# N578AA: 1991 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2018-02-14 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 14, 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: 53155 - Year built: 1991 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 6, 1991 - Certificate issued: September 11, 2012 - Last registry action: July 30, 2015 - Mode S code: A76C22 - Owner when cancelled: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N578AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=578AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578AA-2018-02-14 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 (84, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20141123007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141123007), Nov 20, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 23 TO 26. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT ROW 25. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-53-00. - [SDR AALA20141123006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141123006), Nov 20, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. TAIL CONE EMER LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AFT LT LAVATORY. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-53-00-501. - [SDR AALA20141123005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141123005), Nov 20, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT ROW 30. LT SIDE IS INOPERATIVE, RELAMPED EMER CEILING LIGHT ROW 30. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-53-00-501. - [SDR AALA20141123004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141123004), Nov 20, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING AT ROW 18 IS INOPERATIVE. R & R LAMP IN EMER PATH LIGHT AT ROW 18 IAW AMM 33-53-00-501. SYS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR AALA20141123003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141123003), Nov 20, 2014: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT ROW 9 LT IS INOPERATIVE. R & R LAMP IN EMER CEILING LIGHT ROW 9 IAW MM 33-53-00-501. SYS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20140817017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140817017), Aug 17, 2014: TIRE. SEPARATED. ON TAKEOFF THE LT MLG TIRE TREAD SEPARATED & DENTED THE LT INBD FLAP, SPLASH GUARD & WAS INGESTED INTO THE LT ENG. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED & LANDED WITHOU - [SDR AALA20140303001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140303001), Mar 3, 2014: VALVE. DEFECTIVE. DFW CREW REPORTED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION DURING RETRACTION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPL - [SDR AALA20140128005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140128005), Jan 28, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND IN FASTENER ROW LT SIDE OF VERTICAL STABILIZER FWD OF INTAKE. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-01-00 FIGURE 2 SHEET 2. - [SDR AALA20140128003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140128003), Jan 28, 2014: CUP. CRACKED. GUST LOCK CUP CRACKED INSIDE AFT SERVICE DOOR. REPLACED WITH NEW GUST LOCK CUP IAW AARD 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20140127006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140127006), Jan 27, 2014: CASTING. CRACKED. RT WING INBD NR 4 SLAT TRACK CASTING CRACKED AT LUG. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER & WASHER IAW EA MD80-57-033310. - [SDR AALA20140127005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140127005), Jan 27, 2014: CASTING. CRACKED. LT WING INBD NR 4 SLAT TRACK CASTING CRACKED AT LUG. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER & WASHER IAW EA MD80-57-033310. - [SDR AALA20140127003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140127003), Jan 27, 2014: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CABIN FLOOR INTERCOSTAL CRACKED FROM STATIONS 1287 TO 1309 & LBL 0. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20140129008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140129008), Jan 23, 2014: SPAR CAP. DAMAGED. 6 HOLES WERE ELONGATED IN THE LT VERTICAL STABILIZER SPAR CAP AT STATION ZFS 52.267. REPARIRED IAW BOEING DRAWING SG 09550005. - [SDR AALA20130831005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130831005), Aug 30, 2013: SIGN. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ABOVE LT NR 1 SERVICE DOOR FOUND BROKEN. REPLACE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ABOVE LT NR 1 SERVICE DOOR. OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20130318005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130318005), Mar 18, 2013: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW 20 FORWARD INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD OVERWING BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20121011003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121011003), Oct 10, 2012: BATTERY PACK. NOT SEATED. TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE CATWALK INOPERATIVE. RESEATED AFT EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20121011002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121011002), Oct 10, 2012: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 28 TO 30 INOPERATIVE. RESET MID EMERGENCY BATTERY. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20120726002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120726002), Jul 26, 2012: HINGE. CRACKED. RIGHT WING PANEL 1603A BUTE DOOR FORWARD HINGE HAS A 1/2 INCH CRACK LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET INBOARD OF THE 4TH FLAP HINGE FAIRING. INSTALLED MIDDLE HINGE A - [SDR AALA20120726001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120726001), Jul 26, 2012: HINGE. CRACKED. LEFT WING PANEL 1503A BUTE DOOR FORWARD HINGE HAS A 1/2 INCH CRACK LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET INBOARD OF THE 4TH FLAP HINGE FAIRING AND PANEL 1502C BUTE DOOR - [SDR AALA20120724001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120724001), Jul 24, 2012: CASTING. CRACKED. GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR FITTING ON LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE IS CRACKED ON THE INBOARD FORWARD CORNER. REPLACED CASTING PER AARD 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20110222TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110222TUL01), Feb 22, 2011: WEB. CORRODED. HEAVY CABIN CORROSION ON SUBFLOOR, APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES INBOARD OF FORWARD SERVICE THRESHOLD ATTACH CHANNEL, STATIONS 180 TO 190. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND - [SDR AALA20110219TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110219TUL01), Feb 19, 2011: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. STATION 220, CRACK IN RIGHT CUSP BELOW NUMBER 6 SEAT TRACK. STATION 218, CRACK IN RIGHT CUSP OUTBOARD OF NUMBER 5 SEAT TRACK. REMOVED CRACKED CUSP SHEET AND INS - [SDR AALA20110218TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110218TUL06), Feb 18, 2011: FITTING. DAMAGED. MIS-DRILLED HOLE RIGHT BUTTLINE 59 AND RIGHT STATION 229. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-015353. - [SDR AALA20110218TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110218TUL04), Feb 18, 2011: PAN. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND AT AFT LAV PAN. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-04 FIGURE 38. - [SDR AALA20110218TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110218TUL01), Feb 18, 2011: PLATE. CORRODED. STATION 1174 LONGERON 28 RIGHT, AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT, PLATE ON WEB HAS CORROSION. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE PLATE PER AARD 51-10-00-5 AND EA MD 80-51-015302. - [SDR AALA20110217TUL22](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110217TUL22), Feb 17, 2011: FLOORBEAM. DAMAGED. MISDRILLED HOLE STATION 200 RIGHT BUTTLINE 56 ON FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED FLOORBEAM REPAIR STRAP STATION 200 RIGHT BUTTLINE 56 PER EA MD80-53-015352. - [SDR AALA20110216TUL08](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110216TUL08), Feb 16, 2011: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. AFT CARGO HAS A CRACK IN INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN CEILING BEAMS AT BUTTLINE 0 BETWEEN STATIONS 1287 TO 1309. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN CEILING BEAMS AT STATIONS - [SDR AALA20110216TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110216TUL01), Feb 16, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. NOSE LANDING GEAR-LEFT AFT DOOR-AFT HINGE CUTOUT IS CRACKED. ROUTED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 62. - [SDR AALA20110215TUL14](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110215TUL14), Feb 15, 2011: SHELF. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT TOP SHELF INBOARD END HAS CORROSION FORWARD STATION 1212. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED SHELF PER AARD 51-10-00-5. - [SDR AALA20110215TUL13](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110215TUL13), Feb 15, 2011: SHELF. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT TOP SHELF INBOARD END HAS CORROSION AFT STATION 1155. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR CUTOUT FORWARD SHELF PER AARD 51-10-00-5. - [SDR AALA20110215TUL12](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110215TUL12), Feb 15, 2011: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. RIGHT FUSELAGE CUSP SHEET CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS STATIONS 1250 TO 1308. REMOVED DAMAGED CUSP AND INSTALLED NEW PER AARD 51-10-00-5. - [SDR AALA20110212TUL08](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110212TUL08), Feb 12, 2011: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SUBFLOOR AT STATIONS 206 TO 218 AT FORWARD END OF NUMBER 6 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20110212TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110212TUL05), Feb 12, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. NOSE LANDING GEAR AFT GEAR DOOR HINGE CUTOUT IS CRACKED RIGHT SIDE. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-05-00 FIG 62. - [SDR AALA20110210TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110210TUL07), Feb 10, 2011: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. RIGHT CUSP AT STATIONS 1220 TO 1231 CORRODED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20110209TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110209TUL03), Feb 9, 2011: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. LEFT CUSP CRACKED AT STATION 493. REPAIRED CUSP AT LEFT STATION 493 BY INSTALLING DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20110208TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110208TUL07), Feb 8, 2011: PAN. CRACKED. CABIN LEFT AFT WINDOW PAN CRACKED STATION 1211 (TOP AFT). CUT OUT CRACKED AREA OF RINGPAN, DRILLED UP DOUBLER AND INSTALLED ALL PER AARD 53-10-00-25. - [SDR AALA20110208TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110208TUL06), Feb 8, 2011: PAN. CRACKED. WINDOW PAN CRACKED LEFT AT STATION 1249. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25. - [SDR AALA20110208TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110208TUL05), Feb 8, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. NUMBER 4 SEAT TRACK CORROSION REMOVAL IS OUT OF LIMITS AT STATION 1271. INSTALLED CHANNEL AND PLUG PER AARD 53-20-00-10 AND SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 4A (SHEET 1). - [SDR AALA20110208TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110208TUL02), Feb 8, 2011: PAN. CRACKED. LEFT STATION 788 WINDOW RING PAN CRACKED UPPER FORWARD CORNER. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER AARD 53-10-00-25 . - [SDR AALA20110208TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110208TUL01), Feb 8, 2011: PAN. CRACKED. RIGHT SIDE WINDOW PAN IS CRACKED AT STATION 845 UPPER FORWARD SIDE. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT RIGHT WINDOW RING PAN STATION 845 PER AARD 53-10-00-25. - [SDR AALA20110207TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110207TUL04), Feb 7, 2011: PAN. CRACKED. WINDOW RING PAN CRACKED UPPER AFT CORNER, STATION 1060 RIGHT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25. - [SDR AALA20110207TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110207TUL03), Feb 7, 2011: PAN. CRACKED. WINDOW RING PAN CRACKED, UPPER AFT CORNER, STATION 1022 RIGHT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25. - [SDR AALA20110207TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110207TUL01), Feb 7, 2011: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. RIGHT NUMBER 5 SLAT, 2ND FROM OUTBOARD END CRACKED. REMOVED 2ND FROM OUTBOARD ATTACHED FITTING: LOCATED, DRILLED, AND INSTALLED NEW FITTING PER ESO 80117. - [SDR AALA20101105TUL19](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101105TUL19), Nov 5, 2010: MOUNT. CORRODED. FORWARD INBOARD G1 GALLEY MOUNT IS CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD INBOARD G1 GALLEY MOUNT PER SRM 51-30-05. - [SDR AALA20100822LGA04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100822LGA04), Aug 21, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CEILING EGRESS LIGHTS AT ROWS 7 TO 11 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 7 TO 11. OPS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20100822LGA03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100822LGA03), Aug 21, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SEAT EGRESS LIGHTS FROM ROWS 21 TO 32 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT ROW 25 DEF. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20100822LGA02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100822LGA02), Aug 21, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SEAT EGRESS LIGHTS WEAK FROM ROWS 3 TO 20. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR SEAT EGRESS LIGHTST FROM ROWS 3 TO 20. OPS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20100822LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100822LGA01), Aug 21, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CEILING EGRESS LIGHTS AT ROWS 23 THROUGH 27 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR CEILING EGRESS LIGHTS FROM ROWS 23 TO 27. OPS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20100822LGA05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100822LGA05), Aug 21, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CEILING EGRESS LIGHTS INOP ROWS 18 TO 22. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AT ROW 25 DEF. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20100305LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100305LGA01), Mar 4, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FORWARD CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE DURING ROUTINE TEST OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ASSOCIATED BATTERY PACK FOR AFFECTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS, All 84: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578AA-2018-02-14/reports.md ## 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 20000614033509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000614033509I), Jun 14, 2000: Doug DC982 (N578AA), Albuquerque, NM. (-23)American flight 537 inbound to abq, reported unsafe landing gear indication on approach to runway 8. Declared emergency, made go-around, verified gear… - [Incident 19990622016779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990622016779I), Jun 22, 1999: Doug DC982 (N578AA), Bakersfield, CA. Captain vise did the aircraft preflight walk around. He noted that the station ground cart was producing considerable smoke and fumes as it handled the… - [Incident 19970130002699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970130002699I), Jan 30, 1997: Doug DC982 (N578AA), Kansas City, MO. On climbout wind noise from pilot window. Returned. Debris in window track. Cleaned and replaced. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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