# N801US: 1980 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81), registration cancelled 2017-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (registry code 3022081)
- 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: 48037
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 8, 1981
- Certificate issued: May 23, 2002
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: AAE767
- Owner when cancelled: [Alameda Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALAMEDA%20CORP%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5387° N, 98.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78216, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=801US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801US-2017-04-13

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-9-81(MD-81): https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81.md

## Service difficulty reports (60, newest 50)

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

- [SDR USAAD01180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01180), Nov 9, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EWR - THE EMERGENCY LIGHT NOT ARMED BULB INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RESET THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARM AND CHARGE CIRCUIT BREAKER. REPLACED THE FORWARD CONTROL MODULE
- [SDR USAAD01133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01133), Jul 8, 2001: CONTROLLER. FAILED. TPA-PIT - FLT 302 - THE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 28,000 FEET. THE CREW STARTED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT BUT THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. THE OXYGEN
- [SDR 2001F00174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00174), Jul 6, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. IND - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT BA
- [SDR 2001F00173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00173), Jul 6, 2001: RECEIVER. FAILED. IND - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT BA
- [SDR USAAD01131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01131), Jul 6, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT BA
- [SDR USAAD01121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01121), Jun 5, 2001: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. IND - THE WALK AROUND FLASHLIGHT BY THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAAD01107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01107), May 16, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 30 WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M)
- [SDR USAAD01046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01046), Mar 12, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED THE LIGHT TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAA002230](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA002230), Dec 21, 2000: TRUNNION. CORRODED. PIT - FOUND NOSE GEAR CORRODED 2.417 INCH DIAMETER .148 INCH DEEP, NOSE GEAR RT SIDE TRUNNION FITTING. SPOT FACED OUTBOARD LUG, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SLEEVE 
- [SDR USAA002229](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA002229), Dec 5, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - FOUND LONGERON CRACKED 2 INCHES, LONGERON 20 RT STATION 995. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TYP 53-10-28. (M)
- [SDR USAA002228](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA002228), Dec 5, 2000: LONGERON. CORRODED. PIT - FOUND LONGERON CORRODED 2 INCHES BY 1 INCH, LONGERON 25 LT AT STATION 1256-1271. INSTALLED SPLICE PER SRM 53-02 FIG 18 SHT 2. (M)
- [SDR USAA002227](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA002227), Dec 4, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. PIT - FOUND ANGLE CRACKED 2 INCHES, LT STATION 1347 ATTACH ANGLE. DOUBLER INSTALLED PER 53-05 FIG 23B. (M)
- [SDR USAA002226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA002226), Dec 3, 2000: LONGERON. CORRODED. PIT - FOUND LONGERON CORRODED 6 INCHES, 26 RT BETWEEN 1219-1233, CORROSION LEVEL 1 TASK NR C57-53300. SPLICED IN LONGERON PER SRM 53-02 FIG 1B. (M)
- [SDR USAA010159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010159), Dec 1, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. PIT - FOUND SKIN CORRODED 12 INCHES BY 3 INCHES, UNDER VHF NR 3 ANTENNA STATION 1155 TO 1174. EXT AND INTERIOR DOUBLER INSTALLED PE SRO DWG 9530005. (M)
- [SDR USAA002225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA002225), Dec 1, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. PIT - FOUND SKIN CORRODED, 1 INCH DIAMETER .040, LEVEL 1 TASK NR C57-53300, STATION 823-29 RT SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 PAGE 53. (M)
- [SDR USAA002224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA002224), Dec 1, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. PIT - FOUND SKIN CORRODED 12 INCHES BY 3 INCHES WIDE, CORROSION LEVEL 1, UNDER VHF NR 3 ANTENNA, STATION 1155-1174. EXT DOUBLER AND INTERIOR SKIN DOUBLER INSTAL
- [SDR USAA002222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA002222), Nov 26, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - FOUND LONGERON CRACKED .5 INCH, AROUND OUTBOARD FASTENER, STATION 160, LONGERON 4L. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON PER SRM 53-02 FIG 18. (M)
