# N70425: 1986 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2024-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2024
- 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: 49337
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1986
- Certificate issued: November 12, 2022
- Last registry action: September 15, 2023
- Mode S code: A96626
- 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/N70425
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70425
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70425-2024-11-07

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (108, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA201808229013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201808229013), Aug 20, 2018: SLIDE. BULGED. SLIDE AT THE AFT GALLEY SERVICE DOOR WAS BULGED OUT. REPLACED THE SLIDE IAW AMM 25-62-01. OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR AALA201808109010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201808109010), Aug 9, 2018: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. FORWARD EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT NOT FLASHING. REPLACED FORWARD CABIN FLASHLIGHT BATTERY IAW 25-60-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR AALA201805179004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201805179004), May 16, 2018: WINDOW. CRACKED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. AFT LEFT GALLEY SERVICE DOOR INNER WINDOW CRACKED. REPLACED AFT LEFT GALLEY DOOR INNER WINDOW PER AMM 52-42-01.
- [SDR AALA2018042500004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2018042500004), Apr 22, 2018: CONTROL COLUMN. FOD. AIR INTERRUPT DUE TO AILERON BINDING. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ATBT FOUND DEBRIS IN F/OS CONTROL WHEEL, CLEARED DEBRIS OPERATIONS CHECKS GOOD OK FOR SERVICE. AI
- [SDR AALA201803199020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201803199020), Mar 16, 2018: WINDOW. CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD APPEARS TO HAVE SCRATCHES OR CRACK UPPER MIDDLE OF WINDOW. REPLACED CAPTAINS L1 WINDOW PER AMM 56-10-02. OPERATIO
- [SDR AALA201803129019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201803129019), Mar 9, 2018: BOTTLE. LOW PRESSURE. LEFT AFT GALLEY SERVICE DOOR SLIDE BOTTLE PSI LOW. REPLACED THE DOOR SLIDE ASSEMBLY IAW MCM 25-94-17.
- [SDR AALA20180213001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20180213001), Feb 13, 2018: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. TWO OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, BS 1300, JUST FORWARD OF THE AFT PRESSURE DOOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK B5-27 AND AB5-4 AND PERFORMED A
- [SDR AALA201802159036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201802159036), Feb 12, 2018: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. TWO OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE, BS 1300, JUST FORWARD OF THE AFT PRESSURE DOOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACKS. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATI
- [SDR AALA20180212006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20180212006), Feb 12, 2018: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT BS 500, OVERHEAD AREA. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-53-00, AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK.
- [SDR AALA20180212005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20180212005), Feb 12, 2018: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, BS 1200, OVERHEAD AREA. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-53-00, AND PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK.
- [SDR AALA201801249017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201801249017), Jan 23, 2018: CABLE. DETACHED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. WIRE DETACHED FROM CENTER OF GIRT BAR OF FORWARD ENTRY L1 DOOR. REATTACHED GIRT BAR CABLE TO SHROUD PER AMM 25-62-00.
- [SDR AALA201801059014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201801059014), Jan 3, 2018: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAULTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM CHIMES GOING OFF ERRACTICALLY FROM FORWARD LAVATORY POSITION. CHECKED AND APPROVED FOR DEFERRAL P
- [SDR AALA201711239011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201711239011), Nov 20, 2017: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. EGRESS AISLE FLOOD LIGHTS FROM ROWS 9 TO 16 ARE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACKS B5-101 (AALA20171123
- [SDR AALA201711239008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201711239008), Nov 20, 2017: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. EGRESS FORWARD OVERWING ESCAPE HATCH LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK B5-103 PER AMM 33-53-
- [SDR AALA201711239007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201711239007), Nov 20, 2017: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. EGRESS AISLE FLOOD LIGHTS FROM ROWS 9 TO 16 ARE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACKS B5-101 AND B5-102 (A
- [SDR AALA201705319036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201705319036), May 30, 2017: WARNING SYSTEM. FALSE ACTIVATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AFTER TAKE OFF NOSE RED INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ON WITH GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION. RECYCLE GEAR HANDLE PER QRH, RED LIGHT EXTINGUIS
