# N214AM: 1988 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87, registration cancelled 2010-08-12 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 12, 2010 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-87) (registry code 3022087) - 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: 49585 - Year built: 1988 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 11, 2002 - Certificate issued: April 22, 2009 - Last registry action: April 22, 2009 - Mode S code: A1C86A - Owner when cancelled: [Allegiant Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLEGIANT%20AIR%20LLC) - Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 36.0602° N, 115.2623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89113, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N214AM - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=214AM - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N214AM-2010-08-12 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-9-87: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-87.md ## Service difficulty reports (28) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ASMF200709004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200709004), Sep 12, 2007: SWITCH. OUT OF POSITION. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING, DUE TO UNCONTROLLABLE DEPRESSURATION. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL VERIFIED THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM F - [SDR ASMF200708003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200708003), Aug 12, 2007: SHUTOFF VALVE. LEAKING. AIRCRAFT RETURN TO PLATFORM DURING TAXI, CREW SELECTED SLATS EXTEND AND THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LIGHT TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE DETECTED HYDRAULIC LEAK IN RT SYSTEM - [SDR ASMF200707005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200707005), Jul 5, 2007: SWITCH. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE LT INLET FUEL LOW PRESSURE AND MASTER CAUTION LIGHTS TURNED ON. REPORT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 73-3. - [SDR ASMF200707002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200707002), Jul 1, 2007: A/C PACK. LEAKING. AIR TURNED BACK DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE IN TAIL CONE, LIGHT TURNED ON AND RT ENGINE WITH LOW ACCELERATION. MAINTENANCE CORRECTED PNEUMATIC LEAKS IN THE LT AND R - [SDR ASMF200610014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200610014), Oct 31, 2006: STRAKE. DAMAGED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, THE RIGHT FUSELAGE NOSE STRAKE WAS DETECTED DAMAGED WITH 1 INCH LENGTH X .7500 INCH WIDTH AND .1875 INCH OF DEPTH. RT FUSELAGE NOSE STRAKE - [SDR ASMF200605012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200605012), May 20, 2006: DOOR. GROUND DAMAGE. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK ON THE MAIN PASSENGERS DOOR BY MOBIL STAIRS. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IAW SRM 51-02 AND DAMAGE WAS WITHIN LIMITS. DURING - [SDR ASMF200604011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200604011), Apr 22, 2006: GCU. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO AC CROSS TIE LIGHT TURNED ON. AT PLATFORM, THE RIGHT GCU WAS REPLACED IAW MM 24-20-04, TESTED CORRECT IAW MM 24-20-00. - [SDR ASMF200603015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200603015), Mar 28, 2006: HYDRAULIC LINE. LEAKING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED FLIGHT, AFTER TAKEOFF AND LANDING GEARS UP, THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY WENT DOWN TO 2 QUARTS. AFTER LANDING, THE BRAKES TEMPERATURE RE - [SDR ASMF200505005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200505005), May 3, 2005: COMPUTER. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF LEFT ENGINE EPR INDICATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE. EPR TRANSMMITER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 77-11-02, ENGINE WAS TESTED, - [SDR ASMF200504018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200504018), Apr 22, 2005: FCU. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING TAXING, THE LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR WENT OUT OF ITS BAR TURNING ON THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT AND THE LEFT - [SDR ASMF200504016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200504016), Apr 19, 2005: TRANSMITTER. DIRTY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM. DURING PUSH BACK, LT ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY AND AFTER RT ENGINE STARTED, THE LT ENGINE PRESSURE DECREASE TO 35 PSI’S. DURING REV - [SDR ASMF200504009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200504009), Apr 10, 2005: STARTER. FAILED. DURING ENGINES STARTING, CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NOT LEFT ENGINE PARAMETERS INDICATION. THE PNEUMATIC PRESSURE AND STARTER VALVE OPENING WERE VERIFIED I - [SDR ASMF200502013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200502013), Feb 24, 2005: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. CAPTAIN REPORTED LEFT ENGINE WITH OSCILLATIONS IN ALL ITS PARAMETERS. THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER WAS SERVICED AND WATER TRAMP WAS DRAINED IAW 72-40-01, ALL CORRECT. - [SDR ASMF200412006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200412006), Dec 17, 2004: IGNITION UNIT. