# N242AA: 1984 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2018-02-12 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 12, 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: 49255 - Year built: 1984 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 12, 1984 - Certificate issued: October 10, 2012 - Last registry action: October 10, 2012 - Mode S code: A2376E - Owner when cancelled: [Air Capital Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CAPITAL%20GROUP%20LLC) - Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 25.8166° N, 80.3105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33166, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=242AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242AA-2018-02-12 From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (32) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20090810TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090810TUL06), Aug 10, 2009: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO DOOR: NUMBER FIVE BEAM FORWARD STOP FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING PER ESO 80174. - [SDR AALA20090810TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090810TUL05), Aug 10, 2009: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO DOOR: NUMBER FOUR BEAM FORWARD STOP FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING UNDER ESO 80174. - [SDR AALA20090810TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090810TUL04), Aug 10, 2009: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO DOOR: NUMBER THREE BEAM FORWARD STOP FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING UNDER ESO 80174. - [SDR AALA20090810TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090810TUL03), Aug 10, 2009: PAN. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO DOOR: HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INDICATES CRACK IN PAN AT LOWER STOP FITTING ON AFT LOWER CORNER AT STOP FITTING. STOP DRILLED CRACK, DYE CHECKE - [SDR AALA20090810TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090810TUL01), Aug 7, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LOWER TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR LOWER TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHT. - [SDR AALA20090806TUL15](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090806TUL15), Aug 6, 2009: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. LOWER AFT STOP FITTING CRACKED AT NUMBER 1 BEAM AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING UNDER ESO 80174. - [SDR AALA20090805TUL13](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090805TUL13), Aug 5, 2009: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. MID CARGO DOOR TOP FORWARD STOP BRACKET (FITTING) CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW TOP FORWARD STOP BRACKET (FITTING) UNDER ESO 80174. - [SDR AALA200802423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200802423), Sep 23, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 18 TO 26 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 18 TO 26. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKE - [SDR AALA200802266](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200802266), Sep 4, 2008: APU. LEAKING. CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) OIL LEAKAGE WITH POSITIVE INDICATIONS OF INGES - [SDR AALA200800046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800046), Jan 9, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 14 TO 19 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT SEAT ROW 14DEF FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 14 TO 19. SY - [SDR AALA20050824](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050824), Dec 18, 2005: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS THROUGHOUT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS AT B27, B28, B5104 AND B5107 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS THROUGHOUT CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CH - [SDR AALA20041226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20041226), Dec 15, 2004: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. LOW. PHX - RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO 0 AND HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO 4 QUARTS. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES USED. LANDED PHX WITHOUT INCIDENT. S - [SDR AALA20031485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031485), Dec 30, 2003: RUDDER. MALFUNCTIONED. DFW T497/30 ON LANDING DFW, RUDDER TRAVEL UNRESTRICTED, LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. SPEED WENT BELOW 140 KTS AND STILL NO LIGHT. GO-AROUND WAS ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO - [SDR AALA20030707](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030707), Jun 3, 2003: WIRE. INOPERATIVE. DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT STAIRWAY TAIL HANDLE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT STAIRWAY TAIL HANDLE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS SPLICES. SYSTE - [SDR AALA20030245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030245), Feb 25, 2003: GASKET. FAILED. EN ROUTE MIA-ORD, TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. PERFORMED PROCEDURE, LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH AFTER 2 MINUTES. RETURNED AND - [SDR AALA20020789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020789), May 16, 2002: BEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND HEAVY CORROSION ON BEAM FACE AND LOWER LEG FROM STATION 1155 AFT TO STATION 1212. INSTALLED FULL LENGTH BEAM DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-3 FIG 1 SHEET - [SDR AALA20020787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020787), May 16, 2002: WEB. