# N501ME: 1968 Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 2004-06-03 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 3, 2004 - Exported to: South Africa - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 3022066) - 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: 47132 - Year built: 1968 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: March 31, 1989 - Certificate issued: September 2, 1988 - Last registry action: August 20, 2003 - Mode S code: A63EBF - Owner when cancelled: [Midwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 42.9751° N, 87.8989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53207, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501ME - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501ME - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501ME-2004-06-03 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 DC-9-32: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32.md ## Service difficulty reports (266, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR MWEA040024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040024), Mar 12, 2004: ENGINE. VIBRATION. LEFT ENGINE VIBRATION. COMPLIED WITH VIBRATON TEST, INLET HAS A VIBRATION OF 1.0 MILS, TEST 1 VIBRATION CHECKED OK FOR SERVICE. - [SDR MWEA040018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040018), Feb 19, 2004: SMOKE DETECTOR. FALSE INDICATION. LEFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. INSPECTED LAVATORY COMPARTMENT, LIGHTING SOCKETS, LAVATORY TIMER, WATER HEATER, TRASH COMPARTMENT AND CYCLED LAVATORY MOT - [SDR MWEA030500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030500), Dec 31, 2003: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. LOWER LT VENTRAL DOOR CORNER WEB IS CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLERS TO BOTH LOWER DOOR CORNERS OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. - [SDR MWEA030305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030305), Aug 7, 2003: TRANSCEIVER. INOPERATIVE. UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON NUMBER ONE COMMUNICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER ONE COMMUNICATION TRANCEIVER. - [SDR MWEA030198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030198), Apr 30, 2003: HEATER. INOPERATIVE. AUX PITOT HEAT SHOWS NO AMPS AND PITOT STALL HEATER ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT CAME ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED AUX PITOT TUBE. - [SDR MWEA030174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030174), Apr 11, 2003: SMOKE DETECTOR. DEFECTIVE. RIGHT LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM WENT OFF DURING PUSHBACK. INSPECTED AFT ACCESSARY AND APU COMPARTMENT FOR EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE, NONE FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT - [SDR MWEA030137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030137), Mar 21, 2003: STALL WARNING. FAILED. STALL INDICATING FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 STALL WARNING COMPUTER. - [SDR MWEA020719](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020719), Nov 22, 2002: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. AFTER LEFT ENGINE START LEFT AIRFOIL ICE PROTECTION TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED ELECTRONIC THERMAL SWITCH CONTROL. - [SDR MWEA020603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020603), Sep 25, 2002: LATCH. BROKEN. LAV SERVICE DOOR TOP AFT LATCH SURFACE BROKEN (AIRCRAFT SIDE). -- TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE TO DOUBLER, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020411), Jun 17, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT LONGERON 2 RIGHT HAS A CRACK AT STATION 1076. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA020410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020410), Jun 17, 2002: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. A .5 INCH CRACK IN RIGHT SIDE VERTICAL TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE AT STATION 1130, APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT FORWARD OF RUDDER TORQUE TUBE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SP - [SDR MWEA020409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020409), Jun 17, 2002: FRAME. CORRODED. FORWARD PIT MODERATE CORROSION AT LONGERON 30 ON LOWER FLANGE OF FRAME 446. FABRICATED, INSTALLED NEW FRAME SECTION AND SPLICES. - [SDR MWEA020406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020406), Jun 17, 2002: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT BULKHEAD FRAME STATION 1038 SHEAR TIE IS CRACKED JUST ABOVE LONGERON 18 LEFT. -- REMOVED SHEAR TIE SEGMENT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED S - [SDR MWEA020405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020405), Jun 17, 2002: FRAME. CANTED FRAME STATION 1132 FRAME IS CRACKED AND CORRODED APPROXAMITLY 8 INCHES