# N449AA: 1987 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2018-01-04 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: January 4, 2018 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - 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: 49475 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 15, 1987 - Certificate issued: October 18, 2011 - Last registry action: October 18, 2011 - Mode S code: A56C0D - Owner when cancelled: [Air Capital Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CAPITAL%20GROUP%20LLC) - Location: [Virginia Gardens, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Virginia%20Gardens) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 25.8166° N, 80.3105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33166, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N449AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=449AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N449AA-2018-01-04 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-9-82(MD-82): https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82.md ## Service difficulty reports (35) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20100311LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100311LGA01), Mar 10, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 17 TO 22 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 17 TO 22. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA2009020800463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009020800463), Feb 8, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA AFT CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT AFT CEILING. - [SDR AALA200810149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200810149), Nov 1, 2008: BRACKET. CRACKED. BRACKET CRACKED BY INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IN CORNER OF FWD PASSENGER DOOR. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER PER SRM 52-05-00. - [SDR AALA200800530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800530), Mar 9, 2008: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5 27 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD AFT CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL O - [SDR AALA200800532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800532), Mar 9, 2008: SHROUD. BROKEN. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 26D HAS BROKEN SHROUD. REPLACED SHROUD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 26D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA200800531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800531), Mar 9, 2008: SHROUD. BROKEN. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 15D HAS BROKEN SHROUD. REPLACED SHROUD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 15D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA200800533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800533), Mar 9, 2008: SHROUD. BROKEN. DFW EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 28D HAS BROKEN SHROUD. REPLACED SHROUD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 28D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA200800247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800247), Feb 4, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD CABIN AND LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD CABIN AND LEFT NUMBER ONE DO - [SDR AALA20072532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072532), Dec 27, 2007: WATER SEPARATOR. INOPERATIVE. STL INFLIGHT T449/27DEC - SMOKE IN AFT CABIN DURING CLIMB. RETURNED TO STL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT WATER SEPARATORS. SYSTEM GROUND - [SDR AALA20070018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070018), Jan 4, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FIRST CLASS FORWARD ATTENDANT SEAT INOPERATION. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FIRST CLASS FORWARD ATTENDANT SEAT. SYSTEM - [SDR AALA20070017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070017), Jan 4, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROW 9 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROW 9. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATI - [SDR AALA20040253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040253), Feb 19, 2004: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. DFW - SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 4E INOPERATIVE. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTOR. RECONNECTED PLUG FOR SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 4E. SYSTEM GROUND - [SDR AALA20031191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031191), Oct 29, 2003: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. SAT - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE FOUND FORWARD CABIN GALLEY AND COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY CHARGE - [SDR AALA20020755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020755), May 24, 2002: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. PHL - FLT 1479 - EN ROUTE PHL-DFW - AFTER TAKEOFF, LEFT ENGINE REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON. RETURNED AND LANDED PHL WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPL - [SDR AALA20020420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020420), Mar 26, 2002: PAN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN FORWARD LOWER CORNER OF WINDOW RING PAN LEFT SIDE STATION 984. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25. (M) - [SDR AALA20020419](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020419), Mar 21, 2002: PAN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK ON AFT UPPER CORNER OF WINDOW RING PAN STATION 1060 LEFT SIDE. STOP DRILLED, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25. (M) - [SDR AALA20020418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020418), Mar 21, 2002: PAN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK AT UPPER AFT CORNER OF WINDOW RING PAN, STATION 1079 LEFT SIDE. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25. (M) - [SDR AALA20020417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020417), Mar 21, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION AT SEAT TRACK NR 1 STATION 1208 AND 1237. REPLACED SEAT TRACK, STATION 1176 TO STATION 1309 PER SRM 51-30. (M) - [SDR AALA20020416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020416), Mar 19, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION NR 6 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUG STATION 826 TREATED AND PRIMED REF 53-20-00-10. (M) - [SDR AALA20020415](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020415), Mar 19, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN NR 1 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE SEAT TRACK PLUG AARD 53-20-00-10. (M) - [SDR AALA20020421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020421), Mar 18, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND DOOR BEAM HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION. INSTALLED FULL LENGTH DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-3. (M) - [SDR AALA20020414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020414), Mar 18, 2002: SKIN. GOUGED. TUL - FOUND GOUGE IN FUSELAGE STATION 1418 LONGERON 5L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2 SHEET 3 PAGE 9. (M) - [SDR AALA20020413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020413), Mar 18, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED FROM INSIDE STATION 584 APPROX 2 INCHES ABOVE LONGERON 25L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38 PAGE 218H. (M) - [SDR AALA20020412](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020412), Mar 18, 2002: WEB. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND SURFACE CORROSION ON CUSP. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00 FIG 4. (M) - [SDR AALA20020411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020411), Mar 18, 2002: STIFFENER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CENTER STIFFENER ABOVE VAULT DOOR HAS CRACK AT UPPER HI-LOCK. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON CENTER STIFFENER ABOVE VAULT DOOR PER SRM 53-01 PAGE 10. (M) - [SDR AALA20020422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020422), Mar 15, 2002: SKIN. SCRATCHED. TUL - FOUND SCRATCH AT STATION 427 BETWEEN LONGERON 20-21R, JUST AFT OF DOOR. UPGRADED EXISTING CLASS III INTERIOR REPAIR TO CLASS I PERMANENT REPAIR DOUBLER RE - [SDR AALA20020409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020409), Mar 15, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN TRACK 1. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUG PER AARD 53-20-00-10. (M) - [SDR AALA20020408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020408), Mar 15, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUG PER AARD 53-20-00-10. (M) - [SDR AALA20020407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020407), Mar 15, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN TRACK NR 6. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUGS TRACK 6 STATION 655 AND 672, REF 53-20-00-10. (M) - [SDR AALA20020406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020406), Mar 15, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 2 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUG STATION 1200 SRM 53-05-00. (M) - [SDR AALA20010369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010369), Mar 3, 2001: WIRE. DAMAGED. LAX - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT STAIRWELL INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRE AT SIDE WALL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL - [SDR AALA991222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991222), Aug 18, 1999: SENSOR. DEFECTIVE. DFW - FLT 2213 - AFTER TAKEOFF ORD-DFW, NOSE GEAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN WENT OUT IN CRUISE. CONTINUED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCI - [SDR AALA991176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991176), Aug 15, 1999: SENSOR. OUT OF ADJUST. ORD - FLT 350 - AFTER TAKEOFF ORD-LGA, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON RETRACTION. GEAR LOWERED AND SAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHO - [SDR AALA981998](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981998), Oct 26, 1998: DOOR PAN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION AROUND HOLES IN FORWARD CARGO DOOR PAN. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF PAN. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF LOWER CARGO DOOR PAN AND FORWARD AND AFT - [SDR AALA981408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981408), Jul 17, 1998: SLIDE. MALFUNCTIONED. PVD - FLT 1974 - FORWARD ENTRY DOOR SLIDE FOUND ON FLOOR WITH PINS POPPED OUT. DID NOT INFLATE. INSTALLED NEW DOOR SLIDE PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL. (X) ## 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 19970205005579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970205005579I), Feb 5, 1997: Doug MD88 (N449AA), Buffalo, NY. Narrative: left engine hydraulic pump failed during approach. Aircraft landed without incident and taxied to the ramp. 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