# N827US: 1981 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81), registration cancelled 2006-05-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 16, 2006
- 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-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (registry code 52051)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 48049
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 1981
- Certificate issued: July 27, 2004
- Last registry action: December 15, 2004
- Mode S code: AB4CAF
- Owner when cancelled: [Aeroturbine Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROTURBINE%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8050° N, 80.3151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33122, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N827US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=827US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827US-2006-05-16

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (53, newest 50)

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

- [SDR USAAD02012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD02012), Mar 13, 2002: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. IND - SOME OF THE SEAT MOUNTED LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAAD02010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD02010), Feb 19, 2002: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. IND - SEVERAL SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00740), Dec 6, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. IND - THE SEAT MOUNTED LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS, TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHT RECEIVER, AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AND CEILING LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 18 TO 
- [SDR 2001F00739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00739), Dec 6, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE SEAT MOUNTED LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS, TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHT RECEIVER, AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AND CEILING LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 18 TO 
- [SDR USAAD01186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01186), Dec 6, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE SEAT MOUNTED LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS, TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHT RECEIVER, AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AND CEILING LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 18 TO 
- [SDR USAA010921](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010921), Jun 29, 2001: FITTING. CRACKED. PIT - FOUND FITTING CRACKED 4.5 INCHES, MAIN ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE FITTING BROKEN AT BASE. REPLACED WITH IDENTICAL PART NR. (M)
- [SDR USAA010808](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010808), Jun 27, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. PIT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED 2 INCHES, CANTED STATION 1485 AT LONGERON 3L. STOP DRILLED CRACK, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2. (M)
- [SDR 2001F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00000), May 14, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS, NACELLE SCAN, AND CEILING LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 7 TO 17 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LOW LEVEL, NACELLE SCAN, 
- [SDR USA2001F00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USA2001F00003), May 14, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS, NACELLE SCAN, AND CEILING LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 7 TO 17 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LOW LEVEL, NACELLE SCAN, 
- [SDR USAAD01103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01103), May 14, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS, NACELLE SCAN, AND CEILING LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 7 TO 17 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LOW LEVEL, NACELLE SCAN, 
- [SDR USAAD01030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01030), Feb 16, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. TPA - DURING A TEST OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS, ROW 25 UNDER SEAT EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. A BATTERY WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK. (M
- [SDR USAAD00188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00188), Dec 29, 2000: DUCT. CRACKED. PIT-PBI - FLT 1947 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A LOUD BANG FROM THE TAIL AREA, ALSO SMOKE IN THE TAIL CONE AND CABIN. NO UNUSUAL COCKPIT INDI
- [SDR USAAD00184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00184), Dec 1, 2000: BOTTLE. DISCHARGED. MCO - THE TAILCONE SLIDE INFLATION BOTTLE PRESSURE WAS LOW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TAILCONE SLIDE ASSY. (M)
- [SDR USAAD00163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00163), Oct 6, 2000: STRUT. LEAKING. PIT-AVP - FLT 671 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT
