# N405EA: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51, registration cancelled 2000-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (registry code 3022051)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47688
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1994
- Last registry action: August 15, 2000
- Mode S code: A4BF99
- Owner when cancelled: [Boeing Capital Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CAPITAL%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8239° N, 118.1113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90808, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N405EA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=405EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N405EA-2000-12-04

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-9-51: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51.md

## Service difficulty reports (19)

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

- [SDR TWAA9913603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9913603), Aug 6, 1999: WIRE. WORN. THE EGRESS LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE FROM ROWS 3 TO 12, AND ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME BETWEEN ROWS 17 AND 21. REPLACED THE BROKEN FEEDER MFG 5854-1 FOR THE FORWARD
- [SDR TWAA9911001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9911001), Aug 6, 1999: WIRE. WORN. THE EGRESS LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE FROM ROWS 3 TO 12, AND ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME BETWEEN ROWS 17 AND 21. REPLACED THE BROKEN FEEDER MFG 5854-1 FOR THE FORWARD
- [SDR TWAA9907203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9907203), May 14, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. THE CABIN EGRESS LIGHTING IN FWD CABIN CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY. CHECK-C 3-30-99 STL.
- [SDR TWAA9905802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9905802), Apr 20, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. WORN. THE EGRESS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BETWEEN CABIN ROWS 12 AND 13. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY. CHECK-C 3-30-99 STL.
- [SDR TWAA9905401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9905401), Apr 13, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DIRTY. THE EGRESS LIGHTS WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH AT CABIN ROWS 12 TO 16. CLEANED THE CONNECTION AT THE BATTERY PACK. CHECK-C 3-30-99 STL.
- [SDR TWAA9813603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9813603), Jun 30, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING MAINT, A .5 IN CRACK WAS FOUND AT FASTENER AT STA 794, LONG 2R. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONG 20 IN LONG. ALL WORK DONE PER SRM 53-02, FIG 18. CHECK-C 1
- [SDR TWAA9810707](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9810707), Jun 30, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. STL - DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, FOUND .50 INCH CRACK AT FASTENER AT STA 794, LONGERON 2R. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON 20 INCHES LONG PER SRM 53-02, FIG
- [SDR TWAA9809002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9809002), Jun 6, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. STL - FLT 604 - DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND EGRESS LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ROW 3 TO ROW 7. REPLACED FEEDER CABLE MFG PN 5854-1. CC-00 12-23-97 STL. (X)
- [SDR TWAA9801801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9801801), Feb 3, 1998: FEEDER STRIP. WORN. STL - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EGRESS LIGHTS IN FORWARD COACH WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FEEDER STRIP AT CABIN ROW 8DEF. (M)
- [SDR TWAA9767001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9767001), Jun 12, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. STL - DURING CRUISE, EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT ILLUMINATED FROM ROW 21 AFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK, MFG P/N 5776-1, MANUFACTURED BY LUMINESCENT SYS
- [SDR TWAA9614202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9614202), Oct 14, 1996: HINGE. CRACKED. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND .3750 INCH CRACK AT FIRST HOLE OF INBOARD FLAP HINGE AT AFT EDGE OF LOWER CAP. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SB A57-146 AND ARA 10569. AIRCRAFT
- [SDR 96ZZZM1455](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1455), Sep 22, 1996: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND CORROSION ON RIGHT INBOARD SEAT TRACK, STATION 1100. REPLACED SEAT TRACK PER SRM 53-05, PAGE 10G, FIGURE 4F.
- [SDR 96ZZZM1454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1454), Sep 22, 1996: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. STL - DURING OP-15 FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT OUTBOARD SEAT TRACK, STATION 1100. REPLACED SEAT TRACK PER SRM 53-05, FIGURE 4F, SHEET 1.
- [SDR 96ZZZM1456](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1456), Sep 21, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN AND DOUBLER, LONGERON 30, STATION 655-693. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04, FIGURE 43, SHEET 4. (M)
- [SDR 96ZZZM1458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1458), Sep 20, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK TOP LEG, LONGERON 16R, STATION 1136. REPAIRED PER ARA 10559 AND SRM CHAPTER 51 STANDARD PRACTICES. (M)
- [SDR 96ZZZM1462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1462), Sep 18, 1996: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT INBOARD SEAT TRACK, FS 1087. REPLACED SEAT TRACK FROM FS 1022 TO FS 1100 PER SRM 53-05 AND 51-10-4.
- [SDR 96ZZZM1461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1461), Sep 18, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. STL - DURING OP-15 FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK AT TOP AND BOTTOM LEG, LONGERON 16L, STATION 1136. REPAIRED PER ARA 10536. (M)
- [SDR 96ZZZM1464](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1464), Sep 13, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK ON LOWER LIP OF LONGERON 17R, STATION 1151. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-02, PAGE 3.
- [SDR 96ZZZM1351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1351), Jul 26, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. STL - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND AISLE EGRESS LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT SEAT ROW 5 THROUGH 11. FOUND POWER SUPPLY, MFG P/N 5822-2, WEAK. REPLACED POWER SUP

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC90IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90IA050), Jan 18, 1990: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N405EA), Philadelphia, PA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT CREW OF EAL121 TAKING OFF ON A TAXIWAY. CONTRIBUTING WAS FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW OF EAL 121 TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING TAXI AND TAKEOFF.
- [NTSB MIA83IA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83IA165), Jun 26, 1983: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N405EA), Tampa, FL, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19900118064819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118064819I), Jan 18, 1990: Doug DC951 (N405EA), Philadelphia, PA. Tookoff on taxiway instead of runway. Pilot claims takeoff on runway. Controller reported takeoff was on taxiway.
- [Incident 19880702034799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702034799I), Jul 2, 1988: Doug DC951 (N405EA), Kansas City, MO. Nose gear door would not close after retraction on takeoff. Returned. Found a broken door actuator.
- [Incident 19871212081569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871212081569I), Dec 12, 1987: Doug DC951 (N405EA), Syracuse, NY. Pilot scraped the wing tip of a piedmont FK-28 as he tried to go around the aircraft. No damage to either aircraft.
- [Incident 19870802052579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870802052579I), Aug 2, 1987: Doug DC951 (N405EA), Kansas City, MO. Aft compartment hot light came on during takeoff. Aircraft returned safely. The flange at the acm was found leaking.
- [Incident 19860326014919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860326014919I), Mar 26, 1986: Doug DC951 (N405EA), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Right wingtip impacted runway and go around was made. Damage to wingtip.

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