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N278AA

Cancelled 2015

Deregistered aircraft · 1985 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) · Pratt & Whitney JT8D series

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Cancelled: November 19, 2015
Status when cancelled: Valid registration
Serial number: 49294
Year built: 1985
Type: Fixed wing multi engine
Engine: Turbo-jet
Airworthiness: Standard, transport
Airworthiness date: July 17, 1985
Certificate issued: May 19, 2015
Last registry action: May 19, 2015
Mode S code: A2C435
Owner when cancelled: Frontera Flight Holdings Inc
Location: Dover, DE
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)TCDS A6WE · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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.

FAA incident reports · 3

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N278AA and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Incident 19950714022859INormal Cruise · Kansas City, MOLoosing cabin pressure. Descended to FL100. Landed ord. Replaced out flow valve actuator.Jul 14, 1995 Incident 19920720029319IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Cedar Rapids, IALeft engine quit en route. Diverted to Cedar Rapids. Landed overweight. Accessory drive gear box failed.Jul 20, 1992 Incident 19870822069629IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Santa Ana, CAWingtip struck a portable boarding ladder during taxi from the gate.Aug 22, 1987 · Minor damage

Service difficulty reports · 43

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

SDR AALA20111216LGA02Light · inoperativeLEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY, OPS CHECK NORMAL.Dec 15, 2011 · N278AA · Doug DC982 · Emergency Lighting SDR AALA20111216LGA01Battery Pack · dischargedCEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 28 TO 30 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY AT 29DEF, OPS CHECK NORMAL.Dec 15, 2011 · N278AA · Doug DC982 · Emergency Lighting SDR AALA20111123DWH01Stringer · damagedFOUND 2 CRACKED STRINGERS JUST ABOVE A DENT AT STATION 218 LONGERON 17. REPAIRED WITH SPLICE PER SRM 53-02-00 FIGURE 18.Nov 23, 2011 · N278AA · Doug DC982 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer

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Other aircraft with N278AA · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N278AA now.

2022Cirrus Design SR22T · S/N 8800Cancelled Dec 8, 2022 · Exported to El Salvador · Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee, North Salt Lake, UT