# N7531A: 1990 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2020-09-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 9, 2020
- 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: 49923
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1990
- Certificate issued: March 27, 2013
- Last registry action: April 16, 2019
- Mode S code: AA27AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7531A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7531A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7531A-2020-09-09

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (74, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA20120407012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120407012), Apr 7, 2012: HEATER. INOPERATIVE. CREW REPORTED RUDDER LIMITER PITOT HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLAC
- [SDR AALA20111130TUL42](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20111130TUL42), Nov 30, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. AFT ACCESS TAIL CONE MOUNT CRACKED AT 5:00 ALIGNMENT PIN MKD. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 51-30-05 AND EA MD80-53-020473.
- [SDR AALA20111130TUL38](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20111130TUL38), Nov 30, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. AFT ACCESS TAIL CONE MOUNT CRACKED AT 7:00 ALIGNMENT PIN. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 51-30-05 AND EA MD80-53-020473.
- [SDR AALA20111002LGA02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20111002LGA02), Oct 1, 2011: BATTERY PACK. NOT SEATED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERY PACK FOR AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20111002LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20111002LGA01), Oct 1, 2011: BATTERY PACK. NOT SEATED. ROWS 13 THRU 16 OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERY PACK FOR ROWS 13 THRU 16 OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20110518LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110518LGA01), May 17, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE CATWALK ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20110416TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110416TUL01), Apr 15, 2011: VALVE. LEAKING. PHX - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED PHX LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND A
- [SDR AALA20110218LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110218LGA01), Feb 18, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CEILING LIGHTS ROW 16 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20100608TUL09](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100608TUL09), Jun 8, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT ANGLE ON AFT SIDE OF STATION 1418 IS CRACKED AT LONGERON 2 RIGHT. INSTALLED FRAME DOUBLER AT STATION 1418 2 RIGHT PER SRM 53-03-00 FIGURE 31A.
- [SDR AALA20100608TUL08](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100608TUL08), Jun 8, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. THE 1418 FRAME CRACKED AT LONGERON 2 RIGHT. INSTALLED FRAME DOUBLER PER SRM 53-03-00 FIGURE 31A.
- [SDR AALA20100608TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100608TUL07), Jun 8, 2010: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 2 RIGHT CRACKED AT FRAME STATION 1418. PERFORMED LONGERON SPLICE PER AARD 53-30-00-2 FIGURE 1.
- [SDR AALA20100607TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100607TUL03), Jun 7, 2010: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. RIGHT SIDE LEADING SLAT CRACKED. LOCATION THE SECOND BRACKET INBOARD FROM OUTERMOST BRACKET. CRACK IS IN THE RADIUS AREA OF OUTBOARD LUG SECOND BRACKET (MARKED)
- [SDR AALA20100605TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100605TUL06), Jun 5, 2010: FLOOR SUPPORT. DAMAGED. CORROSION ON NUMBER 5 SEAT TRACK FLOORBOARD SUPPORT OUTBOARD LEG AT STATION 203. INSTALLED STRAP DOUBLER AND FILLER PER AARD 53-20-22-16.
- [SDR AALA20100605TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100605TUL05), Jun 5, 2010: ANGLE. DAMAGED. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON CUSP TEE STATION 208. INSTALLED NEW CUSP ANGLE REPAIR FROM STATION 180 TO STATION 229 RIGHT SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-05-00.
- [SDR AALA20100605TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100605TUL04), Jun 5, 2010: CUSP WEB. DAMAGED. CUSP OUT OF LIMITS STATIONS 1155 TO 1174. INSTALLED CUSP REPAIR DOUBLER STATION 1155 TO STATION 1174 PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20100605TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100605TUL03), Jun 5, 2010: CUSP WEB. DAMAGED. DAMAGE ON RIGHT CUSP OUT OF LIMITS STATIONS 1174 TO 1250. INSTALLED NEW CUSP SHEET FROM STATION 1174 TO STATION 1250 PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20100605TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100605TUL02), Jun 5, 2010: CUSP WEB. DAMAGED. CORROSION ON RIGHT CUSP STATION 208. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20100604TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100604TUL05), Jun 4, 2010: TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LEFT TIE DOWN STRAP AT STATIONS 1200 TO 1215. INSTALLED TIE DOWN TRACK PER SRM 51-30-01 AND SPLICE PER SRM 51-30-05.
