# N302RC: 1981 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2006-04-18 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 18, 2006 - 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-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 48055 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 5, 1981 - Certificate issued: February 3, 2003 - Last registry action: February 21, 2006 - Mode S code: A3283A - Owner when cancelled: [Jma Holdings LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JMA%20HOLDINGS%20LLC) - Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N302RC - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=302RC - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302RC-2006-04-18 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 (23) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 9808329302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9808329302), May 5, 1998: POWER PACK. LOOSE. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED LOOSE LUG ON POWER PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 9807019302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9807019302), Apr 21, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PILOT REPORTED ONE FLASHLIGHT IN THE AFT SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN INOPERATIVE TEST LIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FLASHLIGHT AND BATTERY, OPERATIONAL CHECK N - [SDR 9804419302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9804419302), Mar 15, 1998: WIRE. DAMAGED. DURING CLIMB, THE RIGHT ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE RIGHT - [SDR 9804279302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9804279302), Mar 14, 1998: START VALVE. FAILED. DURING CRUISE AT 20,000 FEET, THE RIGHT ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE, DIVERTED TO RST, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER - [SDR 9801469302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9801469302), Jan 23, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND OVERHEAD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 9722569302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9722569302), Dec 4, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9709519302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9709519302), May 8, 1997: CUSP MEMBRANE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CRACKS IN CUSP MEMBRANES (P/N 9936012-9/-19/-21) BETWEEN FS 1231 AND 1307 LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRED PER EA 93-122320. - [SDR 9704859302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9704859302), Mar 8, 1997: RELEASE MECH. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT TAIL CONE WOULD NOT DEPLOY USING THE AFT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE OR THE INTERNAL RELEASE HANDLE AND THE EXTERNAL HANDLE REQUIRED EXC - [SDR 9705439302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9705439302), Feb 6, 1997: CONTROL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KNOTS, RECEIVED WHEEL NOT TURNING INDICATION. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. INSPECTED TIRES AND BRAKES, ALL OK. - [SDR 9700609302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9700609302), Jan 10, 1997: WATER SEPARATOR. BROKEN. ON CLIMBOUT, THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO MSP. MAINTENANCE FOUN - [SDR 9700229302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9700229302), Jan 7, 1997: SENSOR WIRE. FAILED. ON DEPARTURE, AUTOPILOTS 1 AND 2 FAILED, FLIGHT DIRECTOR 1 AND 2 FAILED, AND AUTO THROTTLES FAILED, UNABLE TO RECONNECT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHO - [SDR 9626779302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9626779302), Dec 18, 1996: CAWS WARNING. ACTIVATED. REJECTED TAKEOFF AT APPROX 90 KTS DUE TO STAB CAWS WARNING. FLIGHT RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE CYCLED STAB TRIM AND CHECKED STAB TAKEOFF WARNING SWITCH. NO DI - [SDR 9616149302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9616149302), Jul 25, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND CABIN EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS OUT AT ROW 5 THROUGH ROW 10. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9615109302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9615109302), Jul 10, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND SEVERAL TAIL INTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY PACK AT B5-28, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9614139302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9614139302), Jun 20, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND CEILING MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 13 - ROW 18 WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND POWER SUPPLY 85-72. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9613069302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9613069302), Jun 13, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK DEAD AT ROW 6 AND 7. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9612629302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9612629302), Jun 8, 1996: ANTI-SKID SYST. MALFUNCTIONED. AT START OF TAKEOFF ROLL, RECEIVED STEADY WHEEL NOT TURNING INDICATION. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT ABOUT 40 KNOTS AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. INSPECTED WHEELS AND BRA - [SDR 9611459302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9611459302), May 27, 1996: NOT TURNING WARN. ILLUMINATED. WHEEL NOT TURNING, LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 80 KNOTS. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. ALL WHEELS TURNED NORMALLY, INSPECTED TIRES, ALL WERE NORM - [SDR 9600709302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9600709302), Jan 9, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 26L AT FS 600 TO 675. REPAIRED LONGERON (P/N 5936051-501) PER EA 93-103423. - [SDR 9600669302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9600669302), Jan 5, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FOLLOWING FUSELAGE FRAMES; FS 237 AT LONGERON 30, FS 332 AT LONGERON 30 AND FS 446 AT LONGERON 29R. REPAIRED ALL FRAMES ( - [SDR 9509369302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9509369302), Jun 6, 1995: CONNECTOR. BROKEN. LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED. RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED DOWNLOCK SENSOR DISCONNECT P1-1157 AND - [SDR 9508449302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9508449302), May 15, 1995: UNSAFE LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. DURING CLIMBOUT FROM MSP, NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AT SPEED ABOVE 238 KNOTS. RECYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT OPERATED NORMALLY. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DE - [SDR 9503389302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9503389302), Feb 28, 1995: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. CLIMBING OUT OF PHL, THE NR 1 ENGINE N1 WAS NEAR THE YELLOW ARC AND EPR WAS LOW. AT APPROXIMATELY FL300, A COMPRESSOR STALL AND VIBRATION OCCURRED IN THE NR 1 E ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB LAX84IA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84IA461), Sep 27, 1983: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N302RC), Santa Ana, CA, incident, no damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (6) 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 19990103004479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990103004479I), Jan 3, 1999: Doug DC982 (N302RC), Kansas City, MO. (-5) On 1-3-99, a/c N302RC aborted takeoff due to no epr gauge readings on the left engine. Aircraft returned to the gate. Log book page reflects that during… - [Accident 19971223043339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971223043339A), Dec 23, 1997: Doug DC982 (N302RC), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Narrative: on 23 dec. 97, ralph edward wilkinson an elsinore aerospace services employee, while deicing a northwest airlines, inc. MD-82, N302RC, under… - [Incident 19960814029419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960814029419I), Aug 14, 1996: Doug DC982 (N302RC), Ontario, CA. Narrative: on August 14, 1996, northwest airlines flight 1026, an MD-80 departed Ontario International Airport with landing gear down lock safety pins… - [Incident 19910926052449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910926052449I), Sep 26, 1991: Doug DC982 (N302RC), Ontario, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear light. Lowered nose gear manually. Landed safely. Proximity switch had a broken cannon plug. - [Incident 19910409013329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409013329I), Apr 9, 1991: Doug DC982 (N302RC), Washington, DC, Minor damage. NR3 and NR4 right main tires blew out on landing. NR3 and NR4 tires and wheels along with brakes were changed. - [Incident 19830927063749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830927063749I), Sep 27, 1983: Doug DC982 (N302RC), Newport Beach, CA, Minor damage. Lost power after takeoff. Engine shut down. Debris from engine caused several homes to have fire damage. --- 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.