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND SEVERAL SMALL SPOTS OF CORROSION ON WEB ALONG LOWER DOOR JAMB STATION 1155 TO STATION 1212. INSTALLED NEW DOOR AREA WEB FROM STATION 1155-AFT TO STA - [SDR AALA20020783](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020783), May 14, 2002: FITTING. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON T-FITTING AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF MID CARGO DOOR JAMB. INSTALLED NEW T-FITTING PER SRM 51-30 E58-4A NR 0210772. (M) - [SDR AALA20020788](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020788), May 10, 2002: PAN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND FORWARD DOOR PAN IS CORRODED IN FRONT, BACK AND BOTTOM INSTALLED PAN SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-05 PT 1. (M) - [SDR AALA20020784](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020784), May 10, 2002: FLOORBEAM. WORN. TUL - FOUND DEEP WORN AREA IN BOTTOM OF CABIN FLOORBEAM AT STATION 389 BL 0. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER FILLER AND WEAR STRIP, CLEANED AND TR - [SDR AALA20020786](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020786), May 4, 2002: WEB. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACKED FASTENER HOLES UNDER NR 2 SEAT TRACK ON CUSP AT STATION'S 1211-1213-1219. INSTALLED ONE DOUBLER STATION 1209-1215 AND ONE DOUBLER STATION 12 - [SDR AALA20020785](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020785), May 1, 2002: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN AROUND FORWARD ANTENNA 1 INCH HOLE STATION 380. BLENDED CORRODED FROM SKIN AND TREATED DAMAGE IS ACCEPTABLE AS IS PER SRM - [SDR AALA20011449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011449), Jul 19, 2001: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE CEILING MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 25 THROUGH 26 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED CEILING MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY - [SDR AALA20010267](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010267), Jan 26, 2001: CONNECTOR. INOPERATIVE. BOS - DURING OVERNIGHT INSPECTION, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR PIN NOT SEATED. REINSTALLED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR PIN AT ROW 21. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKE - [SDR AALA20000787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000787), May 12, 2000: SEAL. DEFECTIVE. MCO - FLT 1125 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MCO, FLIGHT CREW NOTED FUEL LEAK FROM RIGHT WING 10 FEET FROM WING ROOT. RETURNED AND LANDED MCO WITHOUT INCIDENT. TIGHTENED - [SDR AALA20000698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000698), Apr 27, 2000: APU. LEAKING. SLC - FLT 1464 - AT 3,000 FEET, AFL CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT. LEAKING OIL. REPLACED COELESCER BAGS AND ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN-OUT. - [SDR AALA991030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991030), Jul 12, 1999: WIRE. BURNED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRE TO TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM G - [SDR AALA990638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990638), Apr 29, 1999: INDICATOR. DEFECTIVE. LAX - FLT 896 - EN ROUTE SJC-DFW - CENTER TANK BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED WHEN TURNED ON. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED AND LANDED LAX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDE - [SDR AALA990401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990401), Mar 17, 1999: SENSOR. DEFECTIVE. DFW - FLT T1911 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OPEN LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED AFTER RAISING THE GEAR HANDLE. CREW RAN CHECK LIST PROCEDURES AND THE RIGHT M - [SDR AALA981370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981370), Jul 13, 1998: HARNESS. FAILED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY LIGHT IN TAIL CONE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED UPPER POWER HARNESS ASSY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA97084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA97084), Jan 12, 1997: LOCK LINK ASSY. CRACKED. LGA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK WHILE ACCOMPLISHING FCD KFD KFO405A TO CHECK NOSE LANDING GEAR UPPER AND LOWER LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY, UPPER AND LOWER LOCK LINKS FOUND - [SDR AALA960140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960140), Jan 26, 1996: STRIP. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BY FORWARD GALLEY FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT STRIP BY FORWARD GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKE ## 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 19891014056329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014056329I), Oct 14, 1989: Doug DC982 (N242AA), Buffalo, NY. Bang from NR1 engine on approach. Landed safely. Found metal parts in tailpipe. Replaced engine. - [Incident 19860117008839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860117008839I), Jan 17, 1986: Doug DC982 (N242AA), Omaha, NE. Unable to maintain cabin pressure at FL330. Rapid descent and landing. Replaced cabin pressure controller. ## Other aircraft with N242AA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242AA): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881732, built 2024 --- 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.