# N490SA: Douglas DC9-15, registration cancelled 2006-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC9-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (registry code 3022036)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45798
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2003
- Last registry action: March 21, 2006
- Mode S code: A611A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Capital Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPITAL%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Springfield, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Springfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8555° N, 89.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62707, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N490SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=490SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N490SA-2006-05-04

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 Douglas DC9-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15.md

## Service difficulty reports (9)

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

- [SDR TWAA9901308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9901308), Jan 19, 1999: DOUBLER. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND ONE INCH CRACK IN LT WING IN UPPER WING FUEL TANK ACCESS PLATE DOUBLER NR 1307. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 57-0
- [SDR TWAA9900902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9900902), Jan 12, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT CHECK, FOUND SIX INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 514, 12 IN BELOW OVERWING EXIT OPENING ON LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. REPAIRED CRACK PER ARA
- [SDR TWAA9815101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9815101), Sep 16, 1998: ENGINE. BIRD STRIKE. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, SMELLED INITIAL ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. RESEMBLED BURNING IN OVENS BUT MORE ACRID. LATER DESCRIBED AS CHEMICAL ELECTRICAL SMELL. FLT R
- [SDR TWAA9799004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9799004), Aug 23, 1997: VALVE. FAILED. MCI - FLT 477 - DURING CLIMB, THE NR 2 ENGINE, FUEL HEAT VALVE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION CAUSING HIGH ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. REMOVED AND REP
- [SDR TWAA9616001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9616001), Dec 23, 1996: BYPASS SWITCH. LEAKING. STL - DURING CRUISE, SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE, S/N 3811, DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QTY. FOUND OIL FILTER BYPASS SWITCH, MFG P/N 42D109-1A, LEAKING. REPLACED OIL FILTER BY
- [SDR TWAA9614001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9614001), Nov 17, 1996: LAMP. FAILED. STL - FLT 483 - DURING APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, LANDING GEAR DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. FOUND LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LAMP, MFG PN MS25231-313
- [SDR 96ZZZM1217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1217), Jul 2, 1996: BEAM FITTING. CRACKED. STL - DURING OP-15, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK IN FORWARD LOWER DOOR BEAM FITTING RIVET HOLE. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-00 AND TWA STANDARD PRACTICES. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME 6
- [SDR 96ZZZX2130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2130), Apr 8, 1996: LATCH ASSY. OUT OF ADJUST. STL - FLT 692 - AFTER TAKEOFF FOLLOWING GEAR RETRACTION, THE RT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. ADJUSTED RT MAIN GEAR DOOR LATCH ASSY. PERFORMED GEAR SWING,
- [SDR 96ZZZX646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX646), Dec 10, 1995: COFFEEMAKER. FAILED. CID - FLT 64 - DURING CRUISE, FIRST CLASS COFFEEMAKER EMITTED SMOKE. TURNED OFF COFFEEMAKER AND OPENED CIRCUIT BREAKER. FOUND INTERNAL MALFUNCTION IN COFFEEMAKE

## 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 19910730035609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910730035609I), Jul 30, 1991: Doug DC915 (N490SA), Cedar Rapids, IA. Left outboard brake locked up on taxi out. Passengers bussed to terminal. Brake disk had disintegrated.
- [Incident 19870914037359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870914037359I), Sep 14, 1987: Doug DC915 (N490SA), Cedar Rapids, IA. Lost pressurization. Diverted. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19801109079279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801109079279I), Nov 9, 1980: Doug DC915 (N490SA), St Louis, MO. Za zk flight diverted due to illumination of gear door open light. Doors closed on flyby.

## Other aircraft with N490SA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N490SA): Textron 208B, S/N 208B5925, built 2026

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