# N802US: 1981 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81), registration cancelled 2006-02-06 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 6, 2006 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - 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: 48036 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance - Airworthiness date: October 18, 2002 - Certificate issued: December 17, 2002 - Last registry action: December 20, 2005 - Mode S code: AAEB1E - Owner when cancelled: [Diversified Aero Aervices Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIVERSIFIED%20AERO%20AERVICES%20INC) - Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 25.6544° N, 80.4122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33186, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N802US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=802US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802US-2006-02-06 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 (33) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR USAAD01161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01161), Sep 19, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. BOS - THE AFT RIGHT EXIT WINDOW EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. (M) - [SDR USAAD01142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01142), Jul 31, 2001: DOOR. NOT CLOSED. TPA-PIT - FLT 302 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, THERE WAS A LOUD VIBRATION FROM THE NOSE WHEEL DOORS. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH THE - [SDR USAAD01136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01136), Jul 11, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. BOS - THE AFT LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAAD01087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01087), Apr 30, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M) - [SDR USAAD01036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01036), Feb 20, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. EWR - FOUND SEVERAL CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AT SEAT 25. (M) - [SDR USAAD01031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01031), Feb 16, 2001: LIGHT. MISINSTALLED. MCO - A CONFIGURATION DEVIATION WAS FOUND IN THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS SYSTEM. THE LIGHT BULB IN THE RIGHT EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT SEAT ROW 31 WAS REMOV - [SDR USAAD00151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00151), Sep 24, 2000: BOTTLE. DISCHARGED. BDL - THE AFT LEFT SERVICE DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE INFLATION BOTTLE HAD LOW PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AFT LEFT SERVICE DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE. (M) - [SDR USAAD00129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00129), Aug 13, 2000: STRUT. DISCHARGED. PIT-BNA - FLT 961 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED T - [SDR USAA001043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001043), Jul 18, 2000: FINGER DOUBLER. CORRODED. PIT - Q-5 - FINGER DOUBLERS, 2 INCHES LONG BY 2 INCHES WIDE, CORROSION; LEVEL 1; TASK NR C51-53300. SKIN LAP FINGER DOUBLER STA 576 - STA 588 UNDER LONGERON 26L - [SDR USAA001045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001045), Jul 18, 2000: BELTFRAME. CRACKED. PIT - Q-5 - BELTFRAME, .50 INCH CRACK, STA 1322 LONGERON 17R. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND SPLICED IN NEW PER SRM 53-03, PAGE 129. (X) - [SDR USAA001044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001044), Jul 18, 2000: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. PIT - Q-5, SEAT TRACK, 1 INCH BY .50 INCH AREA, CORROSION LEVEL 1, TASK NR C46-53303, STA 229 LEFT OUTBOARD SEAT TRACK. CUT SEAT TRACK, REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION, - [SDR USAA000974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000974), Jun 30, 2000: WEB. CORRODED. PIT - FOUND CUSP MEMBRANE CORRODED 2 INCHES BY 2 INCHES, AFT SVC DOOR LOWER JAMB STATION 1165. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 55543. (M) - [SDR USAAD00040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00040), Mar 13, 2000: LIGHT. FAILED. TPA - THE LEFT AFT SERVICE DOOR AND THE RIGHT AFT EXIT WINDOW EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT AFT SERVICE DOOR AND R - [SDR USAAD99186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99186), Dec 24, 1999: ESCAPE SLIDE. FAILED. PIT - DURING ANNUAL OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE AFT SERVICE DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE, THE ESCAPE SLIDE DID NOT INITIALLY INFLATE AS THE ESCAPE SLIDE HUNG ON GIRT BAR SEVE - [SDR USAAD99189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99189), Dec 15, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CLT - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED 8 AISLE LIGHT BATTERIES, 1 CONTROL MODULE BATTERY, AND 1 AFT SERVICE DOOR LIGHT ASSE - [SDR 2000ZZZM224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZM224), Dec 15, 1999: LIGHT. FAILED. CLT - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED 8 AISLE LIGHT BATTERIES, 1 CONTROL MODULE BATTERY, AND 1 AFT SERVICE DOOR LIGHT ASSE - [SDR 2000ZZZM223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZM223), Dec 15, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CLT - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED 8 AISLE LIGHT BATTERIES, 1 CONTROL MODULE BATTERY, AND 1 AFT SERVICE DOOR LIGHT ASSE - [SDR USAAD99153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99153), Oct 26, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CLT - THE FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M) - [SDR USAAD99072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99072), Jun 3, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PIT - PILOT REPORTED THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTING WAS INOPERATIVE DURING ORIGINATING PREFLIGHT CHECK. