# N209ME: 1976 Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 2006-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 2006
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 3022066)
- 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: 47730
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 1999
- Certificate issued: November 16, 2005
- Last registry action: November 16, 2005
- Mode S code: A1B48A
- Owner when cancelled: [Raceair LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RACEAIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Cookeville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Cookeville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2253° N, 85.5329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38501, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N209ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=209ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N209ME-2006-07-28

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 (335, newest 50)

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

- [SDR MWEA040015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040015), Feb 3, 2004: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. FORWARD ENTRANCE DOOR SLIDE PRESSURE GAUGE IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD EVACUATION SLIDE.
- [SDR MWEA030437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030437), Oct 31, 2003: LIGHT. LOOSE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT FOR SERVICE DOOR AFT SIDE HAS COME LOOSE FROM TOP SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EEPLS EXIT LIGHT FOR SERVICE DOOR.
- [SDR MWEA030421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030421), Oct 13, 2003: CONTROL PANEL. INOPERATIVE. ON START OF RT ENGINE, AC CROSS-TIE LOCK OUT CAME ON, UNABLE TO RESET. REMOVED AND REPLACED AC BUSS CONTROL PANEL.
- [SDR MWEA030400](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030400), Oct 1, 2003: THRUST REVERSER. CORRODED. LIGHT CORROSION ON OUTER FACE OF LEFT DRIVE ARM, TOP BUCKET IN FLANGE RADIUS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THRUST REVERSER.
- [SDR MWEA030395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030395), Sep 25, 2003: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE SKIN HAS A DENT AT STATION 967, 2 INCHES ABOVE LONGERON 27 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLERS.
- [SDR MWEA030393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030393), Sep 25, 2003: LONGERON. CRACKED. WHILE REPLACING DOME NUTS FOR FUSELAGE FILET PANEL, FOUND SUSPECT CRACK ON AFT END OF LONGERON 26 RT FRAME STATION 604. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FITTING.
- [SDR MWEA030392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030392), Sep 25, 2003: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE SKIN HAS A DENT AT STATION 388 AT LONGERON 5 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA030391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030391), Sep 25, 2003: SKIN. GOUGED. LEFT SIDE OF VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN UNDER VERTICAL TO HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, FAIRING HAS A GOUGE FROM TOP SKIN RADIUS EXTENDING DOWN AT 1.5 INCHES. FABRICATED
- [SDR MWEA030272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030272), Jul 8, 2003: CONNECTOR. FAULTY. LEFT ENGINE LOOP A FIRE INDICATION CAME ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE,1 EACH SQUIBS,LEFT ENGINE B AND REPLACED FAULTY CONNECTORS,
- [SDR MWEA030179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030179), Apr 21, 2003: SWITCH. DIRTY. AFTER THROTTLE ADVANCEMENT, TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SWITCH FOUND STICKING. CLEANED SWITCH.
- [SDR MWEA030132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030132), Mar 13, 2003: CONTROL BOX. INOPERATIVE. WHILE ARMING ANTI-SKID RIGHT OUTBOARD AND INBOARD LIGHTS REMAINED ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANTI-SKID CONTROL BOX.
- [SDR MWEA030105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030105), Feb 15, 2003: RECEIVER. INOPERATIVE. FIRST OFFICER NR 2 NAV FAILED, VOR, GS, AND LOC FLAGS SHOWING. REMOVED AND REPLACED VOR/ILS RECEIVER.
- [SDR MWEA030072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030072), Feb 12, 2003: DRIVE SHAFT. SHEARED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START #2 ENGINE THE N2 WENT TO 10% THEN DROPPED OFF TO ZERO. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED STARTER DRIVE SHAFT.
- [SDR MWEA020727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020727), Dec 6, 2002: STARTER. INOPERATIVE. LEFT ENGINE STARTER INOPERATIVE -- REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE STARTER.
- [SDR MWEA020576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020576), Sep 18, 2002: ALTIMETER. FLUCTUATES. CAPTAIN'S STANDBY ALTIMETER FLUCTUATING. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAIN'S STATIC SELECTOR VALVE.
