# N600ME: 1966 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14, registration cancelled 2004-03-31 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 31, 2004 - Exported to: Kenya - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-14) (registry code 302203F) - 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: 45725 - Year built: 1966 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 1, 1984 - Certificate issued: May 15, 2003 - Last registry action: May 15, 2003 - Mode S code: A7C857 - Owner when cancelled: [Centec Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTEC%20AVIATION%20INC) - Location: [Springfield, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Springfield) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.8555° N, 89.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62707, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600ME - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=600ME - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600ME-2004-03-31 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-9-14: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-14.md ## Service difficulty reports (149, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR COOSDR030065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COOSDR030065), Jan 1, 2004: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. AFT AND FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT, FLOOR SUPPORT LATERAL ANGLES AT B/S Y:STA 351, 427, 465, AND 737 BETWEEN LONG 28L AND 28R, WITH CRACKS. - [SDR MWEA030199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030199), May 1, 2003: WINDSHIELD. CRACKED. FIRST OFFICER'S WINDOW SUDDENLY CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WINDSHIELD. - [SDR MWEA020690](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020690), Nov 12, 2002: LONGERON. POSSIBLE CRACK AT STATION 525 LONGERON 7 RIGHT REQUIRES INTERNAL OPEN UP FOR VISUAL INSPECTION. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALL LONGERON SECTION AND REPAIR SPLICES. - [SDR MWEA020689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020689), Nov 12, 2002: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE AND DOUBLER AT STATION 840 LONGERON LEFT 14 CRACKED. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FORMER. - [SDR MWEA020670](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA020670), Nov 8, 2002: DOUBLER. CRACKED. AFT CARGO DOOR DOUBLER AT HANDLE IS CRACKED. -- FABRICATED NEW REPAIR DOUBLER, INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA011462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011462), Nov 28, 2001: DOOR. UNSECURE. NOSE GEAR VIBRATION AFTER GEAR SELECTED UP. RESECURED RIGHT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR. - [SDR MWEA011425](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011425), Nov 8, 2001: BUNGEE CORD. BROKEN. ON TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT CABIN WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. ADJUSTED FORWARD CARGO DOOR SHIMS ON FORWARD HINGE AND ADJUSTED HINGE SPRINGS. INSTALLED NEW BUNGEE ASSEMBLY ON - [SDR MWEA011419](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011419), Nov 6, 2001: LATCH. UNSECURE. AFTER TAKE OFF, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE IN AUTO OR MANUAL WITH GOOD PACK PRESSURES. REMOVED DEBRIS IN AFT PORTION OF FWD CARGO DOOR. THE AFT LATCH WAS NOT - [SDR MWEA011402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011402), Oct 17, 2001: LATCH. OUT OF ADJ. WHEN RETRACTING THE GEAR, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. EXTENDED GEAR FOR LANDING, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. -- ADJUSTED LEFT AND RIG - [SDR MWEA011372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011372), Oct 11, 2001: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. FORWARD BAG PIT RIGHT HAND TUNNEL AT STATION 484 SUBFLOOR CRACKED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA011370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011370), Oct 11, 2001: STIFFENER. CRACKED. APB, AFT SIDE, RADIAL STIFFENER NR 16 LT SIDE HAS A CRACK AT STANDOFF ATTACHMENT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS. - [SDR MWEA011373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011373), Oct 10, 2001: PIN. WORN. TAIL CONE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE DURING OPERATIONAL CHECK. REROUTED CABLE AND REPLACED WORN GUIDE PINS. - [SDR MWEA011059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011059), Jul 19, 2001: TRANSCEIVER. FAILED. RADAR SCREEN DISPLAYS "RT" AND SHOWS NO WEATHER. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER. - [SDR MWEA011007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA011007), Jun 29, 2001: TRANSDUCER. INOPERATIVE. STALL WARNING AND STICK SHAKER ACTUATED AND WOULD NOT CEASE UNTIL CAPTAINS STALL WARNING/STICK SHAKER C.B. WAS PULLED. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT STALL WARNIN - [SDR MWEA010980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010980), Jun 14, 2001: UNKNOWN. ODOR. PRIOR TO PUSH BACK 3 PASSENGERS NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT THEY SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM THE A/C VENTS. NOTE: WATER VAPOR IS COMING FROM T - [SDR MWEA010740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010740), May 5, 2001: DOOR FRAME. DAMAGED. PREVIOUS REPAIR AT FORWARD CARGO JAMB STATION 370 IS CLASSIFIED AS TEMPORARY REPAIR, NEED TO INSTALL PERMANENT REPAIR IAW SRM 53-05 FIGURE 105 AND TELEX MWX-ORD - [SDR MWEA010314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010314), Mar 7, 2001: SERVICE DOOR. DAMAGED. LAV SERVICE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. REPAIRED LAV SERVICE AREA AND REINSTALLED SERVICE DOOR. - [SDR MWEA010292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA010292), Mar 6, 2001: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. TAKEOFF WARNING HORN WILL NOT SILENCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP SWITCH IN THE LEFT WHEEL WELL. - [SDR MWEA001122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001122), Nov 3, 2000: CLIP. CRACKED. CLIP AT BEAM NUMBER 6 FORWARD INBOARD FRAME OF FORWARD PAX DOOR IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP. - [SDR MWEA001121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001121), Nov 3, 2000: CLIP. CRACKED. CLIP AT BEAM NUMBER 6 AFT INBOARD FRAME OF FORWARD PASSENGER DOOR IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP. - [SDR MWEA001120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001120), Nov 3, 2000: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. FORWARD PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE RECESS CUP IS CRACKED NEXT TO SHAFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR HANDLE RECESS CUP. - [SDR MWEA001119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001119), Nov 3, 2000: STRUCTURE. MISDRILLED. FOUND DOUBLE DRILLED HOLE ON FORWARD CARGO DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA001118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001118), Nov 3, 2000: DOUBLER. CRACKED. SUSPECT CRACK IN DOUBLER AT STATION 83 LEFT OF CENTER. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AS TEMPORARY REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA001117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001117), Nov 3, 2000: FLOOR SUPPORT. DAMAGED. HOLE PUNCHED IN SUB FLOOR IN AFT BAG PIT ABOVE AFT CARGO DOOR HINGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SUB FLOOR REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA001116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001116), Nov 3, 2000: HINGE. GOUGED. PAX DOOR WEB ATTACH T GOUGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ATTACH ''T''. - [SDR MWEA001114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001114), Nov 3, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LOWER TRAILING SKIN, JUST FORWARD OF INBOARD BUTE DOOR HINGE, HAS A CRACK EMANATING FROM FASTENER HOLE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SKIN PANEL. - [SDR MWEA001113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001113), Nov 3, 2000: BUSHING. DAMAGED. RIGHT ACM STRUT ROD TO FRAME STATION 859 HAS A WORN ROD END MOUNT HOLE IN THE FRAME CAP ANGLE AND IS GOUGED IN THE RADIUS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME BUSHIN - [SDR MWEA001068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA001068), Oct 26, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 17 RIGHT IS CRACKED AT FRAME STATION 351. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW LONGERON AND REPAIR SPLICES. - [SDR MWEA00505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00505), Jun 15, 2000: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. MKE - DURING GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. MTC REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR SWITCH, INTERMITTENT. (X) - [SDR MWEA00018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA00018), Jan 17, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. A 1 INCH CRACK FOUND IN A SKIN AT STATION 69.5, FORWARD OF LONGERON 20R AND 22R. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA756](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA756), Nov 2, 1999: WIRE. BROKEN. FORWARD CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN SELECTED. MTC REPLACED TERMINAL END ON BROKEN GROUND WIRE FROM BATTERY PACK. - [SDR MWEA99715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99715), Oct 25, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AT STATION 455 BETWEEN 17L AND 16L HAD A DENT. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA99708](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99708), Oct 19, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FORWARD FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS WERE DIM. MTC REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR BATTERY PACK. - [SDR MWEA99550](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99550), Aug 27, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. CRACK AT RIGHT PYLON VERTICAL WEB U-CHANNEL OUTBOARD OF STATION 859. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS. - [SDR MWEA99549](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99549), Aug 27, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. CRACK AT CENTERLINE FRAME LEFT SIDE OF FRAME WEB. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA99543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99543), Aug 26, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT ELEVATOR HAS A CRACK IN UPPER SKIN AND WAS DAMAGED ON LOWER INBOARD SKIN. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA99542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99542), Aug 26, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. LEFT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB CENTER ATTACHMENT BEARING IS EXCESSIVELY WORN. MTC REPLACED BEARING, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER REPAIR ON TAB SURFACE - [SDR MWEA99541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99541), Aug 26, 1999: JAMB. MISREPAIRED. TEMPORARY REPAIR INSTALLED ON FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB AT STATION 370. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW REPAIR PARTS. - [SDR MWEA99540](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99540), Aug 26, 1999: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS PER SRO 5936993 DRAWING FOR STATION 786 LEFT AND RIGHT PYLON BULKHEAD. - [SDR MWEA99539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99539), Aug 26, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. SKIN DAMAGED AT OUTBOARD UPPER SKIN LEFT AILERON. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED PATCH. - [SDR MWEA99538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99538), Aug 26, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER FORWARD, CENTER AND AFT SKIN PANEL HAD MANY ELONGATED HOLES. MTC REAMED HOLES, INSTALLED FASTENERS, PLY WASHERS, AND BUSHING. - [SDR MWEA99537](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99537), Aug 26, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. SUB FLOOR JUST INBOARD OF STATION 642 IS CRACKED IN 3 PLACES ON LEFT SIDE. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA99536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99536), Aug 26, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. SUB FLOOR JUST FORWARD OF STATION 786 AND OUTBOARD OF SEAT TRACK 4 HAD A CRACK. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR. - [SDR MWEA99535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99535), Aug 26, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. AFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEFT AFT SKIN HAD DIMENSIONAL DISCREPANCIES AT STATION XE 49.720. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA99534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99534), Aug 26, 1999: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. OUTBOARD SEAT TRACKS AT STATION 766 HAD CRACKS. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS. - [SDR MWEA99533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99533), Aug 26, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE AT STATION 255 LONGERON 20L HAD A DENT. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA99529](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99529), Aug 24, 1999: FRAME. CORRODED. FRAME 408 IS CORRODED BETWEEN LONGERON 30-29L. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME SPLICES. - [SDR MWEA99528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99528), Aug 24, 1999: FRAME. CORRODED. STATION 699 FRAME HAS TOOL MARKS AND LIGHT CORROSION AT LONGERON 1-3R AND 7R-10R. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 6 SPLICES 1 ANGLE AND FRAME. - [SDR MWEA99527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99527), Aug 24, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 5L IS CRACKED AT STATION 230. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION. - [SDR MWEA99526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA99526), Aug 24, 1999: PAN. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO DOOR HAS A SMALL CRACK IN PAN. MTC FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. All 149: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600ME-2004-03-31/reports.md ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CHI99IA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99IA115), Mar 22, 1999: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 (N600ME), Grand Rapids, MI, incident, no damage. Probable cause: the frozen elevator control. Factors were the rain and the low temperatures. ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 19870105027729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870105027729I), Jan 5, 1987: Doug DC914 (N600ME), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. During taxi into gate the left wing struck a baggage cart. ## Other aircraft with N600ME - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600ME): Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G600, S/N 73202, built 2025 --- 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.