# N7538A: 1990 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2014-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 49992
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1990
- Last registry action: March 24, 2014
- Mode S code: AA289F
- Location: [Coral Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Coral%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.2745° N, 80.2604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33065, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7538A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7538A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7538A-2014-03-24

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-9-82(MD-82): https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82.md

## Service difficulty reports (101, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA20121214008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121214008), Dec 14, 2012: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 2 LEFT CRACKED AFT OF STATION 1418. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-02-00 FIGURE 7 AND SRM 51-60-00.
- [SDR AALA20121101022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121101022), Nov 1, 2012: CLAMP. LOOSE. DFW - CREW REPORTED ON CLIMBOUT TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURE AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. EMERGENCY DECLARED F
- [SDR AALA20120919017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120919017), Sep 18, 2012: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20120919016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120919016), Sep 18, 2012: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED MID BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20120918024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120918024), Sep 18, 2012: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20120621007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120621007), Jun 21, 2012: BATTERY. UNSECURE. TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. RE-SECURED BATTERIES AND CLEANED LEADS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20120621006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120621006), Jun 21, 2012: BATTERY PACK. LOOSE. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 28 THROUGH 30 INOPERATIVE. RE-SECURED BATTERY PACK AND CLEANED LEADS. OPS CHECK NORMAL
- [SDR AALA20120621005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120621005), Jun 21, 2012: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 18 THROUGH 27 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CLEANED LEADS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20120621004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120621004), Jun 21, 2012: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 7 THROUGH 11 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CLEANED LEADS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20120518006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120518006), May 18, 2012: FUEL CONTROL. DEFECTIVE. DFW - CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE PARAMETERS FLUCTUATING. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED 
- [SDR AALA20110622LGA03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110622LGA03), Jun 21, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS, ABOVE CATWALK INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT AFT LAVATORY B5 - 28. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20110622LGA02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110622LGA02), Jun 21, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 28 TO 30 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT ROW 28 DEF. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20110622LGA01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110622LGA01), Jun 21, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LEFT AND RIGHT AFT OVERWING DOOR UPPER EXIT SIGNS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT ROW 20DEF. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20100726JFK02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100726JFK02), Jul 26, 2010: SYMBOL GENERATOR. FAULTY. JFK - INFLIGHT LGA-DFW. CREW REPORTED PRIMARY FLIGHT DATA AND PRIMARY NAVIGATION DATA FAILED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, DIVERTED JFK LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT
- [SDR AALA20100403DFW02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100403DFW02), Apr 2, 2010: GUARD. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 19 HAS DAMAGED GUARDS. REPLACED GUARDS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 19.
- [SDR AALA20100317LAX01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100317LAX01), Mar 16, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAY ON IN COCKPIT, FORWARD ENTRANCE AND SERVICE ENTRANCE WHEN AIRCRAFT IS POWERED DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK B5-23 AT S
- [SDR AALA20100217TUL10](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100217TUL10), Feb 17, 2010: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. RIGHT CUSP TEE CORRODED STATIONS 154 TO 229. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-05-00 AND EA MD80-53-009094.
