# N803ME: 1980 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81), registration cancelled 2009-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 48029
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 1998
- Certificate issued: February 9, 2009
- Last registry action: February 9, 2009
- Mode S code: AAEE1A
- Owner when cancelled: [Allegiant Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLEGIANT%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0602° N, 115.2623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89113, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N803ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=803ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803ME-2009-03-23

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 (229, newest 50)

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

- [SDR MWE2008F00038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWE2008F00038), Aug 27, 2008: WIRE. BROKEN. EMERGENCY FLOOR LEVEL LIGHTS OUT ROW 5-8. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AND REPAIRED. (K)
- [SDR MWE2008F00032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWE2008F00032), Aug 19, 2008: WIRE. BROKEN. EMERGENCY FLOOR LEVEL LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 9 TO 20. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IN CENTER SECTION OF LIGHT TRACK. (K)
- [SDR MWE2008F00012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWE2008F00012), Jul 16, 2008: WIRE HARNESS. MISINSTALLED. WITH EMERGENCY POWER SWITCH ON, AC EMERGENCY POWER BUSS OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND INVERTER WIRES MISWIRED. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY INVERTER. (K)
- [SDR MWE2008F00011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWE2008F00011), Jul 15, 2008: INVERTER. INOPERATIVE. FOUND EMERGENCY POWER INVERTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY INVERTER. (K)
- [SDR MWE2008F00005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWE2008F00005), Jul 11, 2008: PROXIMITY SWITCH. FAILED. MID CARGO DOOR LIGHT CAME ON. REMOVE AND REPLACED PROXIMITY SWITCH. (K)
- [SDR MWE2008F00004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWE2008F00004), Jun 23, 2008: WIRE. BROKEN. FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ROWS 9 TO 18. REPAIRED 2 EACH BROKEN WIRES ON FLOOR TRACK FWD OVERWING EXITS. (K)
- [SDR MWEA080083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA080083), Jun 6, 2008: WIRE. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK RED LIGHTS AT AFT GALLEY ARE INOPERATIVE. INSTALLED WIRE SPLICE. (S)
- [SDR MWEA080040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA080040), Mar 7, 2008: SLIDE. DEPLOYED. AFT GALLEY SLIDE DEPLOYED IN FLIGHT WEDGING ITSELF BETWEEN THE BULKHEAD AND GALLEY CART. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT SLIDE.
- [SDR MWEA070255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070255), Oct 17, 2007: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 9 - 13 F, E, C AND ROWS 19 - 26 F, E, C. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR MWEA070219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070219), Sep 17, 2007: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. FORWARD GALLEY EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT INSTALLED BACKWARDS. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY AND INSTALLED FLASHLIGHT BACK IN HOLDER CORRECTLY.
- [SDR MWEA070217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070217), Sep 13, 2007: ANGLE. CRACKED. FUSELAGE ANGLE CRACKED ON LOWER FLANGE APPROXIMATELY AT FRAME STATION 994 LONGERON 20 LEFT, JUST ABOVE FLAP BUS CABLE. FABRICATED AN INSTALLED ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA070215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070215), Sep 13, 2007: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. CENTER CABIN FLOOR PANEL FRAME STATION 826-886 HAS SIDE FLANGE CRACKED AT RIVETS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLANGE.
- [SDR MWEA070214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070214), Sep 12, 2007: SUPPORT ANGLE. CRACKED. VERTICAL STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE INTERSECTION LINE, AFT SPAR LEFT SUPPORT ANGLE IS CRACKED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA070216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070216), Sep 11, 2007: SUPPORT CHANNEL. CRACKED. PREVIOUS REPAIR CRACKED AT LWW DOOR CUTOUT FORWARD INBOARD CORNER SUPPORT CHANNEL STATION 933. REMOVED DAMAGED PREVIOUS REPAIR, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED CHANNEL
- [SDR MWEA070213](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070213), Sep 10, 2007: TRIM TAB. CORRODED. RIGHT WING AILERON TRIM TAB HAS CORROSION UNDER SKIN, OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE. REMOVED CORROSION AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AILERON TRIM TAB.
