# N579AA: 1991 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2014-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 2014
- 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: 53156
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 1991
- Certificate issued: September 12, 2012
- Last registry action: September 12, 2012
- Mode S code: A76FD9
- 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/N579AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=579AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N579AA-2014-03-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (42)

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

- [SDR AALA20130325021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130325021), Mar 25, 2013: BEARING. MIGRATED. OKC - CREW REPORTED FLAP HANDLE BINDING. EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT LANDED OKC WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND BEARING MIGRATED FROM HOOK
- [SDR AALA20121212012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121212012), Dec 11, 2012: BATTERY PACK. NOT SEATED. LEFT AND RIGHT AFT OVERWING DOOR UPPER EXIT SIGNS INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERIES BY 20DEF. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20121212011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121212011), Dec 11, 2012: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. FORWARD AND AFT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS AT SEAT 20D INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED CONNECTOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20120627016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120627016), Jun 27, 2012: FRAME. CRACKED. THE 1485 CANT FRAME CRACKED BELOW AFT AIRSTAIR RETRACT ACTUATOR. ACCOMPLISHED SPLICE REPAIR PER AARD 53-10-00-33.
- [SDR AALA20120614020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120614020), Jun 14, 2012: LINE. BROKEN. DFW - CREW REPORTED CENTER FORWARD FUEL PUMP FAILED DURING CLIMBOUT. FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED BROKEN
- [SDR AALA20110125TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110125TUL01), Jan 25, 2011: BEAM. DAMAGED. AFT CARGO: CORROSION ON DOOR BEAM AND UNDER DOOR BEAM DOUBLER FROM STATION 1160 TO STATION 1212. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-0
- [SDR AALA20110122TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110122TUL01), Jan 22, 2011: MEMBRANE. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND BELOW T-FITTING AT STATION 218 RIGHT OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SUBFLOOR DOUBLER AT STATIONS 210 TO 218 RIGHT PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20110121TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110121TUL04), Jan 21, 2011: FRAME. CORRODED. CARGO AFT CORROSION ON FRAME 1322 FORWARD SIDE LONGERONS 28 LEFT TO 28 RIGHT. INSTALLED NEW FRAME SECTION STATION 1322 PER AARD 51-10-00-5 AND SRM 51-30-05. INS
- [SDR AALA20110120TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110120TUL04), Jan 20, 2011: FITTING. CORRODED. CARGO AFT CORROSION ON FITTING AT AFT END OF LONGERON 29 RIGHT STATIONS 1330 TO 1336. INSTALLED NEW FITTING PER EA MD80-51-014815 DATED 1-19-2011 AND AARD 51-10
- [SDR AALA20110120TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110120TUL03), Jan 20, 2011: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 29 RIGHT CORRODED AT STATION 1336. INSTALLED LONGERON SECTION AND SPLICE PER AARD 51-10-00-5 AND SRM 53-02-00.
- [SDR AALA20110118TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110118TUL01), Jan 17, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK NUMBER 2 CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS FROM STATIOBS 1201 TO 1205. REMOVED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK FROM STATIONS 1145 TO 1309 AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF T
- [SDR AALA20110117TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110117TUL07), Jan 17, 2011: STATIC PORT. DEFECTIVE. LEFT ALTERNATE STATIC PORT FAILED THE PORT TO SKIN MISMATCH REF AMM 34-11-01-2 1. INSTALLED ALTERNATE STATIC PORT AND CONNECTED PIPING TO PORT PER AMM 34-11-01.
- [SDR AALA20110112TUL12](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110112TUL12), Jan 12, 2011: VANE. WORN. RIGHT WING FLAP VANE - WORN SPOTS IN LEADING EDGE OF NUMBER 3 FLAP VANE NEAR INBOARD END OF VANE. INSTALLED DOUBLER WITH HOT BOND PER SRM 51-70-02.
- [SDR AALA20110112TUL11](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110112TUL11), Jan 12, 2011: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. LEFT CUSP CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS AT STATION 666. INSTALLED CUSP DOUBLER WET AT STATION 666 LEFT SIDE AS PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20110112TUL10](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110112TUL10), Jan 12, 2011: WEDGE. DENTED. LEFT WING OUTBOARD FLAP OUTBOARD WEDGE HAS DENT IN BOTTOM SURFACE. REMOVED DENTED MATERIAL AND INSTALLED FLUSH DOUBLER REPAIR 20 INCHES FROM INBOARD EDGE PER SR
- [SDR AALA20110112TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110112TUL04), Jan 12, 2011: STRINGER. CRACKED. RIGHT WING UPPER SURFACE INSIDE THE VENT BOX JUST INBOARD OF THE NUMBER 15 SLAT CABLE HAS A CRACKED STRINGER. INSTALLED NEW STIFFENER IN ACCORDANCE WITH AARD 51
- [SDR AALA20090916TUL10](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090916TUL10), Sep 14, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK B5-23 AT STATION 211 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR AALA20090916TUL12](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090916TUL12), Sep 11, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR AALA20090916TUL11](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090916TUL11), Sep 11, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IN CABIN FAILED FUNCTIONAL TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR AALA20090916TUL14](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090916TUL14), Sep 10, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IN CABIN FAILED FUNCTIONAL TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK IN CABIN.
- [SDR AALA2009022600527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009022600527), Feb 26, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 21 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 21.
- [SDR AALA2009010100146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009010100146), Jan 1, 2009: COALESCER BAG. DIRTY. MEX INFLIGHT - FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO MEX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED BURN OUT OF HIGH PRESSURE PNEU
