# N787TW: 1991 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), registration cancelled 2021-02-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 1, 2021
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (registry code 3022083)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-219) (registry code 51694)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E9NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 49945
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 2011
- Certificate issued: April 12, 2018
- Last registry action: December 21, 2020
- Mode S code: AAAC45
- 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/N787TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=787TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787TW-2021-02-01

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-9-83(MD-83): https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83.md

## Service difficulty reports (27)

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

- [SDR MJYA20140217001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MJYA20140217001), Jan 25, 2014: STRINGER. CORRODED. STRINGER 30 CORRODED BETWEEN STATIONS 275 & 294.
- [SDR EE4Y1106038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1106038), Jun 21, 2011: FAIRING. CRACKED. EMPENNAGE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FAIRING FWD SECTION WITH CRACK. REPAIRED IAW EO.
- [SDR EE4Y1106037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1106037), Jun 21, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. RIGHT WING FIXED L/E AT XRS 34 SKIN WITH DENT AND NICKS. REPAIRED IAW EO APPROVED BY FAA DER.
- [SDR EE4Y1106035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1106035), Jun 20, 2011: SKIN. DAMAGED. RT WING FIXED L/E AT XRS 400 UPPER SKIN WORN. REPAIRED IAW EO APPROVED BY FAA DER.
- [SDR EE4Y1106034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1106034), Jun 20, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. LEFT WING INBD FLAP, INBD SKIN WITH DENT AT XW 27. REPAIRED IAW EO APPROVED BY FAA DER.
- [SDR EE4Y1106039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1106039), Jun 6, 2011: LONGERON SPLICE. CORRODED. LOWER FUSELAGE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AT LONGERON 28L PRODUCTION SPLICE WITH CORROSION AT STA Y=1201.5 UPPER FLANGE LOWER SURFACE. REPAIRED IAW EO.
- [SDR EE4Y1106036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1106036), Jun 6, 2011: WING. NICKED. RT WING FIXED L/E AT XIS 83.534 SKIN WITH NICKS. REPAIRED IAW EO APPROVED BY FAA DER.
- [SDR EE4Y1106027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1106027), Jun 1, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. AFT UPPER FUSELAGE STA 1437 -X6.5 FRAME INBD CHORD VERTICAL FLANGE WITH CRACK. REPAIRED IAW EO APPROVED BY FAA DER.
- [SDR EE4Y1105022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1105022), May 31, 2011: STRAP. CRACKED. UPPER FUSELAGE, INTERNAL REINFORCEMENT STRAP WITH CRACK AT STA Y1428 BETWEEN LONGERON NR2 AND NR 3 RT. REPAIRED IAW EO APPROVED BY FAA DER.
- [SDR EE4Y1104018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104018), May 30, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. AFT EXTERNAL FUSELAGE LT APU ACCESS DOOR AFT SECTION WITH DENTS REPAIRED IAW EO.
- [SDR EE4Y1104016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104016), Apr 18, 2011: SUPPORT. CRACKED. LOWER FUSELAGE FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT AT STA 465,-X30 CAB FLOORBEAM AREA WATER HOSE SUPPORT CRACKED.
- [SDR EE4Y1104015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104015), Apr 18, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. LOWER FUSELAGE FROM YSTA 1330 TO 1338 BETWEEN LONGERON 20LT AND 21 LT SKIN DENTED.
- [SDR EE4Y1104014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104014), Apr 18, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. LOWER FUSELAGE AT Y STA 383.5 BETWEEN LONG 19R AND 20R SKIN WITH A DENT.
- [SDR EE4Y1104013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104013), Apr 18, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. UPPER FUSELAGE, AT 1187 AND 1174 BTWEEN LONG 17 LT AND 18 LT, SKIN WITH DENTS. REPAIRED WITH A FAA DER APPROVAL.
- [SDR EE4Y1104012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104012), Apr 18, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. LOWER FUSELAGE AT 226.5 AND 258.5 BETWEEN LONG 19 LT AND 19 LT SKIN WITH DENTS.
- [SDR EE4Y1104011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104011), Apr 18, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. LOWER FUSELAGE EXTERNAL FUSELAGE AT STA 250.5 BETWEEN LONGERONS 18L AND 19L SKIN DENTED. REPAIRED WITH A FAA DER.
- [SDR EE4Y1104010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104010), Apr 13, 2011: LONGERON. CORRODED. LOWER FUSELAGE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AT STA 1201.5, LONG 28L CORRODED.
- [SDR EE4Y1104009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104009), Apr 13, 2011: FITTING. CORRODED. LOWER FUSELAGE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AT STA 1155 BETWEEN LONG 29R AND 30 CLIP CORRODED.
- [SDR EE4Y1104008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104008), Apr 13, 2011: PLATE. CRACKED. RT WING T/E AT XCW 47.45 DEBRIS DEFLECTOR PLATE CRACKED. REPLACED THE PART.
- [SDR EE4Y1104007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104007), Apr 13, 2011: FLOOR SUPPORT. DAMAGED. LOWER FUSELAGE, FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT FROM Y STA 370 T Y STA 427 AT LONG 29R FLOOR SUPPORT WITH ELONGATED HOLES. REPLACED PART DAMAGE.
- [SDR EE4Y1104006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104006), Apr 13, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. UPPER FUSELAGE FROM Y STA 200 T Y STA 217 BETWEEN LONG 13 AND 16 LT SKIN WITH DENTS IN SEVERAL PLACES.
- [SDR EE4Y1104005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104005), Apr 13, 2011: RIB. CRACKED. LT WING LEADING EDGE CAVITY NR 4 SLAT, I/B RIB CRACKED AT XRS 100. ACTION CORRECTIVE, FAA DER REPAIR APPROVAL.
- [SDR EE4Y1104004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104004), Apr 13, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. REPORTS LOWER EXTERNAL FUSELAGE FROM STA Y175.5 AND STA Y179.75 BTWN LONG 25L AND LONG 26L SKIN WITH DENTS.
- [SDR EE4Y1104003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104003), Apr 13, 2011: ATTACH ANGLE. CORRODED. COO REPORTS LOWER FUSELAGE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AT Y STA 1098 AT LONGERON 30 ATTACHMENTS ANGLE WITH CORROSION.
- [SDR EE4Y1104002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104002), Apr 13, 2011: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. COO REPORTS LOWER FUSELAGE FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT AT Y STA 427, BETWEEN LONG 28L AND 29R FLOOR SUPPORT WITH CORROSION IN SEVERAL PLACES.
- [SDR EE4Y1104001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1104001), Apr 13, 2011: SUPPORT ANGLE. CRACKED. COO REPORTS LOWER FUSELAGE MID CARGO COMPARTMENT AT Y STA 788 BETWEEN LONG 27L AND 28L SUPPORT ANGLE WITH CRACK.
- [SDR EE4Y1003012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y1003012), Mar 13, 2010: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING INSPECTION UPPER EXTERNAL FUSELAGE FROM STA 50 TO STA 70 BETWEEN +X28 AND -X28 SKIN WITH CORROSION IN SEVERAL PLACES.

## Other aircraft with N787TW

- [Cancelled 1970-06-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787TW-1970-06-26): Boeing 707-331C, S/N 18712. Owner: [Trans World Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS%20WORLD%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)

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