# N7547A: 1990 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: 53029 - Year built: 1990 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 18, 1991 - Certificate issued: June 8, 2021 - Last registry action: May 19, 2023 - Mode S code: AA2C33 - 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/N7547A - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7547A - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7547A-2024-11-07 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (153, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA201807309018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201807309018), Jul 27, 2018: TAB. MISSING. PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT LOCKING TAB MISSING AT THE L1 DOOR. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 33-51-00. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA201807169052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201807169052), Jul 13, 2018: SLIDE. OUT OF ADJUST. COVER ON THE R1 DOOR SLIDE DOES NOT HOLD THE SLIDE IN THE PROPER POSITION. REINSTALLED THE LANYARD AND CLEVIS INTO RETAINER IAW AMM 25-62-00. OK FOR SERVICE. - [SDR AALA201805229002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201805229002), May 18, 2018: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AT FORWARD LAVATORY BAD. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AT FORWARD LAVATORY, OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL PER AMM - [SDR AALA2018051769024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2018051769024), May 15, 2018: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. FORWARD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AT FORWARD LAVATORY IAW AMM 33-53-00. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA201805165001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201805165001), May 14, 2018: POWER SUPPLY. NO TEST. FOWARD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY IAW AMM 33-53-00 AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK. - [SDR AALA2018051749006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2018051749006), May 9, 2018: COFFEEMAKER. ARCED. FORWARD COFFEEMAKER ARCING AND SMOKING UNTIL GALLEY SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF, THE COFFEEMAKER WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME. THE COFFEEMAKER STATUS LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. - [SDR AALA20171204009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20171204009), Dec 4, 2017: WIRE. SHORTED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AUTO PILOT OFF, CLIMBING THRU 10,000 ADJUSTED RUDDER TRIM WHEN AIRCRAFT BEGAN ROLLING DUE TO RUDDER YAW. YAW DAMP OFF DFG APPEARED TO BE - [SDR AALA20171129003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20171129003), Nov 29, 2017: BATTERY. NO TEST. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. FORWARD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY ASSSEMBLY B5-23 PER AMM 33-53-00. OPERATIONAL CH - [SDR AALA20170919011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170919011), Sep 19, 2017: STIFFENER. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATION ON THE -7 STIFFENER, LOWER END AT BS 218 BULKHEAD BETWEEN LONGERONS 23L AND 24L. REPAIRED THE STIFFENER IAW SRM 53-01-00-001, SRM 53-14-01-001, - [SDR AALA20170919002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170919002), Sep 19, 2017: LONGERON. CRACKED. A CRACK INDICATION FOUND ON LONGERON 23L AT BS 200. REPAIRED THE LONGERON IAW SRM 53-02-00-001. - [SDR AALA20170919001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170919001), Sep 19, 2017: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATIONS ON LONGERON 24L AT BS 160 AND 200. REPAIRED THE LONGERON IAW SRM 53-02-00. - [SDR AALA20170915002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170915002), Sep 15, 2017: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATIONS ON TOP OF LONGERON 25L AT BS 160. REPAIRED THE LONGERON IAW SRM 53-02-00. - [SDR AALA201708079023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201708079023), Aug 4, 2017: ENGINE. SLOW. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. WHEN THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED FOR TAKE OFF THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SLOW TO SPOOL. TAKE OFF ABORTED. CREW ACCOMPLISHED A PUSH-UP CHECK WITH - [SDR AALA20170531014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170531014), May 31, 2017: BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON AFT CARGO LOWER DOOR BEAM OUTBOARD EDGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT CARGO DOOR BEAM IAW 51-00-05-1 AND DRAWING 5930483. - [SDR AALA20170510007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170510007), May 10, 2017: CLAMP. LOOSE. ON CLIMB OUT FROM 20,000 TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH LT ILLUMINATED AND AFTER DOING THE CHECKLIST LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER 20 SECONDS. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY - [SDR AALA20170505001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170505001), May 4, 2017: SEAL. LEAKING. EMERGENCY DECLARED. DURING CLIMB RECEIVED A TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE WARNING. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. ACCOMPLISHED MCM 36-95-14 AND MCM 0930. REMOVED AN - [SDR AALA20170503001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170503001), May 2, 2017: CLAMP. LEAKING. AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER MEMORY ITEMS. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DFW WITH - [SDR AALA20170502007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170502007), May 2, 2017: SENSOR. FAULTY. AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER MEMORY ITEMS. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DFW WITH - [SDR AALA20170427001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170427001), Apr 26, 2017: ACM. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, A TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH INDICATION ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED UPON COMPLETION OF MEMORY ITEMS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FL - [SDR AALA20170228026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170228026), Feb 27, 2017: FRAME. CRACKED. AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE. CRACK ON FRAME AT STA 1401 LONGERON 1. REPAIRED FRAME PER SRM 53-01-00-001 AND AARD 53-10-00-15. - [SDR AALA20170110002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170110002), Jan 9, 2017: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED. SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH RED LIGHT AT SEAT 20D IS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED IAW AMM 33-60-98. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR AALA20161208006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161208006), Dec 7, 2016: ATTACH FITTING. DIRTY. AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED. L2 DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE GIRT BAR DIFFICULT TO ARM/DISARM. CLEANED GIRT BAR FLOOR ATTACH FITTINGS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR AALA20170123004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170123004), Dec 3, 2016: PLUG. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE RIGHT FUEL HEAT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. TAKE OFF ABORTS AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGH - [SDR AALA20170123003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170123003), Dec 3, 2016: RELAY. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE RIGHT FUEL HEAT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. TAKE OFF ABORTS AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGH - [SDR AALA20161205006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161205006), Dec 3, 2016: SHUTOFF VALVE. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE RIGHT FUEL HEAT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. TAKE OFF ABORTS AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGH - [SDR AALA20161011005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161011005), Oct 11, 2016: TARGET. OBSTRUCTED. DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION THE RED NOSE LANDING GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. APPROACH ABORTED AND RECEIVED VISUAL GEAR DOWN CONFIRMATION FROM TOWER. LANDED WITHOU - [SDR AALA20160905012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160905012), Sep 5, 2016: APU. ODOR. FUEL ODOR AFTER LANDING IN COCKPIT AND CABIN SEEMS TO BE CONCENTRATED MORE IN COCKPIT. FOUND APU TO BE SOURCE OF FUEL ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW MCM 49- - [SDR AALA20160905013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160905013), Sep 4, 2016: FUEL CONTROL. FAULTY. WHEN APU SUPPLYING PACK AFTER LANDING, FUEL SMELL NOTICED IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. ACCOMPLISHED MCM 21-96-01, REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FUEL CONTROL IAW AMM 49-30-0 - [SDR AALA20160514002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160514002), May 14, 2016: HEATING ELEMENT. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER WAS DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CRUISE CREW REPORTED WHITE SMOKE IN FWD CABIN AT SEAT - [SDR AALA20160107007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160107007), Jan 7, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MX. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED FROM FASTENER HOLE AT STATION 189 & LONGERON 22L. ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW DWG SR09530219 & SRM 51-30-02. - [SDR AALA20141003008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141003008), Oct 3, 2014: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. CRACKED SHEAR TIE AT STATION 1450 & LONGERON 2 LT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE. - [SDR AALA20141003006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141003006), Oct 3, 2014: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE CRACKED AFT SIDE OF 1450 FRAME LT SIDE INBD OF LONGERON 3 LT. INSTALLED NEW SERVICEABLE SHEAR TIE AT STATION 1450 INBD OF LONGERON 3 LT IAW SRM 51-30- - [SDR AALA20140930011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140930011), Sep 30, 2014: CUSP WEB. DAMAGED. FASTENER PULLING THROUGH CUSP & TEE ANGLE AT STATION 1250 LT. INSTALLED FREEZE PLUG IN TEE ANGLE, FILLER & STRAP ON CUSP IAW EA MD80-53-036772. - [SDR AALA20140930009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140930009), Sep 30, 2014: ANGLE. DAMAGED. CUSP T ANGLE LOWER FLANGE OTBD FASTENER HOLE MATERIAL PUSHED DOWN & GOUGED ON LOWER SIDE AT STATION 1249 LT SIDE. INSTALLED REPAIR ON CUSP T & CUSP FILLER, WASH - [SDR AALA20140930008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140930008), Sep 30, 2014: DOUBLER. CORRODED. STATION 1250 LT SIDE HAS CORROSION ON THE CUSP DOUBLER. REPLACED CUSP DOUBLER IAW 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20140930003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140930003), Sep 30, 2014: MOUNT. CORRODED. GALLEY MOUNT NR 2 CORRODED AT END OF SEAT TRACK NR 6. INSTALLED NEW GALLEY MOUNT IAW 51-00-05-1 & DWG 5930547. - [SDR AALA20141003020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141003020), Sep 29, 2014: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE AT STATION 1437 BETWEEN LONGERONS 2 & 4 RT IS CRACKED AT ATTACH HOLE. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE IAW DWG 9911840 & SRM 53-05-00-001. - [SDR AALA20140929010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140929010), Sep 29, 2014: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. LEFT CUSP CORRODED FROM STATION 811 TO 845. INSTALLED NEW CUSP SHEET IAW SRM 53-14-03-001 & DWG 9910151. - [SDR AALA20140929007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140929007), Sep 29, 2014: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK NR 1 CORRODED FROM STATIONS 1174 TO 1309. INSTALLED NEW NR 1 SEAT TRACK IAW AMM 53-40-01. - [SDR AALA20140929005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140929005), Sep 29, 2014: MOUNT. CORRODED. GALLEY MOUNT CORRODED AT STATION 218 & RBL 12. INSTALLED NEW GALLEY MOUNT IAW 51-00-00-012. - [SDR AALA20140929003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140929003), Sep 29, 2014: MOUNT. CORRODED. GALLEY MOUNT CORRODED AT STATION 160 & RBL 51. INSTALLED NEW GALLEY MOUNT IAW SRM 51-30-05. - [SDR AALA20140929002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140929002), Sep 29, 2014: MOUNT. CORRODED. GALLEY MOUNT CORRODED AT STATION 160 & RBL 45. INSTALLED NEW GALLEY MOUNT IAW SRM 51-30-05. - [SDR AALA20141003018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141003018), Sep 28, 2014: DOUBLER. CRACKED. CRACK EXISTS IN RT LOWER DOUBLER AT LONGERON 2 RT & STATION 1437. REPLACED INNER DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-30-05. - [SDR AALA20140928002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140928002), Sep 28, 2014: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. NUMBER 6 SEAT TRACK FROM STATIONS 208 TO 759 CORRODED. REPLACED IAW SRM 53-05-00. - [SDR AALA20141003016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141003016), Sep 27, 2014: CASTING. CRACKED. AFT ACCESSORY AFT FACE OF STATION 1437, VERTICAL STABILIZER SUPPORT CASTING LT SIDE BETWEEN LONGERONS 1 & 2 CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW VERTICAL SUPPORT CASTING IAW - [SDR AALA20140926007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140926007), Sep 26, 2014: ANGLE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO Z ANGLE FROM STATIONS 1143 TO 1155 AT LONGERON 27 RT CORRODED. INSTALLED NEW ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-05. - [SDR AALA20140925008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140925008), Sep 25, 2014: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. RIGHT FWD TIE DOWN TRACK IN AFT CARGO CORRODED. INSTALLED NEW TRACK IAW SRM 51-30-05. - [SDR AALA20140925007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140925007), Sep 25, 2014: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK NR FROM STATIONS 206 TO 231. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK SPLICE IAW SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 4F. - [SDR AALA20140925005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140925005), Sep 25, 2014: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. LEFT CUSP FROM STATIONS 845 TO 905 CORRODED. INSTALLED NEW CUSP SHEET IAW 51-00-05-1 & DWG 9910151. - [SDR AALA20141003017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141003017), Sep 23, 2014: FITTING. CRACKED. FOUND CRACKED SHEAR CLIP AFT SIDE OF FRAME 1437 BETWEEN LONGERONS 1 & 2 LT. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR CLIP IAW DWG 9911840 & SRM 51-30-05. All 153: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7547A-2024-11-07/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 19920426020859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920426020859I), Apr 26, 1992: Doug DC982 (N7547A), San Antonio, TX. Pilot inadvertently taxied onto wrong taxiway. Requested new direction. 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