# N439AA: 1987 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), registration cancelled 2020-04-10 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 10, 2020 - Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (registry code 3022083) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (registry code 52054) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 49457 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: March 19, 1993 - Last registry action: March 16, 2019 - Mode S code: A5448E - Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N439AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=439AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N439AA-2020-04-10 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-9-83(MD-83): https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83.md ## Service difficulty reports (144, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA201711219049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201711219049), Nov 20, 2017: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN THE COCKPIT ARE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY ASSEMBLY (PACK) PER AMM 33-53-00. OPERATIO - [SDR AALA201711219048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201711219048), Nov 20, 2017: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ON THE OVERWING EXIT DOORS ARE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY ASSEMBLY (PACK) PER AMM 33-53-00. OPER - [SDR AALA201711219046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201711219046), Nov 20, 2017: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN ROWS 23 TO 27 ARE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY ASSEMBLY (PACK) PER AMM 33-52-00. OPERAT - [SDR AALA201711219045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201711219045), Nov 20, 2017: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN ROWS 4 TO 6 ARE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY ASSEMBLY (PACK) PER AMM 33-53-00. OPERATIO - [SDR AALA201709259036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201709259036), Sep 22, 2017: FLASHLIGHT. INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FLASHLIGHT ASSEMBLY PER AMM 25-60-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR AALA201706079017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201706079017), Jun 5, 2017: ANTENNA. FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ENROUTE WX RADAR FAIL LIGHT & FAIL ANT LIGHT CAME ON. WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE T-STORMS ENROUTE, THE FLIGHT HAD TO DIVERT TO CLT. AN E - [SDR AALA201706069002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201706069002), Jun 3, 2017: MOUNT BRACKET. CRACKED. WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER MOUNT SUPPORT BRACKET IS CRACKED ON THE AFT SIDE. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR IAW SRM 51-70-11. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT W - [SDR AALA201705259023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201705259023), May 21, 2017: BATTERY. NO TEST. EMERGENCY TAIL CONE AREA LIGHTS INOPERATIVE DURING TEST. EMERGENCY TAIL CONE AREA LIGHTS OP CHECKED NORMAL, IAW MM 33-53-00 AFTER BATTERIES RECHARGED. - [SDR AALA201705259021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201705259021), May 21, 2017: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM ROWS 29 TO 31, DURING TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IAW MM 33-53-00, EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS OP CHECKED - [SDR AALA20170522007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170522007), May 21, 2017: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP FROM ROW 28 TO 31 ON TEST . REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM RO 28 TO 31 OP CHK NORMAL. THE AIRCRA - [SDR AALA201703179022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201703179022), Mar 15, 2017: FLASHLIGHT. INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT UPPER EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT BY R1 DOOR HAS A CHARGING LIGHT NOT FLASHING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLASHLIGHT IAW AMM 25- - [SDR AALA201703079013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201703079013), Mar 4, 2017: SWITCH. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. EMERGENCY POWER TEST FAILS AC EMERGENCY LIGHT ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SWITCH IAW AMM 24-23-02. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOO - [SDR AALA20170103018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170103018), Dec 30, 2016: GENERATOR. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ON TAKEOFF, LOUD NOISE DETECTED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF AIRPLANE, AFT OF THE COCKPIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE T - [SDR AALA20170103017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170103017), Dec 30, 2016: CSD. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ON TAKEOFF, LOUD NOISE DETECTED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF AIRPLANE, AFT OF THE COCKPIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE T - [SDR AALA20161219007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161219007), Dec 16, 2016: FLASHLIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT L2 DOOR IS NOT FLASHING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLASHLIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 25-60-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR AALA20160822003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160822003), Aug 22, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK ON INSIDE OF FORWARD PASSENGER DOOR ON WEB FORWARD UPPER CORNER. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW EA 262994 AND SRM 52-01-00-001 FIG 2 SHEET 3. - [SDR AALA20160817013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160817013), Aug 17, 2016: FRAME. WORN. FRAME AT BS 1510 IS WORN ON LOWER LEFT SIDE BETWEEN L20 - 27L. REPAIRED THE FRAME IAW SRM 53-01-00-001 FIGURE 2 AND EA 262881. - [SDR AALA20160817005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160817005), Aug 17, 2016: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO DOOR LOWER FORWARD STOP FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STOP FITTING IAW AARD 51-00-05-1 AND DRAWING 5910141. - [SDR AALA20160505004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160505004), Apr 26, 2016: PRESSURE SWITCH. LEAKING. AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. DURING BOARDING THE CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. APU AIR WAS TURNED OFF. FOUND THE APU LOW OIL PRESS SWITCH LEAKING. R & R SWITCH & ACCOM - [SDR AALA20160129001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160129001), Jan 28, 2016: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AFT EPM LIGHTS DIM WHEN TESTING DUAL FEED CHECK WITH AB5-2 & AB5-3 BATTERY PACKS. REPLACED BATTERY AT AB5-3 IAW AMM 33-60-98, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL. THE - [SDR AALA20160111002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160111002), Jan 9, 2016: COMPUTER. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CRUISE ALTERNATE HORIZON LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN BOTH FMAS & THE - [SDR AALA20160109008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160109008), Jan 9, 2016: VERTICAL GYRO. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CRUISE ALTERNATE HORIZON LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN BOTH FMAS & THE - [SDR AALA20150813002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150813002), Aug 12, 2015: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EXTERIOR OVERWING EMER LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. R & R BATTERY PACK B5-49 FOR OVERWING EMER LIGHTS IAW AMM 33-53-00. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20150605010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150605010), Jun 5, 2015: SEALANT. FAILED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB R1 WINDOW SEALANT FAILED AT LOWER RT SIDE OF WINDOW SMEARING ACROSS CORNER OF W - [SDR AALA20131022019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131022019), Oct 22, 2013: RIB. CRACKED. LT WING AT NR 4 SLAT TRACK INBD SUPPORT RIB CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE RIB SUPPORT. - [SDR AALA20131022018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131022018), Oct 22, 2013: SUPPORT. CRACKED. RT WING LE SUPPORT FORMER CRACKED AT NR 4 SLAT TRACK. INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE RT LE SUPPORT FORMER. - [SDR AALA20131021009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131021009), Oct 21, 2013: BRACKET. CRACKED. RT AFT OVERWING EXIT DOOR CRACKED AT UPPER FORWARD CORNER AT UPPER BRACKET. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 52-05-00. - [SDR AALA20131017040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131017040), Oct 17, 2013: ANGLE. CRACKED. RT WING UPPER ANGLE CRACKED INSIDE TANK PLATE 1440C. REPLACED ANGLE PN IAW AARD 51-00-05-1 & DRAWING 3951378. - [SDR AALA20131015011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131015011), Oct 15, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. FITTING JUST FWD OF CANT FRAME 1463, LT SIDE IS CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW AARD 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20131015010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131015010), Oct 15, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. LT CUSP CORRODED ON UPPER SURFACE AT STATION 1285 BETWEEN NRS 1 & 2 SEAT TRACKS. INSTALLED NEW CUSP SHEET FROM STATIONS 1250 TO 1309 IAW AARD 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20131015001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131015001), Oct 15, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. INTERGRANULAR CORROSION FROM STATIONS 1062 TO 1063, RT CUSP. REPLACED CUSP SHEET IAW SRM53-05-00 FIGURE 131A-23. - [SDR AALA20131014012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131014012), Oct 14, 2013: DOME NUT. STRIPPED. LT NACELLE LIGHT HAS A BAD DOMENUT AT ABOUT 7 O"CLOCK POSITION & STATION 1186 ABOVE LONGERON 17 LT. REPLACED DOMENUTS & INSTALLED ON FABRICATED STRAP IAW SRM 53 - [SDR AALA20131014009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131014009), Oct 14, 2013: SUPPORT. CRACKED. TIE DOWN TRACK SUPPORT AT STATION 1151 BETWEEN LONGERONS 30 & 29 RT CRACKED. REPLACED SUPPORT IAW AARD 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20131014008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131014008), Oct 14, 2013: SPLICE. CORRODED. TIE DOWN TRACK "SPLICE" CORRODED FROM STATIONS 1212 TO 1220. REPLACED TRACK IAW AARD 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20131014007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131014007), Oct 14, 2013: TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON TIE DOWN TRACK FROM STATIONS 1117 TO 1212. SPLICE REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 4G. - [SDR AALA20131014006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131014006), Oct 14, 2013: FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION AT STATION 1155 T-CLIP AT DOOR BEAM. REPLACED T-CLIP IAW AARD 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20131014005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131014005), Oct 14, 2013: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION AT FRAME STATION 1155 & LONGERON 26R. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW EA MD80-53-031966. - [SDR AALA20131013003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131013003), Oct 13, 2013: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON UPPER OTBD FLANGE OF NR 1 SEAT TRACK AT STATION 1250. INSTALLED NR 1 SEAT TRACK FLANGE STRAP AT OTBD STATION 1250 IAW AARD 53-20-00-13. - [SDR AALA20131012006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131012006), Oct 12, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. LT WING HAS A CRACK IN OTBD RADIUS ON FWD SPAR PULLEY FITTING INBD OF NR 8 SLAT TRACK. INSTALLED NEW FWD SPAR PULLEY FITTING IAW SRM 51-30-05, SRM 51-60-00 & SR - [SDR AALA20131012004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131012004), Oct 12, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. LT LAVATORY, STATION 1338 & LONGERON 14 LT, LONGERON END FITTING CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER END CAP FITTING AT STATION 1338 & LONGERON 14 LT IAW AARD 51-00 - [SDR AALA20131011006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131011006), Oct 11, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. SMALL PUNCTURE ON UPPER RT LE SIDE OF RUDDER. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-70-01A, WET LAYUP. - [SDR AALA20131011004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131011004), Oct 11, 2013: ANGLE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON CUSP ANGLE FROM STATIONS 830-840. INSTALLED CUSP ANGLE FILLER & DOUBLER IAW AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20131011003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131011003), Oct 11, 2013: MEMBRANE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SUBFLOOR DOUBLER FROM STATIONS 200 TO 204 RT. INSTALLED SUBFLOOR DOUBLER FROM STATIONS 200 TO 207 RT. - [SDR AALA20131010008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131010008), Oct 10, 2013: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK 6 FROM STATIONS 200 TO 385. REPLACED NR 6 SEAT TRACK FROM STATIONS 200 TO 455 IAW SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 4. - [SDR AALA20131010007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131010007), Oct 10, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. INTERGRANULAR CORROSION FROM STATIONS 1185 TO 1186 ON RT CUSP. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20131010006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131010006), Oct 10, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. INTERGRANULAR CORROSION FROM STATIONS 1165 TO 1166 ON RT CUSP. INSTALLED CUSP DOUBLER IAW AARD 53-20-00-16 & SRM 51-30-05. - [SDR AALA20131008006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131008006), Oct 8, 2013: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CRACK IN RT CUSP AT STATION 259 UNDER NR 6 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20131008003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131008003), Oct 8, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. RT CUSP CORRODED FROM STATIONS 503 TO 598. REPLACED RT CUSP SHEET IAW AARD 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20131007005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131007005), Oct 7, 2013: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 4L CRACKED AT STATION 207. INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE REPAIR FROM STATION 168LH TO STATION 228LH - [SDR AALA20131006004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131006004), Oct 6, 2013: PAN. CRACKED. LT WINDOW PAN CRACKED AT TOP AFT CORNER BS 1079. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW AARD 53-10-00-25. All 144: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N439AA-2020-04-10/reports.md ## 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 19940703031229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940703031229I), Jul 3, 1994: Doug DC983 (N439AA), Washington, DC. Left engine failed climb to cruise. Diverted to iad. Damaged turbine section. --- 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.