# N69523: 1971 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 2006-05-17 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 17, 2006 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 302206C) - 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: 47520 - Year built: 1971 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 29, 1982 - Certificate issued: March 8, 2000 - Last registry action: December 15, 2004 - Mode S code: A94003 - Owner when cancelled: [Aeroturbine Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROTURBINE%20INC) - Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 25.8050° N, 80.3151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33122, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69523 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=69523 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69523-2006-05-17 From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-9-32: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32.md ## Service difficulty reports (19) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR CALA9701796](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701796), Dec 23, 1997: TRANSFORMER. FAILED. SPARKS AND SMOKE CAME FROM LT OVERHEAD BIN WHEN BIN WAS OPENED BY A PASSENGER WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS AT GATE IN ELP. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND THE SMOKE AND SP - [SDR CALA9701751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701751), Dec 9, 1997: CHANNEL. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND WING CENTER SECTION Z CHANNEL CORRODED AT FS 680 BETWEEN BL 0 AND LBL 22. THE CHANNEL WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2. A REPLACEMENT CHANNEL WAS FA - [SDR CALA9701750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701750), Dec 9, 1997: SKIN. DENTED. INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT STA 237 BETWEEN LONGERON 17 AND 18L. A DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 38, 51-10-3, AND 51-3 - [SDR CALA9701748](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701748), Dec 9, 1997: SKIN. DENTED. INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT FS 427 BETWEEN LONGERON 20 AND 21L. THE DENTED AREA WAS REMOVED. REPAIR PARTS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53- - [SDR CALA9701747](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701747), Dec 9, 1997: SKIN. DENTED. INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT FS 489, LONGERON 23L. DOUBLER, FILLER, AND FINGER DOUBLERS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 12B. - [SDR CALA9701746](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701746), Dec 9, 1997: LONGERON. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 5 CRACK INCH LONGERON 17L AT STA 944. THE LONGERON AND SPLICES WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-4. A NEW LONGERON AND SPLICES WERE FABRICATED AND I - [SDR CALA9701745](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701745), Dec 9, 1997: LONGERON. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 4 CRACK IN LONGERON 12R JUST FORWARD OF R-1 DOOR FRAME AT FS 155. AN ANGLE REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5310-03633, SRM 51-10 - [SDR CALA9701749](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701749), Dec 5, 1997: SKIN. DENTED. INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT FS 100, LONGERON 24L. THE DENTED AREA WAS REMOVED. A REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04-0 AND 51-10-3. - [SDR CALA9701703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701703), Nov 29, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED ON BOTH LT AND RT SIDES OF BS 996. THE CORRODED SECTIONS WERE REMOVED, FILLER AND DOUBLER REPAIRS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTAL - [SDR CALA9701222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701222), Aug 14, 1997: OIL PUMP. SEIZED. THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED VIBRATION SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY BEGAN TO DROP RAPIDLY. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WA - [SDR CALA9700301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700301), Mar 3, 1997: PROX SENSOR. INOPERATIVE. THE NLG UNSAFE LIGHT FLICKERED AND THEN CAME ON STEADY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG DRAG BRA - [SDR CALA9601784](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601784), Dec 11, 1996: COMP BLADE. FAILED. THE NR 1 ENGINE FAILED AT ROTATION WITH NO WINDMILLING RPM OR OIL PRESSURE NOTED IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO RSW WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. M - [SDR CALA9600679](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9600679), May 29, 1996: FUEL LINE. LEAKING. A KEROSENE ODOR WAS SMELLED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DFW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO DFW WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUN - [SDR CAL960414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960414), Mar 19, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. HOU - INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION AND .50 INCH CRACKS IN SKIN AT LONGERON 30, STA 658. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-01, FIGURE 4, SHEET 3. (X) - [SDR CAL960413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960413), Mar 13, 1996: SKIN. LOOSE. HOU - INSPECTION FOUND SEVERAL LOOSE RIVETS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF RUDDER SKIN. THE RIVETS WERE REMOVED AND NEW FASTENERS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2. (X - [SDR CAL960412](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960412), Mar 13, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. HOU - INSPECTION FOUND TWO 1.25 INCH CRACKS IN TOP RT SIDE OF RUDDER SKIN. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 55-01, FIGURE 2. (X) - [SDR CAL960411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960411), Mar 13, 1996: CABLES. OUT OF ADJUST. HOU - THE PULL FROM BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR EMERGENCY TAILCONE RELEASE HANDLES WAS LOW. THE TAILCONE CABLE SYSTEM WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM 53-50-3. (X) - [SDR CAL951016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951016), Nov 3, 1995: DOWNLOCK SENSOR. INOPERATIVE. FLT NR 1100 - LEAVING IAH, THE RED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THE RED LIGHT REMAINED ON WITH G - [SDR CAL950008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950008), Jan 3, 1995: STRUT. PRESSURE LOW. FLT NR 1708 - MDW - THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO MDW. MAINTENANCE CHECKE ## 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 19980521019599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980521019599I), May 21, 1998: Doug DC932 (N69523), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Turn off on high speed taxiway after landing. Stopped NR4 tire flat. NR234 had to be changed due skidding. ## Other aircraft with N69523 - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69523): Cameron Balloons Z-120, S/N 6782, built 2016 - [Cancelled 1956-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69523-1956-02-20): Cessna T-50, S/N 1407. Owner: [Oconto Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OCONTO%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Oconto, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oconto) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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