# N459AA: 1988 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2013-03-01 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 1, 2013 - Exported to: Venezuela - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - 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: 49564 - Year built: 1988 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 10, 1988 - Certificate issued: September 19, 2012 - Last registry action: September 19, 2012 - Mode S code: A5938C - Owner when cancelled: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N459AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=459AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N459AA-2013-03-01 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 (34) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20110910LGA06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110910LGA06), Sep 9, 2011: BATTERY. DIRTY. LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING DOOR UPPER EXIT SIGNS INOPERATIVE. REPOSITIONED AND CLEANED BATTERIES IN PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20110910LGA05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110910LGA05), Sep 9, 2011: BATTERY. DIRTY. RIGHT CENTER CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN AFT LAVATORYS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMPS, NO HELP. CLEANED BATTERIES ON PACK IN RIGHT AFT LAVATORY. OPS CHECKS NO - [SDR AALA20110910LGA04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110910LGA04), Sep 9, 2011: BATTERY. OUT OF POSITION. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW 28 TO ROW 30 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMPS, NO HELP. REPOSITIONED AND SECURED BATTERIES. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20110910LGA03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110910LGA03), Sep 9, 2011: BATTERY. DIRTY. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 23 TO ROW 27 INOPERATIVE. CLEANED BATTERIES ON EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20110910LGA02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110910LGA02), Sep 9, 2011: BATTERY. DIRTY. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 13 TO 16 INOPERATIVE. CLEANED BOTH BATTERIES ON THE BATTERY PACK AT 14DEF. OPS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20110910LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110910LGA01), Sep 9, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 3 TO 6 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20110607TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110607TUL03), Jun 6, 2011: CLAMP. LEAKING. ICT - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED ICT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. - [SDR AALA20110518DFW03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110518DFW03), May 18, 2011: ACM. FAULTY. DFW - CREW REPORTED ACRID ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND LEFT A - [SDR AALA20110117LGA02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110117LGA02), Jan 16, 2011: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 24D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 24D. OPS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20110117LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110117LGA01), Jan 16, 2011: BATTERY PACK. NOT SEATED. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 18 TO 21 INOPERATIVE. RE-SEATED BATTERY PACK FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS. OPS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20091026DFW02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20091026DFW02), Oct 25, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN TAIL COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. - [SDR AALA20091026DFW01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20091026DFW01), Oct 25, 2009: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 23DEF INOPERATIVE. REPINNED SEAT 23DEF EMERGENCY LIGHT CONNECTOR. - [SDR AALA20090715LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090715LGA01), Jul 14, 2009: BATTERY PACK. LOOSE. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 32 TO AFT DOOR. RESECURED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AFT RIGHT LAV OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS. OPS CKS OK. - [SDR AALA2009013000402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009013000402), Jan 30, 2009: LAMP. BURNED OUT. LGA - EXIT SIGN ABOVE LEFT FORWARD OVERWING DOOR INOPERATIVE. CLEANED CONTACTS AND REPLACED LAMP AT EXIT SIGN ABOVE LEFT FORWARD OVERWING. - [SDR AALA200810151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200810151), Nov 6, 2008: FRAME. WORN. RIGHT FRAME 1497 WORN. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON 1497 FRAME PER SRM 53-10-00-15. - [SDR AALA200801262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801262), May 8, 2008: LENS. BROKEN. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 27D HAS BROKEN LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 27D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA200801261](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801261), May 8, 2008: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 17D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 17D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA200801260](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801260), May 8, 2008: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 9D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 9D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20072381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072381), Dec 4, 2007: START VALVE. INOPERATIVE. DFW INFLIGHT T732/04DEC - NUMBER TWO ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN NUMBER TWO ENGINE. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT - [SDR AALA20060937](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060937), Oct 25, 2006: ENGINE. LEAKING. STL INFLIGHT T2243/25OCT ON ROTATION HEARD LOUD NOISE. OIL QUANTITY AND OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO ON NUMBER ONE ENGINE. SMOKE STARTED TO APPEAR IN CABIN. RETURN - [SDR AALA20050266](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050266), Apr 13, 2005: PIN. MIGRATED. RDU - PINS MIGRATED OUT OF EMERGENCY SLIDE AT LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR. REPLACED LEFT NUMBER ONE EMERGENCY SLIDE DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA20040568](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040568), May 17, 2004: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LAX - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT SERVICE DOOR DROP CEILING PANEL AT STATION 1133 AND CEILING LIGHTS AT STATIONS 1209 RIGHT AND 1152 LEFT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATT - [SDR AALA20030840](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030840), Aug 6, 2003: WATER SEPARATOR. CONTAMINATED. ON LANDING, SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER APU START. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. APU SHUTDOWN AND SMOKE DISSIPATED. INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY RESIDUAL HYD F - [SDR AALA20030323](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030323), Mar 10, 2003: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION ON NR 1 SEAT TRACK STATION 1024. REPLACED NR 1 SEAT TRACK FROM STATION 864 TO 1031 AND SPLICED TWO PLACES PER SRM 53-05-00. (M) - [SDR AALA20030324](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030324), Mar 6, 2003: SILL. DAMAGED. AFT CARGO DOOR SILL DAMAGED FS 1160. INSTALLED REPAIR PER AARD 53-10-00-3 CONDITOIN IV AND EOS 80559. (M) - [SDR AALA20030322](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030322), Mar 4, 2003: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. FOUND STATION 255-254 LAVATORY FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN LAVATORY TRACK 2 AND 3 CORRODED TOP SIDE AT NUT PLATE. REMOVED FLOOR SUPPORT STATION 254, MANUFACTURED NEW - [SDR AALA20021485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021485), Oct 16, 2002: STRUT. MALFUNCTIONED. EWR - FLT 1789 - EN ROUTE EWR-MSY, ON DEPARTURE FROM LGA, AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS REMAINED IN GROUND MODE. COULD NOT RETRACT GEAR. RETURNED AND LANDED EWR WITHOUT INCI - [SDR AALA20012091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20012091), Dec 3, 2001: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTNANCE, COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMA - [SDR AALA20000460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000460), Mar 13, 2000: HEATER. FAILED. ORD - FLT 2374 - DURING FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN FORWARD LAVATORY. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER AND NOTICED REDUCTION IN SMELL. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. REP - [SDR AALA991580](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991580), Oct 14, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND SKIN CRACKED ON EDGE OF CUTOUT FOR ANTENNA PLUG AT 380 STATION ON BELLY. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 12. (M) - [SDR AALA991143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991143), Aug 5, 1999: CONNECTOR. DEFECTIVE. LAX - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING IN FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT CONNECTOR AND LIGHT STRIP - [SDR AALA991101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991101), Jul 28, 1999: PANEL. LEAKING. BNA - FLT 712 - EN ROUTE DFW-LGA, FUEL LEAK NOTED FROM INSPECTION PANEL ON UPPER RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT LANDED BNA WITHOUT INCIDENT. RESEALED INSPECTION PANEL ON - [SDR AALA980054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980054), Jan 11, 1998: STRUT. REQ'D SERVICE. PDX - FLT 1092 - AFTER TAKEOFF PDX, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED PDX OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED NLG ST - [SDR AALA960737](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960737), May 6, 1996: COALESCER. DIRTY. ORD - FLT 0333 - AFTER TAKEOFF LGA DURING INITIAL CLIMB-OUT, LIGHT SMOKE AND FUMES NOTED IN CABIN. CONDITION CLEARED WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES WITH NO CREW ACTION ## 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 20001217038119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001217038119I), Dec 17, 2000: Doug DC982 (N459AA), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On December 17, 2000, at 1734 EST, a Douglas DC-9-82, N459AA, flight 689, operated by American airlines, after takeoff, was unable to retract the nose… ## Other aircraft with N459AA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N459AA): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, S/N 427/US, built 2025 --- 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.