# N836NK: 1990 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), registration cancelled 2019-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (registry code 3022083)
- 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: 53045
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 4, 1992
- Certificate issued: January 11, 2016
- Last registry action: January 11, 2016
- Mode S code: AB6FDA
- Owner when cancelled: [Trans World Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS%20WORLD%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Onaway, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Onaway)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3384° N, 84.2595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49765, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N836NK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=836NK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N836NK-2019-05-06

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-9-83(MD-83): https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83.md

## Service difficulty reports (229, newest 50)

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

- [SDR YYFA20141227001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20141227001), Dec 27, 2014: DISPLAY. FAULTY. LEFT FUEL INDICATION 9 NOT INDICATING FUEL FLOW. REPLACED DISPLAY UNIT DUE ERROR CODE 9. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL AMM 77-42-00.
- [SDR YYFA2014121100001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA2014121100001), Dec 11, 2014: CIRCUIT BREAKER. TRIPPED. LEFT START VALVE DID NOT OPEN UPON START. FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER OF START VALVE TRIPPED, RESET, ALL NORMAL.
- [SDR YYFA20140927001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20140927001), Sep 27, 2014: HANDSET. INOPERATIVE. FORWARD INTERCOM SYS WITH FLIGHT DECK INOPERATIVE. R & R INTERCOM HANDSET.
- [SDR YYFA20140914001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20140914001), Sep 14, 2014: PA SYSTEM. INTERMITTENT. PEDESTAL PA INTERMITTENT.
- [SDR YYFA20140818001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20140818001), Aug 15, 2014: INTERPHONE. NOISY. PA SQUEALING DURING INFLIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS USING L2 OR RC INTERPHONE.
- [SDR YYFA20140812001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20140812001), Aug 12, 2014: PA SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. PA SYS HAS TOO MUCH FEEDBACK. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAULT AT THIS TIME, OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR YYFA20140523001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20140523001), May 22, 2014: WINDOW. DELAMINATED. AIRCRAFT RT CABIN WINDOW HAS DELAMINATION & POSSIBLE CRACK ROW 22CDE.
- [SDR YYFA20140509001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20140509001), May 9, 2014: ANTENNA. DEFECTIVE. CAPTAIN`S RADIO NR 1, UNREADABLE & WEAK TRANSMIT & RECEIVE. REMOVED NR 1 VHF ANTENNA, PERFORMED CONTINUITY CHECKS OF CTR CONDUCTOR & SHIELD BOTH OK. PREPPED BON
- [SDR YYFA20140409001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20140409001), Apr 9, 2014: PA SYSTEM. NOISY. FIRST OFFICER’S PA BUTTON, FUNCTION SQUEAL’S LOUDLY WHEN MIKE KEY PRESSED.
- [SDR YYFA20140321001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20140321001), Mar 20, 2014: HANDSET. NOISY. FORWARD HANDSET LOUD SQUEAL FEEDBACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ANSWER IN FLIGHT, DOES NOT OCCUR ON THE GND.
- [SDR YYFA20140221001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20140221001), Feb 21, 2014: PA SYSTEM. FAULTY. PA CANNOT BE HEARD AT L1 INTERPHONE DURING FLIGHT, WORKS ON GND DURING TAXI.
- [SDR YYFA2014F00095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA2014F00095), Feb 21, 2014: PA SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. PA CANNOT BE HEARD AT L1 INTERPHONE DURING FLIGHT, WORKS ON GROUND DURING TAXI.
- [SDR YYFA2014021818001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA2014021818001), Feb 18, 2014: PA SYSTEM. FAULTY. FWD GALLEY PA & AFT PA BOTH HAVE FEEDBACK.
- [SDR YYFA20140213001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20140213001), Feb 13, 2014: PA SYSTEM. FAULTY. FORWARD PA GETTING FEEDBACK. AFT PA GETTING FEEDBACK.
