# N402A: 1986 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: 49313
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 1986
- Certificate issued: March 11, 1986
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A4B40F
- Owner when cancelled: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- 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/N402A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=402A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402A-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 (31)

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

- [SDR AALA200801699](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801699), Jun 25, 2008: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 12 TO 16 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT B5 102 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 12 TO 16. SYSTEM G
- [SDR AALA200801698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801698), Jun 25, 2008: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FIRST CLASS CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT B5 100 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FIRST CLASS CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL O
- [SDR AALA200800385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800385), Feb 22, 2008: GASKET. LEAKING. TPA INFLIGHT T1679/22FEB - DURING CLIMB, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE FLOW INDICATION ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO TPA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT
- [SDR AALA200800083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800083), Jan 17, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 22 TO 24 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 22 TO 24. SYSTEM GROUND CHEC
- [SDR AALA200800084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800084), Jan 17, 2008: FLASHLIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT IN FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT IN FIRST CLASS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20072007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072007), Oct 21, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION
- [SDR AALA20072006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072006), Oct 21, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION
- [SDR AALA20072005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072005), Oct 21, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20071741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071741), Sep 13, 2007: LENS. MISSING. TPA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 21E MISSING LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 21E. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20061091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20061091), Nov 23, 2006: SENSOR. INOPERATIVE. DFW - NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. CYCLED GEAR. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 128000 POUNDS. RED NOSE G
- [SDR AALA20060559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060559), Aug 13, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FORWARD CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FORWARD CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERA
- [SDR AALA20060298](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060298), May 12, 2006: PROXIMITY SENSOR. INOPERATIVE. IND - RECEIVED THREE RED LIGHTS WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN ON APPROACH. ACCOMPLISHED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION. FLY BY AND TOWER CONFIRMED THREE GEAR DOWN. ACCOMPLISH
- [SDR AALA20050533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050533), Aug 18, 2005: FAN. INOPERATIVE. DFW - INFLIGHT ACRID SMELL ACCOMPANIED BY MODEST AMOUNT OF SMOKE REPORTED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. SECURED RECIRCULATION FAN AND SMOKE AND SMELL DISSIPATED QUICKLY
- [SDR AALA20050457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050457), Jul 21, 2005: ENGINE. STALLED. BOS INFLIGHT T509/21JUL - AFTER TAKEOFF, RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR STALLS. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND RETURNED TO BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCID
- [SDR AALA20050411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050411), Jun 23, 2005: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. BOS - EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVER FIRST CLASS CEILING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVER FIRST CLASS CEILING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL O
- [SDR AALA20030526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030526), May 2, 2003: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. DURING OVERNIGHT, MAINTENANCE FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS COMMON TO EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK B5 23 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY
- [SDR AALA20021564](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021564), Oct 30, 2002: WIRE. FAULTY. DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ON SIDEWALL IN AFT STAIRWAY, INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WIRE AT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ON SIDEWALL IN AFT STAIRWAY. S
- [SDR AALA20021142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021142), Aug 10, 2002: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, BOTH SIDEWALL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FOR AFT STAIRS IN TAILCONE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WIRE RUN FROM HANDLE LIGHT CONNECTOR TO
