# N3515: 1990 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2014-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2014
- 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: 49892
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1990
- Certificate issued: November 6, 2013
- Last registry action: November 6, 2013
- Mode S code: A3EB8B
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerothrust Holdings Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROTHRUST%20HOLDINGS%20LEASING%20LLC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8050° N, 80.3151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33122, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3515
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3515
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3515-2014-11-05

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 (95, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA20130423004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130423004), Apr 22, 2013: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK FOR TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20130423003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130423003), Apr 22, 2013: PORTABLE LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20121129002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121129002), Nov 28, 2012: BATTERY PACK. NOT SEATED. RIGHT CENTER CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN AFT LAVATORIES INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERIES ON RIGHT AFT LAVATORY FORWARD BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20121028007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121028007), Oct 28, 2012: APU. MALFUNCTIONED. SAT - INFLIGHT DFW-MEX. CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR FAILED AND AUXILIARY POWER UNIT FAULTED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED SAT LANDED WITHOUT INCID
- [SDR AALA20120809005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120809005), Aug 9, 2012: PSEU. INOPERATIVE. DFW - CREW REPORTED GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS WERE RED. SECOND TIME GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS WERE RED BUT THEN TURNED GREEN. TOWER VERIFIED GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSIT
- [SDR AALA20111230LGA02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20111230LGA02), Dec 29, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. RIGHT AND CENTER CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN AFT LAVATORIES INOPERATIVE. REPLACED RIGHT AFT LAVATORY FORWARD BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20111230LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20111230LGA01), Dec 29, 2011: PORTABLE LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20110924DFW02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110924DFW02), Sep 24, 2011: ENGINE. FAILED. DFW - CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMBOUT, LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION DROPPED TO ZERO WITH QUANTITY NORMAL. LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN (SINGLE ENGINE TIME 7 MINS)
- [SDR AALA20101012TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101012TUL07), Oct 12, 2010: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CUSP CRACKED IN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT JUST AFT OF STATION 157 APROXIMATLEY 18 INCHES OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR. INSTALLED NEW CUSP SUB-FLOOR AND DOUBLE
- [SDR AALA20101012TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101012TUL05), Oct 12, 2010: DOUBLER. CORRODED. SUBFLOOR DOUBLER UNDER G-1 GALLEY DRAIN PAN CORRODED. REPAIRED SUBFLOOR UNDER G-1 GALLEY DRAIN PAN REFERENCE PRELIMINARY EA DATED 10-8-10 AND FINAL EA MD80-53-0
- [SDR AALA20101011TUL23](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101011TUL23), Oct 11, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. AIRSTAIR DOOR DEEP DENT RIGHT SIDE. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 52-01-00 FIGURE 4 SHEET 3.
- [SDR AALA20101008TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101008TUL05), Oct 8, 2010: SKIN. GOUGED. LEFT WING SLAT 2 EACH GOUGES ON BOTTOM SIDE OF SLAT AT SLAT TRACK NUMBER 11, MARKED. LEFT WING SLAT CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED FLUSH PATCH REPAIR PER AA
- [SDR AALA20091121LGA03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20091121LGA03), Nov 21, 2009: WIRE. DAMAGED. FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED OPEN WIRE FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT FIRST CLASS GALLEY.
- [SDR AALA20091022LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20091022LGA01), Oct 21, 2009: PITOT TUBE. FAILED. INFLIGHT BWI TO DFW. ON CLIMBOUT OF BWI THE RUDDER LIMITER PITOT HEATER FAILED. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER ONE TIME BUT IT POPPED AGAIN. LANDED LGA WITHOUT INCIDENT.
- [SDR AALA20090929LGA02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090929LGA02), Sep 28, 2009: PROXIMITY SENSOR. FAILED. CREW REPORTED YELLOW LANDING GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT IN CRUISE. UPON LOWERING LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING GEAR DOOR LIGHT STAYED ON. LANDED LGA WITHOUT INCIDENT. PINN
- [SDR AALA20090805TUL08](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090805TUL08), Jul 30, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY AISLE BATTERY PACK IS WEAK. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY PACK IAW MM 33-60-98-4.
- [SDR AALA20090805TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090805TUL07), Jul 30, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY AISLE BATTERY PACK IS WEAK. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY PACK IAW MM 33-60-98-4.
- [SDR AALA20090805TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090805TUL06), Jul 30, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY AISLE BATTERY PACK IS WEAK. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY PACK IAW MM 33-60-98-4.
- [SDR AALA2009061700003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009061700003), Jun 17, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. BPS - OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL56](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL56), Mar 27, 2009: CASTING. CRACKED. LEFT WING GROUND SPOILER CASTING CRACKED AT FORWARD INBOARD END. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 57-20-00-15 PAGE 1.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL55](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL55), Mar 27, 2009: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LEFT CUSP STATION 1060-1098. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-005855 AND AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL54](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL54), Mar 27, 2009: MOUNT. CORRODED. FORWARD OUTBOARD G-2 GALLEY MOUNT BRACKET CORRODED AND BLENDED OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED NEW G-2 GALLEY MOUNT PER SRM 51-30-00.
- [SDR AALA20090415TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090415TUL01), Mar 27, 2009: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. CRACK ON FLOORBOARD SUPPORT BRACKET AT STATION 927. INSTALLED NEW FLOORBOARD SUPPORT BRACKET PER SRM 51-01-00.
- [SDR AALA20090409TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090409TUL04), Mar 27, 2009: BRACKET. CORRODED. AFT SERVICE DOOR, FORWARD GIRT BAR FLOOR SUPPORT BRACKET AND SPACERS ARE CORRODED. INSTALLED NEW GIRT BAR SUPPORT BRACKET AND SPACERS PER SRM 51-30-05.