- [SDR AALA20100216TUL09](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100216TUL09), Feb 16, 2010: FITTING. CORRODED. GALLEY TIE DOWN CORRODED 17 INCHES INBOARD OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR STATION 160. REMOVED AND REPLACED GALLEY TIE DOWN PER SRM 51-30-05.
- [SDR AALA20100216TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100216TUL07), Feb 16, 2010: ANGLE. DAMAGED. RIGHT CUSP T ANGLE OUT OF LIMITS APPROXIMATE STATION 150 TO 250. INSTALLED SECTION OF CUSP T ON RIGHT SIDE STATION 154 TO 229 PER SRM 53-05-00 AND EA MD80-53-00
- [SDR AALA20100216TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100216TUL04), Feb 16, 2010: MOUNT. DAMAGED. CORROSION ON GALLEY TIE DOWN 10 INCHES OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR. INSTALLED GALLEY MOUNT PER AARD 53-20-00-19 AND REPAIR PLUG PER AARD 53-20-00-19.
- [SDR AALA20100215TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100215TUL07), Feb 15, 2010: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON WEB INBOARD OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR STATION 168 TO 200. REMOVED CORRODED AREA INSTALLED NEW CUSP PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20100214TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100214TUL01), Feb 14, 2010: SKIN. CORRODED. AFT LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR AFT HINGE CUTOUT ON SKIN IS CORRODED & CRACKED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-009048.
- [SDR AALA20100212TUL12](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100212TUL12), Feb 12, 2010: MEMBRANE. CORRODED. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT HAS CORROSION ON LOWER SURFACE OF CABIN SUBFLOOR WEBBING AT STATION 190 LEFT SIDE. CORRODED SECTION OF WEBBING WAS REMOVED AND N
- [SDR AALA20100212TUL09](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100212TUL09), Feb 12, 2010: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RIGHT CUSP OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20100212TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100212TUL07), Feb 12, 2010: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RIGHT CUSP OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20100212TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100212TUL06), Feb 12, 2010: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK IN STATION 160 AT OUTBOARD HAT CHANNEL. INSTALLED NEW NUMBER 4 LEFT LONGERON STATION 148 TO 190 PER SRM 53-02-00 AND SRM 51-30-00.
- [SDR AALA20100211TUL15](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100211TUL15), Feb 11, 2010: MEMBRANE. CORRODED. STATION 190 AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR SUBFLOOR HAS CORROSION ON BOTTOM SIDE. REMOVED CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-30-05.
- [SDR AALA20100211TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100211TUL06), Feb 11, 2010: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE FORWARD OF FRAME STATION 1155 LONGERON 29 RIGHT TO LONGERON 30. REPLACED SHEAR TIE AT STATION 1155 PER SRM 51-30-01.
- [SDR AALA20100211TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100211TUL05), Feb 11, 2010: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. FOUND CRACK IN CUSP RIGHT SIDE STATION 242 TO MIDDLE LIGHTNING HOLE OUTBOARD OF SEAT TRACK NUMBER 6. REPAIRED PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20100211TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100211TUL04), Feb 11, 2010: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION UNDER SEAT TRACK NUMBER 6 AT STATION 237 IN RIGHT CUSP. REPLACED CUSP PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20100211TUL12](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100211TUL12), Feb 11, 2010: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CUSP CORRODED STATION 1309 BETWEEN NUMBER 1 AND 2 SEAT TRACKS. CORRODED SECTION OF CUSP REMOVED AND NEW SECTION OF CUSP INSTALLED PER AARD 53-00-00-013 AND SRM 
- [SDR AALA20100211TUL09](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100211TUL09), Feb 11, 2010: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK IN LONGERON 3 LEFT STATION 160 AT OUTBOARD HAT CHANNEL. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON 3 LEFT STATION 148 TO 178 PER SRM 5302-00 FIG 18.
- [SDR AALA20100211TUL08](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100211TUL08), Feb 11, 2010: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. CORROSION SHEAR TIE FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME STATION 1155 BETWEEN LONGERON 29 RIGHT AND LONGERON 30. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 53-30-1.
- [SDR AALA20100211TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100211TUL02), Feb 11, 2010: SUPPORT FITTING. CRACKED. AFT CARGO CRACK ON VERTICAL FLOORBOARD TIE DOWN SUPPORT FITTING STATION 1150 BETWEEN LONGERON 29 RIGHT AND LONGERON 30. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPORT FITTING PER
