AFT CABIN EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR AFT CABIN EXIT LIGHTS.
- [SDR AALA2009030500550](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009030500550), Mar 5, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA - AFT CABIN EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR AFT CABIN EXIT LIGHTS.
- [SDR AALA2009021900498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009021900498), Feb 19, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. PHX - FORWARD OVERWING EXIT DOOR LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DURING TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR FORWARD OVERWING EXIT DOOR.
- [SDR AALA2008011700167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2008011700167), Jan 17, 2009: TRANSFER PUMP. FAILED. BNA INFLIGHT DCA TO DFW - CREW REPORTED LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY LOSS AND RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP MAKING NOISE. LANDED BNA WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NUMBER
- [SDR AALA200801851](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801851), Jul 11, 2008: DUCT. LEAKING. DFW - INFLIGHT T493/11JUL - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 180. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER SH
- [SDR AALA200800029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800029), Jan 4, 2008: STRAP. BROKEN. LGA - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT RIGHT AFT POSITION HAS BROKEN STRAP. REPLACED STRAP FOR EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT RIGHT AFT POSITION.
- [SDR AALA200800028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800028), Jan 4, 2008: STRAP. MISSING. LGA - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT RIGHT FORWARD POSITION MISSING STRAP. REPLACED STRAP FOR EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT RIGHT FORWARD POSITION. SYSTEM GROUND CHE
- [SDR AALA20071292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071292), Jul 13, 2007: SHROUD. DAMAGED. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 9D HAS DAMAGED SHROUD. REPLACED SHROUD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 9D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20071291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071291), Jul 13, 2007: SHROUD. DAMAGED. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 8D HAS DAMAGED SHROUD. REPLACED SHROUD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 8D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20071293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071293), Jul 13, 2007: SHROUD. DAMAGED. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 15D HAS DAMAGED SHROUD. REPLACED SHROUD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 15D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20071290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071290), Jul 13, 2007: LENS. CRACKED. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT LEFT FORWARD EXIT SIGN HAS CRACKED LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT LEFT FORWARD EXIT SIGN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPER
- [SDR AALA20071289](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071289), Jul 13, 2007: BULB. BURNED OUT. DFW - EMERGENCY SLIDE FLOOD LIGHT AT MIDDLE POSITION TAIL COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EMERGENCY SLIDE FLOOD LIGHT AT MIDDLE POSITION TAIL COMPARTMENT. SYS
- [SDR AALA20071288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071288), Jul 13, 2007: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 18D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 18D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20071287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071287), Jul 13, 2007: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 8D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 8D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20071296](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071296), Jul 13, 2007: LENS. MISSING. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 10D HAS MISSING LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 10D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20071295](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071295), Jul 13, 2007: SHROUD. MISSING. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 10D HAS MISSING SHROUD. REPLACED SHROUD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 10D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20071294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071294), Jul 13, 2007: SHROUD. DAMAGED. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 17D HAS DAMAGED SHROUD. REPLACED SHROUD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 17D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20070497](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070497), Mar 13, 2007: CONTROLLER. INOPERATIVE. DFW TO ATL DIVERTED TO LIT DUE TO PRESSURIZATION LOSS AT 29000 FEET. DEPLOYED OXYGEN MASKS. PRESSURIZATION RETURNED AT 20000 BUT DIVERTED TO LIT DUE TO DEPLETED
- [SDR AALA20061146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20061146), Dec 2, 2006: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS ABOVE ROWS 27 TO 28 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS ABOVE ROWS 27 TO 28. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NO
- [SDR AALA20061042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20061042), Nov 11, 2006: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS CEILING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS CEILING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERA
- [SDR AALA20030654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030654), Jun 11, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD RIGHT SERVICE DOOR EMRGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT FORWARD RIGHT SERVICE DOOR. 
- [SDR AALA20021143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021143), Aug 12, 2002: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, BOTH LT AND RT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE HATCH LIGHT DIM. RECONNECTED LOOSE CONNECTION AT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED
- [SDR AALA20020950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020950), Jun 28, 2002: GASKET. FAILED. LAS - FLT 322 - EN ROUTE LAS-DFW TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING ROTATION. TEMPERATURE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED, ILL
- [SDR AALA20002050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20002050), Dec 9, 2000: VALVE. DEFECTIVE. DFW - FLT 1319 - EN ROUTE DFW-PDX, SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE DETECTED AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. AIR INTERRUPTED, RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCI
- [SDR AALA991895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991895), Dec 14, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT AIRSTAIR FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT AIRSTAIR FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM G
- [SDR AALA991575](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991575), Oct 19, 1999: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHING AT SEAT 20D INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING CONNECTOR AT SEAT 

All 54: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208AA-2017-01-25/reports.md

## 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 19930419013659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930419013659I), Apr 19, 1993: Doug DC982 (N208AA), Washington, DC. Right side hydraulic failure in flight. Diverted to herndon. Hydraulic line fitting to ground spoiler cracked.
- [Incident 19860708049939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860708049939I), Jul 8, 1986: Doug DC982 (N208AA), Salt Lake City, UT. Loss of separation due to delay in implementing turn requested by ATC. Controller technique questionable.

## Other aircraft with N208AA

- [Cancelled 2022-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208AA-2022-03-23): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B5133. Exported to Guyana. Owner: [Africair Aviation Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFRICAIR%20AVIATION%20LEASING%20LLC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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