# N403A: 1986 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2018-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 2018
- 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: 49314
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1986
- Certificate issued: May 25, 2017
- Last registry action: May 25, 2017
- Mode S code: A4B7C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Delta Material Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20MATERIAL%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6604° N, 84.3865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30354, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N403A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=403A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403A-2018-03-01

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 (88, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA20160714005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160714005), Jul 13, 2016: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF WORK CARD 5403, EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AB5-4 FAILED TO TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-60-98. OPS TESTED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20160714004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160714004), Jul 13, 2016: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF WORK CARD 5403, EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AB5-2 FAILED TO TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-60-98. OPS TESTED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20160714003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160714003), Jul 13, 2016: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF WORK CARD 5403, EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AB5-1 FAILED TO TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-60-98. OPS TESTED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20160714002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160714002), Jul 13, 2016: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF WORK CARD 0801, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 17 AND 22 FAILED TO TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK B5-104 IAW AMM 33-53-
- [SDR AALA20160714001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160714001), Jul 13, 2016: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN COCKPIT AND GALLEY AREA REMAIN ILLUMINATED WITH AIRCRAFT POWER OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-23 IAW AMM AMM 33-53-00. OPS CHECKE
- [SDR AALA20160429011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160429011), Apr 29, 2016: ACTUATOR. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT WAS OVERWEIGHT. DURING FLIGHT, ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE & OUTFLOW VLV WAS OSCILLATI
- [SDR AALA20160331021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160331021), Mar 30, 2016: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. EMER LIGHT AT AFT VAULT DOOR WILL NOT GO OUT. R & R BATTERY ASSEMBLIES B5-27 & 5B-28. ACCOMPLISHED GOOD OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 33-53-
- [SDR AALA20160331020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160331020), Mar 30, 2016: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. EMER SIGNS ABOVE RT & LT FWD OVERWING EXITS WILL NOT STAY ON. R & R BATTERY ASSEMBLY & ACCOMPLISHED GOOD OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 33-53
- [SDR AALA20160330012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160330012), Mar 30, 2016: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. EMER LIGHT AT AFT VAULT DOOR WILL NOT GO OUT. R & R BATTERY ASSEMBLIES B5-27 & 5B-28. ACCOMPLISHED GOOD OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 33-53-
- [SDR AALA20151102005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20151102005), Nov 2, 2015: SKIN. DELAMINATED. DELAMINATION AT END OF LT ELEVATOR, OTBD TE. INJECTED WITH RESIN & CLAMPED IAW SRM 55-03-00-001 FIGURE 5 & EA 255658.
- [SDR AALA20150930001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150930001), Sep 29, 2015: SLIDE. LOW PRESSURE. DURING B CHECK INSPECTIONS, AMT FOUND THE FWD SERVICE DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE WITH CYLINDER PRESS THAT WAS BELOW THE SERVICEABLE LIMIT. THE FWD SERVICE DOOR ESCAPE SL
- [SDR AALA20150610003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150610003), Jun 10, 2015: SKIN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STATIONS 230 & 257 IS CORRODED FROM LONGERONS 29L TO 30R. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRM 53-04-03 FIG 4.
- [SDR AALA20150521012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150521012), May 19, 2015: SENSOR. FAULTY. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER NOT DECLARED. DURING CLIMB, TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED WC 36-95-14 & FOUND RIGHT TAIL COMPARTMENT OVE
- [SDR AALA20150521011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150521011), May 19, 2015: SENSOR. FAULTY. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER NOT DECLARED. DURING CLIMB, TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED WC 36-95-14 & FOUND RT TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHE
- [SDR AALA20150520001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150520001), May 19, 2015: CHECK VALVE. STUCK. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER NOT DECLARED. DURING CLIMB, TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED WC 36-95-14 & FOUND RT TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHE
- [SDR AALA20150518009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150518009), May 18, 2015: SEAL. LEAKING. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB THE AIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED TAIL COMPA
- [SDR AALA20141025001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141025001), Oct 24, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. AFT STAIRWAY EMER EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR AFT STAIRWAY EMER EXIT SIGN. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20140617001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140617001), Jun 17, 2014: SKIN. DAMAGED. VERTICAL STABILIZER LE SKIN BELOW THE ZFS 52.267 SPLICE HAS A NR OF HOLES DAMAGED IN THE SKIN & THE LT SPAR CAP. INSTALLED PLUG BUSHING IAW SRM 55-03-00 FIGURE 
- [SDR AALA20140528005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140528005), May 28, 2014: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. MID CARGO STOP PAD, FWD UPPER CORNER CRACKED. R & R FITTING IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.
