# N291AA: 1985 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2015-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 49303
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 1985
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1985
- Last registry action: December 19, 2014
- Mode S code: A2F932
- 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/N291AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=291AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291AA-2015-01-14

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 (58, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA20100930DFW01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100930DFW01), Sep 30, 2010: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. LOW. DFW - CREW REPORTED ON DESCENT LEFT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASED. EMERGENCY DECLARED LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. SERVICED LEFT A
- [SDR AALA20090705EWR01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090705EWR01), Jul 5, 2009: SEAL. FAILED. DFW - AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE LANDING GEAR. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED TO DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND METERING TUBE BAD
- [SDR AALA20090413TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090413TUL02), Apr 9, 2009: CASTING. CRACKED. RIGHT GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING CASTING IN TRAILING EDGE OF WING IS CRACKED IN RADIUS AT FORWARD OUTBOARD CORNER. INSTALLED NEW GROUND SPOILER CAST
- [SDR AALA20090413TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090413TUL01), Apr 9, 2009: CASTING. CRACKED. LEFT WHEEL WELL GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR UPPER CASTING IS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-38 REPAIR 38 AND ESO 80559 DATED 04/08/0
- [SDR AALA20090415TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090415TUL02), Apr 8, 2009: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK IN AFT END OF LONGERON 2R AT STATION 1418. REPAIRED PER AARD 53-30-00-2.
- [SDR AALA2009021201024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009021201024), Feb 12, 2009: APU. LEAKING. DFW - INFLIGHT DFW-JAX - CREW REPORTED SMOKE VISIBLE IN THE BACK OF THE CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED F
- [SDR AALA2009012900247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009012900247), Jan 29, 2009: ACTUATOR. FAILED. JFK - INFLIGHT BWI TO DFW. AFTER TAKEOFF NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. LANDED JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR AND NOSE GEAR SHO
- [SDR AALA200802348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200802348), Oct 17, 2008: COALESCER BAG. DIRTY. ATL INFLIGHT - DURING CLIMB-OUT BETWEEN 4000 AND 10000 FEET, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED WHITE SMOKE IN CABIN. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN SMOKE AND FIRE CHECKLIST AND SMO
- [SDR AALA200801731](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801731), Jun 29, 2008: SHROUD. DAMAGED. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 18D HAS DAMAGED SHROUD. REPLACED SHROUD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 18D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (S)
- [SDR AALA200801179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801179), May 2, 2008: RELAY. INOPERATIVE. LAX INFLIGHT T1716/02MAY - NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF AND CREW REPORTED NOISE. RETURNED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT IN
- [SDR AALA20072506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072506), Dec 22, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISLODGED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT EXTERIOR RIGHT INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT EXTERIOR RIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20072508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072508), Dec 22, 2007: LENS. BROKEN. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 29D LENS BROKEN. REPLACED LENS ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 29D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20072507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072507), Dec 22, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISLODGED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT EXTERIOR LEFT INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT EXTERIOR LEFT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20070502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070502), Mar 15, 2007: HANDLE. PULLED. MCO - LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO MCO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR BYPASS LEVER PULLED. STOWED HANDLE. SYSTEM GROUN
- [SDR AALA20060493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060493), Jul 24, 2006: LIGHT. BROKEN. DFW - EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING IN SEAT 10D BROKEN. REPLACED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT ON SEAT 10D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20041117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20041117), Nov 10, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DFW - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 23 AND 26 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 23 AND 26. SYSTEM GROUND CH
- [SDR AALA20040532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040532), May 5, 2004: WIRE. BROKEN. ORD EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING FLICKERING IN AFT CABIN. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IN AFT FUSELAGE AREA. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)
- [SDR AALA20040493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040493), Apr 27, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. IAD - SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM SEAT ROW 20 BACK TO REAR OF AIRCRAFT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS FOR SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM SEAT RO
- [SDR AALA20040487](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040487), Apr 25, 2004: MODULE. INOPERATIVE. DFW - SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS FOR AFT HALF OF COACH CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD BATTERY (DME CORP P4010049) AND AFT MODULE ASSEMBLY FO
- [SDR AALA20040431](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040431), Apr 5, 2004: WIRE. SHORTED. DFW - SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 21 THROUGH 31 AND TAIL CONE SIDEWALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. FOUND WIRES IN TAIL COMPARTMENT SHORTED. REPAIRED
- [SDR AALA20040366](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040366), Mar 20, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DFW - SEAT EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS FROM ROW 20 AFT ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED TRACK LIGHT BATTERY PACK IN AFT GALLEY FOR IN SEAT EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT
- [SDR AALA20040322](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040322), Mar 6, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. BOTH AFT ACCESSORY WALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK ABOVE MID GALLEY FOR AFT ACCESSORY WALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORM
- [SDR AALA20031471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031471), Dec 25, 2003: WIRE. CHAFED. DFW SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 20 TO 31. REPAIRED CHAFFED WIRE ON EMERGENCY LIGHTING FOR SEAT ROWS 20 TO 31. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL
- [SDR AALA20031470](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031470), Dec 25, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 23 TO 27. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING AT SEAT ROWS 23 TO 27. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPER
- [SDR AALA20031449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031449), Dec 19, 2003: LIGHT. FAULTY. FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHT WILL NOT EXTINGUISH WITH SWITCH IN OFF POSITION. REPLACED FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GRO
