# N478AC: 1981 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2013-03-21 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 21, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice - 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-17 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (registry code 52049) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 48063 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 28, 1981 - Certificate issued: July 31, 1998 - Last registry action: November 20, 2007 - Mode S code: A5DED5 - Owner when cancelled: [Continental Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 29.7568° N, 95.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77002, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478AC - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=478AC - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478AC-2013-03-21 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 (28) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR CALA0001586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0001586), Oct 12, 2000: HARNESS. BURNED. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU FEEDER CABLES BURNT AT TERMINAL BLOCK S3-23 STA 148 WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING PLACARD ON APU. TWO SECTIONS OF APU FEEDER CABLE WIRE WERE SPLIC - [SDR CALA0001005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0001005), Jul 3, 2000: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE BATTERIES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-53 - [SDR CALA0000594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0000594), May 3, 2000: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROWS 9 - 14 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER B5-32 PER MAINTENACE MANUAL 33-53-00 PAGE 501. - [SDR CALA9900876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900876), Jul 27, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1 CRACK IN L-1 DOOR LOWER HINGE FITTING. A NEW FITTING WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-4. - [SDR CALA9900856](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900856), Jul 23, 1999: SUPPORT. DAMAGED. INSPECTION FOUND ELONGATED BOLT HOLES IN FORWARD BAGGAGE BIN FLOORBOARD SUPPORT BEAM AT STA 465 FROM STRINGER 227R TO 27L. THE FLOORBOARD SUPPORT BEAM AND FASTE - [SDR CALA9900855](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900855), Jul 21, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1.25 INCH CRACK IN SKIN AT FASTENER HOLE OF STA 200-207, LONGERON 15L. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW EA PD80-53-006. - [SDR CALA9900854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900854), Jul 21, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. INSPECTION FOUND RT O/B FLAP PANEL O/B LOWER SURFACE DENTED WITH A BULGE ON O/B END. A DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-2 AND 51-10-3. - [SDR CALA9900812](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900812), Jul 8, 1999: SKIN. DELAMINATED. INSPECTION FOUND RUDDER TRIM TAB DELAMINATED ON TRAILING EDGE AT AFT TOP CORNER AND BOTTOM CORNER. THE RUDDER TAB WAS REMOVED, REPAIRED, AND REINSTALLED IAW MM - [SDR CALA9900811](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900811), Jul 8, 1999: TRACK. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND AFT CARGO TIE DOWN TRACK CORRODED AT STA 1007-1155. THE TIE DOWN TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1. - [SDR CALA9900810](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900810), Jul 8, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND THE RT LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF NOSE GEAR CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH. REMOVED AND INSTALLED LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN IAW SRM 53-05. - [SDR CALA9900853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900853), Jun 28, 1999: SKIN. GOUGED. INSPECTION FOUND A GOUGE IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT L-1 DOOR AFT CUTOUT. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIGURE 26A. - [SDR CALA9800990](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9800990), Jun 7, 1998: AIR SEAL. WORN. THE NR 1 ENGINE FAILED ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD BANG DURING CLIMB-OUT OF EWR AT 10,000 FEET. THE CREW SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHE - [SDR CALA9800723](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9800723), Apr 29, 1998: B-NUT. LOOSE. WHEN HYDRAULICS WERE SWITCHED TO LOW DURING CLIMBOUT. THE LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. THE LEFT SWITCHES WERE TURNED TO OFF AND THE - [SDR CALA9701237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701237), Aug 24, 1997: BLADE. FAILED. THE NR 1 ENGINE GAVE OFF A LOUD BANG AND QUIT DURING CLIMBOUT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND RE - [SDR CALA9700790](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700790), May 15, 1997: FITTING. BROKEN. INSPECTION FOUND THE RT WING LEADING EDGE NR 3 SLAT OUTBOARD TRACK ATTACH FITTING BROKEN. A NEW FITTING WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-00. - [SDR CALA9700792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700792), May 7, 1997: LONGERON. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND LONGERON 22L CORRODED JUST AFT OF FUSELAGE STA 1287 BELOW AFT NOZZLE VALVE. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-02. - [SDR CALA9700794](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700794), May 6, 1997: SKIN. DENTED. INSPECTION FOUND LT FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED IN TWO AREAS JUST AFT OF MAIN CABIN DOOR AT STA 218 AND 237. A DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5330-01535 - [SDR CALA9700793](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700793), May 6, 1997: SKIN. DENTED. INSPECTION FOUND LT FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT STA 320, LONGERON 21. A DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, PAGE 39. - [SDR CALA9700791](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700791), May 5, 1997: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK IN LT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE NOSE RIB TWENTY INCHES OUTBOARD OF NR 2 SLAT TRACK (XRS 30) AND A .75 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND FOURT - [SDR CALA9601857](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601857), Dec 19, 1996: WIRE. FAILED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR CENTER FUEL TANK AFT BOOST PUMP POPPED AND ALL FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES WENT BLANK AT TAKEOFF. BOTH A AND B CHANNELS WERE BLANK. THE CIRCUIT - [SDR CALA9601557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601557), Nov 4, 1996: APU. LEAKING OIL. SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN THE AFT AND FORWARD SECTION OF CABIN DURING INITIAL CLIMB OUT OF IAH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. M - [SDR CALA9601543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601543), Nov 1, 1996: APU. OVERSERVICED. SMOKE AND ODOR ENTERED THE CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. BOTH THE SMOKE AND ODOR DISAPPEARED AFTER PULLING THE RECIRCULATING FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER. MAINTENANCE FOU - [SDR CAL951048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951048), Nov 17, 1995: STRUT. LOW PRESSURE. FLT NR 0289 - CLE - THE NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION LEAVING CLE. CYCLING THE GEAR DID NOT HELP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETUR - [SDR CAL950823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950823), Sep 17, 1995: LIMIT SWITCH. LOOSE. FLT NR 0392 - PBI - ALL THREE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH NO CHANGE, BUT THE RED GEAR LI - [SDR CAL950602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950602), Jul 18, 1995: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. FLT NR 0603 - CLE - ALL LANDING GEAR RED LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF WITH THE GEAR HANDLE UP. WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR RETURN TO CLE, ALL IN - [SDR CAL950476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950476), Jun 12, 1995: O-RING. LEAKING. FLT NR 0436 - IAH - THE RT THRUST REVERSER ACCUMULATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE AT CRUISE EN ROUTE FROM LAX TO SAT. THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER PULLING CIRCUIT - [SDR CAL950445`](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950445%60), Apr 28, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN THE RADIUS OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE AT FS 1474. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED. A REPAIR WAS FABRICA - [SDR CAL950293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950293), Apr 18, 1995: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. FLT 182 - IAH - INSPECTION FOUND THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AFT OF ROW 26 INOPERATIVE. THE BATTERY PACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. (W) ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 19930722041479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722041479I), Jul 22, 1993: Doug DC982 (N478AC), Cleveland, OH. Oil pressure problem and sparks coming from NR1 engine on climb. Returned. Landed safely. - [Incident 19920923043879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920923043879I), Sep 23, 1992: Doug DC982 (N478AC), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Several problems in electical distribution system. Switched to emergency power. Smoke stopped. Landed safely. - [Incident 19820804043159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820804043159I), Aug 4, 1982: Doug DC980 (N478AC), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Pilot struck a parked aircraft while taxiing from gate. Pilot did not follow marshaller signal. Taxi lines repainted ## Other aircraft with N478AC - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478AC): Textron 182T, S/N 18283272, built 2024 --- 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.