- [SDR USAA002221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA002221), Nov 15, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED .25 INCH LONG, STATION 83.5, 10 INCHES LEFT OF C/L FORWARD OF CENTER WINDSHIELD. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38 SHT 
- [SDR USAAD00147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00147), Sep 20, 2000: VALVE. LEAKING. PVD - AFTER LANDING IN PVD, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED A STRANGE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT, A BAD TASTE IN THE MOUTH, AND BURNING LUNGS AND EYES, ALONG WITH BEING A LITTLE
- [SDR USAAD00119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00119), Jul 27, 2000: ANNUNCIATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. PHL/DTW - FLT 1164 - DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT FUEL FILTER PRESSURE DROP LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THE ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER, 
- [SDR USAAD00089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00089), Jun 1, 2000: PUMP. LEAKING. PIT-ORD - FLT 909 - AFTER SELECTING HYDRAULIC PUMPS ON HIGH, RIGHT PRESSURE GAUGE STARTED TO OSCILLATE AND THEN WETN TO ZERO. QRH PROCEDURES WERE IMPLEMENTED AN
- [SDR USAAD00032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00032), Feb 25, 2000: PACKING. DAMAGED. DFW-CLT - FLT 1152 - DURING APPROACH, THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED AN
- [SDR USAAD00026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00026), Feb 7, 2000: SLIDE. DISCHARGED. PIT - THE PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE PRESSURE WAS BELOW LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE. (M)
- [SDR USAA000159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000159), Jan 27, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 1380 LONGERON 13R AND 14R, CRACKS WERE .375 INCH .125 INCH AND .0625 INCH. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA, INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER
- [SDR USAA991179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991179), Oct 25, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING RON, FOUND 1 INCH LONG CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT FORWARD AIRSTAIR DOOR CUT OUT LOWER AFT CORNER AT STATION 200. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLERS PER SRM
- [SDR USAAD99148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99148), Oct 19, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE LOW LEVEL LIGHTING DID NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AFT CONTROL MODULE BATTERY. (M)
- [SDR USAAD99132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99132), Sep 14, 1999: LANYARD. LOOSE. ROC - THE 2L DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE AUTO FIRING LANYARD WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE GIRT BAR. MAINTENANCE ATTACHED THE LANYARD. (M)
- [SDR USAA990145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990145), Feb 27, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-2 CHECK, FOUND ONE .5 INCH CRACK AT UPPER PYLON ATTACH ANGLE AT STATION 1463 CANTED. STOP DRILLED AND FILLED PER TYPICAL REPAIR 54-10-06A. (M)
- [SDR USAA990144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990144), Feb 27, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-2 CHECK, FOUND CANTED FRAME CRACK 3 INCH LONG AT STATION 1474, LONGERON 18 LT. STOP DRILLED CRACKED AND DOUBLER. INSTALLED PER SRM 53-01, FIG 2 S
- [SDR USAAD98199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98199), Oct 31, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PHL - THE EMERGENCY OVERHEAD, EXIT WINDOWS, AND LOW LEVEL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAAD98194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98194), Oct 31, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PHL - THE FOLLOWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, PASSENGER CABIN LOW LEVEL LIGHTS, OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS, AFT FUSELAGE EMERGENCY LIGHTS, OVERWING EXIT IDEN
- [SDR 98ZZZM912](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM912), Oct 31, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PHL - THE FOLLOWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, PASSENGER CABIN LOW LEVEL LIGHTS, OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS, AFT FUSELAGE EMERGENCY LIGHTS, OVERWING EXIT IDEN
- [SDR 98ZZZM911](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM911), Oct 31, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PHL - THE FOLLOWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, PASSENGER CABIN LOW LEVEL LIGHTS, OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS, AFT FUSELAGE EMERGENCY LIGHTS, OVERWING EXIT IDEN
