# N442AA: 1987 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2011-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 49468
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1987
- Last registry action: June 2, 2011
- Mode S code: A5520C
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3877° N, 97.7067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78758, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=442AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442AA-2011-07-20

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-9-82(MD-82): https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82.md

## Service difficulty reports (57, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA20100630TUL09](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100630TUL09), Jun 30, 2010: ENGINE. FAULTY. BHM - CREW HEARD LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY LEFT ENGINE SHUTTING ITSELF DOWN INFLIGHT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED BHM LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOV
- [SDR AALA20100426ATL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100426ATL01), Apr 26, 2010: GAUGE. DAMAGED. FOUND LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR SLIDE GAUGE DAMAGED. REPLACED SLIDE AT LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA2009052400966](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009052400966), May 24, 2009: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LGA - LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR EXIT LIGHT.
- [SDR AALA2009052400962](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009052400962), May 24, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA - CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 28 TO 30 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT ROW 29.
- [SDR AALA2009021700184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009021700184), Feb 17, 2009: CASTING. CRACKED. RIGHT GROUND SPOILER CASTING IS CRACKED ON OTBD SIDE. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE GROUND SPOILER CASTING PER AARD 57-20-00-15.
- [SDR AALA2009021400186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009021400186), Feb 14, 2009: ATTACH FITTING. WRONG PART. CARGO DOOR UPPER AFT T CLIP WRONG TYPE. REPLACED T CLIP PER ESO K3250AE
- [SDR AALA2009021400185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009021400185), Feb 14, 2009: ATTACH FITTING. WRONG PART. CARGO DOOR UPPER FWD T CLIP WRONG TYPE. REPLACED UPPER FWD T CLIP PER ECO K3250AE.
- [SDR AALA2009013100252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009013100252), Jan 31, 2009: PISTON. BENT. DFW INFLIGHT. NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED PISTON AND ACCOMPLISHED N
- [SDR AALA200802601A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200802601A), Nov 29, 2008: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA EMERGENCY LIGHT AFT FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED
- [SDR AALA20060638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060638), Sep 1, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD CEILING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT B520 FOR INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD CEILING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED 
- [SDR AALA20060639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060639), Sep 1, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED 
- [SDR AALA20060522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060522), Aug 5, 2006: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 22D INOPERATIVE. FOUND CONNECTOR UNDER SEAT LOOSE. RECONNECTED AND SECURED SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 22D. SYSTEM
- [SDR AALA20060050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060050), Jan 28, 2006: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT BY 2L AND 2R DOORS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK IN AFT CARGO FOR EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT BY 2L AND 2R DOORS. SYSTEM GROUND
- [SDR AALA20060049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060049), Jan 28, 2006: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT AT MID CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT AT MID CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20050714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050714), Oct 29, 2005: CONTACT. DIRTY. SFO WHITE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS OVER RT AND LT SIDE OVERWING EXIT DOOR INOPERATIVE. CLEANED BATTERY CONTACTS FOR WHITE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS OVER RT AND LT SIDE
- [SDR AALA20050497](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050497), Aug 2, 2005: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT CABIN SEAT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED MID AND AFT AND FORWARD BATTERY PACKS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPER
- [SDR AALA20050441](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050441), Jul 14, 2005: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING AT ROWS 3 THROUGH 20 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS AND CONTROLLERS FOR EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING AT ROWS 3 THROUGH 20. SYSTEM GROUND
