# N709HA: 1978 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51, registration cancelled 2006-05-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 16, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (registry code 3022051)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47764
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 26, 2003
- Last registry action: December 15, 2004
- Mode S code: A976AD
- 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/N709HA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=709HA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709HA-2006-05-16

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-9-51: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51.md

## Service difficulty reports (153, newest 50)

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

- [SDR HALA0000280](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA0000280), Sep 2, 2000: ACTUATOR. FAILED. HNL - FLT 131 - NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON. HYDRAULIC PUMP ON HIGH AND LIGHT WENT OFF. PUMP TURNED TO LOW LIGHT CAME ON. PROCEDURE WAS REPEATED AND LIGHT ST
- [SDR HALA0000248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA0000248), Aug 6, 2000: VALVE. LEAKING. HNL - FLT 1126 - NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON AFTER RETRACTION. REPLACE NLG STRUT SERVICING VALVE. SERVICED WITH DRY NITROGEN. GEAR SWING OPS CHECK OK. NO FLUID LE
- [SDR HALA0000060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA0000060), Feb 28, 2000: CONNECTOR. FAILED. HNL - FLT 541 - DURING UPLOCK CHECK, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON. EXTENDED GEAR OK. NEXT UPLATCH CHECK NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS CAME ON. EXTEND
- [SDR HALA0000016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA0000016), Jan 6, 2000: GYRO. MALFUNCTIONED. HNL - FLT 348 - (AIR TURN BACK) BOTH COMPASSES, CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER, OK GROUND, BUT ON TAKEOFF, WERE OFF BY 30 DEGREES TO 50 DEGREES OR MORE. BACK ON GROU
- [SDR HALA9900282](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9900282), Dec 22, 1999: CONTROL BOX. MALFUNCTIONED. HNL - FLT 170 - NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. PERFORMED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENTION PROCEDURE. GEAR CAME DOWN. NOSE SAFE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, NOR DID NOSE LIGHT I
- [SDR HALA9900274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9900274), Dec 19, 1999: SENSOR. FAILED. NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON FLYBY TOWER CONFIRMED. RECYCLED GEAR ALL GREEN. ELECT CHECK, REPLACED LOCK SENSOR. REPLACED NOSE GEAR BUNGEE CYL GEAR SWING. LEAK CHEC
- [SDR HALA9900249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9900249), Nov 27, 1999: BOLT. LOOSE. HNL - FLT 203 - (ATB) AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, THE RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WOULD EXTINGUISH. RECYCLED WITH NO CHANGE. ALSO, GEAR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED O
- [SDR HALA9900248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9900248), Nov 27, 1999: WIRE. BROKEN. HNL - FLT 361 - CHECK NOSE GEAR DOWN LATCH AND INDICATION SYSTEM. GREEN NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT SLOW TO ACTIVATE THEN INTERMITTENT WITH GEAR WARNING HORN. FOUND BR
- [SDR HALA9900076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9900076), Mar 18, 1999: COALESCER BAG. CONTAMINATED. HNL - FLT 348 - SMOKE IN THE CABIN ON TAXI OUT. SEEMS TO ORIGINATE IN AFT AREA OF CABIN. SMOKE STOPPED WHEN A/C SWITCHES TURNED OFF. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT COA
- [SDR HALA9900041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9900041), Feb 6, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. HNL - FLT 388 - (LOG PAGE NR A151708). ON PRE-FLIGHT, OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE ON RIGHT LEADING EDGE. DID A WALK-AROUND INSPECTION. CHECKED ENGINE INLET
- [SDR HALA9900002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9900002), Jan 2, 1999: CONNECTOR. FAILED. FLT NR 70 - HNL - NR 2 ENGINE 'B' LOOP INOPERATIVE , 'A' TEST OK. REPLACED 'B' LOOP CONNECTOR. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR HALA9800431](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9800431), Dec 30, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. HNL - FORWARD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR HALA9800406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9800406), Dec 8, 1998: LIGHT. INOP. HNL - AFT TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST FAILED. STAIRWAY LIGHTS LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE DOES NOT COME ON. ALSO, LIGHT OVER EVAC SLIDE DIM. TIGHTENED NUT ON TERMINA
- [SDR HALA9800199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9800199), Jul 6, 1998: DRIVER LINK. CRACKED. ITO - FLT 141 - (LOG PAGE NR A144265) - AFTER LANDING IN HILO, RIGHT THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ADVISORY LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. FOUND NR 2 ENGINE BOTTOM 
- [SDR HALA9800173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9800173), Jun 24, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. HNL - (LOG PAGE NR A143522). FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHT BY THE FORWARD F/A SEAT IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK WAS OK. 