- [SDR MWEA070212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070212), Sep 10, 2007: TAB. CORRODED. RIGHT WING AILERON CONTROL TAB HAS CORROSION UNDER SKIN, OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE. REMOVED CORROSION AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED CONTROL TAB.
- [SDR MWEA070209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070209), Sep 10, 2007: PAN. CRACKED. LOWER CENTER CARGO DOOR FORWARD OUTER PAN HAS A CRACK BETWEEN STOP 1 & 2. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED PAN.
- [SDR MWEA070208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070208), Sep 8, 2007: SKIN. CORRODED. CENTER WING SKIN AND STRINGER HAS CORROSION, 17 XCW, INDICATOR NOTED AT LOWER AFT 9 FOOT SKIN PANEL 53 INCHES FROM CENTER FASTENERS ROW 3. REMOVED CORROSION, FA
- [SDR MWEA070207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070207), Sep 7, 2007: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION AT WING CENTER SECTION REAR SPAR LOWER SKIN AT APPROXIMATELY XCW = 50.000 RIGHT SIDE. REMOVED CORROSION, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FASTENERS.
- [SDR MWEA070206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070206), Sep 6, 2007: SPAR. CORRODED. LOWER WING AND REAR SPAR HAS CORROSION, CRACK NOTED ABOUT XCW 18-21 OUTBOARD OF CENTER BELLY AREA LEFT SIDE. REMOVED CORROSION AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FAST
- [SDR MWEA070218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070218), Sep 5, 2007: SKIN. GOUGED. LEFT LOWER FUSELAGE HAS A 6 INCH GOUGE APPROXIMATELY AT FRAME STATION 1190 LONGERON 23 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA070204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070204), Sep 1, 2007: LONGERON. CRACKED. FOUND LONGERON 26 CRACKED AT STATION 160.00 IN E&E COMPARTMENT. CUT OUT LONGERON AND INSTALLED REPAIR SPLICE.
- [SDR MWEA070203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070203), Aug 31, 2007: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AT STATION 1289 STR 24L WITH CORROSION ON VERTICAL WALLS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS.
- [SDR MWEA070161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070161), Jul 24, 2007: BATTERY. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER LANDING, SMELLED ELECTRICAL ODOR, CREW NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT NEAR E&E DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT & RIGHT MAIN BATTERIES.
- [SDR MWEA070152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070152), Jun 28, 2007: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKE AT THRUST REVERSER AT MID POINT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA070119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070119), May 19, 2007: BATTERY. FAILED. AED FAILED SELF TEST LOW BATTERY. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY.
- [SDR MWEA070006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070006), Jan 22, 2007: SLIDE. UNSECURE. AFT GALLEY DOOR SLIDE PACK CAME UNFASTENED. REINSTALLED AFT GALLEY DOOR SLIDE.
- [SDR MWEA060306](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060306), Dec 22, 2006: LINE. LEAKING. RIGHT HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY DROPPED TO 1.5 QTS IN FLIGHT. REPLACED LEAKING LINE FOR RIGHT T/R CONTROL VALVE.
- [SDR MWEA060289](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060289), Nov 2, 2006: PRESSURE SWITCH. CLOGGED. LT OIL STRAINER CLOGGING ANNUCIATOR CAME ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT OIL ENGINE FILTER DIFFERENTAIL PRESSURE SWITCH.
- [SDR MWEA060187](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060187), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED AT FRAME STATIONS 617 TO 693. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOOR PANELS.
- [SDR MWEA060186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060186), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED AT FRAME STATIONS 465 TO 541. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOOR PANELS.
- [SDR MWEA060189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060189), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED AT FRAME STATIONS 674 TO 693. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOOR PANELS.
- [SDR MWEA060188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060188), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED AT FRAME STATIONS 693 TO 769. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOOR PANELS.
- [SDR MWEA060185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060185), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED AT FRAME STATIONS 389 TO 465. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOOR PANELS.
- [SDR MWEA060184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060184), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED AT FRAME STATIONS 465 TO 541. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOOR PANELS.
- [SDR MWEA060183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060183), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED AT FRAME STATIONS 693 TO 769. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOOR PANELS.
