# N227AA: 1983 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2018-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 49177
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 12, 1983
- Certificate issued: February 15, 2013
- Last registry action: February 15, 2013
- Mode S code: A1FB03
- Owner when cancelled: [Jet Midwest Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20MIDWEST%20GROUP%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=227AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227AA-2018-03-02

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (21)

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

- [SDR AALA2009041600001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009041600001), Apr 16, 2009: TRANSPONDER. FAILED. DEN - ON APPROACH AT 9000 FEET AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING CAUSING THE TRANSPONDERS TO FAIL. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED DEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMO
- [SDR AALA2009012500188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009012500188), Jan 25, 2009: CYLINDER. LEAKING. ORD INFLIGHT - RIGHT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO IN FLIGHT. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND BLOWN CYLINDER SEAL IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL. REPLACED CYLINDE
- [SDR AALA200801450](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801450), Jun 1, 2008: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 3D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 3D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
- [SDR AALA200801449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801449), Jun 1, 2008: FLASHLIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT LT NR ONE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT LT NR ONE DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
- [SDR AALA200801448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801448), Jun 1, 2008: BATTERY PACK. CORRODED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 28 TO 30 INOPERATIVE. CLEANED CORROSION ON BATTERY PACK AT SEAT ROW 28 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 2
- [SDR AALA20071892](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071892), Oct 8, 2007: SENSOR. LEAKING. DFW INFLIGHT T2236/08OCT - TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED WASHER FOR AI
- [SDR AALA20060031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060031), Jan 15, 2006: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DFW - CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 23 TO 28 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT ROW 25 FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 23 TO 28. SYSTEM GRO
- [SDR AALA20050849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050849), Dec 31, 2005: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. DFW INFLIGHT T1027/31DEC, LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED ON CLIMB-OUT AT FL200. ENGINE PARAMETER AST IDLE APPEARED NORMAL. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AS PRECAUTION. RETURN
- [SDR AALA20031245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031245), Nov 7, 2003: COALESCER BAG. INOPERATIVE. SMOKE IN CABIN. RETURNED BWI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED COALESCER BAG AND REPLACED APU DRAIN O-RING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
- [SDR AALA20030668](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030668), Jun 18, 2003: CONNECTOR. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE ROWS 8-11 INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTEYR CONNECTION. SYSTEM GROUND C
- [SDR AALA20030669](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030669), Jun 18, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ON WALL ACROSS FROM FORWARD LAVATORY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ASSEMBLY ON WALL ACRO
- [SDR AALA20021265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021265), Sep 8, 2002: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, TAIL CONE CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED TAIL CONE CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND 
- [SDR AALA20021151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021151), Aug 13, 2002: WIRE. LOOSE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN AFT TAIL SECTION DIM. TIGHTENED GROUND WIRE FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN AFT TAIL SECTION. SYSTEM G
- [SDR AALA20001756](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001756), Oct 25, 2000: CLAMP. LOOSE. LAX - FLT 88 - EN ROUTE LAX-ORD, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR INTERRUPTED, RETURNED LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RE-TORQUED AUGM
- [SDR AALA20001750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001750), Oct 23, 2000: APU. LEAKING. LAX - FLT 1070 - EN ROUTE LGB-DFW, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DETECTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AIR INTERRUPTED, DIVERTED LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACE
- [SDR AALA980914](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980914), May 5, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME FS 1231 LONGER 30. CUTOUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED FRAME CUTOUT REPAIR PER SRM 53-03 FIG 32. (M)
- [SDR AALA980702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980702), Apr 6, 1998: LIGHT. LOOSE. ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING FROM PASSENGER SEAT ROW 22 AFT FOUND INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED DISCONNECTED CONNECTOR ON E
- [SDR AALA970380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970380), Feb 22, 1997: TIE DOWN TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - TIE DOWN TRACK HAS NUMEROUS AREAS OF CORROSION STATION 1007 TO 1079, TOP AND BOTTOM. INSTALLED NEW LEFT FORWARD TIEDOWN TRACK STATION 1003 TO STATION 1220
- [SDR AALA970311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970311), Feb 9, 1997: VALVE. DEFECTIVE. BUF - FLT 246 - EN ROUTE ORD/SYR, DURING CRUISE ATL FL 370, CABIN ALTITUDE STARTED TO CLIMB. INITIATED DESCENT WITH POWER ON BOTH PRIMARY, STANDBY AND MAUAL CON
- [SDR AALA961282](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961282), Aug 28, 1996: RETRACT MECH. OUT OF ADJUST. LAX - FLT 1843 - AFTER TAKEOFF LAX WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, CREW NOTED VIBRATION FROM AREA OF NOSE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT
- [SDR AALA950650](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA950650), Apr 10, 1995: ACM. MALFUNCTIONED. DFW-FLT 2016-DURING CRUISE AT FL 370 AND JUST PRIOR TO BEGINNING DESCENT, RT AIR CYCLE MACHINE FAILED. CABIN ALT BEGAN UNCONTROLLED CLIMB AS A/C INITIATED EMERG

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19970209005439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970209005439I), Feb 9, 1997: Doug DC982 (N227AA), Buffalo, NY. Narrative: the aircraft made a precautionary landing on runway 23 after experiencing a pressurization problem. The aircraft was ferried to ord for repairs and…
- [Incident 19950410015369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950410015369I), Apr 10, 1995: Doug DC982 (N227AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Narrative: enroute las to dfw, 4/10/95, flight 2016, during cruise at FL370 and just prior to beginning descent, the pilot reported that the RH air cycle…
- [Incident 19911003059439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911003059439I), Oct 3, 1991: Doug DC982 (N227AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Cabin odor during taxi. Returned to gate. Found popped recirculation fan breaker and burned out fan.

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