# N215ME: 1976 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 2004-01-09 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: January 9, 2004 - Exported to: Democratic Republic of the Congo - 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: 47744 - Year built: 1976 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 17, 1998 - Certificate issued: June 5, 2003 - Last registry action: June 5, 2003 - Mode S code: A1CD2D - Owner when cancelled: [Professional Maintenance Services](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROFESSIONAL%20MAINTENANCE%20SERVICES) - Location: [Hazelton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Hazelton) - Owner type: Partnership - Owner's area on the map: 40.9544° N, 76.0460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18202, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215ME - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=215ME - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215ME-2004-01-09 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 (112, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR MWEA030162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030162), Apr 7, 2003: PEDESTAL. DEFECTIVE. RADAR WEATHER UNREADALBE IN CRUISE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANTENNA PEDESTAL. - [SDR MWEA020151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020151), Mar 1, 2002: HINGE FITTING. CRACKED. AFT VENTRAL DOOR JAMB, LOWER JAMB DOOR HINGE IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH FITTING. - [SDR MWEA020150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020150), Mar 1, 2002: FLOORBOARD. PUNCTURED. FLOORBOARD AT FUSELAGE STATION 288 BETWEEN NR 1 AND 2 SEAT TRACK HAS A SMALL PUNCTURE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLOORBOARD REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA020149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020149), Mar 1, 2002: CLIP. CRACKED. KEEL BEAM AREA LEFT SIDE FRAME STATION 658 HAS A CRACKED END CLIP LOCATED AT LONGERON 27 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE. - [SDR MWEA020148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020148), Mar 1, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. LEFT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN DENTED AT APPROXIMATELY XE 184, APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES BY 3/8 INCH .035 DEEP. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SKIN. - [SDR MWEA020147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020147), Mar 1, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT LAV AREA HAS CRACK IN FRAME AT STATION 981 BETWEEN LONGERON 16 LEFT AND 15 LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME. - [SDR MWEA020146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020146), Mar 1, 2002: FLOORBEAM. CHAFED. STATION 617 FLOORBEAM IS LOOSE JUST INBOARD OF THE NR 2 SEAT TRACK, SHOWS SIGNS OF CHAFING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM. - [SDR MWEA020145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020145), Mar 1, 2002: FLOORBOARD. CORRODED. CORROSION ON CABIN FLOOR BOARD 31 AT STATION 237. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SLICE REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA020144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020144), Mar 1, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON NR 3 SEAT TRACK AT FROM 200 TO STATION 237. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SEAT TRACK SECTION. - [SDR MWEA020143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020143), Mar 1, 2002: MOUNT BRACKET. GOUGED. STATION 351 FLOORBEAM STRUT SIDEWALL MOUNT RIGHT SIDE IS GOUGED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED MOUNT. - [SDR MWEA020141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020141), Feb 27, 2002: SKIN. DAMAGED. RIGHT ELEVATOR OUTBOARD UPPER SKIN DAMAGED. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020140), Feb 27, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON TOP SIDE OF NR 4 SEAT TRACK AT STATION 200 AND CORROSION ON BOTTOM OF UPPER FLANGE AROUND THREE FASTENER HOLES AT STATION 221 TO 230 OF NR 4 SEAT T - [SDR MWEA020134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020134), Feb 20, 2002: FLOORBOARD. CRACKED. FLOORBOARD FUSELAGE STATION 237 TO 313 BETWEEN SEAT TRACK NR 1 AND NR 2 CRACK AT FORWARD END AND CORROSION ON FORWARD EDGE AROUND HOLES. FABRICATED AND INSTALLE - [SDR MWEA020133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020133), Feb 20, 2002: WEB. CRACKED. SUBFLOOR AT STATION 237 OUTBOARD OF NR 4 SEAT TRACK IS CRACKED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SUBFLOOR WEB. - [SDR MWEA020132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020132), Feb 18, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT LONGERON 16 LEFT AND APPROXIMATELY STATION 981. