# N262AA: 1985 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2014-11-03 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 3, 2014 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (registry code 3022082) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 49290 - Year built: 1985 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: May 9, 1985 - Last registry action: November 22, 2013 - Mode S code: A2866C - 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) - Physical address: TX - 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/N262AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=262AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262AA-2014-11-03 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 (51, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20100707TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100707TUL04), Jul 7, 2010: VANE. PUNCTURED. PUNCTURE IN LEFT INBOARD FLAP VANE OUTBOARD VANE LOWER SURFACE. INSTALLED HOT BOND DOUBLER PER SRM 51-70-2. - [SDR AALA20100707TUL10](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100707TUL10), Jul 7, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. THE 1497 CANT FRAME CRACKED BELOW RIGHT LOUVER BOX. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-011694. - [SDR AALA20100423LGA03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100423LGA03), Apr 22, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM TEST, FOUND EMERGENCY EGRESS SEAT PATH LIGHTING WEAK FROM ROWS 3-19. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHT BATTERY PACK IN F - [SDR AALA20100423LGA02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100423LGA02), Apr 22, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM TEST FOUND EMERGENCY SEAT PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE FROM ROWS 20-32. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IN AFT GALL - [SDR AALA20100423LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100423LGA01), Apr 22, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM TEST FOUND SEAT PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 20 THRU 32. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AT ROW 20. OPS CH - [SDR AALA20100204LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100204LGA01), Feb 4, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MID POSITION BATTERY PACK INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK. - [SDR AALA20091203DFW04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20091203DFW04), Dec 2, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. COCKPIT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT STATION 211 IN OVERHEAD PANEL. - [SDR AALA20091103TUL10](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20091103TUL10), Oct 27, 2009: TEE FITTING. GOUGED. TOOLING MARKS AND GOUGES STATION 1338 T-CHORD LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. INSTALLED NEW T-CHORD PER ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION MD80-53-007388 DATED 27 OCT 09. - [SDR AALA20091103TUL12](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20091103TUL12), Oct 26, 2009: LONGERON. DAMAGED. MISDRILLED HOLE IN FORWARD END OF LONGERON 25 LEFT AT T-CAP. REPAIRED HOLE PER ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION MD80-53-007858. - [SDR AALA20090711LGA03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090711LGA03), Jul 10, 2009: MODULE. SHORTED. SEAT EXIT LIGHTS ROW 21DEF TO 32DEF INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY MODULE FOR SEAT EXIT LIGHTS FROM ROWS 21DEF TO 32DEF. - [SDR AALA20090711LGA02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090711LGA02), Jul 10, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SEAT EGRESS LIGHTS ROW 21DEF TO 32DEF INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AT ROW 20DEF. GRD OPS, OK. - [SDR AALA20090711LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090711LGA01), Jul 10, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SEAT EGRESS LIGHTS ROW 21DEF TO 32 INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AT AFT GALLEY.GRD.OPS.OK. - [SDR AALA2009012900400](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009012900400), Jan 29, 2009: BATTERY. CORRODED. DFW - TAIL CONE SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. CLEANED BATTERY CONTACTS AND CHARGED CELLS FOR TAIL CONE SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT. - [SDR AALA2009012900399](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009012900399), Jan 29, 2009: BATTERY PACK. CORRODED. DFW - CAT WALK OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. CLEANED BATTERY CONTACTS AND CHARGED CELLS. - [SDR AALA2009012900398](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009012900398), Jan 29, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 17 THRU 21 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR ROWS 17 THRU 21. - [SDR AALA200910600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200910600), Jan 14, 2009: ANGLE. CRACKED. "J" ANGLE DOUBLER CRACKED LEFT SIDE OF FORWARD DOOR JAMB. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-4. - [SDR AALA200910585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200910585), Jan 14, 2009: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 2 LEFT AT STATION 1418 CORRODED. INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE LONGERON PER AARD 53-30-00-2. - [SDR AALA200910584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200910584), Jan 14, 2009: CASTING. CRACKED. LEFT SPOILER CASTING CRACKED ON LEFT WING. REMOVED AND INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE CASTING. - [SDR AALA200910583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200910583), Jan 14, 2009: DOUBLER. CRACKED. RIGHT FORWARD DOOR JAMB DOUBLER CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-4. - [SDR AALA200802660](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200802660), Oct 2, 2008: BATTERY. LOOSE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEATS 28B, 30B, 30D, AND OVER GANTRY STEPS INOPERATIVE. SECURED LOOSE BATTERIES IN EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AT SEAT ROW 29. SYS - [SDR AALA200802659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200802659), Oct 2, 2008: BATTERY. LOOSE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 18B, 20B, 20D, AND 21B INOPERATIVE. SECURED LOOSE BATTERIES IN EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AT SEAT ROW 19. SYSTEM GROUND - [SDR AALA20070853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070853), May 13, 2007: BULB. INOPERATIVE. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 16 INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 16. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20070852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070852), May 13, 2007: LENS. MISSING. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 16 MISSING LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 16. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20070851](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070851), May 13, 2007: BULB. BURNED OUT. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 11 INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 11. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20070850](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070850), May 13, 2007: LENS. MISSING. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 11 MISSING LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 11. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20070859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070859), May 13, 2007: BULB. BURNED OUT. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 16 INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROWS 16. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20070858](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070858), May 13, 2007: BULB. BURNED OUT. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 15 INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROWS 15. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20070857](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070857), May 13, 2007: BULB. BURNED OUT. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 14 INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROWS 14. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20070856](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070856), May 13, 2007: BULB. BURNED OUT. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 13 INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROWS 13. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20070855](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070855), May 13, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 13 TO 16 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 13 TO 16. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATI - [SDR AALA20070854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070854), May 13, 2007: PORTABLE LIGHT. UNSECURE. DFW - PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT IN CABIN NOT SECURED. SECURED PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT IN CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20060645](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060645), Sep 2, 2006: PUMP. INOPERATIVE. DFW - LOSS OF RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY PRIOR TO LANDING. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED MAIN LANDING GEAR TRANSFER CYLINDER AND HYDRAULIC AUXILIAR - [SDR AALA20060821](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060821), Aug 30, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. TUL - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERWING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERWING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20050337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050337), May 17, 2005: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. ORD - EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN TAIL COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B528 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN TAIL COMPARTMENT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERAT - [SDR AALA20050318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050318), May 10, 2005: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DFW - AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT EXIT SIGN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATI - [SDR AALA20050317](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050317), May 10, 2005: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. HDQ - COCKPIT AND FORWARD CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR COCKPIT AND FORWARD CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NO - [SDR AALA20050159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050159), Mar 1, 2005: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ORD - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 3 TO 9 INOPERATIVE. REINSTALLED BATTERIES INTO CHARGER HOLDER FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 3 TO 9. SYSTEM G - [SDR AALA20041043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20041043), Oct 8, 2004: WIRE. DAMAGED. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR SEAT ROWS 19 AND FORWARD INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRING UNDER SEAT ROW TRACK 9 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR SEAT ROWS 19 AND FORWARD. SYSTE - [SDR AALA20040668](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040668), Jun 29, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. SAT - FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS FOR FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20040597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040597), May 29, 2004: WIRE. PINCHED. DFW - SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT FROM EXIT ROW FORWARD INOPERATIVE. FOUND PINCHED WIRE AT ROW 17. REPAIRED PINCHED WIRE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATIO - [SDR AALA20040588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040588), May 24, 2004: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. PHL - EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON RIGHT SLIDE OF AIRCRAFT FROM SEAT ROW 20 FORWARD AND OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS AT SEAT - [SDR AALA20031167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031167), Oct 26, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. RDU - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS 29 DEF TO 33 DEF INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT B5-10. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL O - [SDR AALA20030827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030827), Aug 2, 2003: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. EWR - FLT 1005 - LGA-TPA - DURING CLIMB-OUT AT ABOUT 16,000 FEET RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH NO INDICATION OF VIBRATION OR DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO EWR AND - [SDR AALA991506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991506), Oct 1, 1999: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON SUB-FLOOR FORWARD AND INBOARD OF NR 6 SEAT TRACK STA 200 - STA 218. INSTALLED NEW CUSP SECTION (SUB-FLOOR) STA 200 - STA 218 PE - [SDR AALA991487](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991487), Sep 30, 1999: SKIN. GOUGED. TUL - FORWARD LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER GOUGED AT STA 235, LONGERON 18L. REMOVED EXISITNG REPAIR DOUBLER. CUT-OUT SECTION OF FUSELAGE SKIN. DYE CHECKED CUT-OUT - [SDR AALA991486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991486), Sep 30, 1999: SPLICE. WORN. TUL - PRODUCTION SPLICE STRAP HOLES ELONGATED FROM LONGERON 17L TO LONGERON 18L AT STA 229. CUT OUT SECTION OF SPLICE STRAP. INSTALLED FILLER AND STRAP DOUBLER - [SDR AALA991467](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991467), Sep 27, 1999: DOUBLER. CORRODED. TUL - DOUBLER PLATE CORRODED 1 INCH BY 1 INCH FAYING SURFACE. INSTALLED NEW OUTFLOW VALVE FUSE SKIN DOUBLER PER ESO 80559 AND DWG 5936021. TST: 44,040 HOURS. CY - [SDR AALA990317](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990317), Mar 10, 1999: SENSOR. DEFECTIVE. DFW - FLT 1215 - DURING CRUISE, THE RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO VIBRATION OR AIR NOISE, FLIGHT CONTINUED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INC - [SDR AALA961105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961105), Jul 22, 1996: FAN. DEFECTIVE. DFW - FLT 2023 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW DURING CLIMB-OUT, ELECTRICAL ODOR AND RUMBLING NOISE NOTED IN MAIN CABIN. ODOR DISSIPATED, BUT RUMBLING CONTINUED. AIRCRAFT R - [SDR AALA960457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960457), Mar 22, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON FLOORBOARD SUPPORT ANGLE AT FASTENER HOLES. REPLACED SUPPORT ANGLE WITH NEW SECTION. TST: 33,315 HRS. CYCLES: 19,198. (X) All 51: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262AA-2014-11-03/reports.md ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB NYC88LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA074), Jan 28, 1988: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N262AA), Decatur, MI, no damage ## 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 19920522027009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920522027009I), May 22, 1992: Doug DC982 (N262AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. NR2 engine exhaust tail cone mounting flange departed engine on takeoff roll. Aborted. Returned to gate. - [Accident 19880127023259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880127023259A), Jan 27, 1988: Doug DC982 (N262AA), Decatur, MI. Flight attendant failed to place coffee pot in holder. Pot fell into a passengers lap causing 2nd degree burns. ## Other aircraft with N262AA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262AA): Parrot ANAFI, S/N PS728000BA8H081234 - [Cancelled 1974-02-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262AA-1974-02-26): Beech E18S, S/N BA-370. Owner: [The Brush Moore Newspapers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THE%20BRUSH%20MOORE%20NEWSPAPERS%20INC), [Canton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Canton) --- 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.