# N493AA: 1989 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2024-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2024
- 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: 49731
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 8, 1989
- Certificate issued: May 28, 2020
- Last registry action: January 22, 2023
- Mode S code: A61B3E
- Owner when cancelled: [Frontera Flight Holdings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRONTERA%20FLIGHT%20HOLDINGS%20INC)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N493AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=493AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493AA-2024-11-07

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (68, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA20160606008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160606008), Jun 2, 2016: OIL COOLER. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER WAS DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CRUISE LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE TEMPERATURE INCREASED 
- [SDR AALA20160606007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160606007), Jun 2, 2016: CSD. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER WAS DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CRUISE LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE TEMPERATURE INCREASED 
- [SDR AALA20160602019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160602019), Jun 2, 2016: GENERATOR. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER WAS DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CRUISE LT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE TEMPERATURE INCREASED 
- [SDR AALA20160218007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160218007), Feb 18, 2016: FORMER. CRACKED. LEFT WING LE NR 4 SLAT TRACK, INBD FORMER IS CRACKED. INSTALLED LT WING NR 4 SLAT INBD HINGE ATTACH FITTING. ACFT IN BASE MX.
- [SDR AALA20160104007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160104007), Jan 4, 2016: PERISEAL. LEAKING. TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT CAME ON DURING CLIMB OUT. NO ANTI-ICE WAS ON. A/C SUPPLY SWITCHES TURNED TO HP BLEED OFF. LIGHT WENT OFF. AN EMER WAS DECLARED 
- [SDR AALA20150619011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150619011), Jun 19, 2015: CASTING. CRACKED. LEFT GND SPOILER CASTING CRACKED, FORWARD INBD. R & R CASTING IAW AARD 51-00-05-1 & DWG SRO9570010.
- [SDR AALA20150618003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150618003), Jun 18, 2015: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO DOOR UPPER AFT DOOR STOP FITTING IS CRACKED. R & R FITTING IAW AARD 51-00-5-1 & DWG 5910141.
- [SDR AALA20150416008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150416008), Apr 16, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACKS FOUND IN 3 FASTENER LOCATIONS ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 190 L22L. CUT OUT CRACKS, INSTALLED DOUBLER & FILLER IAW DWG SR09530219 VIEW C.
- [SDR AALA20150412004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150412004), Apr 12, 2015: FORMER. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LE NR 4 SLAT TRACK INBD FORMER CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER & HAT BUSHING IAW WC 57-98-06.
- [SDR AALA20140725005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140725005), Jul 24, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MID CABIN EGRESS LIGHT POWER SUPPLY FAILED TEST AT AB5-3. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20140725004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140725004), Jul 24, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT TAIL COMPARTMENT EMER LIGHT OVER CAT WALK WILL NOT TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-29. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20140212009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140212009), Feb 12, 2014: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND AT FASTENER AT STATION 1309 BETWEEN LONGERON 6 & 7 RT. CUT OUT CRACK, INSTALLED DOUBLER & FILLER IAW SRM 53-04-02 FIGURE 2 SHEET 29.
- [SDR AALA20140214018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140214018), Feb 10, 2014: RIB. CRACKED. LT WING NR 4 SLAT TRACK INBD RIB CRACKED. INSTALLED SHIM & DOUBLER IAW EA MD80-57-033566.
- [SDR AALA20130926013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130926013), Sep 26, 2013: UNKNOWN. FIRE. DURING CLIMB OUT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SMELLED SMOKE. WHEN THEY OPENED 26AB OVERHEAD BIN THEY SAW FLAMES COMING FROM PASSENGER BAG. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY FLIGHT 
- [SDR AALA20130320013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130320013), Mar 20, 2013: GCU. INOPERATIVE. DFW - CREW REPORTED ON DESCENT THE LEFT GENERATOR FAILED AND THE CROSSTIE LOCK-OUT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIR
- [SDR AALA20130106003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130106003), Jan 5, 2013: SENSE LINE. LOOSE. MEX - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMBOUT. ACCOMPLISHED QRH AND LIGHT WENT OUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED MEX LANDED 
- [SDR AALA20121113009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121113009), Nov 13, 2012: CONTROLLER. INOPERATIVE. DFW - CREW REPORTED LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER DURING CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REP
- [SDR AALA20120802007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120802007), Aug 2, 2012: DOUBLER. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR WEB DOUBLER CORRODED AT STATIONS 1212 TO 1218, LONGERON 27 TO 28 RIGHT. INSTALLED WEB REPAIR PER AARD 53-10-00, FIGURE 24.
- [SDR AALA20120731009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120731009), Jul 31, 2012: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. E AND E COMPARTMENT HAS A CRACK IN COCKPIT FLOORBEAM WEBBING AT STATION 101. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-025318.
- [SDR AALA20120728012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120728012), Jul 28, 2012: MEMBRANE. CORRODED. LOWER SURFACE OF CABIN SUBFLOOR CORRODED BELOW G1 GALLEY DRAIN PAN. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20120728011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120728011), Jul 28, 2012: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT CUSP CRACKED AT STATION 843 BELOW HORSE COLLAR. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20120728010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120728010), Jul 28, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 1309 ABOVE LONGERON 7 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-03 FIGURE 3.
- [SDR AALA20120728009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120728009), Jul 28, 2012: SKIN. DAMAGED. DENT WITH GOUGE AT STATION 390 BETWEEN LONGERONS 26 AND 27 LEFT. INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-02 FIGURE 2.
- [SDR AALA20120728008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120728008), Jul 28, 2012: MEMBRANE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SUBFLOOR AT STATION 200 INBOARD OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20120724021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120724021), Jul 24, 2012: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RIGHT CUSP FROM STATIONS 505 TO 507. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20120723011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120723011), Jul 23, 2012: ANGLE. CRACKED. STATION 927, JUST BELOW NUMBER 2 SEAT TRACK HAS VERTICAL ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED VERTICAL ANGLE PER AARD 51-00-05-1.