- [SDR YYFA20140203001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20140203001), Feb 3, 2014: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. FLOW LIGHT CAME BACK ON DURING CRUISE & CLIMB 250. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURE. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT.
- [SDR YYFA20140109002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20140109002), Jan 9, 2014: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. RC PA SYS GETTING FEEDBACK AFTER ENG START.
- [SDR YYFA20131213001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20131213001), Dec 13, 2013: PA SYSTEM. NOISY. L2 PA ATT ALERT SQUEALS WHEN PRESSED.
- [SDR YYFA20131203001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20131203001), Dec 3, 2013: MICROPHONE. FAULTY. PASSENGER ADDRESS SYS FROM COCKPIT ON HANDSET OR AUDIO PANEL, CAPTAIN & FLIGHT OFFICER, INOPERATIVE. R & R PA MIC PREAMP ASSEMBLY SYS, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR 7AHR20131129003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/7AHR20131129003), Nov 20, 2013: TORQUE TUBE. WORN. UPON REMOVAL OF RUDDER ASSEMBLY, THE TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO HAVE PITTING CORROSION & WEAR DAMAGE BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS.
- [SDR 7AHR20131129002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/7AHR20131129002), Nov 20, 2013: SUPPORT FITTING. CORRODED. LEFT HAND OTBD TE FLAP SUPPORT FITTING ASSEMBLY & MOUNTING STUDS HAD PITTING CORROSION DAMAGE AT C CHECK INSPECTION BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS.
- [SDR 7AHR20131129001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/7AHR20131129001), Nov 20, 2013: GAUGE. BROKEN. EVACUATION SLIDE AT L1, MAIN ENTRY DOOR HAD BROKEN PRESS GAUGE AT TIME OF C CHECK INSPECTION.
- [SDR 7AHR20131129004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/7AHR20131129004), Nov 19, 2013: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DOOR FRAME CRACKED AT AFT DOOR LATCH LOCATION ON LOWER, MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR BEHIND EXISTING REPAIR.
- [SDR YYFA201130C30001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA201130C30001), Oct 30, 2013: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. CRACKING & STATIC NOISES FROME PA. OPS CHECKED PA IAW AMM 23-20-00, NO CRACKING OR STATIC NOISE, NOTED OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR YYFA20131003001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20131003001), Oct 3, 2013: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. RT GENERATOR INOPERATIVE LIGHT CAME ON DURING FLT. COMPLETED QRH STARTED APU TO POWER RT BUSS.
- [SDR YYFA20130717001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130717001), Jul 17, 2013: JACKSCREW. WORN. APPARENT WEAR SPOTS ON HORIZONTAL STAB JACKSCREW ABOVE MID SPAN SUPPORT LT SIDE.
- [SDR YYFA20130530001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130530001), May 30, 2013: INTERPHONE. MALFUNCTIONED. INTERCOM HARD TO HEAR AT STATIONS R1, RC, R2.
- [SDR YYFA20130524001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130524001), May 24, 2013: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENECY LIGHT INOPERATIVE, R1 DOOR. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 33-53-01.
- [SDR YYFA201305240001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA201305240001), May 24, 2013: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENECY LIGHT INOPERATIVE, R1 DOOR. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 33-53-01.
- [SDR YYFA20130516003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130516003), May 16, 2013: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. RIGHT AUXILLARY HYD PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER OUT UNABLE A/B RESET. CLEANED CONNECTOR ON AUX PUMP RESET BREAKER OPS CHECK GOOD MM 29-00-00. CAPT RMI HEADING FLAG DIS
- [SDR YYFA20130516002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130516002), May 16, 2013: AMPLIFIER. INOPERATIVE. PA SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. R & R PA AMPLIFIER, SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR YYFA20130516001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130516001), May 16, 2013: PA SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN IN FLIGHT, PA EMITS A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE.
- [SDR YYFA20130509002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130509002), May 9, 2013: WARNING HORN. MALFUNCTIONED. UNABLE TO SILENCE GEAR HORN DURING APPROACH.
