# N828US: 1981 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81), registration cancelled 2002-05-23 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 23, 2002 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - 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: 48028 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 8, 1981 - Certificate issued: December 29, 1994 - Last registry action: December 19, 2000 - Mode S code: AB5066 - Owner when cancelled: [Kuta-Two Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUTA-TWO%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION) - Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 33.8239° N, 118.1113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90808, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N828US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=828US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828US-2002-05-23 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 (33) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR USAAD01166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01166), Oct 4, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PIT - THE FORWARD CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAAD01150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01150), Aug 16, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE TAILCONE REMOTE RECEIVER FOR THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. OK FOR SERVICE. (M) - [SDR USAAD01149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01149), Aug 11, 2001: CLIP. DISCONNECTED. PHL - THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE PACK TO GIRT BAR RETENTION CLIP WAS FOUND DISCONNECTED. MAINTENANCE REATTACHED THE GIRT BAR RETENTION CLIP. - [SDR USAAD01137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01137), Jul 25, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - SEVERAL LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M) - [SDR USAAD01129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01129), Jun 20, 2001: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. PIT-MIA - FLT 375 - DURING CRUISE, THE APU QUIT RUNNING. THE APU WAS RESTARTED AND RAN A FEW MINUTES BEFORE QUITTING AGAIN. AS THE LEFT ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR - [SDR 2001F00023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00023), Jun 3, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MCO - FOUND ROW 25 SEAT MOUNTED FLOOR PATH LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY. REF USAAD01120 (M) - [SDR USAAD01120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01120), Jun 3, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. MCO - FOUND ROW 25 SEAT MOUNTED FLOOR PATH LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY. (M) - [SDR USAAD01067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01067), Mar 29, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE IDENTIFICATION LIGHT AT THE AFT LEFT LAVATORY POSITION WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND LIGHT BULB. (M) - [SDR USAAD01068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01068), Mar 29, 2001: MODULE. INOPERATIVE. IND - THE GREEN LIGHTS IN THE AFT CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE AND BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAAD01069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01069), Mar 29, 2001: MODULE. INOPERATIVE. IND - THE GREEN LIGHTS IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT EMERGENCY EXIT ROWS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE IN THE MID CABIN. (M) - [SDR USAAD01070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01070), Mar 29, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE GREEN LIGHT ON THE AFT EXIT BETWEEN LAVATORIES WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY ON THE LIGHT AND CONTROL MODULE. (M) - [SDR USAAD01065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01065), Mar 29, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE LEFT FORWARD ENTRY AND RIGHT FORWARD SERVICE DOORS EMERGENCY EXIT ID LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERIES AND THE LEFT FORWARD EMER - [SDR USAAD01066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01066), Mar 29, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - ALL SEAT LIGHTS HAD INOPERATIVE GREEN LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ALL SEAT BATTERIES. (M) - [SDR USAAD00185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00185), Dec 1, 2000: FAN. SEIZED. MCO-PIT - FLT 1600 - DURING CRUISE, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF BURNED WIRING WITH A SLIGHT HAZE IN THE AIR. THE CAPTAIN SUSPECTED THIS WAS RESIDUAL ODORS FROM A - [SDR USAAD00104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00104), Jul 3, 2000: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CLT - THE PASSENGER CABIN LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M) - [SDR USAAD00065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00065), May 2, 2000: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. TPA - THE LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (X) - [SDR USAAD00012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00012), Jan 15, 2000: OVEN. FAILED. LGA-FLL - FLT 2347 - DURING CRUISE, THE GALLEY OVEN STARTED SMOKING. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO RIC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE OPENED THE CIRCUIT BR - [SDR USAA991037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991037), Sep 18, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING RON VISIT, FOUND 1 INCH LONG CRACK AT STATION 628 AT LONGERON 30 ON SKIN. INSTALLED INTERNAL TITANIUM DOUBLER PER EA 52938A. (M) - [SDR USAA990720](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990720), Jul 11, 1999: LATCH. CRACKED. PIT - LGA MAINTENANCE FOUND .50 INCH CRACK AT SERVICE DOOR (RT SIDE) HOLD OPEN CUP. REPLACED WITH LIKE PART PER EA 52418A. (X) - [SDR USAAD99046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99046), Mar 18, 1999: WARNING. ILLUMINATED. FLL-LGA - FLT 2168 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND SLAT RETRACTION THE SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MCO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANC - [SDR USAAD98089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98089), May 17, 1998: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. TPA - FL 382, DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER CYCLING THE SLATS THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD AND - [SDR USAAD99041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99041), Mar 9, 1998: SLEEVE. RUPTURED. PHL-PBI - FLT 1930, AT 17,000 FEET THE PRESSURIZATION FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINTED. THE CABIN WAS CLIMBING AT 500-600 FPM WITH THE OUTFLOW VALVE COMPLETELY CLOSED IN B - [SDR USAAD98012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98012), Jan 20, 1998: UPLOCK. OUT OF ADJUST. PHL - FLT 1199 - RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER TAKEOFF. RECYCLED GEAR AND THE PROBLEM REMAINED. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR - [SDR USAAD97241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97241), Dec 28, 1997: TARGET. OUT OF ADJUST. CLT - THE RIGHT RED GEAR INDICATION LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER TAKEOFF. RECYCLED THE GEAR ONCE AND THE LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE SHIMMED THE RIGHT MAIN - [SDR USAAD97235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97235), Dec 21, 1997: CONTROL BOX. FAILED. PIT - FLT 1840 - AFTER TAKEOFF RIGHT MAIN GEAR RED LGIHT ILLUMINATED. GEAR DOOR LIGHT WENT OUT. SPOILERS WOULD NOT ARM FOR LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED PROX BO - [SDR USAA970376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA970376), Dec 14, 1997: JAMB. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH BY 2 INCH AREA OF CORROSION AT FORWARD CARGO DOOR APERTURE LOWER JAMB ADJACENT TO THE LOWER FWD STOP. SPLICED IN NEW LOWER - [SDR USAA970375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA970375), Dec 14, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-5 VISIT, FOND 8 INCH CRACK AND A 6 INCH CRACK AT LONGERON 2R AT STATION 1429 ON REPAIR DOUBLER AND FUSELAGE SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER DO - [SDR USAA970357](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA970357), Dec 8, 1997: JAMB. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-5/C-3 CHECK, FOUND CORROSION AT FORWARD CARGO ENTRY LOWER (JAMB) FRAME ES427 AND ES408 DURING VISUAL INSPECTION. NEW SPLICE SECTION INSTALLED PER - [SDR USAAD96179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96179), Dec 9, 1996: ENGINE. FAILED. FLT 878 - MCI-LGA - OVER CLE AT FL 250, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SHUDDER, THEN RIGHT ENGINE EPR BEGAN TO DROP. SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE, AND DIVERTED TO CLE. FO - [SDR USAAD96169](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96169), Nov 24, 1996: OIL FILTER. LOOSE. FLT 1468 - FLL-DCA - TEN MILES NORTH OF MCO, RIGHT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING CAME ON. GAUGES SHOWED PRESSURE DROPPING TO ZERO WHILE OIL QUANTITY ALREADY I - [SDR USAAD9500B](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD9500B), Dec 31, 1995: VERTICAL GYRO. FAULTY. GSO - FLT 667 - EN ROUTE PIT-RDU, CREW RECEIVED 'HORIZON' ALERT. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO GSO DUE TO WEATHER AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED - [SDR USAA950754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950754), Jul 15, 1995: O-RING. FAULTY. FLT NR 0417 - TPA - THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED THREE TIMES BUT GEAR STILL WOULD NOT RETRACT. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO TPA. MAI - [SDR USAA950112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950112), Feb 10, 1995: COMPRESSOR. STALLS. ROC - FLT 1890 - ON TAKEOFF, CREW HEARD A BANG. THE FIRST OFFICER CALLED FOR CONTINUOUS MAXIMUM POWER. CREW HEARD SEVERAL MORE COMPRESSOR STALLS. CAPTAIN NOTICE ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 20000219002939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000219002939I), Feb 19, 2000: Doug DC981 (N828US), Wilkes Barre Sc, PA. Pilot was back taxiing runway 4 at avp for full lenght dpeature. Pilot started a right on runway for runway alignment when the aircraft started to slide. Pilot… - [Incident 19960123002329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960123002329I), Jan 23, 1996: Doug DC981 (N828US), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: #2 engine on start N2 hung at approximately 20-28. Hyd. Switched to low throttle inched up, did not start. Motored engine. On restart, EGT rapid… - [Incident 19950210004049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950210004049I), Feb 10, 1995: Doug DC981 (N828US), Rochester, NY, Substantial damage. Narrative: on February 10, 1995, at 1326 EST, a Douglas DC9-81, N828US, flight 1890, operated by usair, inc., during takeoff from runway 22 at Rochester… --- 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.