- [SDR HALA9800131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9800131), May 26, 1998: SEAL. LEAKED. FLT 114 - HNL - ON FLIGHT FROM HNL TO OGG, THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HNL, WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. REPLA
- [SDR HALA9700131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9700131), Jun 16, 1997: CONNECTOR. FAILED. FLT 221 - HNL - THE RIGHT ENGINE 'B' LOOP LIGHT ON IN FLIGHT. MADE COMPLETE FIRE TEST. SELECTED UNLIGHTED 'A' LOOP. REPLACED THE RT ENGINE PYLON FIRE DETECTOR E
- [SDR HAL9773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAL9773), May 1, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE SUPPORT STRUCTURE BUCKLED, CRACKED, AND LEVEL 2 CORROSION JUST OUTBOARD OF SPOILER ACTUATOR, STA XRS-189. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATE
- [SDR HAL9772](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAL9772), May 1, 1997: SKIN. CORROSION. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, INTERNAL, LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON SKIN LAP JUST ABOVE LONGERON IAR FROM STA 1190 TO STA 1247. REMOVED CORROSION SRM 53-01 FIG 1 AND SRM 
- [SDR HAL9771](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAL9771), May 1, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT PIT FRAME STA 1130, STR 30, HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION. FABRICATED FRAME PARTS, INSTALLED PER SRM 53-03, FIG 5 SRM 51-10-3. TOTAL TIME: 29,567 HOURS. TOTAL CYCLE
- [SDR HALA9765](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9765), Apr 11, 1997: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON FORWARD CARGO FLOOR INTERCOSTAL UNDER LEFT TIE RAIL FROM STATION 655 TO 693 LONGERON 28L. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED TWO STIFFENERS FROM STAT
- [SDR HALA9764](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9764), Apr 9, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON FRAME AT STATION 1216 BETWEEN LBL 16 AND LBL 9. FABRICATED NEW FRAME REPAIR SPLICE AND SUPPORT ANGLE AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-30, 51-30-2, 
- [SDR HALA9750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9750), Apr 9, 1997: CLOSEOUT RIB. CRACKED. FOUND .6875 VERTICAL CRACK ON NR 2 PYLON CLOSING RIB, ADJACENT TO FS 1167 BOTTOM OF LIGHTING HOLE. FABRICATED DOUBLER, STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER 
- [SDR HAL9764](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAL9764), Apr 9, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON FRAME AT STA 1216 BETWEEN LBL 16 AND LBL 9. FABRICATED NEW FRAME REPAIR SPLICE AND SUPPORT ANGLE AND INSTALLED PER SRM'S 51-30, 51-31-2, 51
- [SDR HAL9750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAL9750), Apr 9, 1997: RIB. CRACKED. .6875 INCH VERTICAL CRACK ON NR 2 PYLON CLOSING RIB ADJACENT TO FS 1167 BOTTOM OF LIGHTING HOLE. FABRICATED DOUBLER, STOP DRILLED CRACK, AND INSTALLED DOUBLER P
- [SDR HALA9753](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9753), Apr 7, 1997: ANGLE. CRACKED. CRACK ON ANGLE ON APB STIFFENER RIGHT NR 3 FROM TOP RBL 64, STATION 1167 48 INCHES UP FROM FLOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE PER SRM 51-30-2 AND SB 53-166. (M)
- [SDR HALA9752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9752), Apr 5, 1997: WEBS. CRACKED. APB FORWARD FACE AREA, TWO CRACKS IN UPPER DOOR CUT OUT. LEFT UPPER CORNER HAS CRACK WHICH HAS EXTENDED BEYOND ORIGINAL STOP DRILL AND IS NOW 2.5 LONGERON RIGHT
- [SDR HAL9752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAL9752), Apr 5, 1997: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD FORWARD FACE AREA, 2 EACH CRACKS IN UPPER DOOR CUT-OUT. LEFT UPPER CORNER HAS CRACK WHICH HAS EXTENDED BEYOND ORIGINAL STOP DRILL AND IS N