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LOW LEVEL EMERGEN - [SDR USAAD99064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99064), May 13, 1999: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. PIT-DFW - FLT 1588 - DURING CRUISE, THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE LEFT ENGINE THRUST SETTING BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THE THROTTLE LEVER MOVEMENT. THE EN - [SDR USAAD98153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98153), Aug 29, 1998: RT PACK. FAILED. CLT-IND - FLT 1128 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT AIR CONDITIONING PACK QUIT OPERATING AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK WAS ON - [SDR USAAD97003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97003), Jan 5, 1997: ENGINE. FAILED. FLT 1020 - RSW-CLT - DURING CLIMB, A LOUD BAND WAS HEARD, AND THE NR 2 ENGINE EPR WENT TO 1.0. CREW REDUCED ENGINE TO IDLE, AND DIVERTED TO MCO. ENGINE WAS SHUT - [SDR USAAD96174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96174), Nov 27, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. FORWARD AND MID CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES IN MID CABIN POWER SUPPLY. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERIES IN FORWARD CABIN. - [SDR USAAD96148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96148), Oct 16, 1996: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING ROWS 3-10 INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES IN FORWARD POWER PACK. (M) - [SDR USAAD96050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96050), May 8, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FLT 7003 - ROC - CEILING MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 5 AND 7 INOP. FOUND DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK O - [SDR USAA960203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960203), Feb 2, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-4 INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION 3 FEET BY 2 INCHES WIDE ON PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER BETWEEN STATION 1154 - STATION 1211 AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER FRAME. - [SDR USAA960202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960202), Feb 2, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-4 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 1 CORROSION AT LONGERON 29L STATION 1231-1250 AROUND AND AT RIVETS. CORROSION TASK NR C57-53300. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION - [SDR USAA960201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960201), Feb 2, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-4 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 1 CORROSION ON LONGERON 30 FROM STATION 1285 TO STATION 1295. CORROSION TASK NR C57-53300. CUT OUT CORRODED SECTION OF - [SDR USAA960200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960200), Feb 2, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK AT STATION 1437 LONGERON 3R IN FUSELAGE SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-04 FIG 27. (M) - [SDR USAA950773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950773), Jul 21, 1995: SLIDE. MALFUNCTIONED. DCA - WHILE INSPECTING THE TAIL AREA FOR FUEL FUMES, THE TAILCONE WAS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE TAIL SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SLIDE WAS RERIGGED WITH THE TAI - [SDR USAA950430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950430), Mar 19, 1995: DOOR PAN. CORRODED. IND - DURING CD-2 INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON AFT SIDE OF FORWARD DOOR STOP FITTING IN LOWER SILL PAN. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED SPLICE REPAIR PER - [SDR USAA950254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950254), Mar 17, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. IND - DURING SCHEDULED CX-2 INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK EXTENDING FROM VERTICAL LEG INTO HORIZONTAL LEG OF STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE. CUT OUT DAM - [SDR USAA950107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950107), Feb 8, 1995: OIL LINE. INOPERATIVE. CLT - FLT 1133 - THE LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO, AND THE OIL PRESSURE ALSO DROPPED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CLT. MAINTENANC ## 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 NYC01LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA075), Feb 3, 2001: McDonnell Douglas MD-81 (N802US), Boston, MA, minor damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by theMD-81's tug driver during the pushback operation. ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 20010204001289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010204001289A), Feb 4, 2001: Doug DC981 (N802US), Boston, MA, No damage. (-23) On pushback from G4 terminal b the usaa tug driver lost sight of his wing walker and collided the MD81 into a dala B737 that was on the apron waiting to… - [Incident 19931227049859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931227049859I), Dec 27, 1993: Doug DC981 (N802US), Syracuse, NY. Unable to retract nose gear after takeoff. Returned. Found nose gear strut frozen flat. --- 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.