# N415EA: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51, registration cancelled 2001-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2001
- 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: 47749
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1977
- Last registry action: August 15, 2000
- Mode S code: A4E718
- 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/N415EA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=415EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N415EA-2001-07-03

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 (3)

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

- [SDR TWAA9800902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9800902), Jan 18, 1998: SPLASHGUARD. BENT. DFW - FLT 558 - DURING CLIMB, THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND WEAR PLATE ON THE SPLASHGUARD BENT, TRIMMED THE SPLASHGUARD PROTECTOR. (M)
- [SDR 96ZZZM1362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1362), Aug 5, 1996: BELT RING. CRACKED. STL - DURING SPECIAL CHECK, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK AT LONGERON 3R BELT RING, STATION 794. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-02, PAGE 2A, FIGURE 2.
- [SDR 96ZZZX645](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX645), Jan 5, 1996: BOLT. MISSING. MCI - FLT 1435 - DURING CLIMB, SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE, SN 1716, DUE TO NO THRUST LEVER RESPONSE. FOUND BOLT MISSING FROM CROSS-SHAFT TO THRUST LEVER CABLE. INST

## 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 ATL90IA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA136), Jun 22, 1990: Douglas DC-9-51 (N415EA), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE WHICH RESULTED IN OPERATION OF THE TIRE WHILE UNDER INFLATED AND ITS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. A FACTOR IN THE INCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE QUALITY CONTROL…
- [NTSB ATL80IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80IA093), Sep 10, 1980: Douglas DC-9 (N415EA), Norfolk, VA, incident, no damage

## 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 19800910070019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800910070019I), Sep 10, 1980: Doug DC9 (N415EA), Norfolk, VA. Pilot unable to stop right left oscillations, returned. Cause not determined.

## Other aircraft with N415EA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415EA): Pipistrel D O O TAURUS ELECTRO 135, S/N TEX13500190, built 2025

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