- [SDR AALA20100604TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100604TUL03), Jun 4, 2010: FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION ON G-1 GALLEY TIE DOWN FLOOR CENTER FITTING. INSTALLED G-1 GALLEY TIE DOWN FITTING PER SRM 51-30-05.
- [SDR AALA20100604TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100604TUL02), Jun 4, 2010: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. LEFT CUSP STATIONS 850 TO 857 CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER LEFT CUSP STATIONS 846 TO 863 AS PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20100603TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100603TUL01), Jun 3, 2010: FITTING. CORRODED. HEAVY CORROSION ON G-1 GALLEY FLOOR TIE DOWN OUTBOARD FITTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED G-1 GALLEY FLOOR TIE DOWN FITTING PER SRM 53-04-00 FIGURE 12B.
- [SDR AALA20100603TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100603TUL05), Jun 3, 2010: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. RIGHT FUSELAGE TO VERTICAL ATTACH ANGLE HAS CRACK. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER AARD 53-10-00-2.
- [SDR AALA20100603TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100603TUL03), Jun 3, 2010: MOUNT. CORRODED. REMOVED G-22 MOUNT IN NUMBER 6 SEAT TRACK STATION 217 THAT IS OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED G-2 GALLEY MOUNT ON NUMBER 6 SEAT TRACK PER SRM 51-30-02.
- [SDR AALA20100602TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100602TUL04), Jun 2, 2010: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CABIN LEFT CUSP CORRODED STATIONS 1088 TO 1095. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER ON LEFT CUSP STATIONS 1080 TO 1097 PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20100601TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100601TUL07), Jun 1, 2010: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. LEFT CUSP 888 RIVET HOLE CRACKED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER LEFT CUSP STATION 888 PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20100601TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100601TUL04), Jun 1, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. DENT IN SKIN AT LONGERON 18 LEFT AT STATION 218 AS MARKED. DIMENSIONS ARE 3 INCH BY 3 INCH BY .085 DEPTH. INSTALLED DOUBLER AS PER SRM 53-04-00 FIGURE 12B SHEET
- [SDR AALA20100601TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100601TUL02), Jun 1, 2010: RUB STRIP. WORN. RIGHT WING NUMBER 3 FLAP VANE INBOARD END RUB STRIP IS WORN THROUGH AT LEADING EDGE. HOT BOND METAL DOUBLER ON RIGHT WING NUMBER 3 FLAP VANE RUB STRIP TRAILING 
- [SDR AALA20100601TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100601TUL01), Jun 1, 2010: VANE. GOUGED. LEFT WING NUMBER 3 FLAP VANE HAS 2 EACH GOUGES IN LEADING EDGE NEAR INBOARD END. INSTALLED HOT BOND DOUBLER ON NUMBER 3 OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD VANE ASSEMBLY PER 
- [SDR AALA20100531TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100531TUL07), May 31, 2010: CUSP WEB. DAMAGED. RIGHT CUSP DAMAGED AT STATION 830. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20100531TUL09](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100531TUL09), May 31, 2010: FITTING. DAMAGED. DAMAGE ON G-2 GALLEY AFT TIE DOWN FLOOR FITTING. INSTALLED NEW FITTING PER SRM 51-01-00.
- [SDR AALA20100530TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100530TUL01), May 30, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK NUMBER 6 OUT OF LIMITS AT STATION 698. INSTALLED PLUG IN SEAT TRACK NUMBER 6 AT STATION 698 PER SRM 53-10-03.
- [SDR AALA20100528TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100528TUL06), May 28, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. DENT IN SKIN AT LONGERON 18 LEFT AT STATION 218. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-00 FIGURE 12B SHEET 34 CLASS 1 REPAIR.
- [SDR AALA20100604TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100604TUL01), May 27, 2010: MOUNT. CORRODED. HEAVY CORROSION ON G1 TIE DOWN FITTING CENTER FITTING. INSTALLED NEW GALLEY NUMBER 1 CENTER MOUNT PER SRM 51-30-05.
- [SDR AALA20091128ORD01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20091128ORD01), Nov 27, 2009: CONTROL VALVE. STUCK. CREW REPORTED HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ON FOR TAIL COMPARTMENT. RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT FLOW CONTROL VALVE.
- [SDR AALA20090313TUL08](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090313TUL08), Mar 6, 2009: ANGLE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR JAMB LOWER CHORD ANGLE CORRODED AT STATION 1170. REMOVED CORROSION, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER OVER CONDITION 4 AREA PER AARD 53-10-00-3.
- [SDR AALA20090313TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090313TUL07), Mar 6, 2009: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUR (4) CANT FRAME AT STATION 1480 REPAIR DOUBLER HAS TWO CRACKS. REMOVED CRACKED REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED INTERIM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ONE TIME ESO 80559 DA
