# N807ME: 1981 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81), registration cancelled 2008-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 2008
- 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: 48033
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1999
- Certificate issued: June 21, 2006
- Last registry action: July 17, 2006
- Mode S code: AAFCF6
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N807ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=807ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N807ME-2008-07-14

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 (109, newest 50)

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

- [SDR MWEA060045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060045), May 1, 2006: SLIDE. LOW PRESSURE. FORWARD ENTRANCE DOOR SLIDE PACK IN RED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD SLIDE PACK.
- [SDR MWEA060019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA060019), Feb 22, 2006: SWITCH. DIRTY. EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WITH COCKPIT SWITCH ON. CLEANED SWITCH, OPERATIONS CHECK OK
- [SDR MWEA050140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA050140), Dec 19, 2005: SKIN. DENTED. AFT CARGO DOOR HAS A DENT APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND .5 INCH DEEP AT APPROXIMATELY STATION 1193. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA050131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA050131), Dec 1, 2005: FRAME. DAMAGED. FOUND LONGERON 19 RIGHT TO LONGERON 22 RIGHT IS DAMAGED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SECTION OF FRAME.
- [SDR MWEA050130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA050130), Dec 1, 2005: LONGERON. DAMAGED. FOUND LONGERON 20 RIGHT IS DAMAGED FROM STATION 522-579. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW LONGERON.
- [SDR MWEA050129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA050129), Dec 1, 2005: LONGERON. DAMAGED. LONGERON 21 RIGHT IS DAMAGED AT STATION 522-579. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON.
- [SDR MWEA050128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA050128), Dec 1, 2005: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN IS DAMAGED AT STATION 522-579, FROM LONGERON 19 RIGHT TO LONGERON 22 RIGHT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA050123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA050123), Nov 14, 2005: NIPPLE. BROKEN. LAVATORY FILL/SERVICE NIPPLE WAS DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FRANGIBLE NIPPLE.
- [SDR MWEA050057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA050057), Jun 23, 2005: DOUBLER. DENTED. DENT REQUIRES REPAIR BETWEEN FRAME STATION 237 AND 256 BETWEEN LONGERON 17 AND 18 LEFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA050024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA050024), Mar 4, 2005: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTING SYSTEM ABOVE SEAT 28 IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR MWEA040221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040221), Dec 18, 2004: CLAMP. DEFECTIVE. DURING LEVEL OFF, RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING SOUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED 13TH STAGE SADDLE DUCT END CAP CLAMP.
- [SDR MWEA040065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040065), Apr 26, 2004: BUSHING. CORRODED. LEFT ELEVATOR FORWARD SPAR AT STATION XE204, EYE BOLT MOUNT HAS CORROSION. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED BUSHING.
- [SDR MWEA040064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040064), Apr 26, 2004: SKIN. DAMAGED. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON UPPER CROWN AT STATION 1041 LONGERON LT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SKIN AND DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA040063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040063), Apr 22, 2004: VANE. CHAFED. LEFT HAND INBOARD FLAP SECTION CHAFED ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE INBOARD FIXED VANE. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLLED INBOARD FIXED VANE.
- [SDR MWEA040061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040061), Apr 21, 2004: DOUBLER. DAMAGED. SUBFLOOR MEMBRANE SKIN HAS 2 HOLES ENLONGATED AT FRAME STATION 1222, JUST BELOW SEAT TRACK NR 1. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA040060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040060), Apr 19, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND UNDER G3 FORWARD GALLEY FOOT, FOUND ON NR 2 SEAT TRACK AT FRAME STATION 1100. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK.
- [SDR MWEA040059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040059), Apr 19, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. NR 2 SEAT TRACK IS CORRODED AT STATION 1155-1179. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK.