- [SDR MWEA020521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020521), Aug 29, 2002: WING. DAMAGED. LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP TRAILING EDGE DAMAGED AND AFT TRAILING EDGE CHANNEL. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED TRAILING EDGE.
- [SDR MWEA020459](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020459), Jul 25, 2002: BRACKET. CRACKED. CRACKED ANGLE BRACKET FORWARD END UNDER #1 BEAM OF GALLEY DOOR (DOT JH 36). -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED BRACKET.
- [SDR MWEA020070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020070), Feb 6, 2002: ANGLE. OVERSIZED. PYLON WEB ANGLE HAS AN OVERSIZED HOLE. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA020069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020069), Feb 6, 2002: DOUBLER. DAMAGED. RIGHT PYLON AFT SPAR WEB DOUBLER HAS OVERSIZED FASTENER HOLES. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA020068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020068), Feb 6, 2002: ANGLE. OVERSIZED. REMOVED RIGHT PYLON AFT SPAR WEB ANGLE TO FACILITATE OTHER MAINTENANCE. (UPPER FASTENER HOLE OVERSIZED.) -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED "L" ANGLE ON NEW WEB.
- [SDR MWEA020124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020124), Feb 6, 2002: WEB. OVERSIZED. WEB AT 15 RIGHT BETWEEN STATION 1038 AND 1059 HAS OVERSIZED HOLES. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SPLICE ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA020123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020123), Feb 6, 2002: WEB. OVERSIZED. REMOVED SECTION OF WEB AT STATION 1038 BETWEEN LONGERON 14 RIGHT AND 17 RIGHT. SPAR STRAP HOLES OVERSIZED. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED WEB SECTION AND WEB SPLIC
- [SDR MWEA020121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020121), Feb 6, 2002: FRAME. DAMAGED. AT STATION 1038, LONGERON 15 RIGHT INNER, OUTER FRAME CAP AND SHEAR TIE HAS 5 OVERSIZED HOLES. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR BUSHINGS AND BUSHING RETAINING ST
- [SDR MWEA020120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020120), Feb 6, 2002: ANGLE. OVERSIZED. RIGHT PYLON AFT SPAR ANGLE HAS OVERSIZED FASTENER H0LE. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA020119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020119), Feb 6, 2002: FITTING. OVERSIZED. RIGHT PYLON FITTING HAS OVERSIZE HOLE. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FITTING AND RADIUS BLOCKS.
- [SDR MWEA020118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020118), Feb 6, 2002: ANGLE. OVERSIZED. RIGHT SPAR AFT UPPER ANGLE HAS OVERSIZED HOLES. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA020117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020117), Feb 6, 2002: FITTING. OVERSIZED. REMOVED FITTING THAT ATTACHES TO UPPER WEB AT FUSELAGE STATION 1038 LONGERON 15 RIGHT DUE TO OVERSIZED HOLES. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FITTING.
- [SDR MWEA020116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020116), Feb 6, 2002: SPAR. DAMAGED. RIGHT PYLON AFT SPAR WEB UPPER HOLES OVERSIZED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SPAR WEB.
- [SDR MWEA020115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020115), Feb 6, 2002: ANGLE. OVERSIZED. RIGHT PYLON AFT SPAR UPPER ANGLE HAS OVERSIZE HOLES. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA020114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020114), Feb 6, 2002: ANGLE. OVERSIZED. RIGHT PYLON AFT SPAR ANGLE HAS OVERSIZE HOLE. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA011251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011251), Sep 8, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS CRACKED AT STATION 718 BELOW LONGERON 10 RIGHT. -- REMOVED DAMAGE, INSTALLED DOUBLERS.
- [SDR MWEA011144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011144), Aug 22, 2001: ENGINE. OVERTEMP. ON TAKE OFF LEFT ENGINE REACHED 605-610 DEGREES CELSIUS AFTER V1, ABOUT 40 SECONDS AFTER TAKE OFF POWER WAS REDUCED TO BRING TEMP BACK TO 590 DEGREES CELSIUS AT
- [SDR MWEA010982](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010982), Jun 13, 2001: SOLENOID VALVE. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT HYDRAULIC TEMP HI ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON DURING TAXI OUT. -- REFERENCE DMI #6-50 "ALTERNATE PUMP WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON," REMOVED AND REPL
- [SDR MWEA010981](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010981), Jun 12, 2001: SERVO. INOPERATIVE. WHEN AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. AP WAS IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGED AND WE NOTICED A WHINING/HUMMING SOUND WHICH CONTINUED FOR R
- [SDR MWEA010605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010605), Apr 17, 2001: FLOORBOARD. CORRODED. FLOORBOARD A-6 HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION ON TOP SURFACE AND CORROSION AROUND SOME OF THE FASTENER HOLES AND BOTTOM HAT CHANNELS HAVE MINOR CHAFES AND CORRO