- [SDR AALA20050107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050107), Feb 12, 2005: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DEN - CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN AFT LAVATORY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT B527 FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN AFT LAVATORY. SYSTEM GROUND 
- [SDR AALA20040337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040337), Mar 10, 2004: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT IN COCKPIT IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT IN COCKPIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20030690](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030690), Jun 24, 2003: B-NUT. LOOSE. IAD - FLT 1088 - EN ROUTE BNA-LGA, LOST RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN FLIGHT, USED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION. LANDED IAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. SECURED RIGHT WHEEL WELL
- [SDR AALA20030148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030148), Feb 2, 2003: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. SAN - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT ROW 21-33 ON SEAT AISLE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT AND MID EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY AND MODULE. 
- [SDR AALA20021590](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021590), Nov 2, 2002: PUMP. FAILED. SJC - FLT 828 - EN ROUTE SJC, LEFT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH QUANTITY DECREASING TO ZERO. AIRCRAFT LANDED SJC WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED ENG
- [SDR AALA20021545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021545), Oct 27, 2002: CONNECTOR. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT AIR STAIR FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR FOR AFT FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHT. SYSTEM GROU
- [SDR AALA20021023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021023), Jul 16, 2002: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, LEFT AND RIGHT EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM G
- [SDR AALA20020672](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020672), May 9, 2002: SHEAR TIE. GOUGED. TUL - FOUND SHEAR TIE GOUGED STATION 579 BETWEEN LONGERON 25L AND 26L. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE SRM 51-01. (M)
- [SDR AALA20020657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020657), May 9, 2002: SKIN. GOUGED. TUL - FOUND SKIN GOUGE STATION 620 BELOW LONGERON 19 RIGHT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO 80559 DATED 4-30-02. (M)
- [SDR AALA20020658](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020658), May 8, 2002: SHEAR TIE. GOUGED. TUL - FOUND GOUGE IN SHEAR TIE LONGERON 23 LEFT STATION 522. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED SHEAR TIE REPAIR PER SRM 53-03 FIGURE 6 SHEET 1. (M)
- [SDR AALA20020653](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020653), May 7, 2002: SKIN. DAMAGED. TUL - FOUND MULTIPLE DENTS AND IMPROPER DOUBLER INSTALLATION. CUT OUT DAMAGE STATION 190-228 LONGERON 26L, BELOW 28L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 12C SH
- [SDR AALA20020666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020666), Apr 29, 2002: SPLICE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION AT LEFT TIE DOWN TRACK SPLICE STATION 1225. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPLICE, SRM 51-01. (M)
- [SDR AALA20020667](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020667), Apr 26, 2002: SUPPORT BRACKET. CRACKED. TUL - RUDDER CONTROL SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED AT RACE AREA. INSTALLED NEW BRACKET ASSEMBLY SRM 51-01. (M)
- [SDR AALA20020655](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020655), Apr 26, 2002: SKIN. GOUGED. TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN BENT AND GOUGED AT STATION 475 BETWEEN LONGERON 23R AND 25R, AFT SIDE OF FORWARD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT. BLENDED OUT DAMAGED AREA. INSTALLE
- [SDR AALA20020654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020654), Apr 26, 2002: SKIN. SCRATCHED. TUL - FOUND SCRATCH IN FUSELAGE STATION 690 LONGERON 26L. REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA BY INSTALLING INTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38. (M)
- [SDR AALA20020670](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020670), Apr 25, 2002: ANGLE. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND LEFT VERTICAL STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE SKATE ANGLE CRACKED APPROX STATION 1485. REPAIRED PER AARD 53-10-00-2 DATED 10-02-2000. (M)
- [SDR AALA20020671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020671), Apr 24, 2002: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. TUL - FOUND NR 3 SEAT TRACK INBOARD FLANGE HAS ELONGATED HOLES AT STATION 833 AND 828. NR 3 SEAT TRACK INBOARD FLANGE HAS ELONGATED HOLES AT 846, 851, 856, AND 
- [SDR AALA20020685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020685), Apr 24, 2002: WEB. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN UNDERSIDE OF LEFT CUPS STATION 237. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF CUSP. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER AARD 52-00-00-02 AND SRM 53-01. (M)