- [SDR MWEA060182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060182), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED AT FRAME STATIONS 313 TO 389. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOOR PANELS.
- [SDR MWEA060162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060162), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. FLOOR PANEL AT STATION 160-180 HAS DAMAGED CORNERS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLOOR PANEL.
- [SDR MWEA060164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060164), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. FLOOR PANEL AT STATION 108-200, HAS MISSING INSERTS AND GOUGED ON OUTER EDGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLOOR PANEL.
- [SDR MWEA060165](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060165), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. FLOOR PANEL AT STATION 160-200 HAS DAMAGE CORNERS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLOOR PANEL.
- [SDR MWEA060163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060163), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. FLOOR PANEL BETWEEN SEAT TRACKS 1 AND 2, CRACKED IN 3 PLACES AT STATION 1079 TO 1003. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOOR PANEL.
- [SDR MWEA060161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060161), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. FLOOR CABIN PANEL CRACKED AT STATIONS 617 TO 655 BETWEEN SEAT TRACK 3 AND 4. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FLOOR PANELS.
- [SDR MWEA060166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060166), Jul 26, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. FLOOR PANEL AT STATION 886 TO 864 HAS NUMEROUS DAMAGED AREAS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW PANELS.
- [SDR MWEA060158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060158), Jul 22, 2006: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. CAPTAIN'S SEAT TRACK WON'T STAY LOCKED IN TRACK WHEN SEAT TRACK IS ROCKED FORWARD AND AFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW EXTRUSION AND INSTALLED SEAT TRACK REPAI
- [SDR MWEA060159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060159), Jul 19, 2006: FLANGE. DAMAGED. CAPTAIN'S INBOARD AFT SEAT TRACK WON'T LOCK IN PLACE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED UPPER SEAT TRACK FLANGE.
- [SDR MWEA060152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060152), Jul 17, 2006: FLOOR SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK IN FLOOR WEB SKIN JUST FORWARD OF STATION 693 AT SEAT TRACK, LONGERON 44 LEFT, OUTBOARD SIDE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA060151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060151), Jul 17, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN, LOWER SURFACE JUST FORWARD OF FUELING PANEL, WS 245-280 3 AREAS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA060150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060150), Jul 17, 2006: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FORWARD GALLEY FLOOR SUPPORT FITTINGS AT STATION 200, LONGERON 7 RIGHT AND LONGERON 7 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FITTINGS.
- [SDR MWEA060149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060149), Jul 17, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL INTERGRANULAR CORROSION ON LOWER SURFACE, 6 INCHES OF FRAME STATION 256 TO 262, LONGERON 44 RIGHT TO LONGERON 54 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND IN
- [SDR MWEA060148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060148), Jul 17, 2006: WEB. CRACKED. WEB CRACKED BELOW CENTER BUTT LINE, 44 BETWEEN STATION 712 AND 731. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.

All 229: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803ME-2009-03-23/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 20040920022799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040920022799I), Sep 20, 2004: Doug DC981 (N803ME), Omaha, NE. (-23) Midwest airlines, inc., flight 827, enroute milwaukee, WI, to denver, CO, diverted into Omaha, NE, after the captain's front windshield outer panel…
- [Incident 20020405009039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020405009039I), Apr 5, 2002: Doug DC981 (N803ME), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On April 5, 2002, midwest express airlines, N803ME, flt 82, reported to ATC that it had a gear problem on take off from mci. An emergency was declared…
- [Incident 20000811037919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811037919I), Aug 11, 2000: Doug DC981 (N803ME), Washington, DC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was approaching the gate when the right wing outboard leading edge struck a refueling nozzle on a parked fuel truck. Apparently the young lady…

## Other aircraft with N803ME

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N803ME): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 9527, built 2023

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