# N555AN: 1991 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: 53085 - Year built: 1991 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: March 27, 1991 - Certificate issued: September 3, 2022 - Last registry action: September 2, 2023 - Mode S code: A7120B - 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/N555AN - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555AN - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555AN-2024-11-07 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 (157, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA201808179007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201808179007), Aug 13, 2018: SHIMMY DAMPENER. DEFECTIVE. SEVERE SHUDDER FROM BRAKES AT END OF LANDING ROLL BELOW 80 KTS. AIRCRAFT DID NOT WANT TO STOP WITH NORMAL BRAKING BELOW 60 KTS. SUSPECT BRAKE LOCK UP WITH NORMA - [SDR AALA2018081759031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2018081759031), Aug 13, 2018: BRAKE ASSY. DEFECTIVE. SEVERE SHUDDER FROM BRAKES AT END OF LANDING ROLL BELOW 80 KTS. AIRCRAFT DID NOT WANT TO STOP WITH NORMAL BRAKING BELOW 60 KTS. SUSPECT BRAKE LOCK UP WITH NORMA - [SDR AALA201805019012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201805019012), Apr 27, 2018: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FIRST CLASS CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY B5-100 PER AMM 33-53-00. OPERATIO - [SDR AALA201804029026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201804029026), Mar 23, 2018: ANGLE. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATED IN THE FORMER RING CAP, WEB AND ANGLE ON RIGHT SIDE BETWEEN L1 & L3 WHERE FITTING NR 1 IS ATTACHED IN THE AFT TAIL COMPARTMENT. INSTALLED THE AN - [SDR AALA201804029025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201804029025), Mar 23, 2018: WEB. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATED IN THE FORMER RING CAP, WEB, AND CLIP ON THE RIGHT SIDE BETWEEN L1 & L3 WHERE FITTING NR 1 IS ATTACHED IN THE AFT TAIL COMPARTMENT. INSTALLED TH - [SDR AALA20180323006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20180323006), Mar 23, 2018: CAP. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATED IN THE FORMER RING CAP, WEB, AND CLIP ON RIGHT SIDE BETWEEN L1 & L3 WHERE FITTING NR 1 IS ATTACHED IN THE AFT TAIL COMPARTMENT. INSTALLED A RING - [SDR AALA20180323007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20180323007), Mar 23, 2018: CHANNEL. DEFECTIVE. BS 1388 CANTED FRAME ZEE CHANNEL ATTACHED AT LONGERON 8R HAS A 3/4 INCH CRACK AT THE FORWARD SIDE. INSTALLED A DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-01-00-001. - [SDR AALA20180308003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20180308003), Mar 8, 2018: BRACKET. CRACKED. DURING A BC SERVICE CHECK, FOUND TWO CRACKS VISUALLY IN THE TAIL INTERIOR COMPARTMENT AT BS 1437 TO PRIMARY STRUCTURE. IAW SRM 53-14-04-001, FIGURE 3, SHEET 5, - [SDR AALA201803099007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201803099007), Mar 7, 2018: CHANNEL. CRACKED. IAW SRM 53-14-04-001 FIG 3 (SHEET 5) AT STATION 1388, CANTED FRAME THERE IS A ZEE CHANNEL ATTACHED AT L8 ON THE RIGHT SIDE. HAD A 3/4 INCH CRACK AT FORWARD SIDE - [SDR AALA201803099006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201803099006), Mar 7, 2018: CAP. CRACKED. IAW SRM 53-14-04-001 FIGURE 3 (SHEET 4) AT BS 1437, A CRACK IN THE FORMER RING CAP, WEB AND CLIP ON THE RIGHT SIDE BETWEEN LONGERONS 1 AND 3 WHERE FITTING 1 IS - [SDR AALA201802199012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201802199012), Feb 13, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REMOVED & REPLACED EM BATTERY PACK B5-28 IAW 33-53-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR AALA201802199011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201802199011), Feb 13, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. TAILCONE SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK B5-27 IAW MM 33-53-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR AALA201802199010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201802199010), Feb 13, 2018: LENS. BROKEN. SEAT 28D EMERGENCY LIGHT LENS BROKEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REMOVED & REPLACED THE LENS IAW MM 33-60-98. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR AALA201802199009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201802199009), Feb 13, 2018: LENS. BROKEN. SEAT 23D EMERGENCY LIGHT LENS BROKEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REMOVED & REPLACED THE LENS IAW MM 33-60-98. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR AALA201711239009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201711239009), Nov 20, 2017: FLASHLIGHT. INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT THE REAR DOOR DOES NOT SHOW A FLASHING RED LIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLASHLIGHT ASSEMBLY P - [SDR AALA201710319039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201710319039), Oct 29, 2017: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN BY THE FORWARD OVERWING DOOR IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY ASSEMBLY PER AMM 33-53-00. OPE - [SDR AALA201710209012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201710209012), Oct 19, 2017: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT IN THE AFT TAILCONE FORWARD LOCATION DOES NOT TURN ON OR OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK - [SDR AALA20171011011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20171011011), Oct 11, 2017: TOGGLE. CONTAMINATED. TAILCONE SLIDE LANYARD LATCH TOGGLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS GUMMED UP AND STICKING. CLEANED AND LUBED THE LATCH AND ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFUL SLIDE DEPLOYMENT. REPLA - [SDR AALA20171014004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20171014004), Oct 9, 2017: STIFFENER. