# N804US: 1981 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81), registration cancelled 2013-05-22 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 22, 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: 48052 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: May 27, 1981 - Certificate issued: June 7, 2002 - Last registry action: May 20, 2008 - Mode S code: AAF28C - Owner when cancelled: [Ga Telesis Turbine Technologies LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GA%20TELESIS%20TURBINE%20TECHNOLOGIES%20LLC) - Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) - Physical address: [Hialeah, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hialeah) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=804US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804US-2013-05-22 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 (17) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR USAAD01127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01127), Jun 15, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE AFT LEFT AND RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M) - [SDR USAAD01122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01122), Jun 6, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PIT - THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON SEAT 20 DEF WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAA001767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001767), Oct 12, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT/ RON - SKIN CRACKED .3750 INCH FORWARD CARGO DOOR TOP FORWARD CORNER STA 310 LONGERON 20R. TRIMMED OUT AFFECTED AREA AND INSTALLED STACK DOUBLERS PER EA 567 - [SDR USAA001597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001597), Sep 27, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. CLT - FOUND FRAMED CORRODED 1 INCH BY 10 INCHES, FS 1540 BL 0.0, STRINGER 10L LEVEL. BLENDED CORROSION PER SRM 53-00-07. CORROSION LEVEL 1, TASK NR C53-163-02. - [SDR USAA001596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001596), Sep 27, 2000: LONGERON. CORRODED. CLT - FOUND LONGERON CORRODED 3 INCHES, LONGERON 22 RT STATION 1300. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CARD JD-50-1601C. MFG NEW LONG SECTION FROM 52912727-240, 24 INCHES LONG - [SDR USAA001559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001559), Sep 25, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED 15 INCHES, STATION 1463 (LONG RT TO 12 RT) IN CANTED FRAME. MANUFACTURED NEW WEB FROM 7075T6 .050 PER SRM 51-10-03. (M) - [SDR USAAD99117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99117), Aug 19, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ROC - THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 13 TO 18 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M) - [SDR USAAD99040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99040), Mar 9, 1999: VALVE. FAILED. RSW-PIT FLT 352 - WHILE CRUISING AT 33,000 FT, THE PRESSURIZATION FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE CABIN CLIMBING A 1500 FPM. THE CABIN ALTITUDE HORN SOUNDED AND - [SDR USAAD99038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99038), Mar 5, 1999: DUCT. LEAKING. PHL-FLL - FLT 803 - WHLE CRUISING AT 35,000 FT THE AIRCRAFT LOST PRESSURIZATION AND THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MCO AND LANDED WITHOUT I - [SDR USAA980050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980050), Jan 25, 1998: BELLFRAME. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-6 CHECK, FOUND .5 INCH CRACK AT TAIL INERIOR BELLFRAME, TAIL INTERIOR STATION 1437. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND SPLICED IN A NEW SECTION PER SRM - [SDR USAA980049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980049), Jan 25, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-6 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH BY 1 INCH AND 1.5 INCH BY 2 INCH AREAS OF CORROSION UNDE RT WING TO FUSELAGE FILLET PANEL ON SKIN, STATION 769. BLENDED ARE - [SDR USAA980048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980048), Jan 25, 1998: BELLFRAME. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-6 CHECK, FOUND ONE .5 INCH CRACK AT BELLFRAME AT STATION 1297, LONGERON 8L. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND SPLICED IN A NEW SECTION PER SRM 53-02 FI - [SDR USAAD97237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97237), Dec 18, 1997: BATTERY. FAILED. PHL - THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAAD97200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97200), Nov 14, 1997: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. DCA - FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOPERATIVE BETWEEN ROWS 13 AND 18. MAINTENANCE SECURED A LOOSE CONNECTOR AT ROW 14. (M) - [SDR USAAD97078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97078), May 8, 1997: LINE. FAILED. FLT 1502 - RDU-PHL - PRIOR TO DESCENT INTO PHK. RIGHT HYDRAULIC QTY WENT TO 4 QUARTS. SECURED BOTH PUMPS UNITL JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. WHEN PUMPS WERE PLACED ON, - [SDR USAAD96165](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96165), Oct 31, 1996: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. PHL - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 9-11. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER SUPPLY. (M) - [SDR USAA950618](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950618), Jun 18, 1995: DUCT. BLOCKED. BOS-BWI - FLT 1187 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BWI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REP ## 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 19890217009819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890217009819I), Feb 17, 1989: Doug DC981 (N804US), Fresno, CA. Passenger became very ill en route. Made unscheduled landing at Fresno to obtain medical attention. Resumed flight. --- 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.