# N599AA: 1992 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), registration cancelled 2018-01-05 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: January 5, 2018 - Exported to: Mexico - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (registry code 3022083) - 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: 53289 - Year built: 1992 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 17, 1992 - Certificate issued: July 17, 2017 - Last registry action: July 17, 2017 - Mode S code: A7BED7 - 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/N599AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=599AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N599AA-2018-01-05 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-9-83(MD-83): https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83.md ## Service difficulty reports (73, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20150421003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150421003), Apr 21, 2015: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. RIGHT OVERWING EMER EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R EMER LIGHT BATTERY PACK AT STATION 909R IAW AMM 33-53-00 WITH GOOD OPERATIONAL CHECK. - [SDR AALA20150421002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150421002), Apr 21, 2015: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LEFT OVERWING EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R EPL BATTERY PACK, B- / 5-103, AT STATION 883R IAW AMM 33-53-03 401 WITH GOOD OPERATIONAL CHECK. - [SDR AALA20150214008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150214008), Feb 14, 2015: SKIN. DAMAGED. FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGED AT STATION 1288 BETWEEN LONGERON 21 RT & 22 RT. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-04-03-001 FIGURE 2. - [SDR AALA20150105013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150105013), Jan 5, 2015: SENSOR. FAULTY. EMERGENCY DECLARED & LANDING UNEVENTFUL. ACFT WAS OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB NR 2 ENG OIL TEMPERATURE BEGAN FLUCTUATING 120+- 10 TO 15 DEGREES C. PULLING THROTTLE - [SDR AALA20141211005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141211005), Dec 10, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. OVERHEAD EMER LIGHTS AT ROWS 29 - 31 WON`T TEST. R & R EMER BATTERY PACK FOR ROWS 29 - 31 IAW AMM 33-53-00. SYS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20141211004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141211004), Dec 10, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT CEILING EMER LIGHTS WON`T TEST. R & R EMER LIGHT BATTERY PACK B5-27 IAW AMM 33-53-00. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20141211003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141211003), Dec 10, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. TAIL CONE EMER LIGHTS WON`T TEST. R & R TAIL CONE EMER LIGHT BATTERY PACK IAW MM 33-53-00. SYS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20141211002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141211002), Dec 10, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FIRST CLASS OVERHEAD EMER LIGHTS WON`T TEST. R & R FIRST CLASS EMER LIGHT BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-53-00. SYS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20140203003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140203003), Feb 3, 2014: CASTING. CRACKED. LT HAND WING INBD NR 4 SLAT TRACK CASTING CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW EA MD80-57-033438. - [SDR AALA20140203002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140203002), Feb 3, 2014: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL FROM STATIONS 1287 TO 1309 CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW AARD 51-00-05. - [SDR AALA20140201003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140201003), Feb 1, 2014: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON BOTTOM SIDE OF CUSP AT LT STATION 712. INSTALL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20140125002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140125002), Jan 25, 2014: DUCT. DAMAGED. MSP CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB OUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED MSP LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT - [SDR AALA20121012001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121012001), Oct 11, 2012: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20120221011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120221011), Feb 21, 2012: ELECTRICAL SYS. FAILED. INFLIGHT, CREW REPORTED AUTO-PILOT AND AUTO-THROTTLES DISCONNECTED WITH NUMERIOUS CAWS WARNINGS AND HORNS GOING OFF. AIRCRAFT WENT DARK AND EMERGENCY POWER WAS - [SDR AALA20111105DFW01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20111105DFW01), Nov 4, 2011: COALESCER BAG. DIRTY. DFW - CREW REPORTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF A STRONG RUBBER ODOR WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT WITH NO SMOKE PRESENT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNE - [SDR AALA20110422DFW02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110422DFW02), Apr 22, 2011: STRUT. DISCHARGED. CREW REPORTED NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. INDICATOR IN PEDESTAL WENT DOWN ON RETRACTION BUT DOORS DID NOT APPEAR TO CLOSE AS REPORTED BY CREW. EMERGENC - [SDR AALA20110421TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110421TUL07), Apr 21, 2011: STRUT. DISCHARGED. CREW REPORTED NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED TUS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM - [SDR AALA20110326TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110326TUL02), Mar 26, 2011: DOUBLER. CRACKED. REPAIR DOUBLER ON AFT SIDE OF LEFT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR JAMB IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED REPAIR DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-016005. - [SDR AALA20110323TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110323TUL05), Mar 23, 2011: FLOOR SUPPORT. DAMAGED. DOUBLE DRILLED CLIPNUT HOLES IN FLOORBOARD SUPPORT STATIONS 1193 TO 1212 ABOVE LONGERON 29 RIGHT. INSTALLED NEW FLOORBOARD SUPPORT PER SRM 51-30-01. - [SDR AALA20110323TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110323TUL04), Mar 23, 2011: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CARGO AFT STATIONS 1212 TO 1271 - RIGHT SIDE TIE-DOWN TRACK HAS CORROSION AT ATTACH FASTENERS. INSTALLED AFT RIGHT TRACK IN AFT CARGO PER AARD 51-10-00-5. - [SDR AALA20110322TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110322TUL06), Mar 22, 2011: PAN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE LEFT SIDE, AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PAN HAS CORROSION ALONG BOTTOM SIDE OF PAN. REPLACED LAV PAN PER SRM 51-30-02, 51-30-05, 53-01-00, 53-14-03, AARD 53-00 - [SDR AALA20110321TUL09](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110321TUL09), Mar 21, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. AFT ACCS 1510 CANT FRAME CRACKED BELOW MAINTENANCE LIGHT SWITCH. REPAIRED 1510 CANT FRAME PER EA MD80-53-015821. - [SDR AALA20110318TUL13](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110318TUL13), Mar 18, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE DENT WITH A SCRATCH IN SKIN AT STATION 1287 BETWEEN LONGERONS 27 AND 28 RIGHT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-00 FIGURE 30 VIEW P. - [SDR AALA20110318TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110318TUL03), Mar 18, 2011: DOOR FRAME. DAMAGED. CARGO/MID - AFT DOOR FRAME WEB CRACKED UNDER RIGHT TIE-DOWN AT STATION 695. REPAIRED CRACKED DOOR FRAME WEB PER EA MD80-53-015844. - [SDR AALA20110317TUL10](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110317TUL10), Mar 17, 2011: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CUSP CRACKED AT STATION 218 RIGHT. INSTALLED CUSP SECTION FROM STATIONS 218 237 RIGHT PER AARD 51-10-00-5. - [SDR AALA20110317TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110317TUL03), Mar 17, 2011: SHEAR TIE. DAMAGED. LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB OUTBOARD SHEAR TIE CRACKED STATION XHS 50 INTERNAL AFT TOP SHEAR TIE BY AFT SPAR. INSTALLED CLIP PER AARD 51-10-00-5. - [SDR AALA20110317TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110317TUL02), Mar 17, 2011: SHEAR TIE. DAMAGED. LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB SHEAR TIE CRACKED STATION XHS 50 INTERNAL AFT TOP SHEAR TIE BY AFT SPAR. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER AARD 51-10-00-5. - [SDR AALA20110316TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110316TUL05), Mar 16, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE FORWARD-DENT WITH GOUGE TOP OF FORWARD FUSELAGE STATION 198 JUST ABOVE LONGERON 5 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-00 FIGURE 38 SHEET 30 VIEW P. - [SDR AALA20110316TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110316TUL04), Mar 16, 2011: TEE FITTING. DAMAGED. HEAVY CARGO/AFT - CORROSION ON DOOR JAMB LOWER FORWARD FITTING STATION 1155. REMOVED DAMAGED T-CLIP AND INSTALLED NEW T-CLIP PER AARD 51-10-00-5, SRM 51-30-05, - [SDR AALA20110315TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110315TUL02), Mar 15, 2011: STRUCTURE. DENTED. LEFT FUSELAGE STATION 313 HAS 3 INCH BY .03 INCH SMOOTH DENT BETWEEN LONGERON 22 LEFT AND 23 LEFT. INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-01 AND SG 09530001 R - [SDR AALA20110313TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110313TUL02), Mar 13, 2011: MOUNT FITTING. CORRODED. G-1 GALLEY FORWARD OUTBOARD MOUNT HAS CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED GALLEY MOUNT FITTING PER AARD 51-00-00-5. - [SDR AALA20110313TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110313TUL01), Mar 13, 2011: MOUNT. CORRODED. G-1 GALLEY FORWARD CENTER MOUNT HAS CORROSION. INSTALLED NEW GALLEY MOUNT PER AARD 51-10-00-5. - [SDR AALA20110312TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110312TUL04), Mar 12, 2011: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. LEFT CUSP CORROSION IS BEYOND LIMITS STATIONS 491 TO 493. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, VERIFIED MATERIAL, FABRICATED DOUBLER AND INSTALLED PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20110311TUL10](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110311TUL10), Mar 11, 2011: PAN. CRACKED. WINDOW PAN UPPER AFT TAB CRACKED AT LEFT STATION 1041. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER AARD 53-10-00-25. - [SDR AALA20110311TUL09](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110311TUL09), Mar 11, 2011: PAN. CRACKED. WINDOW PAN UPPER AFT TAB CRACKED AT LEFT STATION 1022. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER REF AARD 53-10-00-25. - [SDR AALA20110311TUL08](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110311TUL08), Mar 11, 2011: PAN. CRACKED. WINDOW PAN UPPER FORWARD TAB CRACKED AT LEFT STATION 886. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER AARD 53-10-00-25. - [SDR AALA20110311TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110311TUL07), Mar 11, 2011: PAN. CRACKED. WINDOW PAN UPPER FORWARD TAB CRACKED AT RIGHT STATION 927. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25. - [SDR AALA20110311TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110311TUL06), Mar 11, 2011: PAN. CRACKED. WINDOW PAN LOWER AFT TAB CRACKED AT LEFT STATION 905. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25. - [SDR AALA20110311TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110311TUL05), Mar 11, 2011: PAN. CRACKED. WINDOW PAN UPPER AFT TAB CRACKED AT LEFT STATION 1060. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER AARD 53-10-00-25. - [SDR AALA20110205LGA03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110205LGA03), Feb 4, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING FUNCTIONAL TEST OF EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING FOUND BATTERY PACK AB5-2 HAVING A LOW RESIDUAL CHARGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AB5-2. OPS CHE - [SDR AALA20110205LGA02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110205LGA02), Feb 4, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS NOT ILLUMINATING. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT B5-27. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20110205LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110205LGA01), Feb 4, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LEFT AND RIGHT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT B5-29. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20100725DFW03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100725DFW03), Jul 23, 2010: SOCKET. DAMAGED. LIGHT OVER CATWALK IN TAIL HAS WHITE WIRED PULLED. REPLACED SOCKET ON WIRE TO EMERGENCY LIGHT IN CATWALK OVERHEAD. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20100515LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100515LGA01), May 14, 2010: LENS. BROKEN. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 10A HAS BROKEN LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 10A. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20100504DFW02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100504DFW02), May 4, 2010: PRESSURE SWITCH. FAILED. DFW - CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE OIL STRAINER CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB AND OIL TEMPERATURE STARTED TO RISE. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED DFW LANDED WIT - [SDR AALA20090924LAX01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090924LAX01), Sep 24, 2009: ACM. LEAKING. INFLIGHT SAN TO STL. DURING CLIMB TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDED LAX WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RIGHT PACK AIR CYCLE MACHINE HAS A ONE - [SDR AALA2009050400864](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009050400864), May 4, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LGA CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW 13 TO ROW 17 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT SEAT 14D. - [SDR AALA2009050400863](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009050400863), May 4, 2009: WIRE. BROKEN. LGA TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE ON EMERGENCY LIGHT IN CATWALK. - [SDR AALA2009031400001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009031400001), Mar 14, 2009: SLIDE. INOPERATIVE. JFK - TAIL CONE DROPPED BUT SLIDE DID NOT UNRAVEL OR INFLATE. RE-INSTALLED TAIL CONE AND REPLACED AFT SLIDE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA2009012400189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009012400189), Jan 24, 2009: DOOR LATCH. DIRTY. PSP INFLIGHT - AT GEAR RETRACTION CREW REPORTED LOUD BUFFETING NOISE FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. RETURNED TO PSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RIGHT NOSE LANDING All 73: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N599AA-2018-01-05/reports.md ## Other aircraft with N599AA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N599AA): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P22904 --- 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.