# N400ME: 1966 Douglas DC-9-14, registration cancelled 2002-04-29 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 29, 2002 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (registry code 3022034) - 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: 45727 - Year built: 1966 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 16, 1982 - Certificate issued: July 30, 1984 - Last registry action: February 20, 2001 - Mode S code: A4ADB9 - Owner when cancelled: [Midwest Express Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20EXPRESS%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 42.9751° N, 87.8989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53207, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400ME - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=400ME - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400ME-2002-04-29 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Douglas DC-9-14: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14.md ## Service difficulty reports (169, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR MWEA010999](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010999), Jun 18, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED IN LOWER AFT CORNER OF FORWARD AIRSTAIR DOOR JAMB. -- REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER. - [SDR MWEA001237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001237), Dec 10, 2000: STRUT. DISCHARGED. UNABLE TO RAISE LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKE-OFF. -- RESERVICED NOSE STRUT ASSEMBLY WITH NITROGEN AND OIL. - [SDR MWEA001042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001042), Oct 23, 2000: FLOOR SUPPORT. MISDRILLED. HOLE DRILLED IN RADIUS OF FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN LONGERONS 29 LEFT AND 30, STATION 766. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLOOR SUPPORT REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA001041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001041), Oct 23, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. AREAS OF BARE METAL AND LIGHT CORROSION ON FRAME, STATION 180, LONGERON 27 RIGHT TO 28 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA001040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001040), Oct 23, 2000: FRAME. MISDRILLED. SIX HOLES DRILLED THROUGH FRAME 758 BETWEEN LONGERONS 30 LEFT - 29 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA001039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001039), Oct 23, 2000: FLOOR SUPPORT. BENT. FLOOR SUPPORT BENT/CRACKED, STATION 718, AT LONGERONS 29 RIGHT TO 29 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLOOR SUPPORT REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA001067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001067), Oct 22, 2000: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. RIGHT HAND E&E BAY DOOR JAMB FRAME CORRODED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORROSION, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED ATTACHMENT CLIPS. - [SDR MWEA001066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001066), Oct 22, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. LEFT HAND E&E BAY DOOR JAMB FRAME CORRODED FROM STATION 150 LONGERON 27 AND 28 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FRAME. - [SDR MWEA001065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001065), Oct 22, 2000: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON DRAIN MAST DOUBLER AFT OF STATION 200, BETWEEN LONGERON 29 RIGHT AND 28 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA001064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001064), Oct 22, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON TOP SURFACE OF SKIN AT STATION 160 BY LONGERON 30 VIEWED THROUGH HOLE IN DOUBLER. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SKIN SECTION, DOUBLER, AND STRAPS. - [SDR MWEA001063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001063), Oct 22, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SKIN BETWEEN STATION 180 - 218 LONGERON 30 TO 28 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA001062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001062), Oct 22, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION ON INNER SURFACE OF SKIN DOUBLER FROM STATION 133 - STATION 160. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SKIN DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA001061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001061), Oct 22, 2000: PAN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE OF E&E DOOR JAMB AROUND ENTIRE JAMB. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR OF DOOR PAN. - [SDR MWEA001060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001060), Oct 22, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SKIN BETWEEN STATION 180 - 218 LONGERON 30 TO 28 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA00903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00903), Oct 16, 2000: LONGERON. MISDRILLED. FRAME MISDRILLED, STATION 313, BETWEEN LONGERONS 26 LEFT AND 29 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON REPAIR PARTS. - [SDR MWEA00902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00902), Oct 13, 2000: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 30 FROM STATION 160 - 180 HAS HEAVY CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON. - [SDR MWEA00901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00901), Oct 13, 2000: FRAME. DAMAGED. HOLES IN STATION 294 FRAME, LONGERON 25 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME REPAIR PARTS. - [SDR MWEA00900](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00900), Oct 13, 2000: FRAME. DAMAGED. HOLES IN STATION 294 LONGERON 29 RIGHT TO 27 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME REPAIR PARTS. - [SDR MWEA00899](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00899), Oct 13, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 30 BETWEEN STATION 110 TO 134 HAS A CRACK COMING FROM FASTENER HOLE CLOSEST TO STATION 134. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON. - [SDR MWEA00898](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00898), Oct 13, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. REMOVE FRAME AT STATION 149 LEFT BETWEEN LONGERON 27 LEFT AND 28 LEFT (HAS CORROSION). REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME. - [SDR MWEA00897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00897), Oct 13, 2000: FINGER DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION AROUND AND UNDER LOWER BEACON FINGER DOUBLER STATION 661 - 680 LONGERON 30 TO 29 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TELEX MWX-ORD-00-00467H. - [SDR MWEA00896](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00896), Oct 13, 2000: FRAME. MISDRILLED. TWO MISDRILLED HOLES ON FRAME STATION 699 AT LONGERON 30. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME REPAIR ANGLE. - [SDR MWEA00895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00895), Oct 13, 2000: FLOOR SUPPORT. MISDRILLED. HOLE DRILLED THROUGH RADIUS OF FLOOR SUPPORT ABOVE LONGERON 24 LEFT AT STATION 758. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLOOR SUPPORT REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA00894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00894), Oct 13, 2000: FRAME. MISDRILLED. THREE HOLES DRILLED IN FRAME STATION 786 BETWEEN LONGERON 28 LEFT AND 28 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA00893](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00893), Oct 13, 2000: PAN. CORRODED. FORWARD CARGO ENTRY DOOR PAN HAS LIGHT CORROSION ON SURFACE, OUTBOARD SIDE, STATION 313 TO 370. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR PAN. - [SDR MWEA00892](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00892), Oct 13, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. FOUND LONGERON 2 LEFT AT STATION 897 CRACKED IN TWO AREAS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA00891](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00891), Oct 13, 2000: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LONGERON 27 LEFT STATION 148 TO 133. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON. - [SDR MWEA00890](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00890), Oct 13, 2000: LONGERON. CORRODED. BARE METAL AND LIGHT CORROSION ON LONGERON 29 LEFT AT STATION 185 - 218. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON. - [SDR MWEA00889](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00889), Oct 13, 2000: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION AND BARE METAL ON LONGERON 27 RIGHT STATION 160 TO 218. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON. - [SDR MWEA00888](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00888), Oct 13, 2000: LONGERON. CORRODED. LIGHT CORROSION AND BARE METAL ON MANY AREAS OF LONGERON 29 RIGHT STATION 174 TO 218. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON. - [SDR MWEA00887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00887), Oct 13, 2000: LONGERON. CORRODED. LIGHT CORROSION ON MANY AREAS OF LONGERON 30 STATION 180 TO STATION 218. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON. - [SDR MWEA00886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00886), Oct 13, 2000: RECEPTACLE. CRACKED. AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD PLUG DOOR PIN RECEPTACLE AT THE ELEVEN O''CLOCK POSITION (AFT LOOKING FORWARD) HAS A CRACK INDICATION AT THE LOWER EDGE OF RECEPTACLE. REQ - [SDR MWEA00885](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00885), Oct 13, 2000: FRAME. MISDRILLED. FRAME RADIUS DRILLED THRU, STATION 256, ABOVE LONGERON 28 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA00884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00884), Oct 13, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION AND BARE METAL FOUND ON FRAME AND FLOOR SKIN AT STATION 908 BETWEEN LONGERONS 25 RIGHT TO 25 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA00883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00883), Oct 13, 2000: STRUCTURE. CHAFED. AFT CARGO DOOR REPAIR AROUND AFT LOCKING BAYONETTE IS CHAFED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA00863](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00863), Oct 5, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. MKE - FOUND SHEAR TIE AT STATION 160 ON FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME IS CORRODED FROM LONGERON 27 LEFT TO 29 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SHEAR TIE. (M) - [SDR MWEA00864](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00864), Oct 5, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. MKE - SHEAR TIE AT STATION 160 ON FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME IS CORRODED FROM LONGERON 27 RIGHT TO 29 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SHEAR TIE. (M) - [SDR MWEA00865](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00865), Oct 5, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. MKE - FRAME AT STATION 160 HAS CORROSION ON FORWARD SIDE FROM LONGERON 28 LEFT AND 28 RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME. (M) - [SDR MWEA00866](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00866), Oct 5, 2000: FRAME. DENTED. FRAME DENTED TWO PLACES AT STATION 351, BETWEEN LONGERON 29 LEFT AND 29 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME REPAIR PARTS. (M) - [SDR MWEA00862](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00862), Oct 2, 2000: SPLICE. CRACKED. LONGERON NR 30 SPLICE STATION 689 IS CRACKED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SPLICE. (M) - [SDR MWEA00861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00861), Oct 2, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. REMOVED SHEAR TIE FROM STATION 133 FROM LONGERON 26 LEFT TO LONGERON 26 RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE DUE TO CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. (M) - [SDR MWEA00860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00860), Oct 2, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. MKE - FRAME AT STATION 134 HAS CORROSION ON AFT SIDE FROM LEFT 28 TO RIGHT 28. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME. (M) - [SDR MWEA00829](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00829), Sep 25, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. MKS - FRAME AT STA 83.5 CRACKED AT SKIN ATTACH LEG 10 INCHES LEFT OF CENTER. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS. (X) - [SDR MWEA00828](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00828), Sep 25, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. MKS - STA 83.5, FRAME HAD 2 EACH CRACKS ON RIGHT SIDE IN RADIUS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS. (X) - [SDR MWEA00827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00827), Sep 25, 2000: DOUBLER. CRACKED. MKS - DOUBLER AT STA 83.5 CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES AFT OF CENTER AT SKIN ATTACH. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. (X) - [SDR MWEA00753](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00753), Aug 18, 2000: RELIEF VALVE. INOPERATIVE. MKE - FLT 276 - THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY DROPPED TO NEAR ZERO. MTC REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR RELIEF AND BLEED VALVE. (X) - [SDR MWEA00754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00754), Aug 17, 2000: CSD. FAILED. DSM - FLT 131 - AIRCRAFT CROSSTIE LOCKOUT LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL LEFT AC AND DC POWER EQUIPMENT FAILED. MTC REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE CSD. (X) - [SDR MWEA00490](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00490), Jun 13, 2000: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT IN GALLEY CEILING IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED GALLEY EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. - [SDR MWEA00437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00437), May 9, 2000: SOCKET. DIRTY. LEFT HAND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IS INOP. MAINTENANCE CLEANED LIGHT SOCKET AND RESEATED BULB. - [SDR MWEA00337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00337), Apr 11, 2000: CONTROL PANEL. INOPERATIVE. THE CAPTAINS FLUORESCENT LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND ELECTRICAL SMELL APPEARED IN COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHTING CONTROL PANEL. All 169: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400ME-2002-04-29/reports.md ## 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 19960116001749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960116001749I), Jan 16, 1996: Doug DC914 (N400ME), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: when flt 581 departed mci the nose landing gear strut did not allow the ground shift mechanism to operate. The aircraft did not pressurize and the… - [Incident 19851217069479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851217069479I), Dec 17, 1985: Doug DC914 (N400ME), Milwaukee, WI. Decrease in oil quantity noted after level off. Returned to find left engine oil cap ajar. ## Other aircraft with N400ME - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400ME): Mooney M20S, S/N 30-0040, built 1999 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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