- [SDR AALA201703289035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201703289035), Mar 24, 2017: ACM. LEAKING. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMELL IN CABIN. WENT THROUGH QRH, TURNED OFF A/C RECIRCULATION FAN AND PULLED C/B. SMELL WENT AWAY QUICKLY. USI
- [SDR AALA20170302008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170302008), Mar 1, 2017: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT IN THE FORWARD CABIN FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLASHLIGHT BATTERY IAW AMM 33-50-01. OPE
- [SDR AALA20161222004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161222004), Dec 20, 2016: CONTROL BOX. FAULTY. TAKEOFF ABORTED AT 82 KNOTS AT DFW. NORMAL ABORT. LEFT ENGINE ACCELERATED NORMALLY TO 1.4 EXHAUST PRESSURE RATIO BUT NEVER BEYOND 1.5. MANUALLY PUSHED THROTTLES
- [SDR AALA20161220013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161220013), Dec 20, 2016: ACTUATOR. FAULTY. TAKEOFF ABORTED AT 82 KNOTS AT DFW. NORMAL ABORT. LEFT ENGINE ACCELERATED NORMALLY TO 1.4 EXHAUST PRESSURE RATIO BUT NEVER BEYOND 1.5. MANUALLY PUSHED THROTTLES
- [SDR AALA20161215019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161215019), Dec 14, 2016: SIGN. DETACHED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN OVER WING EXIT IS DETACHED FROM CEILING MOUNT. RESECURED EXIT SIGN. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR AALA20161007007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161007007), Oct 7, 2016: TARGET. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING CLIMB THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR ANNUNICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAPTAIN OBSERVED CABIN WAS UNPRESSURIZED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT
- [SDR AALA20160731008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160731008), Jul 31, 2016: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. AFT STAIRS DOOR RIGHT FRAME IS CRACKED ALONG RADIUS. REPAIRED THE DOOR FRAME IAW SRM 53-01-00-001 FIGURE 2 AND EA 262287.
- [SDR AALA20160510001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160510001), May 9, 2016: O-RING. BROKEN. AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. DURING CLIMB, NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT & LOCK. FOUND NLG STRUT, SCHRADER VALVE O RING BROKEN. R & R O RING & VLV. ACCOMPLISHED STRUT SERVICING 
- [SDR AALA20151009006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20151009006), Oct 9, 2015: DUCT. LEAKING. LEFT ENG FIRE INDICATION AT APPROX 1,500 FEET ON TAKEOFF. AN EMER WAS DECLARED & THE FLIGHT RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE LT ENG WAS NOT SHUTDOWN. ACFT
- [SDR AALA20150630003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150630003), Jun 29, 2015: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. FORWARD STRING OF ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING IS DIM & THEN FADES OUT DURING DUAL FEED CHECK WITH LIGHTS OPERATING ON CTR BATTERIES. R & R BATTERY IAW AMM 33-60-98. SY
- [SDR AALA20150630001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150630001), Jun 29, 2015: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFT TAIL CONE AREA INOPERATIVE. R & R BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-53-00. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20150612003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150612003), Jun 11, 2015: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHT BATTERY PACK B5-28 IS INOPERATIVE. R & R BATTERY PACK B5-28 IAW AMM 33-53-00. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20150226019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150226019), Feb 26, 2015: FUEL FILTER. FAULTY. DURING TAKEOFF NR 1 ENG FUEL FILTER INLET PRESS LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TAKEOFF ABORTED AT 40 KNOTS. R & R NR 1 ENG FUEL FILTER. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 73-
- [SDR AALA20140630015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140630015), Jun 30, 2014: SUPPORT. CRACKED. LEFT FWD WING SPAR PULLEY BRACKET SUPPORT CASTING CRACKED INBD OF NR 8 SLAT TRACK FROM STATIONS XHS 240 TO 253. REMOVED & INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE SUPPORT IAW 
- [SDR AALA20140627034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140627034), Jun 27, 2014: DOME NUT. MISSING. ANTENNA ATTACHMENT DOME NUT ON CROWN SKIN MISSING BETWEEN STATIONS 1022 & 1041. INSTALLED ANTENNA ATTACHMENT DOME NUT IAW EA MD80-53-035371 & SRM 53-05-00 PARAG
- [SDR AALA20140626013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140626013), Jun 26, 2014: ANGLE. CRACKED. LEFT WW UPPER OTBD UPPER SLANT PANEL ANGLE CORRODED. REMOVED & INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE ANGLE IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.
- [SDR AALA20140620002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140620002), Jun 20, 2014: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CRACKED INTERCOSTAL, AFT CARGO CEILING AREA FROM STATIONS 1287 TO 1309. REMOVED & INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.
- [SDR AALA20140620001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140620001), Jun 20, 2014: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CRACKED INTERCOSTAL, AFT CARGO CEILING FROM STATIONS 1271 TO 1287. REMOVED & INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.