- [SDR YYFA20130509001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130509001), May 9, 2013: HANDSET. MALFUNCTIONED. PA STATIC/FEEDBACK WHEN USING FWD ATTENDANT HANDSET.
- [SDR YYFA20130501001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130501001), May 1, 2013: PA SYSTEM. INTERMITTENT. INTERFERENCE COMING THROUGH P/A SPEAKER INTERMITTENLY. FEEDBACK THROUGH OUT SPEAKERS IN CABIN.
- [SDR 2013F00085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013F00085), Mar 13, 2013: PA SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE. P/A ADDRESS SYSTEM OVER CABIN SPEAKERS INOP.
- [SDR YYFA20130313002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130313002), Mar 12, 2013: PA SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE. P/A ADDRESS SYSTEM OVER CABIN SPEAKERS INOPERATIVE.
- [SDR YYFA20130312001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130312001), Mar 12, 2013: PA SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. FWD F/A CALL CHIME TOO LOW.
- [SDR YYFA2013F00082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA2013F00082), Mar 12, 2013: CALL CHIME. INOPERATIVE. FWD F/A CALL CHIME TO LOW.
- [SDR YYFA20130306001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130306001), Mar 9, 2013: PA SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE. PA CHIME SYS FORWARD CABIN INOPERATIVE.
- [SDR YYFA2013F00076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA2013F00076), Mar 6, 2013: PA SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE. PA CHIME SYS FORWARD CABIN INOPERATIVE.
- [SDR 2013FA0000134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013FA0000134), Feb 27, 2013: PA SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. L1, L2 AND RC PA'S NOT WORKING IN AIR. PERFORMED PA CHECK IN ALL STATIONS L1, L2 AND RC DURING FLIGHT AND ON GROUND OPERATIONS WITH SENIOR F/A. OPS CHECKED GOOD
- [SDR YYFA20130215001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130215001), Feb 15, 2013: PA SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE. L1 PA NOT WORKING IN THE AIR, PAX COULD NOT HEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS IN CABIN.
- [SDR 2013F00024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013F00024), Feb 15, 2013: PA SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE. L1 DOOR PA NOT WORKING IN THE AIR, PAX COULD NOT HEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS IN CABIN.
- [SDR 2013F00061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013F00061), Feb 8, 2013: PA SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE. L1 F/A PANEL PA NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PAX NOT ABLE TO HEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS DURING FLT.
- [SDR YYFA2013F00051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA2013F00051), Feb 1, 2013: A/C PACK. OVERHEATED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF, CABIN TEMP WENT TO FULL HOT LT PACK, SMOKE FILLED CABIN WITH SMOKE DETECTORS ACTIVE.
- [SDR YYFA20130131001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130131001), Jan 31, 2013: PA SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE. PA LOW DURING FLT, PAX CAN'T HEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
- [SDR 2013F00057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013F00057), Jan 31, 2013: PA SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE. PA LOW DURING FLIGHT, PAX CAN'T HEAR F/A ANNOUNCEMENTS.
- [SDR YYFA2013F00020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA2013F00020), Jan 19, 2013: LIGHT. BURNED OUT. EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT IN L1 GALLEY.
- [SDR YYFA20130116001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA20130116001), Jan 17, 2013: FUSE. BLOWN. DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND ROW 23 OVER WING EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BLOWN FUSE ON LIGHT ASSY AT AFT OVERWING EXIT OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 33-53-00.
- [SDR YYFA2013F00013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YYFA2013F00013), Jan 17, 2013: FUSE. BLOWN. DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND ROW 23 OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BLOWN FUSE ON LIGHT ASSY AT AFT OVERWING EXIT. OPS CHECKED GOOD MM 33-53-00.

All 229: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N836NK-2019-05-06/reports.md

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