# N408EA: 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: 47693 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: April 20, 1994 - Last registry action: August 15, 2000 - Mode S code: A4CABE - 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/N408EA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=408EA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408EA-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 (16) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR TWAA9810801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9810801), Jul 7, 1998: STRAINER. CLOGGED. TYS - FLT 599 - THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL STRAINER CLOGGING LIGHT CAME ON. REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND LIGHT WENT OUT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDI - [SDR TWAA9712901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9712901), Oct 29, 1997: WIRE. SHORTED. STL - FLT 675 - DURING CRUISE, THE FORWARD LAVATORY SHOCKED A PASSENGER WHEN THE LAVATORY DOOR WAS LOCKED. REPLACED AND RE-ROUTED SHORTED WIRE. OPERATIONAL CHEC - [SDR TWAA9711102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9711102), Sep 10, 1997: TURBINE. DAMAGED. STL - FLT 266 - DURING CLIMB, NR 1 ENGINE STALLED AND EPR DROPPED FROM 2.17 TO 1.8. FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE WAS FOUND AND ENGINE WAS REPLACED. ENGINE TEAR DOWN RE - [SDR TWAA9791001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9791001), Aug 10, 1997: BULKHEAD 'T' CAP. CRACKED. STL - PRESSURE BULKHEAD 'T' CAP CRACKED 2.5 INCHES AT STATION 1167 L-14. REPLACED 'T' CAP PER SRM 53-03. (M) - [SDR TWAA9719003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9719003), Feb 8, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. STL - DURING CRUISE, EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED DEPLETED BATTERY PACK, MFG P/N 5822-2. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M) - [SDR TWAA9614102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9614102), Nov 10, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND PULLED RIVET HEAD AND SKIN PILLOWED, LONGERONS 29L, 30, AND 29R, STA 670. REPLACED SKIN AND INNER DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04, FIGURE 43, SH - [SDR TWAA9614101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9614101), Nov 7, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND A ONE INCH CRACK IN RIGHT LAV, UPPER FLANGE OF LONGERON 17R, STA 1151. REPLACED LONGERON PER MDC DRAWING C03607 AND SRM'S 51-30-2, 51- - [SDR TWAA9613508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9613508), Nov 2, 1996: SKIN. TORN. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND SKIN TORN AT FORWARD LOWER CORNER OF SERVICE DOOR OPENING. REPAIRED PER ARA 10588 AND SRO 9530172. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME: 46,296 HOURS; - [SDR TWAA9613606](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9613606), Nov 1, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. WORN. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND WORN SPOT ON FLOOR BEAM APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES LEFT OF CENTERLINE, STATION 370. REPAIRED FLOOR BEAM PER SRM 53-05, PAGE 31, FIGURE - [SDR TWAA9613507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9613507), Nov 1, 1996: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND A FOUR INCH CRACK AT BOTTOM OUTBOARD CORNER OF FORWARD BULKHEAD OF RIGHT LAV, STA 1136. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-03, FIGURE 21, SHEETS 1 AN - [SDR TWAA9613506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9613506), Nov 1, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. WORN. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND WORN SPOT ON FLOOR BEAM APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES LEFT OF CENTERLINE, STA 370. REPAIRED FLOOR BEAM PER SRM 53-05, PAGE 31, FIGURE 20A. - [SDR TWAA9613505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9613505), Oct 31, 1996: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND CORROSION ON INBOARD RT SEAT TRACK, FORWARD OF AFT END. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF SEAT TRACK PER SRM 53-05. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME: 46,29 - [SDR TWAA9613504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9613504), Oct 23, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND NOSE SKIN CRACKED ABOVE STRAKE, RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04, FIGURE 38, AND ARA 10575. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME: 46,296 HOURS; 43,12 - [SDR TWAA9613503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9613503), Oct 20, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND FUSELAGE NOSE SKIN CRACKED ABOVE STRAKES, LEFT SIDE. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER ARA 10574. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME: 46,296 HOURS; 43,121 - [SDR 96ZZZM55](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM55), Dec 26, 1995: SHRADER VLV. FAILED. JFK - FLT NR 227 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON. RETURNED TO JFK. NOSE STRUT FLAT. CHANGED SHRADER VALVE, TWA 32-5315 MFG MS28778-7 - [SDR 95ZZZX6290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6290), Oct 11, 1995: EEL BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. STL - FLT 290 - DURING PRE-FLIGHT, ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING STRIP FROM SEAT ROW 6 TO ROW 23, REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH LIGHT SWITCH IN THE ARMED POSITION. REPLACED ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 19891107055869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891107055869I), Nov 7, 1989: Doug DC951 (N408EA), Louisville, KY. Left generator overheat light on. Generator tripped off. Diverted. Constant speed drive was overserviced with oil. ## Other aircraft with N408EA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N408EA): Cessna 182S, S/N 18280139, built 1998 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.