- [SDR AALA20020664](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020664), Apr 24, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND NR 5 SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STATION 200. REMOVED CORRODED TRACK. INSTALLED NEW TRACK NR 5 PER SRM 53-05. (M)
- [SDR AALA20020669](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020669), Apr 23, 2002: FITTING. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND G2 LOWER INBOARD TIEDOWN FITTING AT STATION 218 IS CORRODED, FITTING BELOW DIAPHRAGM SUB FLOOR. INSTALLED NEW G-2 INBOARD LOWER TIE DOWN FITTING STA
- [SDR AALA20020668](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020668), Apr 23, 2002: STIFFENER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN STIFFENER AT UPPER MOST RIVET ABOVE THE AFT ENTRY DOOR. REMOVED CRACKED STIFFENER. INSTALLED NEW STIFFENER PER SRM 51-00. (M)
- [SDR AALA20020663](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020663), Apr 23, 2002: WEB. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CUSP MEMBRANE FASTENERS HOLE CRACKED OUT UNDER NR 5 SEAT TRACK, FS 243.5. REMOVED CRACK, REPAIRED CUSP MEMBRANE PER AARD 53-00-00-02, PAGE 1 ITEM 2.
- [SDR AALA20020656](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020656), Apr 23, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND DEEP BLENDOUT ON FUSELAGE SKIN STATION 1082 ABOVE LONGERON 11 LEFT, DYE CHECK FOUND CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38 SHEET 6. INSTA
- [SDR AALA20020660](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020660), Apr 22, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN LONGERON 3L AT STATION 160. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION WITH SPLICE IAW SRM 53-02 FIG 18 SHEETS 1, 4, 5 AND 6 AND AARD 53-00-00-05. (M)
- [SDR AAL2002F00026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AAL2002F00026), Apr 20, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. HEAVY CORROSION IN NR 3 SEAT TRACK, STA 1294. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA, INSTALLED REPAIR PLUG IAW SRM.
- [SDR AALA20020661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020661), Apr 20, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON TOP OF NR 2 SEAT TRACK, STATION 1300. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA. INSTALLED REPAIR PLUG PER SRM 53-05, FIG 4A. (M)
- [SDR AALA20020659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020659), Apr 20, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON TOP AND INSIDE OF NR 2 SEAT TRACK, STATION 1200. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA, INSTALLED REPAIR PLUG PER SRM 53-05, FIG 4A. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011187](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011187), Jun 5, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT AIRSTAIRS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT AFT AIRSTAIRS. SYSTEM GROUND CH
- [SDR AALA20011173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011173), Jun 1, 2001: LIGHT. BROKEN. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 8 BROKEN. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
- [SDR AALA20010601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010601), Mar 26, 2001: LAMP. MALFUNCTIONED. TUL - FOUND DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT 15D TOO BRIGHT. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT 15D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OP
- [SDR AALA991597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991597), Oct 24, 1999: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. BOS - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, SEAT 3E FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. TIGHTENED FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING CONNECT
- [SDR AALA982121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA982121), Nov 18, 1998: WEB. CORRODED. TUL - CUSP BELOW FORWARD GALLEY DRAIN PAN CORRODED, FORWARD OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR STATION 148-152. INSTALLED CUSP DOUBLER PER AARD 53-00-00-02 AND REPLACED GA
- [SDR AALA982084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA982084), Nov 17, 1998: BEAM. DAMAGED. TUL - FORWARD DOOR STOP HOLE ON DOOR BEAM BLENDED BEYOND LIMITS. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-3. (M)

All 57: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442AA-2011-07-20/reports.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 CHI91LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA301), Sep 23, 1991: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N442AA), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT CREW'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES DURING GROUND OPERATIONS. A RELATED FACTOR IS THE FAILURE OF THE DRIVERS OF THE ESCORT VEHICLE AND THE SEMI TRAILER TO FOLLOW…

## 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.

- [Accident 19910923042449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910923042449A), Sep 23, 1991: Doug DC982 (N442AA), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Wing tip struck a semi trailer that was stopped on ramp. Pilot believed could clear. Truck driver in wrong area.

## Other aircraft with N442AA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442AA): Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER, S/N 3065

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