- [SDR 97ZZZX2688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2688), Apr 5, 1997: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD FORWARD FACE AREA, 2 EACH CRACKS IN UPPER DOOR CUT-OUT. LEFT UPPER CORNER HAS CRACK WHICH HAS EXTENDED BEYOND ORIGINAL STOP DRILL AND IS N
- [SDR 97ZZZM675](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM675), Apr 5, 1997: WEBS. CRACKED. APB FORWARD FACE AREA, TWO CRACKS IN UPPER DOOR CUT OUT. LEFT UPPER CORNER HAS CRACK WHICH HAS EXTENDED BEYOND ORIGINAL STOP DRILL AND IS NOW 2.5 LONGERON RIGHT
- [SDR HALA9761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9761), Apr 4, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. RIGHT SUPPORT FRAME OF TAIL SKID HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION AND NUTPLATES AND RIVETS WITH LEVEL 2 CORROSION AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT CENTERLINE BOTTOM BETWEEN STATI
- [SDR HAL9761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAL9761), Apr 4, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. RT SUPPORT FRAME OF TAIL SKID HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION AND NUTPLATES AND RIVETS WITH LEVEL 2 CORROSION AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, CENTERLINE BOTTOM BETWEEN STA 120
- [SDR 97ZZZX2689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2689), Apr 4, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. RT SUPPORT FRAME OF TAIL SKID HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION AND NUTPLATES AND RIVETS WITH LEVEL 2 CORROSION AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, CENTERLINE BOTTOM BETWEEN STA 120
- [SDR HALA9763](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9763), Apr 3, 1997: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO PIT FLOOR PANEL STATION 1047 HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON ATTACH DOUBLERS AND 'U' CHANNELS HAVE DOUBLER HOLES, WORN/PULLED FASTENERS. 'U' CHANNELS AND ATT
- [SDR HALA9756](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9756), Apr 3, 1997: BULKHEAD ANGLE. CRACKED. AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD INT RIGHT OUTBOARD HORIZONTAL ANGLE STIFFENERS AT STRINGER 14, 15 AND 16 HAVE CRACKS 5. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLES PER SRM 53-05 FIG 93. 
- [SDR HALA9751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9751), Apr 3, 1997: CHANNEL. CRACKED. APB SUPPORT CHANNEL HAS .75 INCH CRACK AT UPPER FASTENER LOCATION LBL 22 STATION 1167 UPPER DOOR JAMB AREA. REMOVED AND FABRICATED REPAIR CHANNEL, TREATED AND I
- [SDR HAL9751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAL9751), Apr 3, 1997: CHANNEL. CRACKED. APB SUPPORT CHANNEL HAS .75 INCH CRACK AT UPPER FASTENER LOCATION. LBL 22 STA 1167 UPPER DOOR JAMB AREA. REMOVED AND FABRICATED REPAIR CHANNEL TREATED AND INSTA
- [SDR HALA9770](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9770), Mar 31, 1997: SUPPORT. CORRODED. AFT CARGO STATION 855, FLOOR SUPPORT HAS NUMEROUS AREAS OF CORROSION LEVEL 2 FROM LBL 40 INCHES TO RBL 40 INCHES AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF SUPPORT. FABRICATED AND IN
- [SDR HALA9769](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9769), Mar 30, 1997: U-CHANNEL. CORRODED. AFT LEFT GALLEY HAS CORROSION AND FILLER DROPPING LOOSE APPROX 5 INCHES ON FORWARD FACE STRUT OUTBOARD EDGE. REMOVED CORNER CORRODED 'U' CHANNEL IAW DC-9 SRM 51
- [SDR HALA9768](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9768), Mar 29, 1997: SUPPORT. CORROSION. AFT ACCY COMPT LONGITUDINAL FRAME SUPPORT FROM 1209 TO 1230, RBL 10 HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME SUPPORT PER SRM 51-10-2, SRM 51-10-2, SRM 
- [SDR HALA9767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9767), Mar 29, 1997: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. AFT ACCESSORY COMP BULKHEAD 1230 HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION AT ATTACH POINT TO SKIN FROM LONG 24L TO RBL 22. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-3 MATERIAL LOSS WITHIN L