- [SDR USAAD00159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00159), Oct 6, 2000: STRUT. DAMAGED. BNA-PIT - FLT 548 - AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RAISED, THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT INDICATED UNSAFE AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. AT THE SAME TIME, THE AIRC
- [SDR USAAD00083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00083), May 25, 2000: VALVE. LEAKING. BNA-PHL - FLT 478 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A MANUAL LAN
- [SDR USAAD00027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00027), Feb 9, 2000: SEAL. LEAKING. MSP-CLT - FLT 1631 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NO
- [SDR USAAD00004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00004), Jan 15, 2000: UNKNOWN. ODOR. MKE-PIT - FLT 1845 - AFTER ARRIVAL IN PIT, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMELLING FUMES, THE ODOR OF FUEL AND EXHAUST DURING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINE
- [SDR USAAD99176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99176), Dec 11, 1999: ACTUATOR. FAILED. PIT/TPA - FLT 1845 - WHILE CRUISING AT 35,000 FEET, THE CABIN ALTITUDE SLOWLY CLIMBED TO 10,000. AFTER CREW WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CABIN ALTITUDE MANUALLY, A
- [SDR USAAD99100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99100), Jul 22, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. IND - THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS ADJACENT TO THE AFT SERVICE DOOR WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY POWER SUPPLY. (X)
- [SDR USAA990253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990253), Mar 11, 1999: FRAME. CORRODED. PIT - DURIGN C5 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH AREA OF CORROSION ON AND AROUND FASTENER HOLE AT AFT CARGO DOOR FRAME, FORWARD STRAP FASTENER HOLE IN LINE WITH LONGERON 28R
- [SDR USAA990252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990252), Mar 11, 1999: FRAME. CORRODED. PIT - DURING C5 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH AREA OF CORROSION ON AND AROUND FASTENER HOLE AT AFT CARGO DOOR FRAME, AFT STRAP FASTENER HOLE LONGERON 28R. INSTALLED STRAP
- [SDR USAA990251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990251), Mar 11, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. PIT - DURING C5 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH LONG, 1 INCH WIDE, .011 DENT AND 1 INCH LONG, 1 INCH WIDE, .009 DEEP DENT AT RIGHT WING INBOARD FLAP, AFT SIDE, MIDDLE OF TO
- [SDR USAAD99029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99029), Feb 18, 1999: COALESCER BAG. DIRTY. BOS-BUF - FLT 1022 - AFTER LANDING AT BUF THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED FUMES IN THE FORWARD GALLEY AND COCKPIT 25 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. SUSPECTED THE LEFT AIR COND
- [SDR USAAD98139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98139), Aug 6, 1998: SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. CLT - FLT 995 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CLT AND GEAR RETRACTION, THE GEARS DOOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR AND RECEIVED THE SAME INDICATIO
- [SDR USAAD98097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98097), May 30, 1998: ENGINE. FAILED. MCO - FLT 2292 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE N1 INDICATION DECREASED. THE VIBRATION INDICATION WENT OFF SCALE ON THE HI
- [SDR USAAD97224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97224), Nov 24, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. PHL - EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 27 THROUGH 30. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. (M)
- [SDR USAAD97168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97168), Sep 28, 1997: BULBS. FAILED. PIT - FL 1640 - ON APPROACH, CREW DID NOT RECEIVE THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT. CREW CYCLED THE GEAR WITH SAME RESULT. CREW SUBSTITUED SIMIL
- [SDR USAAD97108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97108), Jun 21, 1997: DUCT. FAILED. PIT/MDT - FLT 1672 - AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED 4 INCH RUBBER DUCT ON BOTH PACKS. (X)
- [SDR USAAD97091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97091), May 19, 1997: STRUT. REQ'D SERVICE. FLT 441 - PIT-ORD - AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. CYCLED GEAR, AND NOSE STILL WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO PIT. SERVICED NOSE STRUT WITH NITROGE
- [SDR USAAD97087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97087), May 18, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. IND - FOUND LAST ROW OF EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. (M)
- [SDR USAAD96145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96145), Sep 27, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIM. REPLACED BOTH BATTERY PACKS IN RIGHT AFT LAVATORY. (M)
- [SDR USAA950968](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950968), Aug 24, 1995: FITTING. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND 3 INCH BY 6 INCH AREA OF CORROSION LEVEL 2 IN CUSP ANGLE AT MED FRAME LOWER ATTACH FITTING STATION 200. CORROSION TASK 