- [SDR AALA20140528004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140528004), May 28, 2014: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. MID CARGO FWD DOOR STOP FITTING CRACKED. R & R STOP FITTING IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.
- [SDR AALA20140527020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140527020), May 27, 2014: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO STOP PAD FITTING CRACKED. R & R FITTING IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.
- [SDR AALA20140421002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140421002), Apr 21, 2014: SMOKE DETECTOR. INOPERATIVE. LEFT AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE ON TEST. R & R LT AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR, OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20140421001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140421001), Apr 21, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FORWARD TWO OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-103, OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20140419009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140419009), Apr 19, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT JUST FWD OF THE AFT SERVICE DOOR ON SIDE WALL INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT, OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20140415016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140415016), Apr 15, 2014: CONNECTOR. FAULTY. ABI INFLIGHT SJD - DFW. CREW REPORTED RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION DUE TO LOSS OF AUTO PRESS CONTROLLERS. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED ABI & LANDED WITHOUT INCI
- [SDR AALA20140330005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140330005), Mar 30, 2014: CONTROLLER. INOPERATIVE. CREW REPORTED NR 2 AUTOMATIC CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER INOPERATIVE WITH NR 1 CONTROLLER PREVIOUSLY PLACARDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, DIVERTED, AND LANDED WITHOUT I
- [SDR AALA20131025003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131025003), Oct 25, 2013: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT MID CABIN POSITION FAILED TEST. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AT MID CABIN POSITION. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20130618001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130618001), Jun 17, 2013: CONTROLLER. INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION IN AUTO MODE. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED ATL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 & 2 PRESSURE CONTROLLER. SYSTEM G
- [SDR AALA20130401007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130401007), Apr 1, 2013: SENSOR. LEAKING. MCI - CREW REPORTED CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING. EMERGENCY DESCENT INITIATED AND O2 MASKS WERE MANUALLY DEPLOYED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED MCI WITHOUT INCIDE
- [SDR AALA20130303001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130303001), Mar 2, 2013: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. ORD - CREW REPORTED UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURIZATION IN AUTOMATIC CONTROL. FLIGHT RETURNED ORD LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED 
- [SDR AALA20121209007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121209007), Dec 9, 2012: CONTROLLER. INOPERATIVE. DFW - CREW REPORTED HAD RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION WHILE IN AUTO. SWITCHED TO MANUAL CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL. NO FLOW LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED
- [SDR AALA20121129019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121129019), Nov 29, 2012: TEE FITTING. SCRATCHED. SCRATCHES IN RADIUS OF RIGHT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD T CHORD, IN RIGHT AFT LAVATORY AREA, ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME, BETWEEN LONGERONS 8 AND 17 RIGHT. INSTALLED RIGHT 
- [SDR AALA20121129018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121129018), Nov 29, 2012: FRAME. CRACKED. CUT BELL FRAME ANGLE BETWEEN LONGERONS 4 AND 5 RIGHT AT STATION 1338, FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE. INSTALLED BELL FRAME REPAIR ANGLE AND BELL FRAME REPAIR STRAP PER S
- [SDR AALA20121106012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121106012), Nov 6, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. STATION 826 CENTER WING SKIN CAP CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-70-05 AND EA MD80-57-026832.
