# N285AA: 1985 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2008-11-06 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 6, 2008 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported - 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: 49297 - Year built: 1985 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 31, 1985 - Last registry action: October 29, 2008 - Mode S code: A2E08F - Location: [Guthrie, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Guthrie) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 35.8679° N, 97.4344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73044, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285AA-2008-11-06 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 (20) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20031224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031224), Nov 5, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS OVER ROWS 18 THROUGH 21 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS OVER - [SDR AALA20031225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031225), Nov 5, 2003: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND TAIL CONE AREA EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED LOOSE BATTERY CONNECTION FOR TAILCONE AREA EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYS - [SDR AALA20031147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031147), Oct 15, 2003: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE OBSERVED OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M) - [SDR AALA20031065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031065), Sep 24, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DTW - FOUND DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING WAS OBSERVED TO BE INOPERATIVE IN THE AFT TAIL EXIT. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUN - [SDR AALA20021887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021887), Dec 28, 2002: BATTERY. NOT SEATED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RESEATED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OP - [SDR AALA20020822](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020822), Jun 3, 2002: B-NUT. LOOSE. LAS - FLT 1236 - WHILE TAXIING AT LAS, CABIN AND COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE, PERFORMED EMERGENCY EVACUATION. TURNED OFF APU SMOKE STOPPED. SECURED LOOST B-NUT AT - [SDR AALA20020428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020428), Apr 6, 2002: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT SECTION EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FORWARD OF AFT DOOR INOPERATIVE. RESECURED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND C - [SDR AALA20020154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020154), Feb 15, 2002: ODOR. DETECTED. DFW - FLT 641 - EN ROUTE DFW-YYC, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIG - [SDR AALA20020153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020153), Feb 14, 2002: COALESCER BAG. CONTAMINATED. DFW - FLT 515 - EN ROUTE DFW-COS, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, HEAVY SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMP - [SDR AALA20011308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011308), Jun 27, 2001: VALVE. LEAKING. CLT - FLT 1855 - EN ROUTE CLT-DFW - ON CLIMB-OUT, DETECTED LEFT SIDE ENGINE STALL. RETURNED CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT SIDE ENGINE. - [SDR AALA991769](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991769), Nov 23, 1999: RECTIFIER. FAILED. ORD - FLT 2378 - EN ROUTE DFW-ORD, NUMBER ONE LOAD INDICATOR READ ZERO LOAD AND NUMBER TWO LOAD INDICATOR READ .8 LOAD. BURNING SMELL NOTED AND DC BUS TIE WAS C - [SDR AALA991577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991577), Oct 19, 1999: WIRE. CUT. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MANTENANCE, AFT CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. SPLICED WIRES TO AFT CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK - [SDR AALA991239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991239), Aug 18, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN NICK AND GOUGED THROUGH AREA RIGHT OF LONGERON 1 STATION 1070-1110 AFT OF TEAR DROP ANTENNA. BLENDED DAMAGED AREAS STATION 1070 AND 1110, WI - [SDR AALA991238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991238), Aug 5, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND LONGERON 4 LEFT SPLICE FS 160 PLUS 9 INCHES TO REPAIR CRACK IN LONGERON AT 4 LEFT FS 160. REPAIR PER SRM 53-02 FIG 18. (M) - [SDR AALA991240](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991240), Aug 2, 1999: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - NR 4 SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REPAIRED SEAT TRACK WITH PLUG REPAIR AS PER SRM 53-05 PART 1. (M) - [SDR AALA980963](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980963), May 13, 1998: LIGHT. MISINSTALLED. ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD GALLEY SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. RECONNECTED FORWARD LIGHT STRIP CORRECTLY. SYSTEM GROUND C - [SDR AALA980704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980704), Apr 6, 1998: CONDUCTOR. CORRODED. SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHTING FROM SEAT ROW 25 DEF THROUGH FIRST CLASS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED CORRODED SECTION OF - [SDR AALA961865](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961865), Dec 26, 1996: STRIP. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING AT AFT OF PLANE INOPERATIVE. REPLACE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP AT AFT OF PLAN - [SDR AALA960109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960109), Jan 21, 1996: CUSP. CORRODED. TULE - FOUND CUSP CORRODED LOWER SURFACE, STATION 1175 UNDER NR 1 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 PAGE 7 FIGURE 2 SHEET 2. (M) - [SDR AALA960060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960060), Jan 15, 1996: SUPPORT. CORRODED. TULE - FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR BOARD SUPPORT IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AT STATION 1212, WHERE BOLTED TO RIGHT FRAME. INSTALLED NEW FLOOR BOARD SUPPORT. (M) ## 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 20020603012699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020603012699I), Jun 3, 2002: Doug DC982 (N285AA), Las Vegas, NV. (-23) After landing in las during taxi-in, the cockpit began to fill with dark smoke, f/as called and reported smoke in the cabin. We stopped the aircraft on… - [Incident 19910918045239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910918045239I), Sep 18, 1991: Doug DC982 (N285AA), Kansas City, MO. Heat problem with the fuel. Diverted to Kansas City. Replaced heater valve on right engine. - [Incident 19890101008419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890101008419I), Jan 1, 1989: Doug DC982 (N285AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Turbulence just before touchdown. Left wing dropped. Corrected. Found right landing light damaged by runway contact ## Other aircraft with N285AA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285AA): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R-7435156, built 1974 --- 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.