# N225AA: 1983 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2008-10-29 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 29, 2008 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - 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: 49175 - Year built: 1983 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 8, 1983 - Certificate issued: January 27, 2005 - Last registry action: January 15, 2008 - Mode S code: A1F395 - Owner when cancelled: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 32.8240° N, 97.0491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76155, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N225AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=225AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225AA-2008-10-29 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 (22) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20050792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050792), Dec 3, 2005: MODULE. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT CONTROL MODULE FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFT CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20050530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050530), Aug 16, 2005: DOWNLOCK SENSOR. INOPERATIVE. DFW - INFLIGHT NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND DOWNLOCK SENSOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR LO - [SDR AALA20031070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031070), Sep 25, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE OBSERVED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE AT THE AFT OVERHEAD LOCATION. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKE - [SDR AALA20031069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031069), Sep 25, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE OBSERVED PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD PASSENGER DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHE - [SDR AALA20030993](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030993), Sep 11, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SAT - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOPERATIVE AT THE FORWARD GALLEY AND FLIGHT DECK. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OP - [SDR AALA20021567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021567), Oct 30, 2002: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT CEILING LIGHTS AT ROW 22 THROUGH 26 DIM. REPLACED BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATI - [SDR AALA20021566](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021566), Oct 30, 2002: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT 21D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT SEAT 2 - [SDR AALA20020108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020108), Feb 1, 2002: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT SEATS 18-21 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL O - [SDR AALA20011486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011486), Jul 17, 2001: ACM. INOPERATIVE. DFW - FLT 1318 - EN ROUTE DFW-DEN, WITH PACKS 'ON' SMOKE AND FUMES ENTERED CABIN WHEN TAKEOFF POWER APPLIED. SMOKE AND FUMES DISAPPEARED JUST PRIOR TO CRUISE AL - [SDR AALA20010824](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010824), Apr 22, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT R1 AND L1 DOOR DIM. REPLACED EMEREGNCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPE - [SDR AALA20010840](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010840), Apr 20, 2001: SENSE LINE. FAILED. IAD - FLT 1921 - EN ROUTE IAD-DFW - DETECTED RIGHT SIDE OIL PRESSURE DECREASE TO ZERO. RETURNED IAD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT SIDE ENG - [SDR AALA20002116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20002116), Nov 30, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER FLANGE OF FRAME AT STATION 1322 OVER LONGERON 20R AND 21R. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-03 AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-1 - [SDR AALA20000730](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000730), May 3, 2000: SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DFW - FLT 1204 - AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED UPLOCK SENSOR AND - [SDR AALA991464](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991464), Sep 27, 1999: CONNECTOR. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUN - [SDR AALA991043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991043), Jul 13, 1999: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FIRST CLASS AND FORWARD GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIPS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT - [SDR AALA990162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990162), Feb 7, 1999: LINE. LOOSE. ORD - FLT 382 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN THE CABIN WITH THE AIRFOIL ICE ACTIVATED. FLIGHT CREW RETURNED OFF THE AIRFOIL ICE AND THE SMOKE DISSIPA - [SDR AALA981895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981895), Oct 8, 1998: OVEN. DIRTY. DFW - FLT 1356 - EN ROUTE DFW - CREW AND PASSENGERS NOTED BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE. NO SOURCE COULD BE DETECTED BY CREW. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT - [SDR AALA971388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971388), Jul 30, 1997: DETECTOR. DEFECTIVE. PHX - FLT 1862 - AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING CLIMB-OUT, LT ENG FIRE DETECT LOOP 'B' LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY FIRE WARNING BELL. ACCOMP ABNORMAL PROCEDURE AND AIR - [SDR AALA970885](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970885), May 8, 1997: TIE DOWN. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON GALLEY TIE-DOWN SUPPORT AT STA 218. REMOVED CORROSION FROM UNDER GALLEY SUPPORT ON SUB-FLOOR. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO 80559 DATED 3-17-97 A - [SDR AALA970375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970375), Feb 21, 1997: AIR DISTRIBUTION. ODOR. ORD - FLT 353 - DURING APPROACH TO ORD WITH FULL ANTI-ICE ON, BURNING ODOR NOTED IN MID TO AFT AREA OF MAIN CABIN. NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS AND AIRCRAFT LA - [SDR AALA960514](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960514), Apr 3, 1996: TIE DOWN TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION AT STATION 1212 TO 1320 RIGHT TRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED TIE DOWN TRACK STATION 1212 TO 1320. (M) - [SDR AALA960515](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960515), Mar 29, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - FRAME CORROSION STATION 1320 L27B BOTTOM OF J ANGLE MATERIAL WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED PER ESO. REPAIRED PER ESO 80559 DATED 4/3/96. (M) ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 19970222014509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970222014509I), Feb 22, 1997: Doug DC982 (N225AA), Chicago, IL. Narrative: while being vectored for an approach to runway 32L at Chicago o'Hare airport, flight attendant reported to flight crew that they smelled a burning… - [Incident 19870221025239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870221025239I), Feb 21, 1987: Doug DC982 (N225AA), Baltimore, MD. The galley door was improperly secured and the aircraft returned to have it closed. Warning light malfunction. - [Incident 19860314012969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860314012969I), Mar 14, 1986: Doug DC982 (N225AA), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. While towing aircraft with a tractor the driver made a turn at a high rate of speed. Aircraft rolled onto tractor. - [Incident 19831124068959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831124068959I), Nov 24, 1983: Doug DC980 (N225AA), Dallas, TX. Oil strainer clog annuniciator light came on on climbout. No. 2 filter screen and oil filter clog switch replaced. ## Other aircraft with N225AA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N225AA): DJI AGRAS T30, S/N HLWBJ6K00101BL --- 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.