# N804ME: 1981 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81), registration cancelled 2013-05-07 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 7, 2013 - 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: 48030 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 26, 1998 - Certificate issued: September 23, 1998 - Last registry action: August 18, 2009 - Mode S code: AAF1D1 - Owner when cancelled: [Midwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [Oak Creek, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oak%20Creek) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 42.8787° N, 87.8987° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53154, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804ME - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=804ME - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804ME-2013-05-07 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 (119, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR MWEA080132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA080132), Nov 16, 2008: INVERTER. FAULTY. BAS A/C EMERGENCY BUS COMES ON WHEN EMERGENCY POWER IS SELECTED ON. REPLACED EMERGENCY INVERTER. (K) - [SDR MEW2008F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEW2008F00000), Aug 6, 2008: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE, ON COCKPIT CEILING ARE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK. (K) - [SDR MWE2008F00007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWE2008F00007), Jul 7, 2008: SLIDE. UNWANTED DEPLOY. DURING CLIMB, THE PITCH AUTHORITY (ELEVATOR) FELT STIFF ALTHOUGH CONTROLLABLE, PRIMARY PITCH TRIM WORK OK, ALT LONG TRIM AND AUTO PILOT WORKED NORMAL INSP OF AF - [SDR MWEA080044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA080044), Mar 22, 2008: PAN. CRACKED. CENTER CARGO DOOR OUTER PAN HAS A .75 INCH CRACK IN PAN RADIUS AT THE FORWARD END OF DOOR, INLINE WITH BEAM NR 1. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWE2008F00008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWE2008F00008), Dec 10, 2007: SLIDE. INOPERATIVE. TAILCONE SLIDE PRESSURE AT (0). REMOVED AND REPLACED TAILCONE SLIDE. (K) - [SDR MWEA070116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA070116), May 11, 2007: BOTTLE. LOW PRESSURE. TAIL CONE EVACUATION SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE GAUGE NOT IN THE GREEN BAND. REMOVED AND REPLACED TAIL CONE SLIDE ASSEMBLY. - [SDR MWEA060285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060285), Sep 15, 2006: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY - [SDR MWEA060217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060217), Aug 22, 2006: WIRE. BROKEN. EXIT ROW WON'T EXTINGUISH WHEN POWER IS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. REPLACED BROKEN WIRE. - [SDR MWEA060178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060178), Aug 22, 2006: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION ON INBOARD FLANGE OF SEAT TRACK AT FRAME STATION 1136 TO 1146, X +44. Z 0, AROUND BOARD FASTENER HOLES. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SEAT TRACK. - [SDR MWEA060177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060177), Aug 22, 2006: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. SUPPORT ON FLOORBEAM UPPER FLANGE AT FRAME STATION 1169, X-29, Z 0. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLOORBEAM. - [SDR MWEA060176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060176), Aug 22, 2006: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND WEB CRACKED AT FRAME STATION Y 1300 X+48. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED WEB. - [SDR MWEA060174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060174), Aug 22, 2006: FITTING. CORRODED. GALLEY 1 INBOARD FUSE MOUNTED FOOT, FRAME STATION 152 X-45 Z 0. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FITTINGS. - [SDR MWEA060173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060173), Aug 22, 2006: FITTING. CORRODED. GALLEY 1 OUTBOARD FUSE MOUNTED FOOT FRAME STATION 152 X-51 Z0 IS CORRODED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FITTINGS. - [SDR MWEA060172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060172), Aug 22, 2006: STRAP. CORRODED. FOUND SURFACE CORROSION ON THRESHOLD STRAP Z-46, X-18 AND FRAME STATION Y 636-693. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED STRAP. - [SDR MWEA060171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060171), Aug 22, 2006: STRAP. CORRODED. FOUND SURFACE CORROSION ON THRESHOLD STRAP Z-46, X-18 AND FRAME STATION Y 1155 TO 1219. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW STRAP. - [SDR MWEA060170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060170), Aug 22, 2006: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. FOUND SEAT TRACK IS CORRODED AT NUTPLATE AS VIEWED FROM AFT CARGO BAY Y 1267 AND X +24, Z 0. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SEAT TRACK. - [SDR MWEA060175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060175), Aug 22, 2006: PANEL. CORRODED. FOUND FORWARD GALLEY SERVICE DOOR THRESHOLD FLOOR PANEL CORRODED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED PANEL. - [SDR MWEA060145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060145), Jul 13, 2006: CONTROLLER. INOPERATIVE. MASTER WARNING (CABIN ALERT) ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL. - [SDR MWEA060012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060012), Feb 7, 2006: BLADES. BENT. LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL/SURGE. REMOVED BENT TIPS AS NECESSARY ON VARIOUS ENGINE BLADES AND BLENDED AS REQUIRED PER IAW BOEING MM 72-33-22. - [SDR MWEA060011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060011), Feb 3, 2006: TAB. OBSTRUCTED. NO CONTROL INPUT EVEN WHEN CONTROL COLUMN WAS MOVED AFT. REMOVED SCREW THAT WAS WEDGED BETWEEN ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB STOP AND INBOARD ATTACHED FITTING. - [SDR MWEA060009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060009), Feb 1, 2006: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT ENGINE OIL TEMERATURE PEGGED OVER 165, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE OIL TEMERATURE INDICATOR. - [SDR MWEA050104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA050104), Sep 7, 2005: SKIN. CORRODED. LEADING EDGE AT STATION 375 HAS CORROSION. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER. - [SDR MWEA050060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA050060), Jun 27, 2005: STRUCTURE. VIBRATION. DURING CRUISE PILOT REPORTED A LOUD HUMMING SOUND AND VIBRATION. VISUALLY INSPECTED ALL LANDING GEARS AND WHEEL WELLS, INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, DOORS,WINGS - [SDR MWEA040194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040194), Oct 22, 2004: SLIDE. DISCHARGED. AFT GALLEY SLIDE PRESSURE INDICATOR IS INDICATING IN THE RED (READS 2000 PSI). REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT GALLEY DOOR SLIDE. - [SDR MWEA040154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040154), Aug 25, 2004: SEAT TRACK. WORN. CAPTAIN'S AFT INBOARD SEAT TRACK IS WORN. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED CHANNEL. - [SDR MWEA040151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040151), Aug 24, 2004: SEAT TRACK. WORN. FIRST OFFICER'S AFT INBOARD SEAT TRACK IS WORN. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SEAT TRACK TEE. - [SDR MWEA040150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040150), Aug 24, 2004: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL AT FRAME STATION 775 BETWEEN LONGERON 27 AND 28 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL. - [SDR MWEA040149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040149), Aug 23, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. AFT BAGGAGE PIT, RIGHT SEAT TRACK BETWEEN STATION 1212 AND 1325 HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED TRACK. - [SDR MWEA040148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040148), Aug 23, 2004: FITTING. CORRODED. FLOOR SUPPORT FITTINGS AT FRAME STATION 430 BETWEEN NUMBER 30 AND 29 RIGHT LONGERON HAS MODERATE CORROSION ON THE UPPER SURFACE, ALSO NUT PLATES ARE CORRODED. F - [SDR MWEA040110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040110), Jun 24, 2004: GENERATOR. INOPERATIVE. LEFT GENERATOR FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT GENERATOR. - [SDR MWEA040097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040097), Jun 13, 2004: GENERATOR. INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT CROSSTIE LOCKOUT ILLUMINATED WITH LEFT GENERATOR OFF LIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR. - [SDR MWEA040086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040086), Jun 7, 2004: WINDOW FRAME. LIGHTNING STRIKE. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LEFT SIDE CABIN WINDOW FRAME NR 34 ON AFT UPPER SIDE. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE, ACCEPTABLE FOR STRENGTH AS IS. - [SDR MWEA040085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040085), Jun 7, 2004: WINDOW FRAME. LIGHTNING STRIKE. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON CABIN WINDOW FRAME 29 AFT LOWER SIDE. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE, ACCEPTABLE AS TEMPORARY REPAIR TO BE PERMANENTLY REPAIRED ON OR BEFORE 7,000 CYCLE - [SDR MWEA040084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040084), Jun 7, 2004: WINDOW FRAME. LIGHTNING STRIKE. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LEFT SIDE CABIN WINDOW NR 29 FRAME ON LOWER FORWARD CORNER. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE, ACCEPTABLE AS TEMPORARY REPAIR TO BE PERMANENTLY REPAIRED ON - [SDR MWEA040075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040075), May 12, 2004: SEPARATOR. INOPERATIVE. STRONG FUMES IN CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR. - [SDR MWEA040069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040069), May 9, 2004: GENERATOR. INOPERATIVE. LEFT GENERATOR LIGHT CAME ON, WAS ABLE TO RESET LEFT GENERATOR, THEN FOURTY-FIVE MINUTES LATER LEFT GENERATOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, STARTED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT, - [SDR MWEA040013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040013), Jan 28, 2004: BOLT. MISINSTALLED. DURING GEAR RETRACTION A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. LT FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOOR RETRACT LINK NOT LATCHED COMPLETELY, FOUND RELEASE HANDLE BOLT INS - [SDR MWEA030475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030475), Dec 6, 2003: PITOT LINE. LEAKING. CAPTAIN'S MACH INDICATOR HAS .14 MACH SPLIT AND EIGHT KNOTS SPLIT BETWEEN FIRST OFFICER'S AIRSPEED. SELECTING CENTRAL AIR DATA COMPUTER TO BOTH ON ONE AND TWO C - [SDR MWEA030394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030394), Sep 25, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN IS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCH AT STATION 1437 BETWEEN LONGERON 3 AND 4 RT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA030389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030389), Sep 22, 2003: SEAT TRACK. WORN. FIRST OFFICERS SEAT TRACK (FORWARD INBOARD) HAS WORN AREAS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK. - [SDR MWEA030376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030376), Sep 16, 2003: SPACER. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER JAMB HAS LIGHT CORROSION ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH AROUND AND INSIDE SCREW HOLES. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED JAMB SPACER. - [SDR MWEA030375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030375), Sep 16, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN IS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY .25 INCH OUT OF RIVER HOLE AT STATION 1437 BETWEEN LONGERON 2 AND 3 LEFT. REMOVED CRACK IN SKIN, FABRICATED AND - [SDR MWEA030374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030374), Sep 16, 2003: DOUBLER. CRACKED. FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN IS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH AT STATION 1437 BETWEEN LONGERON 3 AND 4 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLER. - [SDR MWEA030373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030373), Sep 16, 2003: DOUBLER. DENTED. DENT LOCATED BETWEEN LONGERON 26 LEFT AND 25 LEFT AT STATION 694. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA030372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030372), Sep 16, 2003: DOUBLER. DENTED. DENT LOCATED AT 1 INCH BELOW LONGERON 4 LEFT AND SEVERAL VERY SMALL DENTS LOCATED AROUND THIS DENT AT STATION 219. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA030243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030243), Jun 9, 2003: CONTACTOR. INOPERATIVE. PRIMARY TRIM INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE DOWN PRIMARY LONGITUDINAL TRIM CONTACTOR. - [SDR MWEA030241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030241), Jun 3, 2003: RETAINER. CORRODED. RIGHT UPPER COCKPIT WINDOW RETAINER IS CORRODED IN LOWER FORWARD CORNER. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED FILLER AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER. - [SDR MWEA030228](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030228), May 21, 2003: MOTOR. DEFECTIVE. PRIMARY TRIM PROBLEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRIMARY LONGITUDINAL TRIM ACTUATOR MOTOR AND FIRST OFFICERS YOKE TRIM SWITCH AND REPLACED CONNECTORS. - [SDR MWEA030128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030128), Feb 23, 2003: BOLT. SHEARED. NR 1 MAIN WHEEL ASSY THROUGH BOLT SHEARED OFF. REPLACED NR 1 WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY. - [SDR MWEA030036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030036), Jan 18, 2003: LINE. DISCONNECTED. ON LEFT THROTTLE, SPLIT INCREASED WITH ALTITUDE TO ABOUT 1 1/2 KNOBS. -- RECONNECTED PRESSURE TOTAL 2 LINE. All 119: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804ME-2013-05-07/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 CHI08IA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08IA182), Jul 7, 2008: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-81 (N804ME), St. Louis, MO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent partial inflation of the evacuation slide within the tailcone during takeoff and subsequent binding of the elevator control cables. The partial inflation resulted from the tailcone… ## 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 20080707848269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080707848269I), Jul 7, 2008: Doug DC981 (N804ME), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. (-23) On Monday July 7, 2008 1455Z a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-81, N804ME operated by midwest airlines as a chartered flight #8663 departed chicago's midway (mdw)… --- 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.