# N400AA: 1985 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2009-06-25 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 25, 2009 - 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 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 49311 - Year built: 1985 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 17, 1986 - Certificate issued: March 10, 1986 - Last registry action: March 20, 2007 - Mode S code: A4ACA2 - Owner when cancelled: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [Dallas/Ftw Arpt, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas%2FFtw%20Arpt) - Physical address: [Dallas/Ft Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas%2FFt%20Worth) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 32.9032° N, 97.0531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75261, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=400AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400AA-2009-06-25 From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (36) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA200801189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801189), May 3, 2008: LENS. LOOSE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 23 HAS LENS LOOSE. REPLACED LENS COVER FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 23. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA200801190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801190), May 3, 2008: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 23 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 23. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA200800346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800346), Feb 17, 2008: BUSHING. WORN. DFW INFLIGHT T1429/17FEB - NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND WORN ELECTRIC BUSHINGS ON LOWER SCISSOR - [SDR AALA200800258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800258), Feb 7, 2008: STRUT. LEAKING. JFK INFLIGHT T321/07FEB LGA TO ORD - UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPACKED NOSE GEAR SHOCK STRUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH S - [SDR AALA20072369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072369), Dec 4, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 20 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 20. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20071271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071271), Jul 8, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD GALLEY CEILING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD GALLEY CEILING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL - [SDR AALA20071270](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071270), Jul 8, 2007: WIRE HARNESS. BROKEN. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT CATWALK INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED OVERHEAD BROKEN WIRE AT CONNECTOR FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT CATWALK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL - [SDR AALA20060338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060338), May 26, 2006: UPLOCK SENSOR. FAILED. DTW - AFTER TAKEOFF RIGHT MAIN GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND RIGHT HAND GEAR UP LOCK SENSOR FAILED. REPLACED RIGHT HAND GEAR UP LOCK SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND C - [SDR AALA20050154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050154), Feb 25, 2005: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. DFW - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY PATH CEILING LIGHT AT ROWS 18, 20 AND 21 INOPERATIVE. TIGHTENED LOOSE CONNECTORS ON OVERHEAD BIN EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AT ROW 20 - [SDR AALA20041021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20041021), Oct 2, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. TPA - CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 3 TO 6 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 3 TO 6. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERA - [SDR AALA20031466](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031466), Dec 23, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED OVERWING BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20030955](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030955), Sep 4, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE IN THE AFT CABIN AND TAILCONE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPE - [SDR AALA20030956](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030956), Sep 4, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AT ROW 19D. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M) - [SDR AALA20030262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030262), Mar 3, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT STAIR WALL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ON LEFT WALL COVER WILL NOT STAY ILLUMINATED. REPLACED AFT STAIR WALL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AS - [SDR AALA20030070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030070), Jan 15, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT RIVET HEAD STATION 1380 ABOVE LEFT ENGINE STRUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER AT STATION 1380 LEFT SIDE ABOVE ENGINE PYLON PER SRM 53- - [SDR AALA20021474](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021474), Oct 20, 2002: BATTERY. LOOSE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT ROW 7-12 INOPERATIVE. SECURED BATTERIES FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FOR ROW 7-12. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK - [SDR AALA20011674](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011674), Aug 22, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHTING IN MID CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M) - [SDR AALA20011671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011671), Aug 22, 2001: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHTS DIM. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M) - [SDR AALA20011675](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011675), Aug 21, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHTS AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20011676](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011676), Aug 21, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT CEILING LIGHTS AT ROWS 13 THROUGH 16 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATI - [SDR AALA20011105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011105), May 19, 2001: FITTING. LOOSE. DFW - FLT 1953 - EN ROUTE DFW-SHV, RIGHT ENGINE REVERSER ACCUMULATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB-OUT AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASED. AIR INTERRUPTED - [SDR AALA20010627](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010627), Mar 26, 2001: TURBINE BLADES. FAILED. ORD - FLT 1487 - EN ROUTE ORD-LAX, DETECTED A LOUD BANG AT NR 2 SIDE ENGINE. SHUT DOWN NR 2 SIDE ENGINE. RETURNED ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE 3RD AND 4 - [SDR AALA20010572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010572), Mar 22, 2001: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 4 THROUGH 7 DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20001131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001131), Jul 5, 2000: WEB. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON CUSP DOUBLER ON CUSP SHEET AFT OF RIGHT STA 200. INSTALLED NEW CUSP DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01, FIGUE 4-3. (X) - [SDR AALA20001130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001130), Jun 30, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. GOUGED. TUL - GOUGE IN UPPER FLANGE OF INTERCOSTAL ATTACHED TO L28R. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED A 9 INCH LONG DOUBLER 17 7 STAINLESS PER CSO 80559 6-30-00 AND SRM 53- - [SDR AALA20001129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001129), Jun 30, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK AT STA 215. REPLACED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK WITH NEW PER SRM 52-05 PART 1. (X) - [SDR AALA20001128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001128), Jun 28, 2000: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - AFT CARGO LOWER DOOR JAMB - CHORD IS CORRODED STA 1155 - STA 1212. REPAIRED AFT CARGO LOWER DOOR JAMB CHORD PER AARD 53-10-00-03. (X) - [SDR AALA20001127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001127), Jun 26, 2000: SPLICE. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION IN RADIUS OF KEEL BEAM SPLICE STA 990 - STA 994 AT APPROXIMATELY LBL 10. REMOVED AND REPLACED KEEL BEAM SPLICE PER SRM 51-01. (X) - [SDR AALA20001126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001126), Jun 26, 2000: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. TUL - FLOOR WEB CORRODED AT FORWARD ENTRY OF CABIN, STA 160 - STA 218. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-01 AND SRM 53-01, FIG 4. (X) - [SDR AALA20001125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001125), Jun 21, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. TUL - LEFT SHEAR TIE AT STA 1309 CRACKED AT TOP FASTENER. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE WITH NEW SHEAR TIE PER SRM 53-01. (X) - [SDR AALA20001124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001124), Jun 21, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. TUL - LONGERON 4L, CRACKED OUTBOARD SIDE ATTACH POINT TO FRAME AT STA 160. INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE PER SRM 53-02, FIG 18. (X) - [SDR AALA20000944](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000944), Jun 6, 2000: UPLOCK SENSOR. DEFECTIVE. DFW - FLT 728 - AFTER TAKEOFF MCI, RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. LIGHT WENT OUT DURING CRUISE AT 31,000 FEET. LANDED DFW WIT - [SDR AALA980955](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980955), May 12, 1998: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING IN FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED FLAT CONNECTOR ON FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LI - [SDR AALA972479](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA972479), Dec 17, 1997: WIRE. BROKEN. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS AND HALF OF COACH INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRE AT FIRST CLASS AREA. SYSTEM - [SDR AALA961789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961789), Dec 9, 1996: SUBFLOOR. CORRODED. TUL - SUBFLOOR CORRODED AT INBOARD MOUNT FOR NR 1 GALLEY BOTTOM SIDE. REMOVED CORROSION ON BOTTOM OF SUBFLOOR. DIGITAL THICK CHECKED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER P - [SDR AALA961760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961760), Dec 4, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION INSIDE J-CHANNEL ON AFT SIDE OF STA 1309 FRAME FROM LONGERON 30 TO 23L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-14 AT STA 1309 L23 - L25 LEFT SIDE. ## 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 19950407011339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950407011339I), Apr 7, 1995: Doug DC982 (N400AA), El Paso, TX. Narrative: during an enroute from austin, Texas to san jose, California, aala flight 1725 made an emergency descent to 10,000 feet due to a loss of… - [Incident 19870413042769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870413042769I), Apr 13, 1987: Doug DC982 (N400AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Scraped a wingtip during landing attempt in strong gusty winds. - [Incident 19870202005209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870202005209I), Feb 2, 1987: Doug DC982 (N400AA), Kansas City, MO. 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