# N72824: 1986 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2005-01-10 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: January 10, 2005 - Exported to: Colombia - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (registry code 3022082) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 49484 - Year built: 1986 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 21, 1986 - Certificate issued: December 5, 1986 - Last registry action: September 21, 2004 - Mode S code: A9C3FF - Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72824 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72824 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72824-2005-01-10 From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (22) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR CALA0400665](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0400665), Oct 7, 2004: BEAM. CRACKED. L1 DOOR UPPER CORNER BEAM CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK, INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER PER SRM 52-05, FIG 31. - [SDR CALA0400664](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0400664), Oct 5, 2004: BEAM. CRACKED. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR PAN CRACKED AFT OUTBOARD SIDE OF DOOR. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 52-05 FIG 28. - [SDR CALA0400662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0400662), Oct 5, 2004: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. FUSELAGE INTERCOSTAL AFT ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT INBOARD CORNER STATION 120 BELOW AND OUTBOARD OF FIRST OFFICERS BRIEFCASE BOX. INSTALLED FABRICATED ANGLE PER S - [SDR CALA0400659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0400659), Oct 2, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. RIGHT CENTER SEAT TRACK CORRODED FROM STA 229-235, APPROX 35 INCHES. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PER SRM 51-30-0 & 53-05, FIG 4H. - [SDR CALA0400658](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0400658), Sep 29, 2004: LONGERON. CRACKED. CABIN TOP FUSELAGE STA 674 LONG 1, RT SIDE CRACKED 0.25 INCHES. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER SRM 53-00-02, PG 49, FIG 18. - [SDR CALA0001418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0001418), Sep 21, 2000: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION FOUND FIRST CLASS CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. THE FORWARD CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. - [SDR CALA0000682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0000682), May 16, 2000: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. BOTH OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING LIGHT TEST. THE B5-49 POWER SUPPLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS - [SDR CALA9900836](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900836), Jul 19, 1999: CABLES. OUT OF ADJUST. TAIL CONE DROP FAILED USING INTERIOR TAIL COMPARTMENT RELEASE HANDLE. THE TAIL CONE INTERIOR PULL WAS ADJUSTED WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 53-50-00. - [SDR CALA9900820](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900820), Jul 14, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK IN LT FUSELAGE TO VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH ANGLE AFT OF VERTICAL REAR SPAR AT STA 1485. THE ANGLE WAS TRIMMED AND A REPAIR W - [SDR CALA9900806](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900806), Jul 8, 1999: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND LEFT I/B SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STA 1102-1215. THE SEAT TRACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-1. - [SDR CALA9900130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900130), Feb 11, 1999: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION FOUND THE AISLE EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS INOPERATIVE BETWEEN ROWS 7-10. THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES WERE REPLACED AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD IAW MM - [SDR CALA9700824](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700824), May 28, 1997: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND TWO .75 INCH CRACKS IN MID BAGGAGE BIN CEILING INTERCOSTAL AT STA 769-788, AIRCRAFT CENTERLINE. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED. A REPAIR DOUBLER - [SDR CALA9700825](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700825), May 27, 1997: PAN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND AFT BAGGAGE BIN DOOR PAN DOUBLER AROUND FORWARD LATCH CAM CRACKED OUT. A DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5230-01360. - [SDR CALA9700823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700823), May 27, 1997: JAMB. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND MID CARGO DOOR JAMB BEAM CORRODED. A DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-05, FIGURE 63. - [SDR CALA9700826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700826), May 26, 1997: CABLES. OUT OF ADJUST. THE FORCE REQUIRED TO PULL THE TAILCONE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RELEASE HANDLES EXCEEDED LIMITS. ADJUSTED TAILCONE CABLES IAW MM 53-53-00. - [SDR CALA9700008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700008), Jan 3, 1997: T3 BLADE. FAILED. THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TURBINE FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IAH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE SDR WILL R - [SDR CALA9601148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601148), Aug 9, 1996: SWITCH. CONTAMINATED. ALL THREE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED, BUT THE LIGHTS REMA - [SDR CALA9601108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601108), Jul 31, 1996: PROX CONTROL. INOPERATIVE. ALL THREE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THE LIGHTS DID NOT EXTINGUISH. THE LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT FOR A - [SDR CAL950638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950638), Aug 1, 1995: EEL GROUND WIRE. INOPERATIVE. CLE - INSPECTION FOUND THE LT AND RT FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE DURING 'A' CHECK. THE GROUND WIRE AT STUD IN FRAME SECTION WAS FOUND REA - [SDR CAL950284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950284), Apr 16, 1995: SENSOR. INOPERATIVE. FLT NR 0459 - IAH - THE NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION LEAVING IAH. CYCLING THE GEAR DID NOT HELP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO - [SDR CAL950200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950200), Mar 16, 1995: STRUT. FLAT. IAH - FLT 0605 - THE NLG RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THE LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH. THE AIRCRAF - [SDR CAL950180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950180), Mar 6, 1995: STRUT. LOW PRESSURE. CLE - FLT 0752 - NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION LEAVING TPA. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT HAD NO EFFECT ON LIGHT. THE RED LIG ## 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 19910424016899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910424016899I), Apr 24, 1991: Doug DC982 (N72824), San Antonio, TX. Nose gear warning after retraction. Continued to destination. Extended gear. Landed safely. Proximity switch broken ## Other aircraft with N72824 - [Cancelled 1965-06-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72824-1965-06-03): Cessna 140, S/N 10010. 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