# N276AA: 1984 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: 49273 - Year built: 1984 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: November 12, 1984 - Certificate issued: October 1, 2004 - Last registry action: October 16, 2007 - Mode S code: A2BCC7 - 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/N276AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=276AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N276AA-2008-10-29 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 (29) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20060167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060167), Mar 11, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SFO OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY. SY - [SDR AALA20060084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060084), Feb 10, 2006: SENSOR. INOPERATIVE. BDL - INFLIGHT T1003/10FEB - NOSE LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. LOUD WIND NOISE NOTED. LANDING GEAR INDICATION THREE GREENS AND DOOR L - [SDR AALA20050294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050294), Apr 29, 2005: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LAX - CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS AT B5104 AND B51-6 FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20040846](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040846), Aug 13, 2004: O-RING. LEAKING. INFLIGHT T313/13, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE IN CABIN. FIRST OFFICER REPORTED ODOR LIKE BURNING CLOTHING. RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACC - [SDR AALA20030923](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030923), Aug 29, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE ON LEFT SERVICE DOOR AND LEFT FORWARD DOOR. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED N - [SDR AALA20030924](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030924), Aug 29, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AT SEAT 17D. REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT SEAT 17D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORM - [SDR AALA20030882](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030882), Aug 21, 2003: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. ORD - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ON SEATS FLASH INTERMITTENTLY IN FLIGHT. REPLACED TRACK LIGHTING BATTERY PACKS AT OVERHEAD PANEL ABOVE AFT SERVICE DOOR AND BOTH BAT - [SDR AALA20030880](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030880), Aug 20, 2003: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. ORD - EMERGENCY LIGHT ARMING SWITCH AT FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATION INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SWITCH. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M) - [SDR AALA20030191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030191), Feb 11, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT TAIL CONE CROSSBAR INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGH WIRE TO TAIL CONE CROSSBAR. SYSTEM GROUND CHE - [SDR AALA20021314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021314), Sep 18, 2002: DUCT. LEAKING. AUS - FLT 9686 - DURING CHECK FLIGHT WHILE PASSING 15,000 AT 6 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY - [SDR AALA20021313](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021313), Sep 17, 2002: OVERHEAT LOOP. DEFECTIVE. AUS - FLT 2056 - EN ROUTE SAT-ORD, DURING CLIMB-OUT, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DURING CLIMB FOLLOWED CHECKLIST LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTING - [SDR AALA20021315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021315), Sep 16, 2002: CLAMP. LOOSE. ORD - FLT 1170 - EN ROUTE FLL-ORD, DURING CLIMB-OUT THROUGH 26,000 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUM - [SDR AALA20010525](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010525), Mar 16, 2001: LAMP. MALFUNCTIONED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT 7D TOO BRIGHT. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT 7D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION - [SDR AALA990859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990859), Jun 13, 1999: CONNECTOR. BROKEN. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED CONNECTOR ON EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED - [SDR AALA981608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981608), Sep 3, 1998: CYLINDER. FAILED. DFW - FLT 1442 - AFTER TAKEOFF ELP EN ROUTE DFW, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT YAWED INDICATING GEAR OR DOORS STILL EX - [SDR AALA981569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981569), Aug 19, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRE ON EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUN - [SDR AALA980523](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980523), Mar 18, 1998: WIRE. CORRODED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY LIGHT FOR TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLE WAS INOPERATIVE. REPLACE SPLICES FOR LIGHT ON TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLE. SYSTEM GROUND - [SDR AALA972276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA972276), Dec 2, 1997: FAN. DEFECTIVE. TUL - FLT 2260 - AFTER TAKEOFF EN ROUTE FROM DFW TO ORD - CREW NOTED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO TUL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACE - [SDR AALA971140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971140), Jun 25, 1997: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. EWR - FLT 0775 - AFTER TAKEOFF LGA WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, ALL LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL, BUT ABNORMALLY LOUD WIND NOISE NOTED FROM NLG AREA. AI - [SDR AALA961497](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961497), Oct 9, 1996: CONNECTOR. BROKEN. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BY FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP CONNECTOR BY FORWARD GALLEY. SYS - [SDR AALA961378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961378), Sep 21, 1996: POSITION SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DFW - FLT 1793 - AFTER TAKEOFF MEX WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, NOSE LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. RECYCLED LA - [SDR AALA961377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961377), Sep 20, 1996: PROX SENSOR. DIRTY. MEX - FLT 1321 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, RED NOSE LANDING GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT PR - [SDR AALA960007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960007), Jan 2, 1996: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND NR 5 SEAT TRACK HAS CORROSION ON LUG. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF SEAT TRACK FROM STATION 200 TO STATION 323, PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4 AND 1. (M) - [SDR AALA960006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960006), Jan 2, 1996: CUSP. CORRODED. TULE - FOUND CORROSION ON BOTTOM OF CUSP. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 4 SHEET 3 PAGE 17. (M) - [SDR AALA960008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960008), Dec 31, 1995: FRAME. CORRODED. TULE - FOUND FRAME AT STATION 1309 CORRODED FROM LONGERON 29L TO 29R. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF FRAME 1309 FROM LONGERON 29L TO 29R PER SRM 5303 FIG 2A SHEET 1. - [SDR AALA960005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960005), Dec 27, 1995: DOOR JAMB. CORRODED. TULE - FOUND LOWER DOOR JAMB BEAM CORRODED SEVERAL PLACES. SMOOTHLY BLENDED OUT CORROSION IN THE VERTICAL LEG TO A MINIMUM THICKNESS OF .0210 INCHES AS SHOWN IN - [SDR AALA960004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960004), Dec 27, 1995: FRAME. CORRODED. TULE - FOUND CORROSION AT STATION 1322 LONGERON NR 30 AND 29R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-03 FIG 2A. (M) - [SDR AALA951064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA951064), Jun 8, 1995: EEL STRIP. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BY FORWARD LAVATORY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP BY FORWARD LAVATORY. SYSTEM GROUND CH - [SDR AAL951064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AAL951064), Jun 8, 1995: EEL STRIP. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BY FORWARD LAVATORY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP BY FORWARD LAVATORY. SYSTEM GROUND CH ## 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 19921101053649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921101053649I), Nov 1, 1992: Doug DC982 (N276AA), Syracuse, NY. Nose wheel would not retract after takeoff. Returned. Found a missing spring in nose wheel well. - [Incident 19900715036969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715036969I), Jul 15, 1990: Doug DC982 (N276AA), Orlando, FL. Smoke in cabin while taxiing. Turned off air conditioning packs. Hydraulic filter module was cracked. - [Incident 19861228081509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861228081509I), Dec 28, 1986: Doug DC982 (N276AA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. On touchdown, wake turbulence was encountered and a landing light was damaged during rolling motion. - [Incident 19850623036469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850623036469I), Jun 23, 1985: Doug DC980 (N276AA), St Louis, MO. Decompression occurred at FL350. Diverted and descended. Maintenance replaced selector, controller, valve actuator. ## Other aircraft with N276AA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N276AA): Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER, S/N 3054 --- 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.