- [SDR AALA20120720017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120720017), Jul 20, 2012: BRACKET. CRACKED. WEB AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR JAM AT STATION 206, LONGERON 11 LEFT CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRACKET PER AARD 53-10-00-11.
- [SDR AALA20120719013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120719013), Jul 19, 2012: SKIN. DENTED. DEEP SCRATCHES WITH DENT AT STATION 218 LONGERON 7 LEFT. INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-02.
- [SDR AALA20120630001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120630001), Jun 29, 2012: CONTROL VALVE. BROKEN. PHX - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED PHX LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FR
- [SDR AALA20120411002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120411002), Apr 10, 2012: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LEFT AND RIGHT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20120411001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120411001), Apr 10, 2012: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR, FORWARD GALLEY AND FLIGHT DECK EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FWD EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK NORMAL PER 33-53-00-4.
- [SDR AALA20110812DWH01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110812DWH01), Aug 12, 2011: SKIN. DAMAGED. JETBRIDGE PUNCTURED SKIN OF AIRCRAFT ABOVE FORWARD LAVATORY SERVICE DOOR STATION 256. ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER REPAIR EA MD80-53-018509.
- [SDR AALA20110608SAN01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110608SAN01), Jun 8, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. TWO SMALL EMERGENCY LIGHT BULBS IN COCKPIT DO NOT ILLUMINATE WITH EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH ON. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AT STATION 211.
- [SDR AALA20110424TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110424TUL03), Apr 24, 2011: VALVE. INOPERATIVE. TUS - CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE FUEL HEAT INDICATION ON CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED TUS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE.
- [SDR AALA20110302TUL09](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110302TUL09), Mar 2, 2011: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 2 LEFT IS CRACKED ON OUTBOARD FLANGE, AFT OF FRAME 1418. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-02 AND EA MD80-53-015548.
- [SDR AALA2009062200003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009062200003), Jun 22, 2009: CONNECTOR. DEFECTIVE. SFO - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 31D INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONNECTOR AND CONTACTS AT SEAT 31D.
- [SDR AALA200802048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200802048), Aug 9, 2008: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SFO EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD FIRST CLASS CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT SEAT ROW 2 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD FIRST CLASS CABIN. SYSTEM GRO
- [SDR AALA200801240](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801240), May 6, 2008: FUEL CAP. DEPARTED. DAY INFLIGHT T1237/06MAY - CREW REPORTED RIGHT OVERWING FUEL CAP CAME OFF WITH LOSS OF FUEL. REPLACED RIGHT FUEL CAP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20070566](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070566), Mar 27, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. SFO - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERWING EXIT AT SEAT ROW 21 LEFT AND RIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERWING EXIT AT SEAT ROW 21 LEFT
- [SDR AALA20060546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060546), Aug 10, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT AFT OVERWING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT LOCATION B5105 FOR INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT AFT OVERWING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKE
- [SDR AALA20060414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060414), Jun 25, 2006: CONTROL VALVE. INOPERATIVE. DFW - INFLIGHT HAD APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM ALARM. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES ACTIVATED AND USED. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RUBBER BOOT ON SURGE CONTROL VALVE 
- [SDR AALA20060327](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060327), May 22, 2006: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. SFO - EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR LIGHTS FOR BOTH ROW 21 EXIT DOORS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT AFT OVERWING FOR EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR LIGHTS AT BOTH ROW 21 EXI
- [SDR AALA20060126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060126), Feb 26, 2006: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPE
- [SDR AALA20060125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060125), Feb 26, 2006: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEATS 9DEF INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT SEATS 9DEF FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20050088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050088), Feb 6, 2005: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. TUL - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT GALLEY SERVICE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT STATION 1190R FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT GALLEY SERVI
- [SDR AALA20040998](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040998), Sep 25, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DEN - AFT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS AT B528 FOR AFT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20040421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040421), Apr 3, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. MSP - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 29 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 29. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERA
- [SDR AALA20031343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031343), Nov 30, 2003: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. MIA, CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RECHARGED BATTERIES FOR CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. CLOSED
- [SDR AALA20030285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030285), Mar 6, 2003: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE EXIT DOORS ROW A AND B AT 20 DEF INOPERATIVE. CLEANED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
- [SDR AALA20021512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021512), Oct 16, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 1380 BELOW L12R JUST ABOVE SKIN LAP, CRACKED .25 INCH IN 3 PLACES. STOP DRILLED CRACKS AND STOP DRILLED. INSTALLED 

All 68: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493AA-2024-11-07/reports.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96IA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96IA235), Jun 3, 1996: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (N493AA), Childress, TX, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The aircraft's encounter with unforcasted and unreported severe turbulence.

## 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 20130926019409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130926019409I), Sep 26, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (N493AA), Chicago, IL, No damage. On Thursday September 26, 2013 an inspector from the o?hare flight standards office (FSDO) was on telephone standby and received a phone call from the great…

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