# N811US: 1981 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81), registration cancelled 2005-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2005
- 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-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 48043
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1981
- Certificate issued: May 24, 2002
- Last registry action: January 10, 2003
- Mode S code: AB0EE6
- Owner when cancelled: [Alameda Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALAMEDA%20CORP%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5387° N, 98.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78216, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N811US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=811US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811US-2005-10-06

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 (48)

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

- [SDR USAAD02016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD02016), Mar 19, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PIT - THE DOOR EXIT AND NUMEROUS FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAAD01184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01184), Nov 29, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PIT - THE FORWARD OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT POWER DROPPED OFF. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00647), Oct 26, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. MCO - THE SEAT MOUNTED LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE LEFT FORWARD EXIT IDENTIFIER LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERI
- [SDR USAAD01176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01176), Oct 26, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. MCO - THE SEAT MOUNTED LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE LEFT FORWARD EXIT IDENTIFIER LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERI
- [SDR USAA011128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA011128), Aug 21, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED, SKIN ON AFT ENTRANCE DOOR L2 AROUND HOLE OPEN HOOK CUTOUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER E NR 72317. (M)
- [SDR USAAD01135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01135), Jul 11, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CLT - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAAD01115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01115), May 22, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT FAILED TO TEST AT SEAT ROWS 1, 3, 6 AND 19. THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 1 TO 3 AND THE RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY EXI
- [SDR USAAD01090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01090), Apr 30, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. TPA - THE FLOOR TRACK EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAAD01084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01084), Apr 25, 2001: SLIDE. UNSERVICEABLE. MCO - THE AFT SERVICE DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE INFLATION BOTTLE PRESSURE WAS LOW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AFT SERVICE DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE. (M)
- [SDR USAAD01086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01086), Apr 11, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. BOS - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAAD00120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00120), Jul 29, 2000: DOOR. OPEN. CLT/BNA - FLT 2288 - ON TAKEOFF THERE WAS A VIBRATION FROM THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE 
- [SDR USAAD99125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99125), Sep 2, 1999: SEAL. FAILED. MKE-CLT - FLT 751 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMBING THROUGH 17,000 FT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MA
- [SDR USAAD99121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99121), Aug 29, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PIT - THE FORWARD CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FORWARD CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAAD99085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99085), Jun 22, 1999: DIODE. FAILED. THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHEN THE AIRCRAFT POWER IS TURNED OFF. MAINTENANCE RPELACED THE DIODE AT TERMINAL STRIP S3-389. (X)
- [SDR USAA990610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990610), Jun 12, 1999: BELTFRAME. CORROSION. PIT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 2 INCH AREA OF CORROSION AT STATION 1322 STRINGER 27L TO 27 BELTFRAME. REMOVED AND REPLACED BELTFRAME. (M)
- [SDR USAA990609](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990609), Jun 12, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK CANTED WEB AT STATION 1463 STRINGER 18R. CUTOUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-25. (M)
- [SDR USAA990608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990608), Jun 12, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 2 INCH CRACK LEFT GROUND SPOILER SUPPORT FITTING LEG UPPER END. INSTALLED PART 5936838-505. (M)
- [SDR USAA990607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990607), Jun 12, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .750 INCH CRACK AT FORWARD UPPER CORNER OF MED DOOR JAMB STATION 168 SKIN. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-05, FIG 26 CUT 
- [SDR USAAD96161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96161), Nov 9, 1996: CSD. FAILED. FLT 741 - BWI-CLT - DURING CLIMB, LT CSD LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAPTAIN BELIEVED CSD DID NOT DISCONNECT. RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT 
- [SDR USAA950249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950249), Mar 19, 1995: FEEDER CABLE. CHAFED. PIT - FLT 0992 - ON TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT GENERATOR OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY AC CROSSTIE LOCKOUT. CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO PIT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INC
- [SDR USAA950250](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950250), Mar 18, 1995: CSD. LEAKING. PIT - FLT 0239 - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PIT DUE TO A GENERATOR PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE CSD AND THE RIGHT ENGINE GENERATOR FOR TROUBLESHOOTI
- [SDR USAA950351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950351), Mar 16, 1995: SKIN. DENTED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND DENT 1 INCH BY 1.75 INCH BY .75 INCH DEEP BETWEEN STATION 275 AND 294 LONGERON 23L AND 27L IN SKIN AREA. INSTALLED DOUBLER RE
- [SDR USAA950347](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950347), Mar 16, 1995: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL II CORROSION AT STATION 1322 FLOOR BEAM AFT RT LAV. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED FILLER AND REPAIR ANGLE DOUBLERS
- [SDR USAA950346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950346), Mar 16, 1995: SPLICE. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL II CORROSION BETWEEN STATION 1193 AND 1212 LONGERON 29 LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED SPLICE PER SRM 53-00 FIG 16.
