# N296AA: 1985 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2009-11-30 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 30, 2009 - 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: 49308 - Year built: 1985 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 5, 1985 - Last registry action: November 9, 2009 - Mode S code: A30BC5 - Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 26.1860° N, 80.1727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33309, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N296AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=296AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296AA-2009-11-30 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 (25) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20090826TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090826TUL02), Jun 9, 2009: ANGLE. CRACKED. LOWER DOOR STOP INTERCOSTAL TO SKIN T-ANGLE IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE T-ANGLE UNDER ESO 80497. - [SDR AALA20050614](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050614), Sep 26, 2005: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS ROWS 3 TO 6 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS ROWS 3 TO 6. SYSTEM G - [SDR AALA20050510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050510), Aug 8, 2005: WIRE. BROKEN. DTW - EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON SEAT 21DEF INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE UNDER SEAT FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON SEAT 21DEF. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20050509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050509), Aug 8, 2005: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DTW - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD OVERHEAD GALLEY AND IN COACH INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD OVERHEAD GALLEY AND IN COACH. - [SDR AALA20050384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050384), Jun 11, 2005: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT AT 16D AND 18D HAS ONE LAMP INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT SEAT 16D A - [SDR AALA20040957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040957), Sep 10, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHTING ABOVE SEATS 13, 14, AND 16 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING ABOVE SEATS 13, 14, AND 16. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED - [SDR AALA20040742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040742), Jul 21, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. PHX - EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS ABOVE AFT OVERWING EXITS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK/CHARGER ASSEMBLY B5105 FOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS ABOVE AFT OVERWING EXITS. - [SDR AALA20040723](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040723), Jul 13, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. ORD - EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 18 AND 21 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK/CHARGER FOR EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 18 AND 21. SYSTEM GRO - [SDR AALA20021886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021886), Dec 29, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M) - [SDR AALA20021420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021420), Oct 2, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND EXTERNAL LONGERON 20R IS CRACKED IN RADIUS AT STATION 995 CRACK IS APPROX .75 INCH IN LENGTH. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER AARD 53-10-00-18. (M) - [SDR AALA20021421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021421), Oct 2, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND EXTERNAL LONGERON 20L IS CRACKED IN RADIUS AT STATION 995 CRACK IS APPROX .875 INCH IN LENGTH. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-18. (M) - [SDR AALA2000752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000752), Apr 24, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND 3 CRACKS IN FUSELAGE SKIN EXTENDING FROM ONE RIVET HOLE JUST ABOVE LONGERON 14R STATION 1380. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 PAGE 9. (M) - [SDR AALA20000706](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000706), Apr 24, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. TUL - HFEC INSPECTION INDICATES A CRACK AT UPPER END OF SHEAR TIE BETWEEN 44-16 RT, STA 1309. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 53-01. REMOVED CRACKED SHEA - [SDR AALA20000712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000712), Apr 14, 2000: LONGERON. CORRODED. TUL - LONGERON 30, CORROSION RIGHT UPPER LEG, STA 1320 - STA 1323. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION PER SRM 53-02 FIG 13. (X) - [SDR AALA20000705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000705), Apr 14, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - AFT DOOR FRAME ST 1214 - STA 1217 UPPER FRAME WEB CORRODED AROUND 2 EACH NUTPLATES ABOVE STR 28R. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF SEB, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED - [SDR AALA20000715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000715), Apr 12, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - CRACK EXTENDING FROM FASTENER HEAD, STA 1380 FROM 13L. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER 53-01 SRM. (X) - [SDR AALA20000713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000713), Apr 12, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. TUL - STA 1431 LONGERON 1 SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT INBOARD END. REPLACED SHEAR TIE WITH SERVICEABLE SHEAR TIE PER SRM 53-091. (X) - [SDR AALA20000718](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000718), Apr 11, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON NR 1 SEAT TRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK SRM 51-01. (X) - [SDR AALA20000716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000716), Apr 11, 2000: SEAT TRACK. GOUGED. TUL - NR 3 SEAT TRACK GOUGED AT LUGS BY SEAT FOOT AT STA 790. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK AT STA 890 - STA 760 PER SRM 5305 PART 1. (X) - [SDR AALA20000714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000714), Apr 11, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. TUL - HFEC INSPECTION INDICATES A CRACK ON BOTH ENDS OF SHEAR TIE BETWEEN LONGERON 14 AND LONGERON 16 LEFT AT STA 1309. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED SHEAR TIE P - [SDR AALA20000707](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000707), Apr 11, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. TUL - DOOR OPENING, WEB, CRACKED AT HORIZONTAL FRAME ATTACH (TAB TO FRAME) STA 210 LONGERON 15L. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED WEB PER AARD 53-10-00-11. (X) - [SDR AALA20000717](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000717), Apr 10, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. TUL - LONGERON 176 CRACKED AT STA 256 AND STA 275. BEAM ATTACH AT BOTH LEGS OF LONGERON. SPLICED IN LONGERON. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-02 FIG 18. (X) - [SDR AALA970991](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970991), May 29, 1997: FAN. DEFECTIVE. DFW - FLT 1887 - EN ROUTE RDU/DFW DURING CRUISE, FUMES NOTED IN CABIN BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT WITH NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS ON COCKPIT INDICATORS. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED - [SDR AALA970210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970210), Jan 26, 1997: WIRE. LOOSE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY LIGHT ON AFT STAIRS SIDEWALL INOPERATIVE. RESECURED LOOSE WIRE TO EMERGENCY LIGHT ON AFT STAIRS SIDEWALL. SYSTEM GROUND - [SDR AALA961006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961006), Jul 3, 1996: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP BY FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP BY FORWARD GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND C ## 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 19951218045579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951218045579I), Dec 18, 1995: Doug DC982 (N296AA), Jacksonville, FL. Narrative: while cruising at FL280 with engine and airfoil anti-ice on, crew found the cabin pressurization difficult to maintain. Crew descended to FL240,… - [Incident 19910420018909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910420018909I), Apr 20, 1991: Doug DC982 (N296AA), Indianapolis, IN. Aft stair warning in flight. Diverted for landing. Latch system normal. Cleaned mirco-switches. Returned to service - [Incident 19860708049929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860708049929I), Jul 8, 1986: Doug DC982 (N296AA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. While maneuvering into a runup area, the right wingtip struck a blast fence. --- 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.