# N485AA: 1988 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2018-03-01 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 1, 2018 - 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: 49678 - Year built: 1988 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 5, 1989 - Certificate issued: December 20, 2017 - Last registry action: December 20, 2017 - Mode S code: A5FB2D - Owner when cancelled: [Delta Material Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20MATERIAL%20SERVICES%20LLC) - Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 33.6604° N, 84.3865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30354, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N485AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=485AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N485AA-2018-03-01 From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (119, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20160621009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160621009), Jun 20, 2016: THERMOSWITCH. LEAKING. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. DURING CLIMB, THE TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE - [SDR AALA20160621008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160621008), Jun 20, 2016: THERMOSWITCH. LEAKING. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. DURING CLIMB, THE TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE - [SDR AALA20160620010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160620010), Jun 20, 2016: PERISEAL. LEAKING. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL, DURING CLIMB, THE TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE - [SDR AALA20160324008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160324008), Mar 23, 2016: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. CABIN EMER LIGHTS AFT OF OVERWING EXITS ARE INOPERATIVE. R & R EMER LIGHT BATTERIES & POWER SUPPLIES AT AB5-2 & AB5-4. SYS CHECKS NORMAL., S - [SDR AALA20160324007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160324007), Mar 23, 2016: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. CABIN EMER LIGHTS AFT OF OVERWING EXITS ARE INOPERATIVE. R & R EMER LIGHT BATTERIES & POWER SUPPLIES AT AB5-2 & AB5-4. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL - [SDR AALA20160324006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160324006), Mar 23, 2016: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. CABIN EMER LIGHTS AFT OF OVERWING EXITS ARE INOPERATIVE. R & R EMER LIGHT BATTERIES & POWER SUPPLIES AT AB5-2 & AB5-4. SYS CHECKED NORMAL. S - [SDR AALA20160323012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160323012), Mar 23, 2016: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. CABIN EMER LIGHTS AFT OF OVERWING EXITS ARE INOPERATIVE. R & R EMER LIGHT BATTERIES & POWER SUPPLIES AT AB5-2 & AB5-4. SYS CHECKED NORMAL. S - [SDR AALA20151211011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20151211011), Dec 10, 2015: LIGHT. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. FUSELAGE MOUNTED RT OVERWING EMER EVACUATION LIGHT HAS A FASTENER MISSING. FOUND FASTENER & NUTPLATE DAMAGED. R & R LIGHT ASSEMBLY & ALL FAS - [SDR AALA20150513011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150513011), May 13, 2015: COMPUTER. FAULTY. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER NOT DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING TAKEOFF, RECEIVED MULTIPLE AURAL CONFIGURATION & FIRE WARNINGS, ENG FIRE WARN - [SDR AALA20150429013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150429013), Apr 29, 2015: PAN. CORRODED. FORWARD CARGO DOOR PAN BETWEEN STRINGERS 27R & 28R ARE CORRODED FROM STATIONS 370 - 427. R & R DOOR PAN & SPLICE DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-05-00-001, DWG DDK3295 & J0 - [SDR AALA20150428008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150428008), Apr 28, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 1380 & LONGERON 14L. STOPPED DRILLED CRACK & INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-01-00-001. - [SDR AALA20150315004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150315004), Mar 15, 2015: CONTROL PANEL. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CRUISE ALL ELEC POWER WAS LOST TO THE BACK OF THE ACFT MAIN CABIN. R & R THE R2-50 1-5 CIRCUIT BREAKER & GROUND CONTROL BUSS PANEL IAW AMM 24-00-00-601 & - [SDR AALA20150116018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150116018), Jan 16, 2015: UNLOCK CYLINDER. MALFUNCTIONED. FAIL 26 ON BOTH FMA FLIGHT GUIDANCE PANEL WAS DEAD, ALL FOUR WINDOWS. BREAKER C17 DFGC SW A WAS POPPED. ACFT MADE AN EMER LANDING WITH GROSS 132900, IT WAS A SM - [SDR AALA20141224010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141224010), Dec 24, 2014: WIRE. DAMAGED. TAIL COMPARTMENT EMER LIGHT, OVERHEAD CATWALK AREA INOPERATIVE. RE-TERMINATED WIRE. - [SDR AALA20140812002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140812002), Aug 11, 2014: CSD. FAILED. RIGHT ENG DRIVEN GENERATOR FAILED & INITIALLY THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT WOULD NOT START. APU STARTED ON SHORT FINAL. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED & LANDED WITHO - [SDR AALA20131220004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131220004), Dec 20, 2013: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. MSP CREW REPORTED ON CLIMB OUT THE LT ENG ENCOUNTERED MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR STALLS. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED MSP LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOV - [SDR AALA20131211013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131211013), Dec 11, 2013: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. FWD CARGO DOOR AFT SIDE 2ND FROM BOTTOM STOP PAD FITTING IS CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW AARD 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20131217005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131217005), Dec 10, 2013: RIB. CRACKED. LT HAND WING LE RIB JUST INBD OF NR 4 SLAT TRACK CRACKED. REMOVED CRACK & INSTALLED FILLER & DOUBLER IAW EA MD80-57-032837. - [SDR AALA20131217004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131217004), Dec 10, 2013: RIB. CRACKED. RT HAND WING LE RIB JUST INBD OF NR 4 SLAT TRACK CRACKED. REMOVED CRACK & INSTALLED FILLER & DOUBLER IAW EA MD80-57-032837. - [SDR AALA20120705004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120705004), Jul 5, 2012: PLATE. DAMAGED. FUEL TANK PLATE HAD ELONGATED HOLES. ACCOMPLISHED BUSHING REPAIR. - [SDR AALA20120629005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120629005), Jun 29, 2012: SKIN. DAMAGED. FUSELAGE DENTED AFT OF STATION 218 BELOW LONGERON 18 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-05 FIGURE 5. - [SDR AALA20120623007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120623007), Jun 23, 2012: MEMBRANE. DAMAGED. SUBFLOOR AT STATION 196 LEFT BUTTLINE 20 DAMAGED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20120623012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120623012), Jun 23, 2012: CUSP WEB. DAMAGED. ELONGATED FASTENER HOLES IN CUSP UNDER HORSE COLLAR DOUBLER, STATION 886 LEFT. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND HORSESHOE DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20120623011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120623011), Jun 23, 2012: CUSP WEB. DAMAGED. ELONGATED FASTENER HOLE IN CUSP UNDER HORSE COLLAR DOUBLER, STATION 905 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20120623010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120623010), Jun 23, 2012: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 3 LEFT CRACKED AT FRAME 160. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON 3 LEFT AND PRE-EXISTING SPLICE DOUBLER FROM STATIONS 148 TO 178 PER SRM 53-02-00 FIGURE 18 AND E.A. - [SDR AALA20120623009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120623009), Jun 23, 2012: CUSP WEB. DAMAGED. ELONGATED FASTENER HOLES IN CUSP UNDER HORSE COLLAR DOUBLER, STATION 864 RIGHT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20120623006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120623006), Jun 23, 2012: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. LEFT CUSP HAS CORROSION FROM STATIONS 788 TO 845. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW CUSP SECTIONS FROM STATION 788 TO 845 PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20120623005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120623005), Jun 23, 2012: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT CUSP CRACKED AT STATION 886 BELOW HORSE COLLAR. REPLACED CUSP PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20120623004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120623004), Jun 23, 2012: CUSP WEB. DAMAGED. TOOLING MARKS ON RIGHT CUSP STATION 905 BELOW HORSE COLLAR. REPAIRED PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20120623003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120623003), Jun 23, 2012: COLLAR. DAMAGED. LEFT CUSP COLLAR STATION 807 HAS ELONGATED HOLES. INSTALLED NEW LEFT STATION 807 CUSP COLLAR DOUBLER PER AARD 51-00-05-1 AND BOEING DRAWING 9910151. - [SDR AALA20120622018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120622018), Jun 22, 2012: TEE FITTING. DAMAGED. LEFT CUSP TEE, HORIZONTAL FLANGE, HAS ELONGATED HOLES FROM STATIONS 807 TO 815. INSTALLED NEW CUSP TEE PER AARD 51-00-05-1 AND BOEING DRAWING 9910151 CONFIG -50 - [SDR AALA20120621019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120621019), Jun 21, 2012: ANGLE. CRACKED. FORWARD ENTRY DOOR, ANGLE IN BAYONET CUTOUT NEXT TO DOOR STOP NUMBER 42 CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW ANGLE IN BAYONET CUTOUT PER ESO 80172 AND EA COMP-52-024532 - [SDR AALA20120621018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120621018), Jun 21, 2012: CUSP WEB. DAMAGED. RIGHT CUSP SHEET HAS FIGURE 8 HOLES AT NUMBER 5 SEAT TRACK SPLICE AT STATION 247. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20120621015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120621015), Jun 21, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE STATIC BURN IN SKIN AT STATION 1202 AT LONGERON 3 RIGHT CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-02 FIGURE 2. - [SDR AALA20120621012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120621012), Jun 21, 2012: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CRACK IN RIGHT CUSP, BETWEEN STATIONS 1287 TO 1309. REPLACED RIGHT CUSP SHEET FROM STATIONS 1250 TO 1309 PER AARD 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20120621010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120621010), Jun 21, 2012: BEAM. CRACKED. FORWARD ENTRY DOOR HAS CRACK ON NUMBER 6 BEAM AT AFT END, ABOVE HOLD OPEN HOOK SHROUD. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER EA 52-024455 AND ESO 801172. - [SDR AALA20120620021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120620021), Jun 20, 2012: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. LEFT CUSP CORRODED BELOW GIRT BAR LATCH MOUNT BRACKET AT STATION 1165. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20120620017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120620017), Jun 20, 2012: STIFFENER. CRACKED. CENTER VERTICLE STIFFENER IS CRACKED AT TOP ABOVE VAULT DOOR. INSTALLED NEW VERTICAL STIFFENER PER AARD 51-10-00-5. - [SDR AALA20120622007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120622007), Jun 19, 2012: PLATE. CORRODED. VERTICAL STABILIZER SUPPORT PLATE D HAS CORROSION PITTING IN BORE. INSTALLED NEW PLATE ON PATTERN CARD 55-94-05. - [SDR AALA20120622006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120622006), Jun 19, 2012: PLATE. CORRODED. VERTICAL STABILIZER SUPPORT PLATE C HAS CORROSION PITTING IN BORE. INSTALLED NEW PLATE ON PATTERN CARD 55-94-05. - [SDR AALA20120622005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120622005), Jun 19, 2012: PLATE. CORRODED. VERTICAL STABILIZER SUPPORT PLATE B HAS CORROSION PITTING IN BORE. INSTALLED NEW PLATE ON PATTERN CARD 55-94-05. - [SDR AALA20120622004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120622004), Jun 19, 2012: PLATE. CORRODED. VERTICAL STABILIZER SUPPORT PLATE A HAS CORROSION PITTING IN BORE. INSTALLED NEW PLATE ON PER PATTERN CARD 55-94-05. - [SDR AALA20120618012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120618012), Jun 18, 2012: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CRACK IN CUSP UNDER HORSE COLLAR DOUBLER AT STATION 845 RIGHT. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND COLLAR PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20120617008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120617008), Jun 17, 2012: WEB. CORRODED. WEB CORRODED BELOW THE G1 DRAIN PAN. INSTALLED DOUBLER UNDER G-1 GALLEY DRAIN PAN PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20110715DFW03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110715DFW03), Jul 15, 2011: CONTROL VALVE. LEAKING. DFW - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT WARNING ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURES AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RE - [SDR AALA20110119TUL11](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110119TUL11), Jan 19, 2011: FITTING. CRACKED. RIGHT WING GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR CASTING CRACKED IN RADIUS ABOVE FOWARD ACTUATOR ATTACH BOLT ON INBOARD SIDE. INSTALLED NEW SPOILER FITTING (CASTING) PER SRM - [SDR AALA20110119TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110119TUL07), Jan 19, 2011: PAN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LOWER LEG OF FOWARD CARGO DOOR PAN STATIONS 389 TO 408. INSTALLED STRAP PER EA MD80-53-014923. - [SDR AALA20110119TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110119TUL02), Jan 19, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. STATION 1474 CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN, RIGHT SIDE, AFT OF ELEVATOR ACCUMULATOR ACCESS DOOR. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-30-00-02 AND SRM - [SDR AALA20101206TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101206TUL02), Dec 5, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FORWARD CABIN AND COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACKS AT ROW 20. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20101206LGA03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101206LGA03), Dec 5, 2010: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. FORWARD CABIN AND COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER AT ROW 20. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. All 119: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N485AA-2018-03-01/reports.md ## Other aircraft with N485AA - [Cancelled 2024-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N485AA-2024-09-03): Compagnie Daher TBM 700, S/N 1485. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Airtrade Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRTRADE%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale) --- 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.