# N34838: 1987 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2005-03-16 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 16, 2005 - Exported to: Ukraine - 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: 49634 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: November 2, 1987 - Last registry action: March 15, 2005 - Mode S code: A3DDE8 - Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 39.7452° N, 75.5937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19805, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34838 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=34838 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34838-2005-03-16 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 (31) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR CALA0100219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0100219), Mar 9, 2001: CYLINDER. DEFECTIVE. THE NLG DID NOT EXTEND ON APPROACH TO IAH. THE NOSE LIGHT INDICATED UNSAFE AND THE NLG INDICATION PIN WAS RETRACTED. RAN UNSAFE GEAR, GEAR HANDLE DOWN CHECKLIST - [SDR CALA9901646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901646), Dec 17, 1999: SPAR. BENT. INSPECTION FOUND RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR U-CHANNEL BENT BETWEEN HINGE NR 4 AND NR 5. THE CHANNEL WAS REMOVED AND A NEW CHANNEL WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM - [SDR CALA9901645](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901645), Dec 17, 1999: PAN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK IN AFT CARGO DOOR INNER PAN AROUND AFT LOCKING CAM. THE CRACKED AREA WAS BLENDED OUT, TREATED, AND PRIMED IAW SRM 52-01, FIGURE - [SDR CALA9901580](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901580), Dec 9, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. INSPECTION FOUND THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN DENTED AT LOWER EDGE. THE DENTED AREA WAS REMOVED SRM 52-05, FIGURE 37. A DOUBLER AND FILLER WERE INSTALLE - [SDR CALA9901576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901576), Dec 7, 1999: THRESHOLD. TORN. INSPECTION FOUND OUTBOARD LIP OF MID PIT DOOR THRESHOLD PANEL TORN AT FS 636-693. THE AREA WAS ROUTED OUT AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5310-03952 - [SDR CALA9901575](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901575), Dec 7, 1999: FLOORBOARD. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND COCKPIT FLOORBOARD BETWEEN TWO LOWER FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT TRACKS CORRODED. THE FLOORBOARD WAS REMOVED AND A NEW FLOORBOARD WAS INSTALLED IAW SR - [SDR CALA9901574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901574), Dec 7, 1999: DOOR PAN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND RT MAIN GEAR DOOR OUTBOARD AFT PAN CRACKED ON CORNER. THE DOOR PAN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-3. - [SDR CALA9901573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901573), Dec 7, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND LT SIDE OF AFT AIRSTAIRS LOWER SEGMENT SKIN CRACKED AT ROLLER BEARINGS. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND STOP DRILLED IAW SRM 53-01, FIGURE 1. A RE - [SDR CALA9901572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901572), Dec 7, 1999: WEB. PUNCTURED. INSPECTION FOUND CUSP WEB PUNCTURED AT FS 190, LBL 6. THE PUNCTURED AREA WAS CUT OUT AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-01, FIGURE 4, 51-10-4, AND 51 - [SDR CALA9901571](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901571), Dec 7, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 6 INCH CRACK IN CUSP WEB AT FS 1180, LBL 44. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR CALA9901570](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901570), Dec 7, 1999: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STA 1136-1117, LBL 56. THE SEAT TRACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1. - [SDR CALA9901569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901569), Dec 7, 1999: THRESHOLD. DENTED. INSPECTION FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR THRESHOLD DENTED AND GOUGED. A STRAP REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5310-03954. - [SDR CALA9901567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901567), Dec 7, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 6 INCH CRACK IN MID CARGO COMPARTMENT FORWARD FALSE BULKHEAD FRAME LOWER PANEL SUPPORT ANGLE. THE ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ANGLE WAS INSTA - [SDR CALA9901562](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901562), Dec 6, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB LOWER SECTION OF SKIN CORRODED FROM STA 370-427. THE DOOR JAMB PAN WAS REMOVED AND A NEW PAN WAS INSTALLED - [SDR CALA9801204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801204), Jul 3, 1998: FITTING. LOOSE. THE RT HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO FOLLOWED BY THE RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY DROPPING TO ZERO WHILE EN ROUTE FROM EWR TO MCO. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTE - [SDR CALA9800573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9800573), Mar 24, 1998: STRUT. FLAT. THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE WITH GEAR HANDLE UP AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO DEN WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE - [SDR CALA9701789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701789), Dec 22, 1997: CABLE. WORN. THE LT TAILCONE RELEASE CABLE WAS FOUND WORN AND FRAYED WHERE IT PASSES OVER UPPER MOST PULLEY. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AND THE TAILCONE WAS RIGGED IAW MM 53-53- - [SDR CALA9700204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700204), Feb 17, 1997: LOCK LINK. FAILED. THE NLG COLLAPSED AT END OF RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS AFTER LANDING. THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED VIA STAIRS. THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY AND NO PASSENGERS W - [SDR CALA9700128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700128), Feb 2, 1997: CIRCUIT BREAKER. INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER FUEL TANK WAS NOT FEEDING ENGINES WHILE EN ROUTE. THE CENTER FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE POPPING AND WOULD NOT RESET. APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST - [SDR CALA9600682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9600682), Jun 1, 1996: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION FOUND COCKPIT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. THE BATTERY AND A BAD TERMINAL END WERE REPLACED AND OPERATION OF THE LIGHTS WERE RESTORED. - [SDR CAL960119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960119), Jan 21, 1996: SKIN. GOUGED. MIA - INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN DENTED AND GOUGED AT FS 350 BETWEEN LONGERON 28R AND 29R. THE GOUGE WAS BURNISHED. THE SMALL DENT WAS DRILLED OUT, AN - [SDR CAL960114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960114), Jan 21, 1996: SUPPORT. CORRODED. MIA - INSPECTION FOUND FLOORBOARD SUPPORT AT FORWARD SERVICE DOOR, STATION 200 CORRODED. A NEW FLOOR SUPPORT WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2. (M) - [SDR CAL960112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960112), Jan 21, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. MIA - INSPECTION FOUND ANGLE UNDER LEFT FLOOR TRACK IN AFT PIT CORRODED AT STATION 1287. A NEW ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-05-4 AND 51-30-02. - [SDR CAL960164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960164), Jan 20, 1996: CHORD. CRACKED. MIA - INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN INBOARD LOWER CHORD OF INBOARD LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE FLANGE. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED AT ROLLER FITTING. - [SDR CAL960163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960163), Jan 20, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. MIA - INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN SKIN AT AFT HINGE CUTOUT FOR RIGHT NLG STRUT DOOR. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-05 - [SDR CAL960118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960118), Jan 20, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. MIA - INSPECTION FOUND LONGERON 28L CORRODED AT STATION 1287 IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-3. A SECTION OF LONGERON WAS REMO - [SDR CAL960117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960117), Jan 20, 1996: SKIN. DELAMINATED. MAI - THE SECOND FROM INBOARD SECTION OF RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE FLAP WAS FOUND DELAMINATED. A FIBERGLASS OVERLAY WAS APPLIED IAW SRM 51-70-2. (M) - [SDR CAL960113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960113), Jan 16, 1996: SUPPORT. CORRODED. MIA - INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON WEB AND FLOOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE UNDER BRACKET AT AFT SERVICE DOOR AREA, FS 1142. THE CORRODED AREAS WERE REMOVED AND REPAIRS - [SDR CAL960115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960115), Jan 11, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. MIA - INSPECTION FOUND FORWARD ANGLE UNDER PANEL AT AFT SERVICE DOOR ENTRY, STATION 1150 CORRODED. A NEW ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-2A AND - [SDR CAL950622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950622), Jul 27, 1995: NR 3 BEARING. FAILED. FLT NR 0204 - STL - THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL STRAINER CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB-OUT. THE CHECK LIST WAS COMPLIED WITH, BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. - [SDR CAL950218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950218), Mar 20, 1995: EEL BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. IAH - FLT 0403 - INSPECTION FOUND SEVERAL ROWS OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOP. (ROWS 6-10 AND 17-23). BATTERY PACKS REPLACED, OPS CHKS GOOD. (X) ## 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 IAD97IA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97IA048), Feb 17, 1997: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (N34838), Newark, NJ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: fatigue fracture of the upper lock link, which led to the collapse of the nose gear during landing. ## 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 19970217006999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970217006999I), Feb 17, 1997: Doug DC982 (N34838), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: during approach gear extended, red nose light indicated. Pilot recycled gear, all green lights with indicator pin up. Upon landing, nose gear… - [Incident 19880811047299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811047299I), Aug 11, 1988: Doug DC982 (N34838), Omaha, NE. Right engine oil pressure fluctuated. Diverted. Oil was leaking from top of engine. Engine changed. ## Other aircraft with N34838 - [Cancelled 1974-11-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34838-1974-11-26): Cessna 177B, S/N 17702035, built 1974. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Pearson Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEARSON%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Port Angeles, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Port%20Angeles) - [Cancelled 1955-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34838-1955-02-23): Porterfield 75C, S/N 1658, built 1941. Owner: [Fenton, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Fenton) --- 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.