- [SDR AALA20140619014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140619014), Jun 19, 2014: DOUBLER. WORN. WEAR ON EXISTING DOUBLER AT FWD SIDE OF LT FRAME STATION 1380 JUST AFT OF LT TEMPERATURE CONTROL VLV. R & R DOUBLER IAW AARD 53-10-00-28.
- [SDR AALA20140619013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140619013), Jun 19, 2014: PAN. CRACKED. MID CARGO DOOR OUTER PAN HAS CRACK AT NR 5 BEAM AFT RADIUS BLOCK. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 52-03-00-001 & EA MD80-52-035385.
- [SDR AALA20140618013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140618013), Jun 18, 2014: PAN. WORN. AFT SERVICE DOOR INNER HANDLE HOUSING HAS WORN AREA. REPLACED AFT SERVICE DOOR HANDLE HOUSING IAW 51-00-05-REPAIR 1.
- [SDR AALA20140618003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140618003), Jun 18, 2014: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK ON RT CANT FRAME AT STATION 1474 & LONGERON 18 RT. REMOVED CRACKED SECTION OF FRAME & INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 51-70-05-001.
- [SDR AALA20140617014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140617014), Jun 17, 2014: PAN. WORN. MID CARGO DOOR OUTER PAN WORN AT LOWER FWD STOP PAD. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW AARD 52-30-00-1 FIGURE 2.
- [SDR AALA20140617013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140617013), Jun 17, 2014: PAN. CRACKED. RIGHT AFT OVERWING EXIT DOOR PAN IS CRACKED AT NR 12 STOP PAD. REPAIRED WITH AN INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 52-05-00-001 FIGURE 51 SHEET 3.
- [SDR AALA20140617007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140617007), Jun 17, 2014: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT AFT OVERWING EXIT DOOR CRACKED UNDER THE NR 12 STOP PAD. REPAIRED WITH INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 52-05-00-001 FIGURE 51 SHEET 3.
- [SDR AALA20140617006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140617006), Jun 17, 2014: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT AFT OVERWING EXIT DOOR FRAME CRACKED UNDER NR 1 STOP PAD. REPAIRED WITH INTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 52-05-00-001 FIGURE 51 SHEET 3.
- [SDR AALA20140617005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140617005), Jun 17, 2014: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK NR 6 FROM STATIONS 281 TO 283 CORRODED. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUG IAW AARD 53-20-00-10.
- [SDR AALA20140617004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140617004), Jun 17, 2014: DIAPHRAGM. CORRODED. SUB FLOOR IS CRACKED AT VENTURI HOLE UNDER G1 DRAIN PAN BETWEEN STATIONS 148 TO 160. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20140616032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140616032), Jun 16, 2014: MOUNT. CORRODED. G2 GALLEY MOUNT CORRODED AT STATION 210 & RBL 12. INSTALLED G-2 GALLEY MOUNT IAW AARD 51-00-05 & DWG 9936535 & CONFIGURATION 537.
- [SDR AALA20140616018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140616018), Jun 16, 2014: MOUNT. CORRODED. G2 GALLEY MOUNT CORRODED AT STATION 218 & RBL 12. INSTALLED NEW GALLEY MOUNT IAW AARD 51-00-05-1 & DWG 9936535.
- [SDR AALA20140616003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140616003), Jun 16, 2014: DIAPHRAGM. CORRODED. CORROSION IN SUB FLOOR AROUND G2 GALLEY MOUNT HOLE AT STATION 218 & RBL 12. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20140615004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140615004), Jun 15, 2014: FRAME. GOUGED. FRAME AT STATION 636 & LONGERON 7 LT GOUGED. ACCOMPLISHED NESTED ANGLE REPAIR IAW SRM 51-70-05-001.
- [SDR AALA20140614001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140614001), Jun 14, 2014: FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION IN FITTING BELOW SUBFLOOR AT G2 MOUNT AT STATION 218 & RBL 12. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW AARD 51-00-05 & AARD 52-20-00.
- [SDR AALA20140614002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140614002), Jun 13, 2014: SKIN. BENT. AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER EDGE OF OUTER SKIN BENT TO RIVET ROW. BUILT & INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW ESO 80174 PAGE 601 F.

All 108: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70425-2024-11-07/reports.md

## 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 19940801034729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940801034729I), Aug 1, 1994: Doug DC982 (N70425), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Loud bang and vibration left engine fire in tail cone. Fire department put out fire. 4th stage turbine failure.
- [Incident 19861225081069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861225081069I), Dec 25, 1986: Doug DC982 (N70425), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Returned when engine did not come up to climb power. Ingested ice had damaged fan blades on both engines.

## Other aircraft with N70425

- [Cancelled 1973-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70425-1973-03-23): Cessna A185F, S/N 18502163, built 1973. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Skyways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYWAYS%20INC), [Troutdale, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Troutdale)

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