- [SDR AALA20100211TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100211TUL01), Feb 11, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVAL BEYOND LIMITS ON NUMBER 2 SEAT TRACK AT STATION 1200 TO 1309. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-05-00.
- [SDR AALA20100210TUL08](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100210TUL08), Feb 10, 2010: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION AT LEFT TIE DOWN TRACK IN AFT CARGO STATION 1231 TO 1250. INSTALLED NEW TIE DOWN TRACK PER AARD 51-00-00-012.
- [SDR AALA20100210TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100210TUL06), Feb 10, 2010: SHEAR TIE. DAMAGED. CORROSION ON FRAME AND SHEAR TIE STATION 1287 LONGERON 30. INSTALLED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 53-03-00.
- [SDR AALA20100210TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100210TUL05), Feb 10, 2010: SHEAR TIE. DAMAGED. CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL STATION 1309 TO 1322 UNDER LEFT TIE DOWN TRACK. INSTALLED A NEW SERVICEABLE SHEAR TIE SRM 51-30-05 AND SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR AALA20100210TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100210TUL01), Feb 10, 2010: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STATION 1309 AND 1322 AFT CARGO UNDER LEFT TIE DOWN TRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL PER SRM 51-30-05.
- [SDR AALA20100209TUL08](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100209TUL08), Feb 9, 2010: SKIN. BENT. FORWARD ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT DOOR RIGHT AFT CORNER OF LOWER SKIN IS BENT. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PER ESO 80179.
- [SDR AALA20100209TUL09](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100209TUL09), Feb 9, 2010: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FRAME AND SHEAR TIES EACH SIDE OF LONGERON 30 AT STATION 1287. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-03-00 FIGURE 3 SHEET 1.
- [SDR AALA20100208TUL14](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100208TUL14), Feb 8, 2010: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED FROM FASTENER AT AFT END STATION 1309. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AT STATION 1287 TO 1309 PER SRM 51-01.
- [SDR AALA20100208TUL11](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100208TUL11), Feb 8, 2010: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND IN CUSP SHEET AT STATION 1245 OUTBOARD OF SEAT TRACK NUMBER 1. INSTALLED DOUBLER AT STATION 1245 OUTBOARD OF SEAT TRACK NUMBER 1 PER AARD 53-20-00-1
- [SDR AALA20100208TUL08](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100208TUL08), Feb 8, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK NUMBER 3. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED TRACK PLUG PER 53-05.
- [SDR AALA20100208TUL07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100208TUL07), Feb 8, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK NUMBER 3 AT STATION 317 TO 320. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED TRACK PLUG PER 53-05.
- [SDR AALA20100208TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100208TUL06), Feb 8, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK NUMBER 3 AT STATION 217 TO 219. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED TRACK PLUG PER 53-05.
- [SDR AALA20100205TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100205TUL01), Feb 5, 2010: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT CUSP CRACKED AT STATION 1265. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20100204TUL13](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100204TUL13), Feb 4, 2010: BUSHING. WORN. LEFT WING KNUCKLE BUSHINGS WORN OUTBOARD END OF NUMBER 4 SLAT. REPLACED KNUCKLE RIB ON NUMBER 4 OUTBOARD SLAT WITH NEW ONE IAW AARD 27-80-00-2.
- [SDR AALA20100204TUL05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100204TUL05), Feb 4, 2010: PAN. CRACKED. WINDOW PAN 32 RIGHT HAS CRACK IN UPPER FORWARD CORNER. TRIMMED OUT CRACK ON WINDOW PAN AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
- [SDR AALA20100204TUL04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100204TUL04), Feb 4, 2010: PAN. CRACKED. STATION 946 TO 965 LEFT SIDE WINDOW PAN CRACKED AT FORWARD UPPER CORNER. TRIMMED OUT CRACK ON WINDOW PAN AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.

All 101: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7538A-2014-03-24/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 19970606019349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970606019349I), Jun 6, 1997: Doug DC982 (N7538A), Huntsville, AL. Narrative: aircraft departed Huntsville airport and reported an electrical/smoke odor briefly. The crew elected to return to Huntsville and performed an…
- [Incident 19921114049659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921114049659I), Nov 14, 1992: Doug DC982 (N7538A), Detroit, MI. Aircraft skidded on taxiway while attempting to turn. Departed taxiway and became stuck in soft ground.

## Other aircraft with N7538A

- [Cancelled 1971-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7538A-1971-09-27): Boeing 720-023B, S/N 18024. 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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