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING ENGINES STARTING, IGNITION SYSTEM FAILED IN BOTH ENGINES. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION WAS DETECTED THAT - [SDR ASMF200411005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200411005), Nov 9, 2004: IGNITION UNIT. FAILED. DURING ENGINES STARTING, LT ENGINE DID NOT START. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS CHECKED AND EDP TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 72-21-01, ALL CORRECT. LT ENGINE START WAS PERFO - [SDR ASMF200406023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200406023), Jun 21, 2004: TAB. DAMAGED. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE LIGHTING STRIKE DAMAGE WAS DETECTED IN LT ELEVATOR TAB, WITH 1 INCH OF DIAMETER. LIGHTING STRIKE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-53- - [SDR ASMF200404001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200404001), Apr 1, 2004: COMPUTER. FAILED. AIRCRAFT SUSPENDED TAKE OF AT 100 KTS AND RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT REACH THE TAKE OF THRUST, IT ONLY REACHED 1.6 OF EPR - [SDR ASMF200403008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200403008), Mar 15, 2004: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING CLIMB AT 33,000 FEET, AFT CARGO DOOR AND AFT STAIRWAY DOOR LIGHTS TURNED ON AND CABIN STARTED TO DEPRESSU - [SDR MEX2004041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2004041), Feb 1, 2004: BUNGEE CYLINDER. DAMAGED. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE NLG RED LIGHT TURNE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES DURING CLIMB, CRUISE AND DESCENT. AT PLATFORM IT AWS PERFORMED A BITE TO THE PROXIMITY SW - [SDR MEX2004020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2004020), Jan 16, 2004: DUCT. BROKEN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED DUE TO LIGHT OF TAIL CONE HIGH TEMPERATURE CAME ON, AFTER 3 MINUTES THAT THE ANTI-ICE PROTECTION WAS USED. AIRCRAFT WAS CARRIED TO THE HANGAR - [SDR MEX2003558](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003558), Dec 21, 2003: BLADE. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT AIR TURN BACK, DURING CLIMB THE RIGHT ENGINE STALLED. AT PLATFORM, IT WAS DETECTED DAMAGES IN FOUR C1 BLADES AND IN 2 C2 BLADES. INSPECTOR AND TECHNICA - [SDR MEX2003433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003433), Sep 17, 2003: CONTROL VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT RETURN TO PLATFORM DUE TO DURING TAXI THE FOURTH ANTI-SKID LIGHT TURNED ON. CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE RESET AND ANTI-SKID BOX CONNECTORS WERE CLEANED NON R - [SDR MEX2003379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2003379), Aug 21, 2003: BATTERY. OVERHEATED. FLT 519 - MEX-VSA - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH CAPTAIN REPORT OF HOT BATTERIES AND SMOKE UNDER THE FUSELAGE. DURING REVISION DETECTED BATTERIES AND BATTERIES CHARGER - [SDR MEX2002306](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2002306), Sep 20, 2002: EXCITER. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO AN IGNITION FAILURE IN RT ENGINE. AT PLATFORM THE TECH TRIED TO START THE ENGINE BUT THERE WAS TROUBLE WITH THE EXCITER IGN - [SDR MEX2002238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2002238), Jul 24, 2002: ENGINE. FAILED. CREW REPORTED THE PRESENCE OF SMOKE IN CABIN DUE TO AN OIL LEAK IN THE LT A/C PACK. THE MAGNETIC CAP OF THE COOLING TURBINE HAD METAL CHIPS, A/C PACK WAS INOPER - [SDR MEX2002060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2002060), Mar 8, 2002: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. FLT 419 - MEX-VSA - PILOT REPORTED A MISALIGNMENT OF MORE THAN .5 INCH BETWEEN THROTTLE LEVERS. ROD END OF FCU WAS REPLACED AND RIGGING AND OPERATIONAL TEST TRI - [SDR MEX2002136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2002136), Mar 5, 2002: COMPUTER. FAILED. FLT 478 - MZT-HMO - THE CAPTAIN REPORT THAT DURING CLIMB MZT-HMO, THE AIRCRAFT HAD HEADING PROBLEMS. THE FO'S WAS OUT OF SERVICE AND THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR BARS WE - [SDR MEX2002046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2002046), Feb 21, 2002: CONTROL VALVE. FAILED. HMO-LAS - WHEN LANDING GEAR GOT DOWN, ANTI-SKID IGHTS TURNED ON. AS CONSEQUENCE OF SPARE PARTS MISSING, AN AIRCRAFT CHANGE TOOK PLACE. LEFT ANTI-SKID DUAL CONTR ## Other aircraft with N214AM - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N214AM): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, S/N 54485, built 2014 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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