- [SDR AALA20020314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020314), Mar 15, 2002: CONNECTOR. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD ENTRY EMERGENCY PORTABLE FLASHLIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPINNED FORWARD ENTRY EMERGENCY PORTABLE FLASHLIGHT CONNECTOR. SYS
- [SDR AALA20020062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020062), Jan 19, 2002: PUMP. DEFECTIVE. DFW-CMH - FLT 1122 - RIGHT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILURE. DURING CLIMB-OUT RETURNED AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP. SYSTE
- [SDR AALA20011782](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011782), Sep 14, 2001: HYDRAULIC LINE. LOOSE. DFW - FLT 2260 - EN ROUTE DFW-ORD, DURING TAXI OUT, DETECTED SMOKE AND HAZE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. RETURNED DFW GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED WATER SEP
- [SDR AALA20002042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20002042), Dec 7, 2000: WIRE. CHAFED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT AISLE LIGHT AT ROW 21 INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRES NEAR JETTISON HANDLE. SYSTEM GROUND CH
- [SDR AALA991085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991085), Jul 23, 1999: INDICATOR. DEFECTIVE. IAH - FLT 1303 - EN ROUTE DFW/MEX, LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY SHOWED STEADY DECREASE POSSIBLY INDICATING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION ON NR 1 ENGINE. EMERGENCY WAS DECLAR
- [SDR AALA990618](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990618), Apr 24, 1999: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. LAX - FLT 1482 - AFTER TAKEOFF LAX, CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. FLIGHT AIR INTERRUPTED AND RETURNED LAX AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE
- [SDR AALA981405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981405), Jul 17, 1998: PSEU. MALFUNCTIONED. ORD - FLT 0475 - UPON GEAR EXTENSION, ALL THREE GEAR LIGHTS INDICATED UNSAFE. CREW VISUALLY INSPECTED GEARS, ALL WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDE
- [SDR AALA970526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970526), Mar 12, 1997: FITTING. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION IN 3 EACH FORWARD MOUNT FITTINGS FOR FORWARD GALLEY. REMOVED CORROSION FROM TOP SURFACES AND BORED HOLES TO 0.50 INCH MAXIMUM DIAMETER. INSTALLE
- [SDR AALA970495](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970495), Mar 7, 1997: TIE DOWN TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - EXFOLIATION CORROSION AT SEVERAL FASTENER HOLES WITH CORROSION AT ALL HOLES IN LT FORWARD TIE-DOWN TRACK. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW TIE-DOWN TRACK. INSTAL
- [SDR AALA970349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970349), Feb 16, 1997: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP BY FORWARD ENTRY DOOR HAD TWO LIGHTS UNDER EXIT DECAL INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRI
- [SDR AALA970308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970308), Feb 7, 1997: CONNECTORS. LOOSE. SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT IN FIRST CLASS CABIN INOPERATIVE. RESECURED LOOSE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP CONNECTORS IN FIRST CLASS CABI
- [SDR AALA960071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960071), Jan 16, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION STA 1155, LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF CARGO DOOR JAMB ANGLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED JAMB ANGLE. TST, 30,058.4 HOURS. CYCLES, 17,497. (X)
- [SDR AALA960070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960070), Jan 16, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION STA 1155, LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF CARGO DOOR ANGLE CASTING, SAME AREA FASTENER RUSTY. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE. TST, 30,058.4 HOURS. CYCLES, 1

## 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 NYC05LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA038), Dec 20, 2004: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (N402A), Providence, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The vehicle driver's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with the airplane during push-back. A factor was the icy ramp area.

## 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 20070225004759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070225004759I), Feb 25, 2007: Doug DC982 (N402A), Washington, DC, Minor damage. (-23) Left wing trailing edge outboard of aileron was damaged by snow removal equipment while aircraft was parked at gate D-12. Vehicle was parked when damage…
- [Accident 20041220033499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041220033499A), Dec 20, 2004: Doug DC982 (N402A), Providence, RI, Substantial damage. (-23) During push back, when a turn was initiated, the tractor slid on ice. The operator of the push tractor reported that he stopped the push back and exited…
- [Incident 19870324028269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870324028269I), Mar 24, 1987: Doug DC982 (N402A), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Captain was flying a practice cat iii approach. Corrected for drift 30 feet AGL and wingtip struck the runway.

## Other aircraft with N402A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N402A): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2843737, built 2013
- [Cancelled 1950-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402A-1950-11-02): Kaman K225, S/N 6. Owner: [The Kaman Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THE%20KAMAN%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Windsor Locks, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Windsor%20Locks)

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