RIGHT OF UPPER FUSELAGE CENTERLINE. -- REMOVED DAMAGE FRAME SECTION. FABRICATED FI - [SDR MWEA020413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020413), Jun 17, 2002: SHEAR TIE. DAMAGED. FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FRAME STATION 446 SHEAR TIE HAS NUMEROUS ELONGATED FASTENER HOLES LOCATED BETWEEN LONGERON 28 LEFT AND 26 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTAL - [SDR MWEA020412](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020412), Jun 17, 2002: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT FRAME STATION 1019. DOUBLER HAS A CRACK LOCATED BELOW LONGERON 14 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FORMER. - [SDR MWEA020408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020408), Jun 17, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT LONGERON 2 LEFT AND HAS A CRACK AT STATION 1076. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION 2 LEFT, FABRICATED, INSTALLED LONGERON. INSTALLED REPAIR SPLI - [SDR MWEA020416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020416), Jun 17, 2002: LONGERON. DENTED. AT STATION 484 LONGERON 19 RIGHT HAS A DENT BEYOND LIMITS PER SRM 53-04. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020415](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020415), Jun 17, 2002: DOUBLER. CORRODED. FUSELAGE INTERNAL SKIN DOUBLER SHOWS SIGNS OF EXFOLIATION CORROSION AT STATION 996 - 1019. REMOVED INTERNAL DOUBLER AND SKIN. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED INTERNAL - [SDR MWEA020414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020414), Jun 17, 2002: PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LEFT LOWER DIAMOND PANEL FORWARD OF MAIN LANDING GEAR. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER. - [SDR MWEA020391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020391), Jun 4, 2002: STRINGER CLIP. CORRODED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT LONGERON 22 CLIP RIGHT HAS LIGHT CORROSION, LOCATED JUST FORWARD OF CANTED FRAME STATION 1121. REMOVED AND REPLACED END FITTING. - [SDR MWEA020403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020403), Jun 4, 2002: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FRAME STATION 870 HAS LIGHT CORROSION AROUND LONGERON 30 ATTACH BOLTS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF FRAME AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS. - [SDR MWEA020402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020402), Jun 4, 2002: FRAME. CORRODED. LIGHT CORROSION ON AFT FACE OF FORWARD FRAME 237 FROM LONGERON 29 LEFT TO 26 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS. - [SDR MWEA020401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020401), Jun 4, 2002: FRAME. CORRODED. MODERATE CORROSION ON AFT FACE OF FORWARD FRAME 332 AT LONGERON 30, 29, & 28 RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME SECTION REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA020400](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020400), Jun 4, 2002: SKIN. CORRODED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT SKIN HAS HEAVY CORROSION ON SKIN AT STATION 1009 BETWEEN LONGERON 18 AND 19 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, FAIRING PLATE, AN - [SDR MWEA020399](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020399), Jun 4, 2002: WEB. TORN. WEB BELOW LEFT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR HAS A LARGE HOLE/TEAR IN IT. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED WEB. - [SDR MWEA020398](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020398), Jun 4, 2002: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT FRAME STATION 1059 SHEAR TIE IS CRACKED BELOW LONGERON 15 RIGHT. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SHEAR TIE. - [SDR MWEA020397](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020397), Jun 4, 2002: LONGERON. DENTED. A SERIES OF SMALL DENTS BETWEEN STATION 851-889, LONGERONS 24 & 25 RIGHT. (REFERENCE CO #6277) -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020396](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020396), Jun 4, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CHAFED. AFT RIGHT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR JAMB IS CHAFED AT UPPER LATCH ASSY. LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020395), Jun 4, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CHAFED. RIGHT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR JAMB IS CHAFED AT THE TOP LATCH. LOCATED, DRILLED, AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020394), Jun 4, 2002: LONGERON. CORRODED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT LONGERON 19 LEFT HAS AREAS OF LIGHT CORROSION UNDER FLANGES ON TOP AND BOTTOM SIDE FROM STATION 1080 TO CANTED FRAME 1121. MANUFACTURE - [SDR MWEA020393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020393), Jun 4, 2002: LONGERON. CORRODED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT LONGERON 21 LEFT HAS LIGHT CORROSION UNDER BOTTOM FLANGE AT STATION 1080. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTION. - [SDR MWEA020392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020392), Jun 4, 2002: SKIN. CORRODED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, SKIN BELOW LONGERON 18 LEFT STATION 1086 TO CANTED FRAME 1121 HAS CORROSION ON INNER SURFACE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SKIN. - [SDR MWEA020390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020390), Jun 4, 2002: FITTING. WORN. #5 SLAT INBOARD SADDLE FITTING BUSHINGS WORN. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED RIB. - [SDR MWEA020389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020389), Jun 4, 2002: WEB. PUNCTURED. COCKPIT SUBFLOOR AT STATION 134 APPROXIMATELY 24 INCHES RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT CENTERLINE IS PUNCTURED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020388), Jun 4, 2002: DOUBLER. CHAFED. FORWARD PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE CHAFING ON DOUBLER AROUND HANDLE CUTOUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020387), Jun 4, 2002: LONGERON. CORRODED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT LONGERON 15 LEFT HAS LIGHT CORROSION UNDER TOP FLANGE AT STATION 1076. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTION AND SPLICE. - [SDR MWEA020383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020383), May 24, 2002: RETAINER. CRACKED. RIGHT WINDOW RETAINER HAS A CRACK INDICATION IN THE TITANIUM DOUBLER. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020382](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020382), May 24, 2002: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. RIGHT FLAP #3 TRAILING EDGE PANEL UPPER INBOARD ATTACH FITTING CRACKED. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING. - [SDR MWEA020381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020381), May 24, 2002: SKIN. DAMAGED. LEFT SIDE OF RUDDER 5 INCHES AFT OF FORWARD SPAR BETWEEN ZR 117 AND ZR 113 HAS CREASE 2.5 INCHES LONG. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020380), May 24, 2002: PRESSURE PANEL. GOUGED. CENTER WING FORWARD LOWER BULKHEAD WEB HAS 1 VERY DEEP GOUGE ON FORWARD SURFACE AT STATION 606 & LONGERON 25 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020370), May 21, 2002: PAN. CRACKED. AFT CARGO DOOR INNER PAN CRACKED AT AFT LOCKING CAM. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020375), May 21, 2002: FITTING. CRACKED. CENTER WING FORWARD LOWER BULKHEAD FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 606 AND LONGERON 24 LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING. - [SDR MWEA020369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020369), May 21, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 17 RIGHT IS CRACKED UNDER FRAME 484. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SECTION AND REPAIR SPLICE. - [SDR MWEA020368](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020368), May 21, 2002: PAN. CHAFED. AFT CARGO DOOR INNER PAN HAS A DEEP CHAFE NEXT TO AFT LOCK CAM. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020367](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020367), May 21, 2002: FITTING. CRACKED. CENTER WING FORWARD LOWER BULKHEAD FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 606 AND LONGERON 24 RIGHT. -- REMOVED AND INSTALLED FITTING. - [SDR MWEA020365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020365), May 21, 2002: WEB. CRACKED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT BULKHEAD WEB AT FRAME STATION 1038 IS CRACKED AT LIGHTNING HOLE AT LONGERON 12 LEFT. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA020224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020224), Apr 8, 2002: SKIN. CORRODED. LEFT FLAP LOWER SKIN HAS A SMALL AREA OF CORROSION ABOUT 20 INCHES OUTBOARD OF INBOARD FLAP HINGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR SKIN AND DOUBLERS. - [SDR MWEA011460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011460), Nov 22, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT HAND WEB IN AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT HAS A CRACK EXTENDING FROM LIGHTENING HOLE JUST OF STRINGER 11 AT STATION 1038. INSTALLED DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH - [SDR MWEA011361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011361), Sep 27, 2001: DOUBLER. DENTED. SKIN DENTED AT STATION 330, LONGERON 26 APPROXIMATELY 1 1/4 INCH BY .046 DEEP RIGHT HAND SIDE. -- REMOVED DAMAGE, INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER AND FLUSH PLUG. All 266: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501ME-2004-06-03/reports.md ## Other aircraft with N501ME - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501ME): Thurston TSC-1A, S/N 11 --- 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.