- [SDR AALA20090626TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090626TUL04), Mar 26, 2009: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. FLOORBOARD SUPPORT CRACKED UNDER NUMBER 4 SEAT TRACK STATION 905. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBOARD SUPPORT PER SRM 51-01-06.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL57](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL57), Mar 26, 2009: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FRAME AT STATION 1309 LONGERON 30. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FRAME REPAIR PER AARD 53-10-00-14.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL53](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL53), Mar 26, 2009: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. FLOORBOARD SUPPORT IS CRACKED AT STATION 972 BELOW NR 5 SEAT TRACK. REPLACED FLOORBOARD SUPPORT PER SRM 51-01-00.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL52](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL52), Mar 26, 2009: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. FLOORBOARD SUPPORT IS CRACKED AT STATION 845 BELOW NR 4 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED NEW FLOORBOARD SUPPORT PER SRM 51-01-00.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL49](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL49), Mar 26, 2009: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 2L CRACKED AT STATION 160. CUT OUT DAMAGED LONGERON AND INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE PER SRM 53-02-00.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL48](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL48), Mar 26, 2009: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CRACKS IN CUSP AT STATION 804 JUST OUTBOARD OF NR 1 SEAT TRACK AT AFT OUTBOARD CORNER OF SEAT TRACK. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-0
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL47](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL47), Mar 26, 2009: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE IN AFT CARGO AT STATION 1287. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE WITH DOUBLER STRAPS PER SRM 53-03-00.
- [SDR AALA20090409TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090409TUL07), Mar 26, 2009: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. FLOORBOARD SUPPORT CRACKED STATION 864. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBOARD SUPPORT PER SRM 51-01-00.
- [SDR AALA20090409TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090409TUL06), Mar 26, 2009: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOORBOARD SUPPORT TEE SECTION STATION 1155 TO 1212 LONGERON 23. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBOARD SUPPORT TEE SECTION PER AARD 51-00-00-012.
- [SDR AALA20090409TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090409TUL05), Mar 26, 2009: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. FLOORBOARD SUPPORT CRACKED STATION 886. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBOARD SUPPORT PER SRM 51-01-06.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL59](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL59), Mar 25, 2009: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FRAME LOWER FLANGE AT STATION 1271 LONGERON 29L- LONGERON 30. INSTALLED J-ANGLE DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-14 REPAIR 1.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL58](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL58), Mar 25, 2009: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CRACK ON INTERCOSTAL ON FORWARD SIDE OF FLOORBEAM STATION 1041. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIGURE 2 SHEET 4.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL51](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL51), Mar 25, 2009: BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON UPPER AND LOWER LEG OF MID CARGO DOOR BEAM, STATION 636-693. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-3.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL50](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL50), Mar 25, 2009: BRACKET. CORRODED. CORROSION IN LOWER CORNER BRACKET AT STATION 1156 OUTBOARD OF LOWER DOOR BEAM FORWARD END, IN AFT CARGO. INSTALLED NEW BRACKET PER SRM 51-30-5 AND AARD 51-00-00
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL46](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL46), Mar 24, 2009: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SUBFLOOR UNDER FORWARD GIRT BAR BRACKET OF AFT SERVICE DOOR AT STATION 1140. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL44](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL44), Mar 24, 2009: BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON AFT CARGO DOOR BEAM VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL LEGS STATION 1158-1209. INSTALLED REPAIR ON DOOR BEAM PER AARD 53-10-00-3.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL43](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL43), Mar 24, 2009: PAN. CRACKED. WINDOW PAN CRACKED IN UPPER AFT CORNER AT STATION 1041 RIGHT SIDE. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL45](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL45), Mar 23, 2009: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RIGHT CUSP STATION 1193-1212. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL42](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL42), Mar 23, 2009: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CRACK IN CUSP FROM LIGHTENING HOLE TO LIGHTENING HOLE RIGHT SIDE STATION 1300. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-005822 AND AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL41](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL41), Mar 23, 2009: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. RIGHT CUSP HAS CORROSION BETWEEN STATION 1212 AND 1231. INSTALLED CUSP DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL40](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL40), Mar 23, 2009: CUSP WEB. DAMAGED. TORN CUSP SHEET AT STATION 160 LEFT SIDE AT AIRSTAIR ROD. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON CUSP MEMBRANE PER EA MD80-53-005776.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL39](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL39), Mar 20, 2009: MOUNT. CORRODED. NR 2 GALLEY INBOARD MOUNT FORWARD END AT STATION 200 CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED GALLEY MOUNT PER SRM 51-01.
- [SDR AALA20090406TUL38](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090406TUL38), Mar 18, 2009: PAN. CRACKED. WINDOW PAN CRACKED AT AFT UPPER CORNER AT STATION 1041 RIGHT. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
- [SDR AALA200802452](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200802452), Sep 27, 2008: ENGINE. LEAKING. EWR INFLT T1323/27SEP JFK TO ORD CREW REPORTED VIBRATION IN AIRFRAME FOLLOWED BY NR 1 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY LOSS AND OIL TEMPERATURE INCREASE. CREW SHUT DOWN NR 1
- [SDR AALA200801881](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801881), Jul 15, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD TAIL CONE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD TAIL CONE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION
- [SDR AALA200801882](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801882), Jul 15, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT RT AFT LAVATORY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT RT AFT LAVATORY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (S)

All 95: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3515-2014-11-05/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19910214008769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910214008769I), Feb 14, 1991: Doug DC982 (N3515), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Lost control of aircraft while taxiing on taxiway. Veered off taxiway. Aircraft became stuck in soft ground.

## Other aircraft with N3515

- [Cancelled 1989-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3515-1989-06-19): Pitts Special S-1, S/N 4668. Triennial form not returned

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