# N761NC: 1976 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51, registration cancelled 2018-12-06 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: December 6, 2018 - Status when cancelled: First renewal notice - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (registry code 3022051) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 47709 - Year built: 1976 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: April 12, 1976 - Certificate issued: December 31, 2009 - Last registry action: March 31, 2016 - Mode S code: AA466E - Owner when cancelled: [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC) - Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 33.6604° N, 84.3865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30354, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761NC - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=761NC - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761NC-2018-12-06 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-9-51: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51.md ## Service difficulty reports (62, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA1132799852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1132799852), Apr 23, 2011: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. THE TAIL CONE AND VENTRAL STAIR EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOP. LINE MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER PACK PER THE AMM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT IS - [SDR DALA1118229852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1118229852), Mar 12, 2011: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 2326 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. OPERATI - [SDR DALA1051869852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1051869852), Dec 18, 2010: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 1418 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND TH - [SDR DALA1028929852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1028929852), Oct 22, 2010: UNKNOWN. ODOR. FLIGHT RETURNED TO A NORMAL SAFE LANDING BACK AT ATL DUE TO A BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. CABIN CREW VERIFIED THAT NO SMOKE WAS VISIBLE IN THE CABIN AND NO SMOK - [SDR DALA1024919852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1024919852), Sep 28, 2010: WIRE. CHAFED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER ARRIVAL AT THE GATE AND FOLLOWING GROUND POWER CONNECTION, THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING CHARGING SYS CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND - [SDR DALA106599852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA106599852), Mar 30, 2010: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT LT OVER WING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS WERE INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHT RETURNED TO AN OPS CONDITION. - [SDR DALA106409852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA106409852), Mar 27, 2010: UNKNOWN. ODOR. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE DUE TO STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE FLIGHT DECK. THE FWD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ALSO WAS SOUNDING. GALLEY POWER WAS SELECTED - [SDR DALA102649852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA102649852), Feb 2, 2010: WIRE. LOOSE. DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 14-18 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MX FOUND A LOOSE WIRE IN THE CONNECTOR, REPAIRED TH - [SDR DALA100169852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA100169852), Jan 5, 2010: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING FOR THE CATWALK IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER S - [SDR NWAA093429852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA093429852), Oct 3, 2009: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING FOR THE CATWALK IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERG - [SDR NWAA092379852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA092379852), Jul 5, 2009: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING FOR THE CATWALK IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTER - [SDR NWAA085329852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA085329852), Dec 1, 2008: WIRE. DAMAGED. DURING LINE CHECK MX FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 14-18 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MX REPAIRED THE WIRING AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED THE - [SDR NWAA085319852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA085319852), Dec 1, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK BOTH OF THE FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPE - [SDR NWAA085059852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA085059852), Nov 12, 2008: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. DURING H CHECK FOUND CRACK ON THE EDGE OF FLOOR PANEL NR 18 AND 4 STIFFENERS. REPAIRED PER EA 98-213662. - [SDR NWAA085069852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA085069852), Nov 12, 2008: STIFFENER. CRACKED. DURING H CHECK FOUND CRACKS IN 2 STIFFENERS FOR FLOOR PANEL NR 28. REPAIRED PER EA 214491. - [SDR NWAA083639852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA083639852), Aug 3, 2008: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EXTERIOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPE - [SDR NWAA081359852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA081359852), Mar 30, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY OVERWING EXIT SIGNS ON ROWS 11, 13, AND 14 WERE INOPERATIVE. THE POWER SUPPLY/BATTERY PACK WAS REPLACED - [SDR NWAA080659852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA080659852), Feb 25, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER PACK AND OPERAT - [SDR 0500339852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0500339852), Mar 11, 2005: TIRE. SEPARATED. THE OB LT MLG TIRE FAILED DURING LANDING. THE MISSING TREAD AND DEFLATED TIRE WAS REPORTED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT DURING TAXI TO THE GATE. TIRE TREAD SEPARATION DI - [SDR 0301839852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0301839852), Sep 25, 2003: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. AT FL330, THE RED CABIN PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FT & REGAINED CONTROL OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION IN M - [SDR 0203809852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0203809852), Nov 10, 2002: SENSE LINE. LOOSE. Cabin continued to climb at approximate rate of 200-300 FPM after level at 35,000 feet. Crew initiated a rapid descent and performed COM procedures. Cabin press - [SDR 0203309852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0203309852), Sep 19, 2002: BRACKET. CRACKED. DURING MCK IN ATL, CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRACKETS AT STATION 83 X=+-10. REPAIRED PER EA 98-190725. - [SDR 0203299852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0203299852), Sep 9, 2002: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. During Mck in ATL, a crack was found in the flight compartment horizontal pressure panel at station 105. Repaired per EA 98-190706. - [SDR 0102919852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0102919852), Aug 12, 2001: PROXIMITY SWITCH. BROKEN. DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING AFTER GEAR SELECTED DOWN, RED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE WITH NO CHANGE IN STATUS. FLIGHT PERFORMED - [SDR 0101929852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0101929852), May 24, 2001: ACCUMULATOR. DISCHARGED. DURING DESCENT INTO DTW, THE LEFT BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO PSI WITH LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE 3000 PSI, QUANTITY WAS GOOD. COMPLIED WITH COM PROC - [SDR 0102939852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0102939852), Apr 25, 2001: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. During L check at Dothan, found .071" thick aluminum doubler cracked at the upper FWD corner of entry door jamb. Fabricated repair doublers and installed per EA - [SDR 0000859852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0000859852), Mar 7, 2000: DUCT. DIRTY. DURING APPROACH INTO MKE, SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ASSOCIATED ROLL TO THE LEFT ON SLAT EXTENSION. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED U - [SDR 0000129852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0000129852), Jan 8, 2000: DUCT. BINDING. DURING APPROACH AT FSD UPON FLAP/SLAT EXTENSION, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND THE SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SLATS WERE RETRACTED, AIRCRAFT CORRECTED, - [SDR 9902379852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9902379852), Jul 2, 1999: CONTROL BOX. FAILED. DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM VPS, NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO DESTINATION (MEM) WITH GEAR DOWN AND LANDED - [SDR 9805719852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9805719852), Mar 31, 1998: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 60 KNOTS, THE LEFT ENGINE EPR AND N1 INDICATIONS BEGAN DECREASING. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED TH - [SDR 9804739852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9804739852), Mar 20, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. PILOT REPORTED, THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING IN THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED THE FLIGHT DECK EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT, REPLACED THE BATTE - [SDR 9802929852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9802929852), Feb 18, 1998: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT SEAT ROWS 5-9. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERIES IN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT PACK. OPERATIONAL C - [SDR 9802029852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9802029852), Feb 1, 1998: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 9800829852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9800829852), Jan 14, 1998: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 7 THRU 9 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 9717719852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9717719852), Sep 15, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE INSPECTION, FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON THE RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NACELLE POWER SUPPLY. - [SDR 9715449852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9715449852), Aug 9, 1997: STRUT. REQD SERVICE. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. PERFORMED COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURE AND RECYCLED GEAR. GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. SLOWED AIRCRAFT - [SDR 9710659752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710659752), May 26, 1997: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING L-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON CUSP FITTING FS 975 LEFT SIDE. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR 9710669752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710669752), May 24, 1997: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING L-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON CUSP FITTING FS 965 LEFT SIDE. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR 9704449852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9704449852), Feb 28, 1997: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE THE AFT OVERWING EXITS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9703459852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9703459852), Feb 15, 1997: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN CANTED FRAME AT FS 1314, RIGHT LOWER SIDE. REPAIRED PER EA 98-112096. - [SDR 9626869852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9626869852), Dec 19, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY ESCAPE/CATWALK LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATION CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR 9625529852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9625529852), Dec 1, 1996: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND ALL CATWALK PATHWAY LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES AND OPERATION CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR 9625519852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9625519852), Dec 1, 1996: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY SPOTLIGHT FOR INTERIOR TAILCONE DIM. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATION CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR 9622789852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9622789852), Oct 17, 1996: SUPPORT. CORRODED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION IN THE CENTER LINE FLOOR SUPPORT FROM FS 237 TO 256. REPAIRED SUPPORT (P/N 5910760-11) PER EA 98-111738. - [SDR 9622139852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9622139852), Oct 15, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE LONGERON 29L END FITTING AT FS 693. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR 9622779852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9622779852), Oct 14, 1996: BEAM. CRACKED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACKS IN THE FS 47 NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR CUTOUT BEAMS AT THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. REPAIRED BEAMS (P/N 9910088-107, -108) PER EA 98-1117 - [SDR 9622229852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9622229852), Oct 11, 1996: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION IN THE FS 1136 FLOORBEAM CAP AT THE AIRCRAFT CENTER LINE. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM CAP (P/N 9912243-55) PER EA 98-111715. - [SDR 9622219852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9622219852), Oct 11, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN THE LEFT FUSELAGE TO VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH ANGLE AT FS 1267. REPAIRED ANGLE (P/N 5912141-59) PER EA 99-111716. - [SDR 9621689852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9621689852), Oct 6, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE RIGHT LONGERON 30 FLOOR SUPPORT FITTING BETWEEN FS 1060 TO 1068. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR 9621679852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9621679852), Oct 5, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACKS IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FS 1167 FLOOR BEAM TO FRAME FITTINGS. REPLACED FITTINGS PER SRM 51-30-5. All 62: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761NC-2018-12-06/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 19960110006959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960110006959I), Jan 10, 1996: Doug DC951 (N761NC), Detroit, MI. Narrative: out of 5000' bang on rt engine, then it began to unwind and EGT went to 800'+. Shut down engine and returned to dtw. Landed without incident.… - [Incident 19840407020039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840407020039I), Apr 7, 1984: Doug DC951 (N761NC), Minneapolis, MN. Oil quantity dropped on climbout. Found oil cap on right engine was not secured. Returned. - [Incident 19791201048489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791201048489I), Dec 1, 1979: Doug DC951 (N761NC), Detroit, MI. At lift off, aircraft had electrical malfunction. Found csd failed, replaced csd, csd oil cooler, ac buss panel. --- 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.