- [SDR MWEA040058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040058), Apr 19, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. NR 1 SEAT TRACK HAS LIGHT CORROSION AROUND SCREW HOLE, UPPER AND LOWER SIDES STATION 1136-1165. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF SEAT TRACK.
- [SDR MWEA040057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040057), Apr 19, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. NR 1 SEAT TRACK SECTION STA 1165-1240 HAS NUMEROUS AREAS OF BARE METAL AND CORROSION. NOTE THAT SOME OF THE CORROSION IS ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF SCREW HOLE. FABRI
- [SDR MWEA040056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040056), Apr 14, 2004: STIFFENER. CRACKED. STIFFENER BELOW LONGERON 1 ON FORWARD SIDE OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD IS CRACKED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLES.
- [SDR MWEA040055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040055), Apr 14, 2004: DOUBLER. CRACKED. THE SUBFLOOR HAS A CRACK AT STATION 218 UNDER NR 4 SEAT TRACK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA040053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040053), Apr 12, 2004: FITTING. CORRODED. SPLASH GUARD FOR G-1 GALLEY AT STATION 160 APPEARS TO BE CORRODED IN SEVERAL AREAS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FITTINGS,FILLER AND PANEL 21.
- [SDR MWEA040052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040052), Apr 12, 2004: WEB. CRACKED. LT HAND CUSP MEMBRANE FRAME STATION 1300 HAS A CRACK FROM LIGHTENING HOLE TO LIGHTENING HOLE APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED CUSP MEMBRANE.
- [SDR MWEA040051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040051), Apr 9, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. NR 2 SEAT TRACK HAS AREA OF CORROSION IN CENTER CHANNEL AT STATION 1265. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SEAT TRACK.
- [SDR MWEA040050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040050), Apr 9, 2004: ANGLE. SCRATCHED. AFT CABIN DOOR JAMB AREA, LEFT SIDE OF AFT CABIN DOOR ANGLE HAS A DEEP SCRATCH IN RADIUS, IN BAY LONGERON 3. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA040048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040048), Apr 5, 2004: ANGLE. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN DOOR, AFT LOWER CORNER ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW ATTACH ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA040062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040062), Apr 2, 2004: DOUBLER. DAMAGED. SUBFLOOR MEMBRANE SKIN HAS 2 HOLES ELONGATED AT FRAME STATION 1234 JUST BELOW SEAT TRACK NR 1. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA040021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA040021), Feb 24, 2004: STARTER. INOPERATIVE. ENGINE STOPPED ROTATING AT APPROXIMATELY 12 PERCENT HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR SHAFT SPEED RPM DURING START ATTEMPT AND RETURNED TO ZERO. REMOVED AND REPLACED STA
- [SDR MWEA030403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030403), Sep 29, 2003: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAILED. FORWARD ANNUNCIATOR FAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON OVERHEAD CARGO DETECTION SUPPRESSION PANEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD CARGO PIT ANNUNCIATOR SMOKE DETECTOR.
- [SDR MWEA030284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030284), Jul 18, 2003: CABLE. MISROUTED. TAIL CONE WOULD NOT DEPLOY USING INTERNAL RELEASE HANDLE. FOUND RELEASE CABLE IMPROPERLY ROUTED, REROUTED RELAESE CABLE & RESET FOR TAIL CONE DEPLOYMENT.
- [SDR MWEA030238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030238), May 30, 2003: ENGINE. VIBRATION. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION. COMPLIED WITH ENGINE VIBRATION TEST, VIBRATION IS WITHIN LIMITS.
- [SDR MWEA030229](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030229), May 22, 2003: PROXIMITY SENSOR. INOPERATIVE. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION NOSE UNSAFE ILLUMINATED. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY SENSING ELECTRONICS UNIT (PSEU).
- [SDR MWEA03207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA03207), May 9, 2003: COVER. CORRODED. RIGHT LOWER FORWARD ENGINE ISOLATOR COVER HAS LITE CORROSION ON MATING SURFACE. BLENDED CORROSION, INSTALLED NEW PLATE.
- [SDR MWEA030206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030206), May 9, 2003: COVER. CORRODED. LEFT LOWER FORWARD ISOLATOR COVER HAS LITE CORROSION IN THE ATTACH BOLT HOLES AND ON MOUNTING SURFACE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT LOWER FORWARD ISOLATOR.