- [SDR AALA20121025004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121025004), Oct 25, 2012: BEAM. CORRODED. AFT CARGO HAS CORROSION ON LOWER DOOR BEAM FROM STATIONS 1155 TO 1165. INSTALLED DOUBLER FROM STATIONS 1155 TO 1212 PER AARD 53-10-00-3.
- [SDR AALA20121023017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121023017), Oct 23, 2012: LONGERON. CRACKED. FORWARD LONGERON 2 LEFT CRACKED AT STATION 160. ACCOMPLISHED SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-02-00 FIGURE 18.
- [SDR AALA20121023016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121023016), Oct 23, 2012: LONGERON. DAMAGED. LONGERON 11 LEFT AT STATION 855 DAMAGED. ACCOMPLISHED SPLICE REPAIR TO LONGERON 11 LEFT AT STATION 855 PER SRM 53-02-00 FIGURE 3.
- [SDR AALA20121023015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121023015), Oct 23, 2012: FITTING. CRACKED. LEFT AFT LAVATORY, PRESSURE BULKHEAD OUTBOARD SIDE AT LONGERON 9 LEFT, LOWER END CLIP IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW CLIP PER AARD 51-00-05-1.
- [SDR AALA20121023014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121023014), Oct 23, 2012: WEB. CRACKED. FORWARD WEB CRACKED AT STATION 209, LONGERON 11 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-11.
- [SDR AALA20121023013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121023013), Oct 23, 2012: SKIN. DAMAGED. PREVIOUSLY BLENDED AREA OUT OF LIMITS AT STATION 364 BETWEEN LONGERONS 21 AND 22 LEFT. INSTALLED CLASS 3 DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-03 FIGURE 4.
- [SDR AALA20121023012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121023012), Oct 23, 2012: SKIN. DAMAGED. SKIN STATIC DISCHARGE BLEND BEYOND LIMITS BETWEEN FRAMES 427 AND 446 AND LONGERONS 19 AND 20 LEFT. INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-02.
- [SDR AALA20121023011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121023011), Oct 23, 2012: SKIN. DAMAGED. FUSELAGE SKIN FROM STATIONS 389 TO 400 BETWEEN LONGERONS 20 AND 21 LEFT, BLENDED AREA OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED CLASS 3 DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-03 FIGURE 2.
- [SDR AALA20121023010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121023010), Oct 23, 2012: SKIN. DAMAGED. SKIN STATIC DISCHARGE BLEND BEYOND LIMITS BETWEEN FRAMES 408 AND 427 AND LONGERONS 19 AND 21 LEFT. INSTALLED CLASS 3 DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-03 FIGURE 3.
- [SDR AALA20121023009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121023009), Oct 23, 2012: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND UNDER G2 TIEDOWN AT STATION 218, RIGHT BUTTLINE 11. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20121023001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121023001), Oct 23, 2012: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CRACK IN LEFT CUSP AT STATION 806 UNDER NUMBER 1 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED NEW CUSP SHEET FROM STATIONS 788 TO 807 PER AARD 51-00-05-1.
- [SDR AALA20121017011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121017011), Oct 17, 2012: LONGERON. CRACKED. FORWARD LONGERON 3 LEFT CRACKED AT STATION 160. REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON SECTION AND ACCOMPLISHED SPLICE REPAIR PER AARD 51-00-05-1 AND SRM 53-02-00 FIGURE 18.
- [SDR AALA20120219003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120219003), Feb 19, 2012: GCU. INOPERATIVE. CREW REPORTED RIGHT GENERATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NO
- [SDR AALA20111025LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20111025LGA01), Oct 24, 2011: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. CEILING LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER FOR CEILING LIGHTS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20111009DFW02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20111009DFW02), Oct 9, 2011: HYDRAULIC LINE. LEAKING. DFW - CREW REPORTED RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED HYDRAULIC LINE
- [SDR AALA20110727TUL17](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110727TUL17), Jul 27, 2011: DUCT. DAMAGED. ICT - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED ICT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAF

All 88: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403A-2018-03-01/reports.md

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