# N754NW: 1968 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41, registration cancelled 2013-07-11 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 11, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-41) (registry code 302207P) - 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: 47178 - Year built: 1968 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 25, 1991 - Last registry action: February 7, 2012 - Mode S code: AA2A26 - Location: [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 45.2117° N, 123.2817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97128, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N754NW - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=754NW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N754NW-2013-07-11 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-9-41: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-41.md ## Service difficulty reports (31) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 0500939754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0500939754), Jun 6, 2005: DUCT. BLOWN. LEVEL AT FL 290 WITH ENGINE AND AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE ON, CREW FELT A PRESSURE BUMP AND NOTICED CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBING AT 1500 FPM. CYCLED PRESSURE CONTROLLERS FROM - [SDR 0500849754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0500849754), Apr 5, 2005: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACKED VERTICAL FLOOR SUPPORT AT BS 794 LBL 22. REPAIRED PER EA 97-203199. - [SDR 0301919754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0301919754), Oct 10, 2003: HOSE. SEPARATED. ON DEPARTURE CLIMBOUT AT 13,000 FT, CREW HEARD A MUFFLED BOOM AND CABIN STARTED TO CLIMB AT 2000 FPM. FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURIZATION IN - [SDR 0201409754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0201409754), Apr 8, 2002: HOSE. NOT SEATED. WHILE CRUISING AT ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET. DURING DESCENT, COM REQUIRED THE CREW T - [SDR 0201129754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0201129754), Apr 8, 2002: DOOR SEAL. MISSING. CRUISING AT 24,000 FEET WITH WING AND ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON, THE CABIN BEGAN CLIMBING UNCONTROLLABLY. CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCE - [SDR 0200229754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0200229754), Jan 24, 2002: EXCITER. DURING RIGHT ENGINE START, THE EGT WOULD NOT RISE. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. AFTER ENGINE RESTART, THE TOWER REPORTED SMOKE AND FIRE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE TAILPIPE. CR - [SDR 0003569754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0003569754), Sep 28, 2000: BOTTLE. DISCHARGED. SLIDE ASSEMBLY WAS RECEIVED BY SLIDE SHOP WITH PRESSURE BOTTLE READING ZERO PSI. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A FAILURE IF DEPLOYED. - [SDR 9903159754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9903159754), Aug 12, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND VENTRAL STAIR AND TAILCONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 9901739754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9901739754), May 17, 1999: SENSOR. INOPERATIVE. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR DOOR OPEN AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED COM PROCEDURES AND RECYCL - [SDR 9800959754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9800959754), Jan 18, 1998: SEAL. LOOSE. DURING CLIMB, HEARD A BANGING NOISE AT FORWARD GALLEY SERVICE DOOR. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INDICENTS. MAINTENANCE REATTACHED AESTHETI - [SDR 9721769754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9721769754), Nov 19, 1997: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE AND NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN INDICATION LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED WITH NOISE FROM THE NOSE LANDING G - [SDR 9720559754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9720559754), Nov 2, 1997: WIRE. BROKEN. DURING CLIMBOUT, CAPTAIN'S COMPASS FLAG APPEARED ALONG WITH HEADING INFORMATION. AIRCRAFT RETUNRED TO ORIGINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND - [SDR 9718139754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9718139754), Sep 29, 1997: STRUT. REQD SERVICE. DURING CLIMB, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR AND LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT - [SDR 9709869754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9709869754), May 16, 1997: VALVE. FAILED. AS TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, THE RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGI - [SDR 9706429754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9706429754), Mar 21, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 9703209754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9703209754), Feb 8, 1997: CLIPS. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO PULL INTERIOR HANDLE FROM CLIPS. ALSO, FOUND THAT LOWER LEFT LATCH SPRING POPS OUT OF BAYONET HOLE - [SDR 9622829754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9622829754), Oct 22, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND LEFT FORWARD AND RIGHT REAR OVERWING EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9610599754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9610599754), May 13, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 6 AND 7. INSTALLED NEW BATTERIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9606809754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9606809754), Mar 21, 1996: PT2 TUBE. CRACKED. NR 1 ENGINE EPR INDICATION DID NOT REACH TARGET ON TAKEOFF. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PT2 TUBE CRACKE - [SDR 9601459754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9601459754), Jan 19, 1996: BAYONET. OUT OF RIG. RST-MSP - AFTER ARRIVAL, FOUND THAT THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. MAINTENANCE RERIGGED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR PER MM 52-11-00. - [SDR 9601449754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9601449754), Jan 15, 1996: CLOSING MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. MBS-DTW - UPON ARRIVAL, FOUND THAT THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. MAINTENANCE RERIGGED THE DOOR PER MM 52-11-0 PG 501 TO 514. REPLACED LOCK ADJUSTMENT AND - [SDR 9522219754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9522219754), Dec 28, 1995: DOOR PAN. CRACKED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACKS IN BOTH THE LEFT FORWARD AND AFT EMERGENCY OVERWING EXIT DOOR PANS AT THE UPPER FORWARD AND AFT STOPS, RESPECTIVELY. REPAIRED PANS - [SDR 9521649754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9521649754), Dec 26, 1995: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR NB 4 BEAM FITTING AT THE FORWARD INTERCOSTAL. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR 9521639754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9521639754), Dec 23, 1995: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FS 160 FRAME FITTING BENEATH THE FORWARD LOWER CORNER OF THE SERVICE DOOR SCUFF PLATE. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-10. - [SDR 9507359754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9507359754), May 1, 1995: GEN CONTL PANEL. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT AC GENERATOR DROPPED OFF LINE WITH ASSOCIATED CROSSTIE LOCKOUT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 50 KNOTS. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. REPLACED THE LEFT GEN - [SDR 9504309754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9504309754), Mar 13, 1995: TO WARNING. SOUNDED. TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT DTW. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED DURING OPERATIONAL CHECK. AIR - [SDR 9504269752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9504269752), Mar 10, 1995: PRBC VALVE. FAILED. DEPARTING FROM MSP, THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL AT APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FEET. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE WAS - [SDR 9501959754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9501959754), Feb 7, 1995: STALL TRANSDUCER. FAILED. STALL INDICATION FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN FLAPS AND SLATS WERE RETRACTED. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY FLIGHT PROCEDURES AND NR 2 SYSTEM TESTED B - [SDR 9501939754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9501939754), Feb 5, 1995: EPR INDICATION. MALFUNCTIONED. AS THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED FOR TAKEOFF, THE NR 2 ENGINE EPR INDICATOR HUNG AT 1.5. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE CREW PERFORMED - [SDR 9501849754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9501849754), Jan 27, 1995: VERTICAL GYRO. MALFUNCTIONED. CAPTAIN'S VERTICAL GYRO FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE NR 1 VERTICAL GYRO AND ADI. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9501199754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9501199754), Jan 19, 1995: CLAMP. WORN. ENROUTE DTW-CLT, CABIN PRESSURE WARNING AND MASTER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT 33,000 FEET. ACCOMPLISHED DESCENT TO 15,000 FEET AND CABIN PRESSURE WAS REGAINE ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CHI02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA069), Jan 24, 2002: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41 (N754NW), Indianapolis, IN, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger fell off the side of the slide during the emergency evacuation. Factors were the emergency evacuation and the erratic ignition exciter. ## 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. - [Accident 20020124001709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020124001709A), Jan 24, 2002: Doug DC941 (N754NW), Indianapolis, IN. (.19) On January 24, 2002, at 1400 eastern standard time, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41, N754NW, operated as flight 1118, experienced a right engine tail pipe… --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.