- [SDR 98ZZZM910](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM910), Oct 31, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PHL - THE EMERGENCY OVERHEAD, EXIT WINDOWS, AND LOW LEVEL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR 98ZZZM909](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM909), Oct 31, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PHL - THE EMERGENCY OVERHEAD, EXIT WINDOWS, AND LOW LEVEL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAAD98155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98155), Sep 6, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PHL - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 25D STAYED ON WITH THE COCKPIT SWITCH IN THE ARM POSITION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY
- [SDR USAAD98119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98119), Jul 8, 1998: SENSOR. DAMAGED. CLT - FLT 514 - AFTER TAKEOFF THE MID CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CABIN WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WIT
- [SDR USAAD98108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98108), Jun 8, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DCA - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAAD97187](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97187), Oct 28, 1997: TRANSMITTER. MALFUNCTIONED. PIT - FL 335 - ON FINAL APPROACH THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE REQUIRED MORE THAN NORMAL PRESSURE TO MOVE IT TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE CREW THEN EXTENDED THE SLATS AN
- [SDR USAA970310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA970310), Oct 17, 1997: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK BETWEEN STATION 237 AND STATION 258 AT LONGERON NR 30. INSTALLED SPLICE REPAIR PER TYPICAL REPAIR 53-10
- [SDR USAA970309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA970309), Oct 17, 1997: SKIN. CORROSION. PIT - DURING RON, FOUND CORRODED AREA 4 INCH BY 5 INCH AT TCAS ANTENNA, FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STATION 237 AND STATION 258 LONGERON 29RT TO 29 LT. INSTALLED EXTE
- [SDR USAAD97117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97117), Jul 9, 1997: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. PIT - FOUND LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROW 29. REPLACED BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAAD97031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97031), Feb 2, 1997: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. IND - CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE IN ALL BUT 2 SECTIONS OF AIRCRAFT. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER SUPPLIES. CHECKS GOOD. (M)
- [SDR USAAD97032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97032), Feb 1, 1997: CLAMP. FAILED. FLT 1020 - RSW-CLT - IN FLIGHT AT FL 240, THE NR 2 FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SELECTED B LOOP. RIGHT ENGINE FIRE HANDLE ILLUMINATED. FIRED NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE
- [SDR USAAD97018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97018), Jan 21, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. IND - WING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY. (M)
- [SDR USAAD96130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96130), Sep 18, 1996: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 368 - RSW-CLT - ON TAKEOFF, CREW HEARD SOUND FROM NOSE AREA, RETURNED TO FIELD. FOUND NOSEGEAR DOORS OPEN. CLOSED DOORS, INSPECTED NOSE AREA AND GLIDESLOPE 
- [SDR USAA960433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960433), May 14, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-5/C5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND TWO CRACKS .25 INCH EACH, STATION 1437 BETWEEN LONGERON 2R AND 4R IN FUSELAGE SKIN. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER S
- [SDR USAA960432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960432), May 14, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-5/C5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND TWO CRACKS .5 INCH LONG EACH, STATION 1437 BETWEEN LONGERON 2L AND 4L, IN AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SKIN. REPAIRED WITH EXTE
- [SDR USAA960426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960426), May 13, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-5/C5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK IN LOWER FLANGE IN LONGERON 17R, 4 PLACES AT STATION 256, 408, 370 AND 389. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF 
- [SDR USAA960425](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960425), May 13, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-5/C5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND TWO 1 INCH CRACKS IN LONGERON 17R LOWER FLANGE STATION 228 AND 237. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTI

All 60: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801US-2017-04-13/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 19961108040429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961108040429I), Nov 8, 1996: Doug DC981 (N801US), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: 11/08/96, 08:49 local, us air flight 1758 inbound into ric developed a right engine vibration. The flight crew pulled the power back to idle,…

## Other aircraft with N801US

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801US): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR, S/N 1101/US, built 2024

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