- [SDR MWEA030205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030205), May 9, 2003: YOKE. CORRODED. LEFT ENGINE YOKE UPPER ISOLATOR COVER BOLT HAVE CORROSION INSIDE, HOLES ON YOKE. INSTALLED NEW YOKE ISOLATORS AND ABSORBERS.
- [SDR MWEA030204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030204), May 7, 2003: BULKHEAD. GOUGED. AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD HAS A GOUGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE LOCATED AT ABOUT 11:00 POSITION (LOOKING FROM THE AFT SIDE) FROM THE CENTER OF THE THRUST REVERSE SECTOR, TH
- [SDR MWEA030203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030203), May 7, 2003: BULKHEAD. GOUGED. AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD SKIN HAS A GOUGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE LOCATED AT ABOUT THE 7:00 POSITION (LOOKING FROM THE AFT SIDE) FROM THE CENTER SECTOR. BLENDED GOUGE, P
- [SDR MWEA030202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030202), May 7, 2003: SKIN. DENTED. LEFT WING SLAT NR 4 LEADING EDGE APPROXIMATELY STATION XOS 467-468 HAS TWO DENTS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH APART. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PART, INSTALLED UPP
- [SDR MWEA030185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030185), May 6, 2003: FITTING. CRACKED. MID CARGO DOOR LOWER AFT STOP SUPPORT FITTINGS ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED TEE SUPPORT.
- [SDR MWEA0302001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA0302001), May 5, 2003: BUSHING. CORRODED. RIGHT GROUND SPOILER CRANK ASSEMBLY ATTACH BOLT HOLE HAS PITTING CORROSION IN IT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED TWO EACH BUSHINGS IN CRANK.
- [SDR MWEA030197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030197), May 1, 2003: CLIP. MISALIGNED. MID CARGO DOOR ATTACH CLIP DOES NOT LINE UP WITH NEW SKIN REPAIR. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW CLIP.
- [SDR MWEA030196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030196), May 1, 2003: INTERCOSTAL. DAMAGED. MID CARGO DOOR LOWER AFT STOP SUPPORT INTERCOSTAL WEB AND ANGLE HAVE ENLONGATED FASTENER HOLES. LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED NEW WEB AND ANGLE.
- [SDR MWEA030195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030195), May 1, 2003: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. CAPTAIN'S AFT SEAT TRACKS HOLES ARE ENLONGATED. DRILLED UP, INSTALLED REPAIR.
- [SDR MWEA030194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030194), May 1, 2003: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. FIRST OFFICER'S AFT SEAT TRACK HOLES ARE ENLONGATED. REMOVED TOP LEG OF FIRST OFFICER'S AFT SEAT TRACK AND TOP LEG OF PILOT'S SEAT, DRILLED UP SEAT TRACK AND IN
- [SDR MWEA030190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030190), Apr 28, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN IS CRACKED AT STATION 1437 BETWEEN LONGERON 3&4 RIGHT. -- FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER. COUNTERSUNK DOUBLER AND INSTALLLED.
- [SDR MWEA030189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030189), Apr 28, 2003: PAN. GOUGED. MID CARGO BAY DOOR PAN RADIUS AND HUCK FASTNER HEAVILY GOUGED FORWARD SIDE OF DOOR PAN. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA030188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030188), Apr 28, 2003: FITTING. CRACKED. MID CARGO BAY DOOR FITTING CRACKED, LOWER AREA. LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED FITTING.
- [SDR MWEA030184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030184), Apr 28, 2003: ANGLE. CRACKED. RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED IN RADIUS AT FRAME STATION 1437. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLE AND INSTALLED FILLER AND WASHERS.
- [SDR MWEA030183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030183), Apr 28, 2003: SKIN. DAMAGED. MID CARGO DOOR OUTER SKIN HAS A DAMAGED RIVET HOLE LOWER SIDE OF DOOR AT LOCATION OF INTERCOSTAL AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.
- [SDR MWEA030181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MWEA030181), Apr 24, 2003: RIB. CORRODED. LOWER END OF RUDDER HAS RIB ASSEMBLY THAT HAS CORROSION AT FLANGE. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED NEW RIB.

All 109: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N807ME-2008-07-14/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 20010724022989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010724022989I), Jul 24, 2001: Doug DC981 (N807ME), Omaha, NE. (-23) Midwest express flight 521, was enroute from milwaukee, WI. To denver, CO. At flight level 370 when the left engine power lever stuck. The crew shut down…

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