- [SDR AALA20090313TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20090313TUL06), Mar 3, 2009: BEAM. CRACKED. FWD ENTRY DOOR SECOND FROM TOP HORIZONTAL BEAM CRACKED IN RADIUS AT FWD END. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 52-05-00 FIGURE 31.
- [SDR AALA200802007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200802007), Jul 31, 2008: CSD. INOPERATIVE. ELP INFLIGHT T1540/31JUL TUS TO DFW. CREW REPORTED LT GENERATOR CLICKED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. UNABLE TO DISCONNECT CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE. SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGI
- [SDR AALA200801700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801700), Jun 25, 2008: CLAMP. DEFECTIVE. ORD INFLIGHT T1345/25JUN. CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT INDICATION DURING CLIMB. INDICATION EXTINGUISHED WHEN LT AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH PLACED TO OFF
- [SDR AALA200800934](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800934), Apr 12, 2008: BATTERY PACK. NOT SEATED. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 13 TO 16 INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 13 TO 16. SYSTEM GROUND CHEC
- [SDR AALA200800935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200800935), Apr 12, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD TAIL COMPARTMENT CATWALK INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD TAIL COMPARTMENT CATWALK. SYSTEM
- [SDR AALA20071412](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071412), Aug 3, 2007: LIGHT. BROKEN. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY WALL BROKEN. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY WALL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20071411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071411), Aug 3, 2007: LIGHT. BROKEN. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT MARKER AT RIGHT AFT EXIT BROKEN. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT MARKER AT RIGHT AFT EXIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERAT
- [SDR AALA20060423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060423), Jun 29, 2006: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. BOS - FORWARD CABIN PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR FORWARD CABIN PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERA
- [SDR AALA20041143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20041143), Nov 19, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. TPA - COCKPIT AND FORWARD AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT POSITION B523 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT COCKPIT AND FORWARD AISLE. SYSTEM GRO
- [SDR AALA20031393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20031393), Dec 6, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SEA EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS AT AFT GALLEY DOOR BACK TO SEATING FROM AFT LAVATORIES INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-107. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPER
- [SDR AALA20030825](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030825), Jul 31, 2003: SOCKET. BROKEN. DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, SEAT 13D EMERGENCY LIGHT SOCKET BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT 13D EMERGENCY LIGHT SOCKET. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATI
- [SDR AALA20021247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021247), Aug 30, 2002: BATTERY. LOOSE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FROM SEAT 22D THROUGH 26D INOPERATIVE. SECURED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS BATTERY AT SEAT 22-26. SYSTEM GRO
- [SDR AALA20020961](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020961), Jul 1, 2002: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SIGN INOPERATIVE. TIGHTENED WIRE ON CONNECTOR TO FORWARD LEFT OVERWING EMEGENCY E
- [SDR AALA20020857](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020857), Jun 11, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. TUL - FOUND DENT AND SCRATCH IN FUSELAGE SKIN LEFT SIDE L26 STATION 162 JUST FORWARD AND BELOW FLAP AIRSTAIR DOOR. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 12B. (M)

All 74: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7531A-2020-09-09/reports.md

## 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 19950403010359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950403010359I), Apr 3, 1995: Doug DC982 (N7531A), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Narrative: at approx. 1130L, no pax on board, a/c was being readied for flight when a flight attendant noted smoke coming from the ceiling over row 27 a/b…

## Other aircraft with N7531A

- [Cancelled 1971-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7531A-1971-05-03): Boeing 720-023B, S/N 18017. Exported to Lebanon. Owner: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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