# N769NC: 1978 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: 47757 - Year built: 1978 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: May 10, 1978 - Certificate issued: December 31, 2009 - Last registry action: March 31, 2016 - Mode S code: AA6426 - 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/N769NC - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=769NC - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N769NC-2018-12-06 From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (54, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA1142639860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1142639860), Jul 5, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE AFT STAIRWELL AND ABOVE THE TAIL CONE SLIDE NOT FUNCTIONING DURING SERVICE CHECK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGEN - [SDR DALA1138329860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1138329860), Jun 4, 2011: INLET. CONTAMINATED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A BURNING SMELL AFTER TAKEOFF. RIGHT PACK IMMEDIATELY SECURED AND SMELL DISSIPATED. FOUND RIGHT PACK TEMPERATURE VALVE AT FULL HOT AND - [SDR DALA1137559860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1137559860), Jun 2, 2011: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 1 THROUGH 4. MAINTENANCE REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD PER AMM (2011-00 - [SDR DALA1100949860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1100949860), Jan 6, 2011: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THE RT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WAS INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE ASSOCIATED BALLAST AND INSTALLED A NEW LAMP. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD - [SDR DALA1023549860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1023549860), Sep 21, 2010: SKIN PANEL. DENTED. DURING GROUND INSP FOUND DENT IN LT INBD FLAP OTBD SKIN PANEL JUST AFT OF L/E. REPLACED IAW DWG 5910134. - [SDR DALA1023539860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1023539860), Sep 21, 2010: ACCESS PANEL. DAMAGED. DURING GROUND INSP FOUND DAMAGE TO LT INBD FLAP ACCESS PANEL. REPLACED IAW SRM 53-00-00. - [SDR DALA1023519860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1023519860), Sep 21, 2010: WEDGE. DAMAGED. DURING GROUND INSP, FOUND DAMAGE TO LT FLAP T/E WEDGE OTBD OF AFT INBD SPOILER. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-03-10. - [SDR DALA103729860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA103729860), Feb 14, 2010: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MX FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS IN THE FIRST CLASS SECTION OF THE CABIN HAD FAILED. MX REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY - [SDR NWAA092569860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA092569860), Jul 20, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT SIDE EXTERIOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHT. RET - [SDR NWAA092389860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA092389860), Jul 5, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED - [SDR NWAA081619860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA081619860), Apr 16, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN THE TAILCONE AND FOR THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE - [SDR NWAA080469860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA080469860), Feb 12, 2008: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHTS AND OPERATIONA - [SDR NWAA074319860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA074319860), Dec 28, 2007: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND NOTICED N1 ROLLBACK. FLIGHT CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AT 110 KNOTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN THE TAILPIP - [SDR 0500529860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0500529860), Apr 15, 2005: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LT EVENTUALLY REQUIRING FULL RT RUDDER TRIM AND RT WING DOWN. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND FLT WAS ABLE T - [SDR 0402009860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0402009860), Sep 16, 2004: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DURING L-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FORWARD SERVICE DOOR JAMB AT LOWER FORWARD AND AFT CORNERS. REPAIRED PER EA 98-200689. - [SDR 0400349860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0400349860), Feb 28, 2004: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE SLAT DID NOT COME FULLY OUT ON EXTENSION. THE AIRCRAFT DID EXPERIENCE AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE - [SDR 0400359860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0400359860), Feb 28, 2004: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ON APPROACH WHEN SLATS WERE EXTENDED, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE BLUE SLAT EXTEND LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE BUT NO MENTION OF SLAT DISAGREEMENT ANNUNC - [SDR 0400029860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0400029860), Jan 2, 2004: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF, THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL AND LOSS OF POWER AT 105 KNOTS. FLIGHT CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN THE TAILP - [SDR 0301219860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0301219860), Jun 29, 2003: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED A FLOCK OF BIRDS PASS CLOSE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN HEARD A POSSIBLE ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. FLIGHT CREW ABORTED TKA - [SDR 0203129860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0203129860), Sep 22, 2002: REGULATOR VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. AT FL330, CABIN WAS CLIMBING 800-1000 FPM. CREW WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURE MANUALLY. PERFORMED COM PROCEDURES AND MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. AUTO PRESSURE C - [SDR 0203119860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0203119860), Sep 19, 2002: LINE. LEAKING. DURING DESCENT, THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND FLIGHT CONTIN - [SDR 0202739860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0202739860), Aug 8, 2002: DUCT. SLOW. WHEN SLATS WERE DEPLOYED AT 250 KTS, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND THERE WAS NO BLUE SLAT EXTEND LIGHT. CREW CYCLED THE SLATS BACK UP NORMALLY, RE-DEPLOY - [SDR 0104059860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0104059860), Aug 8, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. During Line MTC in Atl, the fwd fuselage upper nose skin between the cut outs for the nose radome hinge sustained crack damage when the radome was raised.Repair - [SDR 9901619860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9901619860), Apr 22, 1999: GUIDE. LACK OF LUBE. SLAT DISAGREEMENT OCCURRED ON LANDING INTO ALB. FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ON STANDBY AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT USING FLAPS ONLY. MAIN - [SDR 9810339860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9810339860), Nov 9, 1998: CONTROL UNIT. INOP. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED A LANDING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. LANDING GEAR WAS RECYCLED W - [SDR 9809779860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9809779860), Jul 6, 1998: TELESCOPING DUCT. LACK OF LUBE. DURING APPROACH INTO RDU, SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH NO BLUE SLAT EXTEND LIGHT. AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT OBSERVED NO SLAT - [SDR 9807259860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9807259860), Apr 24, 1998: BOOST PUMP. LEAKING. DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A STREAM OF FLUID LEAKING FROM THE LEFT WING. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES, RETURNED TO - [SDR 9805089860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9805089860), Mar 26, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND ONE SECTION OF CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 9804629860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9804629860), Mar 18, 1998: TRANSFORMER. INOPERATIVE. DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE LEFT ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF LINE WITH AN AC CROSSTIE LOCKOUT CONDITION. FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED COM PROCEDURES, RETURNED TO DTW - [SDR 9804509860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9804509860), Mar 18, 1998: GEN CONTL PNL. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMBOUT, THE LEFT ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF LINE TOGETHER WITH AN AC CROSSTIE LOCKOUT. THE FLIGHT CREW SUCCESSFULLY RESET THE LEFT ENGINE DRIV - [SDR 9804489860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9804489860), Mar 17, 1998: VALVE. INOPERATIVE. DURING DESCENT, THE SLAT DISAGREEMENT INDICATION ILLUMINATED WHEN LEADING EDGE SLAT DE-VICES WERE EXTENDED. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES, DECLARED EMERGE - [SDR 9803109860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9803109860), Feb 20, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9719459860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9719459860), Oct 18, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND AFT LEFT EMERGENCY OVERWING FLOOD LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9713829860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9713829860), Jul 15, 1997: CASTING. BROKEN. RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. CREW RECYCLED GEAR THREE TIMES WITH SAME RESULTS. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DT - [SDR 9710159860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710159860), May 22, 1997: GEAR PINS. NOT REMOVED. AFTER TAKEOFF, UNABLE TO RAISE LANDING GEAR. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED GEAR PINS. - [SDR 9708939860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9708939860), May 5, 1997: CLIP. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING TAIL CONE FUNCTIONAL CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO PULL EXTERIOR HANDLE FROM CLIPS. CLEANED AND ADJUSTED CLIPS, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9704819860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9704819860), Mar 4, 1997: RELEASE MECH. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO RELEASE TAILCONE. ALSO FOUND THAT TAILCONE DID NOT RELEASE WHEN LATCHES ROTATED. RIGGED TAILCONE RELE - [SDR 9705229860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9705229860), Feb 27, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN WEB AT FS 1209, LONGERON 10L. REPAIRED PER EA 98-112203. - [SDR 9705219860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9705219860), Feb 27, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN WEB AT FRAME FS 1209, LONGERON 13R. REPAIRED PER EA 98-112203. - [SDR 9704139860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9704139860), Feb 26, 1997: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACKS IN NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL HORIZONTAL PRESSURE PANEL EMANATEING FROM OUTBOARD FITTING LEFT HAND SIDE, FS 83. REPAIRED PER EA 9 - [SDR 9704129860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9704129860), Feb 21, 1997: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL HORIZONTAL PRESSURE PANEL AT RIGHT OUTBOARD FITTING AT FS 105. REPAIRED PER EA 99-112099. - [SDR 9701689860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9701689860), Jan 25, 1997: JAMB. CORRODED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON DOOR 1R LOWER AFT DOOR JAMB AREA. REPAIRED PER SABRE TECH EA DC9-53-092. - [SDR 9625399860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9625399860), Nov 26, 1996: BATTERY CHARGER. FAILED. AT GATE, PUSH BACK DRIVER INFORMED COCKPIT OF SMOKE COMING FROM NOSE WHEEL WELL E AND E COMPARTMENT. PASSENGERS DEPLANED, FOUND BATTERIES AND CHARGER HOT TO TOU - [SDR 9619439860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9619439860), Sep 8, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE TAILCONE SLIDE INOPERATIVE. FOUND SOCKET LOOSE. RESECURED SOCKET AND INSTALLED NEW BULBS. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9615789860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9615789860), Jul 18, 1996: ACM DUCT. LOOSE. LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION OCCURRED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 28,000 FEET. OXYGEN MASKS WERE AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AND EMERGENCY DESCENT W - [SDR 9612399860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9612399860), Jun 6, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE, FOUND LEFT AFT CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9607529860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9607529860), Apr 1, 1996: ANTI-SKID COMP. FAILED. DURING LANDING WITH ANTI-SKID ON MEL, THE NR 2 AND NR 3 TIRES BLEW, NO DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME. CHANGED NR 2 AND NR 3 TIRES. REPLACED NR 1 ANTI-SKID VALVE AND ANTI-S - [SDR 9604869860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9604869860), Feb 27, 1996: STRUT. REQD SERVICE. DURING CLIMBOUT, UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AND AIRCRAFT PLACED IN FLIGHT MODE MANUALLY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NOSE STRUT WA - [SDR 9602789860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9602789860), Feb 20, 1996: PROX CONTL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. ON CLIMBOUT, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED. RECYCLED GEAR 3 TIMES, LIGHT REMAINED ON. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED NORMALLY WHEN GEAR EXTEND - [SDR 9604089860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9604089860), Feb 16, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND AFT OVERWING EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. All 54: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N769NC-2018-12-06/reports.md ## 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 NYC01FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA062), Dec 28, 2000: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N769NC), Jamaica, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The low cycle fatigue fracturing of the approach lighting cover securing bolts. ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 20100916046509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100916046509I), Sep 16, 2010: Mcdonnell D DC-9-51 (N769NC), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] - [Incident 20080804847209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080804847209I), Aug 4, 2008: Doug DC951 (N769NC), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. (-23) The #3 main gear tire shredded on takeoff. Rubber pieces from the tire damaged #2 engine C-1 compressor disk (FOD). The aircraft landed safely back in… - [Incident 20040102010849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040102010849I), Jan 2, 2004: Doug DC951 (N769NC), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Minor damage. (-23) During the takeoff roll from rdu nwaa flt 1689, a DC-9-50 experienced a #1 engine low pressure turbine failure at approx 105 KTS. Takeoff was aborted… - [Accident 20001227041499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001227041499A), Dec 27, 2000: Doug DC951 (N769NC), New York, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On takeoff roll crew felt a thump & then a bump. Crew could not get the a/c to pressurize, once in flight so they diverted into ewr. At 0830 on… --- 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.