- [SDR MWEA010604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010604), Apr 17, 2001: FLOORBOARD. CORRODED. FLOORBOARD A-4 HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION ON TOP SURFACE AND CORROSION AROUND SOME OF THE FASTENER HOLES AND BOTTOM HAT CHANNELS HAVE MINOR CHAFES AND CORRO
- [SDR MWEA010603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010603), Apr 17, 2001: INTERCOSTAL. DAMAGED. INTERCOSTAL AT STATION 390 LONGERON 27 RIGHT - 29 RIGHT HAS ELONGATED HOLES AND IS BENT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL AND INBOARD AND OUTBOARD TEE CLIPS
- [SDR MWEA010602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010602), Apr 17, 2001: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. INTERCOSTAL AT STATION 1018 AND RBL 15 TO 25 CORRODED AND CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL.
- [SDR MWEA010601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010601), Apr 17, 2001: SPAR. CORRODED. RIGHT WING INTERNAL AFT LOWER SPAR TEE HAD HEAVY CORROSION. FABRICATED REPAIR FILLERS, INSTALLED IAW BOEING TELEX MWX-ORD-01-00272H, DATED 03 APRIL 2001. PLACED
- [SDR MWEA010600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010600), Apr 17, 2001: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STATION 945 - 965 AT CENTERLINE OF AIRCRAFT BELOW SUPPORT IS CRACKED. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL, FABRICATED, DRILLED, AND INSTALLED NEW PART.
- [SDR MWEA010599](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010599), Apr 17, 2001: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 28 RIGHT IS CORRODED FROM STATION 323 - 360. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION, FABRICATED SECTION, REPAIR SPLICE, DRILLED AND INSTALLED.
- [SDR MWEA010598](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010598), Apr 17, 2001: FLOORBOARD. DAMAGED. FLOORBOARD A-1 HAD SEVERAL FASTENERS PULLED THRU AND CORROSION; CHAFES AROUND HAT CHANNELS. REMOVED FLOORBOARD, FABRICATED NEW FLOORBOARD, REMOVED CORROSION FRO
- [SDR MWEA010597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010597), Apr 17, 2001: FLOORBOARD. CORRODED. FLOORBOARD E-9 HAD SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HOLES AND ON HAT CHANNELS. REMOVED FLOORBOARD, FABRICATED SKIN, REMOVED CORROSION FROM HAT CHANNEL
- [SDR MWEA010596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010596), Apr 17, 2001: FLOORBOARD. CORRODED. FLOORBOARD A-5 HAD AREAS OF CORROSION AROUND HOLES AND ON HAT CHANNELS. REMOVED FLOORBOARD, FABRICATED PANEL, HAT CHANNELS, ASSEMBLED AND INSTALLED TOGETHER.
- [SDR MWEA010595](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010595), Apr 17, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN SPLICE DOUBLER AND FORWARD SIDE OF RIGHT LAV FLOORBEAM AT STATION 996. REMOVED SHEAR TIE, LOCATED, DRILLED, AND INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE.
- [SDR MWEA010594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010594), Apr 17, 2001: SPAR. GOUGED. REMOVED LEFT WING SPAR WEB AT TRUNNION AND FOUND GOUGES OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED NEW WEB SECTION.
- [SDR MWEA010592](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010592), Apr 17, 2001: FITTING. GOUGED. FOUND DEEP GOUGES ON FITTING AT STATION XRS 353 BETWEEN STRINGER 11 AND AFT SPAR RIGHT WING. REMOVED FITTING, FABRICATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED NEW FITTING.
- [SDR MWEA010591](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010591), Apr 17, 2001: CLIP. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON OUTBOARD OF XCW 58 LOWER TEE CAP, HORIZONTAL LEG BETWEEN STRINGER 23. REMOVED 2 CLIPS FOR OUT OF LIMITS CORROSION. FABRICATED DRILLED AND INS
- [SDR MWEA010590](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010590), Apr 17, 2001: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. AT LEFT WING FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER TEE CAP HORIZONTAL LEG BETWEEN STRINGER 13 AND 14. REMOVED CORROSION, SUBMITTED BLENDOUTS TO BOEING AND ARE ACCEPTABLE PER
- [SDR MWEA010589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010589), Apr 17, 2001: CLIP. DAMAGED. SEVERAL CLIPS (6) REQUIRED REPLACEMENT BETWEEN STATION 370 - 427. REMOVED CLIPS, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW CLIPS.

All 335: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N209ME-2006-07-28/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 19980711021879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980711021879I), Jul 11, 1998: Doug DC932 (N209ME), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Taxied into a ditch. Became stuck. Pilot error in taxiing. Damaged belly and longeron.
- [Incident 19961218042569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961218042569I), Dec 18, 1996: Doug DC932 (N209ME), Omaha, NE. Narrative: on December 18, 1996, approximately 0700 CST, midwest express, inc., flight 30 departed Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE enroute to los angeles…

## Other aircraft with N209ME

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N209ME): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 2366, built 2021

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