- [SDR AALA20030780](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030780), Jul 1, 2003: SOCKET. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT 14D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SOCKET AT SEAT 14D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL
- [SDR AALA20030387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030387), Mar 30, 2003: CONTACTOR. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BETWEEN AFT LAVATORIES INOPERATIVE. CLEANED BATTERY CONTACTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (
- [SDR AALA20030183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030183), Feb 9, 2003: BATTERY. NOT SEATED. DFW - FOUND DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT CABIN AND FORWARD TAIL CONE SLIDE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. RESEATED SLIDE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. S
- [SDR AALA20021437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021437), Oct 8, 2002: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND SHEAR TIE CRACKED AFT SIDE OF FS 1451 FRAME AFT OF LONGERON 2R. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED SHEAR TIE AT 2R AND 1451 PER SRM 53-01. (M)
- [SDR AALA20021436](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021436), Oct 8, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER STATION 1380 LONGERON 14L RT. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00. (M)
- [SDR AALA20021435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021435), Oct 8, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED JUST ABOVE SKIN LAP AT STATION 1380 AT L11L LONGERON APPROX .25 INCH LONG CRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER AFTER STOP DRILL OF CRACK P
- [SDR AALA20020890](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020890), Jun 12, 2002: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND L1 ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT CEILING LIGHT DIM. REPLACED L1 ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CH
- [SDR AALA20020547](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020547), Apr 25, 2002: WIRE. LOOSE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, TAIL CONE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. TIGHTENED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRE ON BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPE
- [SDR AALA20020009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020009), Jan 6, 2002: WIRE. BROKEN. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRES AT SIDE WALL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M
- [SDR AALA20011708](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011708), Aug 29, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 16 THROUGH 18 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. 
- [SDR AALA20000583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000583), Mar 29, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FROM STATION 1174 TO 1309 SEAT TRACKS NR 1 AND NR 2 AND RELATED CUSPS CORRODED. SEAT TRACKS NR 1 AND NR 2 AND RELATED CUSPS REPLACED FROM STATION 1174 TO 
- [SDR AALA20000578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000578), Mar 28, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN SHEAR TIE BETWEEN L613 AND L614 STATION 1380. STOP DRILLED CRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-20. (M)
- [SDR AALA20000584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000584), Mar 27, 2000: FRAME. WORN. TUL - WEAR MARK AT STATION 927 LONGERON 10 LEFT AT LIGHTENING HOLE. BLENDED AREA NOW BELOW LIMITS PER SRM. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON BLENDED AREA STATION 927 PER SRM
- [SDR AALA20000582](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000582), Mar 27, 2000: FLOORBEAM. DAMAGED. TUL - FOUND ELONGATED HOLE GOING THROUGH FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-05 PART 1 PAGE 31 AND 51-60-00-05. (M)
- [SDR AALA20000579](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000579), Mar 25, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND FLOORBEAM CRACKED ON FORWARD SIDE AT RIGHT OUTBOARD END AT STATION 927 FRAME ATTACHMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM STATION 927 PER SRM 51-01. (
- [SDR AALA20000587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000587), Mar 24, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND LONGERON 4L CRACKED AT FUSELAGE STATION 160. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION AND SPLICE IAW SRM 53-02 FIG 18 (SHEETS 1-6). (M)
- [SDR AALA20000580](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000580), Mar 22, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CUSP HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS. REPLACED CUSP FROM STATION 1287-1305 RIGHT SIDE SRM 51-01. (M)
- [SDR AALA20000590](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000590), Mar 21, 2000: SKIN. DAMAGED. TUL - TEMP REPAIR ON INBOARD TIE FLAP. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 57-01 PAGE 8. (M)
- [SDR AALA20000589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000589), Mar 21, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. TUL - WINDOW FRAME CRACKED LEFT STATION 984 LOWER END. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER AARD 53-10-00-25 REPAIR NR 25. (M)
- [SDR AALA2000603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000603), Mar 20, 2000: FITTING. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON AND END FITTING STRINGER 23R STATION 435 AND 446. REMOVED CORROSION FROM LONGERON WITHIN LIMITS TREATED AND PRIMED. REPLACED E
- [SDR AALA20000586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000586), Mar 20, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND LEFT CUSP WEB CRACKED STATION 676-677. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 PAGE 18. (M)
- [SDR AALA20000585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000585), Mar 20, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - NR 6 SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STATION 395. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA FINAL CUTOUT 3.5 INCH BY 1.25 INCH AND INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUG PER 53-05 PART 1. (M)
- [SDR AALA20000591](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000591), Mar 18, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. TUL - LEFT AFT LAV ENGINE PYLON SUPPORT BULKHEAD TO FUSELAGE SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT BTM BETWEEN L14 AND L16. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER AARD 53-10-00-20. 
- [SDR AALA20000588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000588), Mar 18, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND RIGHT AFT LAV ENGINE PYLON SUPPORT BULKHEAD TO FUSE SHEAR TIE CRACKED BETWEEN R14 AND R16. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGTH SHEAR TIE PER AARD 53-10-00-20
- [SDR AALA20000581](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000581), Mar 17, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND SHEAR TIE CRACKED FORWARD SIDE OF STATION 1309 FRAME BETWEEN LONGERON 14R AND 15R. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-01. (M)

All 58: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291AA-2015-01-14/reports.md

## 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 19881217069189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881217069189I), Dec 17, 1988: Doug DC982 (N291AA), Chicago, IL. Passenger defied and accosted flight attendant. Arrested upon arrival and continued aggressive behavior.
- [Incident 19860923065769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860923065769I), Sep 23, 1986: Doug DC982 (N291AA), Grand Junction, CO. While in level cruising flight, flight attendant spilled hot water on passenger, causing second degree burn.

## Other aircraft with N291AA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N291AA): Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER, S/N 3086

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