# N289AA: 1985 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2009-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 2009
- 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: 49301
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 1985
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1985
- Last registry action: July 18, 2006
- Mode S code: A2EF6B
- Owner when cancelled: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Dfw Airport, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dfw%20Airport)
- Physical address: [Dallas/Ft Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas%2FFt%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9032° N, 97.0531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75261, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N289AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=289AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289AA-2009-06-25

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 (25)

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

- [SDR AALA200800518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800518), Mar 5, 2008: LENS. MISSING. MSP EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 12D HAS MISSING LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 12D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA200800517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800517), Mar 5, 2008: LAMP. MISSING. MSP - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 12D HAS MISSING LAMPS. REPLACED LAMPS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 12D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA200800477](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800477), Mar 3, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. JFK - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 20DEF TO 32DEF INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT OVERHEAD 20DEF FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 20DEF TO 32DEF. SYSTEM
- [SDR AALA200800478](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800478), Mar 3, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. JFK - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 8DEF TO 19DEF INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 8DEF TO 19DEF. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORM
- [SDR AALA200800387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800387), Feb 22, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 20 TO 21 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 20 TO 21. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKE
- [SDR AALA200800390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800390), Feb 22, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD AISLE BETWEEN AFT LAVATORIES INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD AISLE BETWEEN AFT LAVATORIES
- [SDR AALA200800386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800386), Feb 22, 2008: STRAP. MISSING. LGA - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT CABIN MISSING STRAP. REPLACED STRAP FOR EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA200800389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800389), Feb 22, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD OVERWING EXIT SEAT ROW 21 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD OVERWING EXIT SEAT ROW 21. SYSTEM
- [SDR AALA200800388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800388), Feb 22, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 28 TO 30 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 28 TO 30. SYSTEM GROUND CHEC
- [SDR AALA20072350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072350), Dec 1, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT COCKPIT FORWARD ENTRY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT B5 23 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT COCKPIT FORWARD ENTRY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED
- [SDR AALA20072348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072348), Dec 1, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISLODGED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT NUMBER TWO DOOR AND SEAT ROW 28A INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT NUMBER TWO DOOR AND SEAT ROW 28A
- [SDR AALA20072349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072349), Dec 1, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISLODGED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 30AC TO 32A INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 30AC TO 32A. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL O
- [SDR AALA20060408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060408), Jun 24, 2006: BATTERY PACK. CORRODED. LGA - OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. CLEANED CORROSION ON BATTERY PACK FOR OVERWING EMERGNECY LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20060204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060204), Apr 1, 2006: GEARBOX. SEPARATED. MEM - INFLIGHT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 340 FELT VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY RIGHT ENGINE UNCOMMANDED SHUTDOWN. N1 ROTATION 8 PERCENT. NO N2 ROTATION. AIR INTERRUPTED TO MEM A
- [SDR AALA20040073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040073), Jan 17, 2004: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. DFW EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK B5-28 INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY ARROW MARKER LIGHT SIGN ASSEMBLY IN FORWARD ENTRY AISLE ON GALLEY WALL NEAR FLOOR IS BROKEN. REPLA
- [SDR AALA20031173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031173), Oct 21, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - MAINTENANCE OBSERVED SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY INOPERATIVE AT SEAT 9D. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
- [SDR AALA20030847](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030847), Aug 9, 2003: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 11/12. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
- [SDR AALA20021771](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021771), Dec 5, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND .25 INCH CRACK, FS 1380. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00 AND AARD 53-30-02. (M)
- [SDR AALA20021772](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021772), Dec 5, 2002: SKIN. DAMAGED. TUL - FOUND SKIN DAMAGED LEFT SIDE, FS 1380. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00 AND AARD 53-30-02. (M)
- [SDR AALA20021000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021000), Jul 10, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT CEILING LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT CEILING LIGHTS BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHEC
- [SDR AALA20020164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020164), Feb 19, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AUS - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATIO
- [SDR AALA991275](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991275), Aug 25, 1999: GASKET. DEFECTIVE. DFW - FLT 896 - EN ROUTE SNA-DFW, NON ELECTRICAL ODOR AND HAZY SMOKE NOTED IN CABIN DURING HIGH POWER SETTINGS. ODOR AND HAZY SMOKE DISSIPATED DURING CRUISE BUT
- [SDR AALA961440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961440), Sep 30, 1996: SHIM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SHIM IN AFT CARGO LONGERON 26R, STATION 1220 TO 1234. REPAIR PER ESO 80559, DATED 9-27-96. (M)
- [SDR AALA961439](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961439), Sep 30, 1996: SILL. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON HORIZONTAL LEG OF DOOR SILL AREA STATION 411. REPAIRED PER ESO 80559, DATED 9-26-96. (M)
- [SDR AALA951009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA951009), Jun 1, 1995: EEL WIRE. CUT. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE AFT SECTION OF COACH. REPAIRED CUT FLAT WIRE, SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATIO

## 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 19880526023379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880526023379I), May 26, 1988: Doug DC982 (N289AA), Albany, NY. Heard a pop from engine. RPM dropped. Shut engine down. Landed safely. Cause of engine failure undetermined.
- [Incident 19880523033819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880523033819I), May 23, 1988: Doug DC982 (N289AA), Chicago, IL. Emotionally upset passenger voiced a threat concerning a flight attendant. Returned to gate for removal.

## Other aircraft with N289AA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N289AA): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 11651

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