- [SDR HALA9766](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9766), Mar 28, 1997: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. AT STATION 1060 TO 1068, STRINGER 29R TO STRINGER 30 WEDGE SHAPE ANGLE HAS .5 INCH CRACK FRAME ANGLES AND SUB STRUCTURE HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION. REMOVED FABRICATE
- [SDR HALA9754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9754), Mar 27, 1997: LONGERON. CRACKED. STRINGER 17 LEFT AT STATION 1136 IS CRACKED AT LOWER FLANGE. STRINGER 17R AT STATION 1136 CRACKED AT FLANGE STRINGER 16R AT STATION 1136 IS CRACKED. REMOVED CRA
- [SDR HALA9743](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9743), Mar 27, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CABIN FLOORBEAM STATION 1151 RBL 20 INCHES LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE. REPAIRED CABIN FLOORBEAM STATION 1151 RBL 20 INCHES PER SRM 53-05 FIG 20 BY FABRI
- [SDR HAL9754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAL9754), Mar 27, 1997: LONGERON. CRACKED. STR 17L AT STA 1136 IS CRACKED AT LOWER FLANGE. STR 17R AT STA 1136 CRACKED AT FLANGE. STR 16R AT STA 1136 IS CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON 17L;, FABRICATED
- [SDR HAL9743](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAL9743), Mar 27, 1997: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. CABIN FLOOR BEAM STA 1151 RBL= 20 INCHES LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE. REPAIRED CABIN FLOOR BEAM STA 1151 RBL= 20 INCHES PER SRM 53-05, FIG 20 BY FABRICAT
- [SDR HALA9744](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9744), Mar 26, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. KEEL BEAM LOWER SKIN BETWEEN MLG DOORS HAS LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2 CORROSION PRESENT THROUGHOUT. REMOVED CORROSION AND TREATED FS 783-840. REPAIRED FS 794 PER MD AC
- [SDR HALA9742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HALA9742), Mar 26, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. LEVEL 2 CORROSIO AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT STATION 984 ON FORMER FRAME FROM STRINGER 27L TO STRINGER 27R. FRAME WAS REPAIRED PER DOUGLAS DC-9 SRM 53-03 FIG 2A. (M)
- [SDR HAL9744](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAL9744), Mar 26, 1997: KEEL BEAM. CORRODED. KEEL BEAM LOWER SKIN BETWEEN MLG DOORS HAS LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2 CORROSION PRESENT THROUGHOUT. REMOVED CORROSION AND TREATED FS 783-840. REPAIRED FS 794 PER MD AC
- [SDR HAL9742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAL9742), Mar 26, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. LEVEL 2 CORROSION AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 984 ON FORMER FRAME FROM S27L TO S27R. FRAME WAS REPAIRED PER DOUGLAS DC-9 SRM 53-03, FIG 2A. TOTAL TIME: 29,567 HOU

All 153: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709HA-2006-05-16/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19930824035699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930824035699I), Aug 24, 1993: Doug DC951 (N709HA), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. Left wing tip struck runway as pilot was attempting to correct for wind gust. Found pilot had over controlled.
- [Incident 19851019060239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019060239I), Oct 19, 1985: Doug DC951 (N709HA), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. Explosion heard from number 2 engine at rotation. Returned to find compressor blade separated from the rotor.
- [Incident 19790407012719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407012719I), Apr 7, 1979: Doug DC951 (N709HA), Detroit, MI. Crew experienced moderate uncontrollable yaw after takeoff. Stabilization augmentor computor failed.

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