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, FILLER, AND SHIMS. - [SDR MWEA020127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020127), Feb 12, 2002: FITTING. CRACKED. RIGHT LAV AREA HAS CRACKED FLOOR STRUT TO BULKHEAD FITTING LOCATED AT STATION 965 AND 3 FEET INBOARD OF LONGERON 18 RIGHT JUST BELOW FLOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED - [SDR MWEA020126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020126), Feb 12, 2002: SUPPORT. CORRODED. STATION 351 CEILING SUPPORT AT THE LEFT OUTBOARD END HAS CORROSION IN SEVERAL AREAS. FORMED AND INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT. - [SDR MWEA011408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011408), Oct 26, 2001: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. AT FL330 THE LEFT ENGINE EPR GAUGE FROZE, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL - N1, N2, EGT. CHECKED PT2 AND PT7 LINES FOR BLOCKAGE AND LEAK CHECKED FROM ENGINE TO TRA - [SDR MWEA011369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011369), Oct 4, 2001: ANTI-ICE SYSTEM. FAULTY. LEFT ICE PROTECTION TEMP HIGH LIGHT CAME ON. PERFORMED QRH AND LEFT TEMP HIGH LIGHT WENT OUT BUT GOT A PRESSURE ABNORMAL LIGHT ON AND THE LEFT ICE PROTECTION TE - [SDR MWEA010775](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010775), May 21, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. PAX DOOR JAMB SKIN INNER DOUBLER CRACKED AT TOP FORWARD CORNER. REMOVED DAMAGED, FABRICATED, LOCATED AND DRILLED DOUBLERS AND FILLER, INSTALLED FILLER, DOUBLER - [SDR MWEA010765](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010765), May 16, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. AFT ACCESSORY FRAME STATION 1076 SHEAR TIE HAS A CRACK BETWEEN LONGERON 1 AND 2 RIGHT. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED, LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW SHEAR TIE, INSTALLED - [SDR MWEA010764](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010764), May 16, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. AFT ACCESSORY FRAME STATION 1076 IS CRACKED AT LONGERON 2 LEFT. FABRICATED REPAIR SPLICE, REMOVED DAMAGED, LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR SPLICE, INSTALLED FRAME SP - [SDR MWEA010763](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010763), May 15, 2001: SEAT TRACK. WORN. CAPTAINS INBOARD AFT SEAT TRACK IS WORN AT STOP PIN HOLES AND INBOARD UPPER EDGE. REMOVED SEAT TRACK, LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR STRAP, REMOVED DAMAGE FROM UPPE - [SDR MWEA010762](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010762), May 15, 2001: SEAT TRACK. WORN. FIRST OFFICERS OUTBOARD SEAT TRACK IS WORN AT STOP PIN HOLES. REMOVED SEAT TRACK, LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR STRAP, REMOVED DAMAGE FROM SEAT TRACK, INSTALLED RE - [SDR MWEA010761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010761), May 15, 2001: SEAT TRACK. WORN. FIRST OFFICERS INBOARD AFT SEAT TRACK IS WORN AT STOP PIN HOLES. REMOVED SEAT TRACK, LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR STRAP, REMOVED DAMAGE FROM SEAT TRACK, INSTALLED - [SDR MWEA010759](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010759), May 15, 2001: DOUBLER. CRACKED. FORWARD PAX DOOR JAMB INTERNAL TITANIUM DOUBLER IS CRACKED AT UPPER FORWARD CORNER. REMOVED DOUBLER, LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA010758](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010758), May 15, 2001: SKIN. BENT. FORWARD CARGO DOOR SKIN IS BENT IN THE LOWER AFT CORNER. REFORMED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND SHIMS. - [SDR MWEA010757](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010757), May 15, 2001: SKIN. DENTED. LEFT FLAP, LOWER SKIN HAS TWO SHARP DENTS, LOCATED JUST AFT OF LEFT MLG. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA010756](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010756), May 15, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. AFT CARGO DOOR SKIN HAS A CRACK LOCATED AT LOWER FORWARD CORNER. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED, LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND SHIMS. - [SDR MWEA010106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010106), Jan 18, 2001: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. FLAP RUDDER STOP INOP LIGHT WILL NOT EXTINGUISH. REPLACED RUDDER STOP SWITCH. - [SDR MWEA010026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010026), Jan 3, 2001: PUMP. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND FLUID SHOWED ZERO AFTER TAKE OFF. -- REPLACED BROKEN HYDRAULIC LINE FROM AUX GEAR PUMP. REPLACED AUXILIARY ELECTRIC PUMP AND ENGINE - [SDR MWEA001318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001318), Dec 27, 2000: ACTUATOR. FAILED. ACTUATOR PRIMARY TRIM INOPERATIVE. -- OPS CHECK OF PRIMARY TRIM SYSTEM, ALL FUNCTIONS NORMAL. - [SDR MWEA001251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001251), Dec 18, 2000: ACM. INOPERATIVE. AFTER TAKE OFF, CABIN CREW ADVISED OF STRONG BURNING ODOR, 3 LOUD THUDS FROM RIGHT AFT AREA WERE HEARD. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED WATER SEPERATOR SOCK, AIR CYCLE - [SDR MWEA001238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001238), Dec 11, 2000: PUMP. INOPERATIVE. DURING TAKE-OFF RIGHT HYDRAULIC TEMP HIGH LIGHT CAME ON. TAKE-OFF ABORTED. -- REPLACED ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC PUMP. - [SDR MWEA001241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001241), Nov 11, 2000: CLIP. CRACKED. LEFT PYLON STRUCTURE AT CANTED STATION XN 34.5 HAS LOWER CLIP CRACKED. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED CLIP REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA001240](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001240), Nov 11, 2000: CLIP. CRACKED. LEFT PYLON STRUCTURE AT CANTED STATION XN 34.5 HAS UPPER CLIP CRACKED. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED CLIP REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA001239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001239), Nov 11, 2000: BRACKET. CRACKED. ANGLE BRACKET IN LEFT PYLON STRUCTURE AT CANTED STATION XN 34.5 IS CRACKED. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLE BRACKET REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA00589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00589), Jul 19, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. OMA - FOUND FORWARD ENTRANCE EMERGENCY LIGHT CHARGE INDICATOR IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. (M) - [SDR MWEA00050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00050), Feb 6, 2000: BRACKET. CRACKED. FOUND ANGLE BRACKET ON LEFT ENGINE PYLON LOWER SIDE AT ACCESS PANEL 8105A CRACKED. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED BRACKET REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA00049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00049), Feb 6, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND WEB ON LEFT ENGINE PYLON LOWER SIDE AT ACCESS PANEL 8105A CRACKED. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED WEB REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA00904](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00904), Jan 1, 2000: RIB. DAMAGED. THREE EACH, LEFT TRAILING EDGE FLAP RIBS ARE DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED RIBS. - [SDR MWEA99782](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99782), Nov 3, 1999: CONTROLS. MALFUNCTIONED. AT APPROX FL 200, ELEVATOR CONTROL ACTIVITY WAS LOST AND TRIM WAS USED TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REINSTALLED PANELS 63084 AND 63104 ON HORIZONT - [SDR MWEA99667](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99667), Oct 8, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE ROWS 1 THROUGH 6. REPLACED FLOOR TRACK BATTERY PACK. - [SDR MWEA99460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99460), Jul 30, 1999: LIGHT. DEVECTIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT MAIN CABIN DOOR WILL NOT TURN ON BY ITS OWN ON/OFF SWITCH, BUT WILL TURN ON BY COCKPIT OVERHEAD SWITCH. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT. - [SDR MWEA99459](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99459), Jul 28, 1999: GIRT BAR. DIRTY. GIRT BAR FOR THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WON'T STAY ARMED. CLEANED GIRT BAR HOLDERS. - [SDR MWEA99376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99376), Jun 27, 1999: MANIFOLD. INOPERATIVE. SEAT 12AB OXYGEN MANIFOLD DOES NOT MOVE TO RELEASE OXYGEN DOOR. MTC REMOVED AND REPLACED MANIFOLD. - [SDR MWEA99375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99375), Jun 27, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. SHARP DING IN LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN. MTC REPAIRED WITH FASTENER. - [SDR MWEA99374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99374), Jun 27, 1999: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. AFT CANTED BULKHEAD HAS A 1.5 INCH CRACK THROUGH GUIDE PIN HOLE. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA99373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99373), Jun 27, 1999: PAN. DENTED. AFT CARGO DOOR PAN FORWARD EDGE HAS 2 DENTS. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER SHIMS. - [SDR MWEA99372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99372), Jun 27, 1999: BRACKET. LOOSE. RIGHT WING PULLEY BRACKET UPPER FORWARD MOUNT BOLT IS NOT TIGHT AND HAS A GAP BETWEEN PULLEY BRACKET AND RIB. MTC REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER FORWARD MOUNT BOLT All 112: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215ME-2004-01-09/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 19991102038569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991102038569I), Nov 2, 1999: Doug DC932 (N215ME), Milwaukee, WI. The aircraft over nighted in cyyz where a hard rain driven by gusty winds hitting the aircraft from the rear for quite a period of time. Upon departure from… ## Other aircraft with N215ME - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215ME): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 9528, built 2023 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.