# N221NW: 1973 Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30, registration cancelled 2013-08-13 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 13, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - Airframe: [Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30) (registry code 3023501) - Engine: [GE CF6-50 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (registry code 30018) - Data sheets: [TCDS A22WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22WE), [TCDS E23EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E23EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 46579 - Year built: 1973 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: August 14, 1991 - Last registry action: February 6, 2006 - Mode S code: A1E5F9 - Location: [Norwalk, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Norwalk) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 41.1274° N, 73.4453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06850, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221NW - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=221NW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221NW-2013-08-13 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-10-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30.md ## Service difficulty reports (17) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 0202771221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0202771221), Aug 21, 2002: COFFEEMAKER. ENROUTE FROM AMS TO MIA, CREW USED HALON EXTINGUISHER INTO FORWARD GALLEY NBR 1 GALLEY COFFEEMAKER. SMOKE DIMINISHED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO SNN AND LANDED WITHOUT - [SDR 9804001221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9804001221), Mar 8, 1998: BY PASS SWITCH. FAILED. WHILE AT CRUISE, THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL FILTER CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE COM 2.72.72 AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO OTHER ABNORMAL IND - [SDR 9627661221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9627661221), Nov 5, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE INNER SKIN OF THE NR 3L DOOR JAMB AT FS 1254. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 12-120108, (P/N AEA011 - [SDR 9627651221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9627651221), Nov 1, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING TRANSITION CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE SKIN AT STA XOS 610. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER EA 12-110292 - [SDR 9608161221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9608161221), Apr 4, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND THE CENTER ZONE EMERGENCY PROXIMITY FLOOR LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 12AB AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. - [SDR 9602821221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9602821221), Feb 2, 1996: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. EN ROUTE, THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL COMPRESSOR STALLS. EGT WAS CLIMBING TO MAX AND SUBSEQUENT VIBRATION, POWER LEVER WAS PULLED BACK FOR THE REMAINDER - [SDR 9515931221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9515931221), Oct 14, 1995: FUEL FILTER. DIRTY. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 80 KTS, THE FUEL FILTER PRESSURE DROP LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR THE NR 3 ENGINE AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN FOR ONE - [SDR 9513891221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9513891221), Aug 28, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 2000 FROM LONGERON 45R TO 46R. REPAIRED SKIN (P/N AJC 7164-502), PER EA 12-99212. - [SDR 9514101221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9514101221), Aug 25, 1995: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE BS 1975 FRAME T-LONGERON 50L AND 50R. REPAIRED THE FRAME (P/N AGA3183), PER EA 12-98997. - [SDR 9513871221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9513871221), Aug 25, 1995: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE RIGHT WING STRINGER 41 AT XORS 358. REPAIRED STRINGER (P/N ARB 2541-2), PER EA 12-99032. - [SDR 9513861221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9513861221), Aug 25, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN FS 1690 TO 1701 AT LONGERON 52. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA 12-99028. - [SDR 9512651221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9512651221), Aug 18, 1995: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, A PUNCTURE HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE AFT BULKHEAD OF THE CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT AT FS 1841 RBL 2. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLE - [SDR 9513211221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9513211221), Aug 16, 1995: VANE. DELAMINATED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND DELAMINATION IN THE LEFT WING INBOARD FLAP VANE UPPER SURFACE. REPLACED VANE. MFG. P/N NRC6062-519. - [SDR 9513201221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9513201221), Aug 16, 1995: VANE. DELAMINATED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND DELAMINATION IN THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD FLAP VANE LOWER SURFACE. REPLACED VANE. MFG. P/N NRC6068-513. - [SDR 9505691221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9505691221), Apr 12, 1995: EEL WIRE. BROKEN. DURING CRUISE, ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER AND LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. REPAIRED WIRE ON CANNON PLUG - [SDR 9501651221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9501651221), Jan 28, 1995: BLEED VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF, THE NR 3 PNEUMATIC PRESSURE INDICATOR ROSE TO 25 PSI. THE SYSTEM WAS SHUT-OFF PER MEL 36-1F. REDUCING THE ENGINE POWER, THE PRESSURE WOULD DECRE - [SDR 9501511221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9501511221), Jan 28, 1995: MANIFOLD LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. DURING CLIMB, THE NR 3 MANIFOLD FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE PNEUMATIC PRESSURE ROSE TO 20 PSI. DUMPED 18,000 POUNDS OF FUEL AND RETURNED TO HNL. MANUALLY SH ## 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 20040608011459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040608011459I), Jun 8, 2004: Doug DC1030 (N221NW), Billings, MT. (-23) The captain stated that the smoke indicator on the flight engineer's panel went off, indicating smoke in the forward cargo bay. The crew donned their… - [Incident 19920415012729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920415012729I), Apr 15, 1992: Doug DC1030 (N221NW), San Francisco, CA. Fuel stopped transferring from lower tank. Dumped fuel and made unscheduled landing. ## Other aircraft with N221NW - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221NW): DJI AGRAS T100, S/N 1179 --- 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.