- [SDR USAA950988](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950988), Aug 23, 1995: JAMB. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 1 CORROSION PREVIOUSLY REWORKED FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB PAN ALONG BOTTOM EDGE BETWEEN PAN AND FUSELAGE SKIN CORRO
- [SDR USAA950969](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950969), Aug 23, 1995: FRAME. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND 3 AREAS 2 INCHES BY 3 INCHES OF LEVEL 2 CORROSION AFT SIDE OF FRAME AT STATION 1250 FROM LONGERON 28L TO 28R. CORROSION
- [SDR USAA950984](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950984), Aug 18, 1995: LONGERON. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH BY 20 INCH AREA OF LEVEL 1 CORROSION PREVIOUSLY REWORKED AT LONGERON 28L, STATION 1211 TO 1231 CORROSION TASK NR
- [SDR USAA950967](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950967), Aug 18, 1995: LONGERON. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION LONGERON 29R AT STATION 1297 CORROSION TASK NR C57-53300. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON PER SRM 
- [SDR USAA950966](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950966), Aug 18, 1995: LONGERON. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION LONGERON 28R AT STATION 1287. CORROSION TASK NR C57-53300. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON PER SRM
- [SDR USAA950986](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950986), Aug 16, 1995: BELTFRAME. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 1 CORROSION PREVIOUSLY REWORKED IN BELTFRAME BETWEEN LONGERON 28R AND 28L BELTFRAME 180. CORROSION TASK NR C45-53
- [SDR USAA950983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950983), Aug 16, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK LEFT SIDE STATION 1463, DRAG ANGLE. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 53-05 FIG 23. (M)
- [SDR USAA950982](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950982), Aug 16, 1995: CUSP MEMBRANE. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND 12 INCH CRACK IN CUSP MEMBRANE STATION 1231, LONGERON 18L. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-05 FIG 96. (M)
- [SDR USAA950981](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950981), Aug 16, 1995: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND 5 CRACKS .125 INCH TO .375 INCH LONG, BELTFRAME 256 TO 408 IN LONGERON 17R. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON PER SRM 
- [SDR USAA950987](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950987), Aug 14, 1995: TRACK. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION 1 INCH BY 6 INCHES LEFT INBOARD SEAT TRACK MOUNT HOLES AT STATION 1205. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF SEAT TRACK 
- [SDR USAA950985](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950985), Aug 12, 1995: ANGLE. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND 2 INCH BY 29 INCH AREA OF LEVEL 1 CORROSION PREVIOUSLY REWORKED RIGHT LAV T-CUSP ANGLE FROM STATION 1309 TO 1338 LONGER
- [SDR USAA950970](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950970), Aug 11, 1995: DOUBLER. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION 2 INCHES BY 35 INCHES STATION 1338, JACK PAD DOUBLER AFT CARGO AREA. CORROSION TASK NR C57-53300. REP
- [SDR USAA950980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950980), Aug 10, 1995: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND 6 CRACKS APPROXIMATELY .125 INCH TO .25 INCH IN LONGERON 17L AT BELTFRAME 237, 275, 295, 332, 370 AND 389. SPLICED IN N
- [SDR USAA950979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950979), Aug 10, 1995: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND .75 INCH CRACK LONGERON 4L AT STATION 160. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON PER SRM 53-02 FIG 2. (M)
- [SDR USAA950978](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950978), Aug 10, 1995: JAMB. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND .75 INCH CRACK UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF MED JAMB. INSTALLED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-05 FIG 2B. (M)
- [SDR USAA950649](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950649), Jun 29, 1995: PUMP. INOPERATIVE. MCO - FLT 944 - EN ROUTE, AC LOST THE RT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN MCO WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENGI
- [SDR 95ZZZW813](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW813), Jun 29, 1995: RTN LINE FILTER. INOPERATIVE. MCO - FLT 944 - EN ROUTE, AC LOST THE RT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN MCO WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENGI

All 53: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827US-2006-05-16/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19900618036229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900618036229I), Jun 18, 1990: Doug DC981 (N827US), Rochester, NY. Flight encountered severe turbulence on descent. Two passengers injured.
- [Incident 19891022056459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891022056459I), Oct 22, 1989: Doug DC981 (N827US), Buffalo, NY. Unsafe gear indication. Landed without incident. Light bulb was inoperative.

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