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATION ON THE STIFFENER LOWER END AT BS 218, BULKHEAD BETWEEN LONGERONS 23L AND 24L. REPAIRED THE STIFFENER IAW SRM 53-01-00-001, FIGURE 2. - [SDR AALA20171014003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20171014003), Oct 6, 2017: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACKED LONGERON 24L, BS 160. REPAIRED THE LONGERON IAW SRM 53-02-00-001. - [SDR AALA20171014002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20171014002), Oct 6, 2017: LONGERON. CRACKED. AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE. CRACKED LONGERON 25L AT BS 160. REPAIRED THE LONGERON IAW SRM 53-02-00-001. - [SDR AALA20171014001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20171014001), Oct 5, 2017: LONGERON. CRACKED. AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE. CRACKED LONGERON 23L AT BS 200. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW SRM 53-02-00-001. - [SDR AALA20170825004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170825004), Aug 25, 2017: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION ON OUTBOARD LEFT WING FLAP CENTER HINGE FITTING AT THE AFT SPAR LOWER INBOARD BOLT. REMOVED AND REPLACED HINGE FITTING IAW AMM 57-40-01-201. - [SDR AALA20170720003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170720003), Jul 20, 2017: OIL FILTER. CLOGGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. RT ENGINE OIL STRAINER CLOG LIGHT CAME ON DURING APPROACH. MOVED THE RIGHT THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE FLIGHT D - [SDR AALA201707139029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201707139029), Jul 11, 2017: PRESSURE SWITCH. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. LEFT ENGINE INLET FUEL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT FLICKERS CONTINUOUSLY IN FLIGHT WITH FULL MAIN FUEL TANKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LOW FUE - [SDR AALA201707109071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201707109071), Jul 7, 2017: GIRT BAR. DIRTY. L2 DOOR GIRT BAR IS DIFFICULT TO ARM AND DISARM. CLEANED GIRT BAR. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR AALA201706159057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201706159057), Jun 13, 2017: WIRE. DISCONNECTED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON. REPAIRED THE NR 3 WIRE IN THE OVERHEAD BIN 29, BATTERY POWER SUPPLY IAW AMM 20-31-00. OPS CHECK GOOD, OK FOR SERVICE. THE AIRCR - [SDR AALA201706159056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201706159056), Jun 13, 2017: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY AT OVERHEAD BIN 29 IAW AMM 33-60-98-401. OPS CHECKED GOOD, OK FOR SERVICE. THE AIRCRA - [SDR AALA201706159042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201706159042), Jun 13, 2017: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY AT OVERHEAD BIN 13 IAW AMM 33-60-98-401. OPS CHECK GOOD, OK FOR SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT - [SDR AALA201705059032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201705059032), May 3, 2017: ADC. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. DURING DESCENT A RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION WITH LOSS OF BOTH PACKS WAS REPORTED ACCOMPANIED BY WARNINGS FOR AUTO THROTTL - [SDR AALA201703289036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201703289036), Mar 24, 2017: SENSOR. FAULTY. LT PACK CYCLED OFF THEN ON MULTIPLE TIMES DURING T/O. IT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ODOR OF DIRTY SOCKS. DISCHARGE TEMP SENSOR REPLACED ON NON ROUTINE PER 21-31-05. - [SDR AALA201703169012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201703169012), Mar 14, 2017: LANYARD. OUT OF ADJUST. R1 DOOR SLIDE PACK IS LOOSE. INSTALLED THE GIRT BAR LANYARD IAW AMM 25-62-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR AALA20170306012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170306012), Mar 4, 2017: LATCH. DIRTY. L2 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE GIRT BAR IS DIFFICULT TO ARM AND DISARM. REMOVED DEBRIS FROM GIRT BAR LATCH IAW AMM 25-62-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR AALA20170113033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170113033), Jan 11, 2017: PIN. UNSECURE. R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE LANYARD PIN PROTRUDING FROM PACK. SECURED THE PIN IAW AMM 25-62-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. - [SDR AALA20170110017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170110017), Jan 7, 2017: RECEPTACLE. DIRTY. AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED. L2 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION GIRT BAR IS DIFFICULT TO ARM AND DISARM. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED GIRT BAR RECEPTACLE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR AALA20170105004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170105004), Jan 1, 2017: LANYARD. DETACHED. AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED. R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE LANYARD DETACHED FROM SLIDE. SECURED LANYARD IAW AMM 25-62-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR AALA20161117002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161117002), Nov 16, 2016: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ROWS 28 THROUGH 32 FAILED TO TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK B5-107 IAW AMM 33-53-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR AALA20161115007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161115007), Nov 13, 2016: GIRT BAR. DIRTY. AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED. L2 EMERGENCY DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE GIRT BAR DIFFICULT TO ARM/DISARM. CLEANED GIRT BAR IAW AMM 25-62-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR AALA20161110009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161110009), Nov 8, 2016: INDICATOR. STICKING. DURING TAKE OFF ROLL THE NR 1 ENGINE DID NOT ACCELERATE PAST 1018 EPR. TAKE OFF ABORTED AT APPROXIMATELY 25 KNOTS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 EPR - [SDR AALA20161110008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161110008), Nov 8, 2016: COMPUTER. FAULTED. DURING TAKE OFF ROLL THE NR 1 ENGINE DID NOT ACCELERATE PAST 1018 EPR. THE TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED AT APPROXIMATELY 25 KNOTS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE - [SDR AALA20161108011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161108011), Nov 6, 2016: PRBC. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 1.2 EPR WITH RPM INDICATING LOWER THAN RIGHT ENGINE. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT A - [SDR AALA20161107022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161107022), Nov 3, 2016: GIRT BAR. DISCONNECTED. AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED. FORWARD RIGHT GALLEY DOOR GIRT BAR DISCONNECTED FROM EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE PACK. RECONNECTED GIRT BAR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR AALA20160314010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160314010), Mar 14, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN IS CRACKED AT TWO FASTENERS ALONG L22 LT, APPROX STATION 167 & 191. INSTALLED INTERIM DOUBLER REPAIR IAW DWG SRO9530219-7003. ACFT IN BASE MX. - [SDR AALA20160310010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160310010), Mar 10, 2016: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. FOUND MID CARGO DOOR STOP BRACKET CRACKED AT CTR FWD SIDE OF DOOR. R & R DOOR STOP FITTING AT CTR FWD SIDE OF MID CARGO DOOR IAW AARD 51-00-05-1, DWG 4920233 & - [SDR AALA20160128004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160128004), Jan 27, 2016: PORTABLE LIGHT. FAILED. L1 DOOR PORTABLE EMER LIGHT FAILED TO TEST. LOWER LATCH COVER IS ALSO MISSING. REPLACED L1 DOOR PORTABLE EMER LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 33-53-00. TESTED OK. THE AC - [SDR AALA20150704007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150704007), Jul 4, 2015: CONTROL VALVE. FAULTY. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH WARNING ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED MCM 0930 & FOU - [SDR AALA20141110006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141110006), Nov 10, 2014: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. EMERGENCY DECLARED & LANDING UNEVENTFUL. ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB RECEIVED A SLAT OVERSPEED WARNING & DISAGREE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE ACCELERATING THR - [SDR AALA20141028010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141028010), Oct 28, 2014: SUPPORT RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING NR 4 SLAT TRACK INBD RIB CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED NESTED ANGLE REPAIR IAW EA MD80-57-037132. - [SDR AALA20141028008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141028008), Oct 27, 2014: SUPPORT RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING NR 4 SLAT TRACK INBD SUPPORT RIB CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED NESTED ANGLE REPAIR IAW EA MD80-57-037132. - [SDR AALA20141027005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141027005), Oct 27, 2014: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. LEFT CUSP AT STATION 1169 CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION DAMAGE & INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW AARD 53-20-00-16. All 157: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555AN-2024-11-07/reports.md ## Other aircraft with N555AN - [Cancelled 1983-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555AN-1983-04-28): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 317405249. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Citytrust](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITYTRUST), [Bridgeport, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Bridgeport) --- 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.