- [SDR USAA950341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950341), Mar 16, 1995: BELT FRAME. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL I CORROSION AT STATION 1309 BETWEEN LONGERON 28L AND 29R ON BELTFRAME 'J'. CLEANED AND TREATED CORRODED AREA AND INSTAL
- [SDR USAA950339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950339), Mar 16, 1995: THRESHOLD. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL I CORROSION AFT CARGO DOOR THRESHOLD AT STATION 1155-1220 WEB AND STRAP. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEB AND STRAP PER DACO DW
- [SDR USAA950338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950338), Mar 16, 1995: WEB. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL I CORROSION AT STATION 1338 AFT CARGO AREA BETWEEN LONGERONS 28L AND 28R. REMOVED CORROSION, CLEANED AND TREATED. INSTA
- [SDR USAA950337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950337), Mar 16, 1995: DOOR JAMB. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL I CORROSION AT FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB BETWEEN STATION 370 AND 427. REPLACED PAN AND SPLICED WITH REPAIR DOUBLERS PER S
- [SDR USAA950336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950336), Mar 16, 1995: ANGLE. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL I CORROSION BETWEEN STATION 180 AND 203 FORWARD GALLEY AREA AND SERVICE DOOR THRESHOLD JAMB PAN, CUSP ANGLE LOWER CORNE
- [SDR USAA950335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950335), Mar 15, 1995: MEMBRANE. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND A 1.75 INCH CRACK BETWEEN STATION 1287 AND STATION 1309 LEFT SIDE CUSP MEMBRANE. MANUFACTURED NEW SECTION OF CUSP MEMBRANE AN
- [SDR USAA950344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950344), Mar 12, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL II CORROSION AT STATION 807 LONGERON 29 LEFT SKIN. CLEANED AND TREATED CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER S
- [SDR USAA950343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950343), Mar 12, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL II CORROSION SKIN AT STATION 769 LONGERON 28 RT. CLEANED AND TREATED CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM
- [SDR USAA950342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950342), Mar 10, 1995: BEAM. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL I CORROSION AT STATION 1322 BETWEEN AFT GALLEY AND AFT LAV CENTER AISLE. REMOVED CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED FILLER AND
- [SDR USAA950349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950349), Mar 9, 1995: WEB. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL II CORROSION STATION 1338 RT SIDE UNDER LAV THRESHOLD FLOOR BEAM AREA. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PE
- [SDR USAA950345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950345), Mar 3, 1995: SPLICE. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL II CORROSION BETWEEN STATION 1193-1212 LONGERON 28L. REMOVED REPLACED SPLICE PER SRM 53-02 FIG 16. (W)
- [SDR USAA950333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950333), Mar 3, 1995: SKIN. GOUGED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND GOUGE RT VERTICAL STAB SKIN PANEL. BURNISHED GOUGES AREA AND INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER PER USAIR EA 29729 AND SRM 55-01 FIG 
- [SDR USAA950329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950329), Mar 3, 1995: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND .3125 INCH CRACK STATION 160 LONGERON 2 LEFT. CUT OUT DAMAGE SECTION OF LONGERON AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION PER SRM 53-02 FIG
- [SDR USAA950328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950328), Mar 3, 1995: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK STATION 160 LONGERON 3 LEFT. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION PER SRM 53-02 FIG 
- [SDR USAA950348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950348), Mar 1, 1995: FITTING. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL II CORROSION AT STATION 1338 RT SIDE UPPER TO LOWER FRAME ATTACH LONGERON 18R CUSP. REMOVED CORROSION, TREATED AND REPL
- [SDR USAA950340](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950340), Mar 1, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL I CORROSION ON FUSELAGE LOWER SKIN BETWEEN 1155 AND 1174. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALLED REPAIR WITH EXTERNAL DOUBL
- [SDR USAA950350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950350), Feb 28, 1995: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL II CORROSION REF C58-53301 AT STATION 1344 AFT LEFT GALLEY ATTACHMENT AT FLOOR BEAM 1338 TO AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT FL
- [SDR USAA950334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950334), Feb 28, 1995: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK AT STATION 256 LONGERON 17 LEFT. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON PER USAIR TYPI
- [SDR USAA950331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950331), Feb 28, 1995: SKIN. DENT. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH BY 100 INCH DEEP DENT AT STATION 408 LONGERON 17 LEFT. INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38 VIEW G. (W)
- [SDR USAA950330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950330), Feb 28, 1995: MEMBRANE. GOUGE. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND GOUGE JUST AFT OF SERVICE DOOR CUSP MEMBRANE STATION 200 LONG 18R. CUT OUT CUSP MEMBRANE SECTION AND INSTALLED REPAIR SECTION
- [SDR USAA950327](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950327), Feb 28, 1995: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND .1250 INCH CRACK STATION 160 LONGERON 4 LEFT. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND ACCOMPLISHED SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-02 FIG 02. (W
- [SDR USAA950332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950332), Feb 24, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q2 INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK .5 INCH LONG STATION 160 FORWARD AIR STAIR CUT OUT UPPER FWD CORNER SKIN. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED FILLER AND 
- [SDR USAA950326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950326), Feb 24, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND .1250 INCH CRACK AT STATION 1437 LONGERON 3L IN SKIN. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG
- [SDR USAA950325](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950325), Feb 24, 1995: FRAME. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-2 INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK .75 INCH LONG AT STATION 1463 CANTED FRAME WEB. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF WEB AND MANUFACTURED NEW WEB PER USAIR EA 27

## 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 19901205059779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901205059779I), Dec 5, 1990: Doug DC981 (N811US), Rochester, NY. Co pilots windshield cracked en route. Descended and flew to destination. Replaced windshield.

## Other aircraft with N811US

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N811US): Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 77A, S/N 5656, built 2018

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