# N287AA: 1985 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2017-01-25 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: January 25, 2017 - Status when cancelled: First renewal notice - 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: 49299 - Year built: 1985 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: August 10, 1985 - Certificate issued: May 20, 2014 - Last registry action: May 20, 2014 - Mode S code: A2E7FD - Owner when cancelled: [Jet Midwest Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20MIDWEST%20GROUP%20LLC) - Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N287AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=287AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N287AA-2017-01-25 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 (30) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA2009010300148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009010300148), Jan 3, 2009: LATCH. MISALIGNED. OKC INFLIGHT - AT LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CREW REPORTED SEVERE VIBRATION FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. VIBRATION GOT WORSE AS AIRSPEED INCREASED. CYCLED GEAR DOWN AND VI - [SDR AALA20072299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072299), Nov 26, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION - [SDR AALA20070162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070162), Jan 22, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. YUL - EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. BATTERY SWITCH LEFT ON. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS IN CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL - [SDR AALA20070164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070164), Jan 22, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. YUL - EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS INOPERATIVE IN CABIN. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS IN CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20050345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050345), May 24, 2005: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. ORD - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND FORWARD WING EXITS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT POSITION B5103 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE OV - [SDR AALA20040789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040789), Jul 31, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DFW - EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT IN COCKPIT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK S5 23 FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING IN COCKPIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMA - [SDR AALA20040784](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040784), Jul 28, 2004: MODULE. INOPERATIVE. EWR - EMERGENCY SEAT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED TWO EACH POWER MODULES FOR EMERGENCY SEAT LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20040719](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040719), Jul 9, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. PHX - AFT RIGHT HAND BATTERY PACK INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT RIGHT HAND BATTERY PACK IN CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20040414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040414), Apr 1, 2004: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING AT 8D, 20D, 26D, AND 31D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING ASSEMBLY AT 8D, - [SDR AALA20021012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021012), Jul 13, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20021011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021011), Jul 13, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DFW DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT SEAT 21 DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M) - [SDR AALA20011786](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011786), Sep 14, 2001: HYDRAULIC LINE. LOOSE. MEM - FLT 1076 - EN ROUTE DFW-CLE, DETECTED DECREASE IN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY TO ZERO. TIGHTENED LEFT SIDE THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE LINE. NO LEAKS NOTED. SYST - [SDR AALA20011280](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011280), Jun 24, 2001: WIRE. SHORTED. BOS - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SIGN AT AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRES AT LIGHT SOCKET. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK - [SDR AALA20011129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011129), May 24, 2001: SOCKET. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHT AT ROW 13 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT SOCKET ASSEMBLY AT ROW 13. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORM - [SDR AALA20010637](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010637), Mar 27, 2001: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, CEILING MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 7 THROUGH 10 DIM. REPLACED CEILING MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM - [SDR AALA20000683](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000683), Apr 21, 2000: SOCKET. DIRTY. DFW -DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWRD GALLEY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. CLEANED LIGHT SOCKET. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK, NORMAL OPERATION. (X) - [SDR AALA2000482](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000482), Mar 6, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND TOP OF SEAT TRACK NR 2 HAS CORROSION STATION 1299 TO 1307. REPLACED SEAT TRACK FROM 1124 TO 1309 PER SRM 53-05 PART 1. (M) - [SDR AALA2000496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000496), Mar 2, 2000: SPRING. BENT. TUL - FOUND LOWER PIN SPRING BENT AND DISCONNECTED FROM TAIL CONE JETTISION. REPLACED BENT SPRING WITH NEW SPRING MM 53-53-00-5-1. (M) - [SDR AALA2000493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000493), Mar 2, 2000: SKIN. DENTED. TUL - FOUND 3 DENTS 3 FEET AFT OF FORWARD LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL, LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE 2 INCH BELOW L22 STATION 286. FABRICATED FILLER W/.050 2024-T-3, PREFAB - [SDR AALA2000499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000499), Mar 1, 2000: SKIN. GOUGED. TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN HAS HEAVY GOUGES VIEWED THROUGH VERTICAL STAB ACCESS PANEL. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-01 PAGE 9 FIG 2 SHEET 3. (M) - [SDR AALA2000494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000494), Mar 1, 2000: DOUBLER. GOUGED. TUL - PREVIOUS DOUBLER GOUGED. REPAIRED WITH 7075-T6 .040 THICK AND INSTALLED 13 EACH .1875 0 AD RIVETS, 2 EACH .15625 0 AD RIVETS AND 3 EACH BLIND .1875 0 RIVE - [SDR AALA2000498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000498), Feb 28, 2000: SKIN. DAMAGED. TUL - FOUND SKIN DAMAGED AT STATION 220-225 LONGERON 18L, WITH FIELD REPAIR INSTALLED. REMOVED FIELD REPAIR AND INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER SRM 53-04 FIG - [SDR AALA2000497](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000497), Feb 24, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND LONGERON NR 4 LEFT IS CRACKED AROUND HI-LOCK AT FS 160. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-02 PAGE 48 FIG 18. (M) - [SDR AALA2000495](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000495), Feb 24, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CUSP PLATE CRACK IN FORWARD LIGHTENING HOLE STATION 223 RIGHT SIDE. INSTALLED NEW CUSP SECTION PER AARD 53-00-00-02. (M) - [SDR AALA20000182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000182), Jan 31, 2000: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. BNA - FLT 1138 - DURING CRUISE, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED RAPID COMPRESSION. UNABLE TO HOLD CABIN PRESSURE. DIVERTED AND LANDED BNA WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED EXTER - [SDR AALA990791](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990791), May 27, 1999: MANIFOLD. LEAKING. DFW - FLT 2217 - EN ROUTE ORD-DFW - CREW NOTED ACRID SMOKE IN FIRST CLASS CABIN. EXTINGUISHED OVERHEAD LIGHT AND SMOKE DISSIPATED. WHEN OVERHEAD LIGHT WERE TURN - [SDR AALA980250](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980250), Feb 4, 1998: WIRE. BROKEN. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT SIGN WIRE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERA - [SDR AALA960739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960739), May 7, 1996: WIRE. BROKEN. ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, R1 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN EMERGENCY LIGHT WIRE AT R1 DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M) - [SDR AALA960480](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960480), Mar 26, 1996: MODULE. DEFECTIVE. ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND FORWARD SERVICE EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED NR 1 EMERGENCY LIGHT CONTROL AND BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL - [SDR AALA961029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961029), Feb 9, 1996: FUEL NOZZLE. FAILED. FLT 9147 - AFTER T/O, A BANG WAS HEARD AND RT ENG FAILED. RETURNED TO SAT AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. FOUND EXHAUST TAILCONE AND BEARING HOUSING MISSING, AND ENTIR ## 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 19960210003309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960210003309I), Feb 10, 1996: Doug DC982 (N287AA), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Narrative: flight 9147 was a reposition flight from sat to dfw after deplaning extra passengers for the nba all star game. Shortly after takeoff, the crew… - [Incident 19890203008859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890203008859I), Feb 3, 1989: Doug DC982 (N287AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Compressor stalls at liftoff. Aborted. Taxied back to gate. Ice may have been ingested into intakes damaging fans. ## Other aircraft with N287AA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N287AA): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 11647 --- 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.