- [SDR AALA200800191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800191), Jan 28, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20060427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060427), Jul 1, 2006: PISTON. BENT. JFK - INFLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE UP POSITION. UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE LANDING GEAR. LANDED JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NOSE
- [SDR AALA20050251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050251), Apr 8, 2005: WIRE HARNESS. DEFECTIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHTING AT SEAT 27D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SEAT HARNESS AT SEAT 27D FOR EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHTING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION
- [SDR AALA20050183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050183), Mar 4, 2005: APU. LEAKING. ORD INFLIGHT T9673/4 MAR TEST FLIGHT FUMES IN CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. VISIBLE BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM AFT CABIN, QUICKLY FILLED ENTIRE CABIN. TURNED OFF AIR
- [SDR AALA20050155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050155), Feb 25, 2005: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MSP - FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATI
- [SDR AALA20040938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040938), Sep 4, 2004: FLASHLIGHT. DEFECTIVE. STL - L1 EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR FLASHLIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED L1 EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR FLASHLIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20030657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030657), Jun 11, 2003: DUCT. OUT OF POSITION. DFW - FLT 1058 - EN ROUTE DURING TAKEOFF AT 800 FT MASTER WARNING LIGHT AND TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THROTTLES WERE REDUCED TO LEVEL OF
- [SDR AALA20030561](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030561), May 12, 2003: CLAMP. LOOSE. ELP - FLT 1168 - EN ROUTE ELP-DFW, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATUTE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EXECUTED RED BOX ITEMS AND AIR INTERRUPTED. L
- [SDR AALA20021643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021643), Nov 12, 2002: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND STOP FITTING CRACKED .250 INCH AT STOP ATTACH HOLE. REPLACED STOP FITTING WITH A NEW STOP FITTING. (M)
- [SDR AALA20021347](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021347), Sep 20, 2002: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LAX - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT CEILING LIGHTS AT L2 615-672 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT CEILING BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED
- [SDR AALA20021337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021337), Sep 20, 2002: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LAX - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FIRST CLASS CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GR
- [SDR AALA20021298](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021298), Sep 11, 2002: REGULATOR VALVE. DEFECTIVE. DFW - FLT 341 - EN ROUTE GDL-DFW, AT 37,000 FEET, PRESSURE FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CABIN CLIMBED AT 300 FEET PER MINUTE. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE AND CABIN 
- [SDR AALA991887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991887), Dec 10, 1999: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN AFT STAIRWAY INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR IN AFT STAIRWAY. SYSTEM GROUND 
- [SDR AALA991077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991077), Jul 22, 1999: OVEN. DIRTY. BFL - FLT 1588 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BFL TO DFW, FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. DISCONNECTED POWER TO GALLEY AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. LANDED BFL WITH
- [SDR AALA990862](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990862), Jun 13, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. LAS - FLT 2051 - EN ROUTE RNO-DFW - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED AND LANDED LAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DFW FOR
- [SDR AALA990759](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990759), May 21, 1999: BEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON AFT CARGO CUTOUT LOWER DOOR BEAM HORIZ LEG STATION 1161 TO 1193. REPAIRED HORIZ DOOR BEAM AT AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT STATION 1161 PER ESO
- [SDR AALA990105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990105), Jan 24, 1999: COALESCER. CONTAMINATED. ORD - FLT 2015 - AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A STRONG BURNING SMELL IN COACH CABIN. BURNING SMELL DISSIPATED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND DID NOT REOCCUR
- [SDR AALA982120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA982120), Nov 21, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, AFT COACH CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT STRIP AT AFT COACH CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED 
- [SDR AALA981341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981341), Jul 6, 1998: WIRE. LOOSE. LAS - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, COACH CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. SECURED LOOSE WIRE IN COACH CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED
- [SDR AALA960020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA960020), Jan 4, 1996: SKIN. DAMAGED. TUL - SKIN DAMAGED, INSTALLED TEMPORARY DOUBLER AT FS 313 BETWEEN LONGERONS 21L AND 22L. INSTALLED PERMANENT CLASS 'I' REPAIR. TST, 13,177.38 HOURS. CYCLES, 7,2

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19970110001449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970110001449I), Jan 10, 1997: Doug DC982 (N579AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. On takeoff lost right hydraulic quanity on climbout. Continued to destination. Landed. APU start, smoke in cockpit.
- [Incident 19940623028419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940623028419I), Jun 23, 1994: Doug DC982 (N579AA), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Taxiing for takeoff wing struck a portable light pole.

## Other aircraft with N579AA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N579AA): Amor Fati Industries ARGO, S/N 21877ARG0046

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