# N838AM: 1986 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), registration cancelled 2011-11-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 23, 2011
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 49397
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 1996
- Certificate issued: December 19, 1996
- Last registry action: June 23, 2008
- Mode S code: AB761E
- Owner when cancelled: [Boeing Capital Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CAPITAL%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Physical address: [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=838AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838AM-2011-11-23

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (69, newest 50)

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

- [SDR 2ARF201107001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF201107001), Jun 25, 2011: ENGINE. DAMAGED. MX REPORTED THAT DURING LT ENGINE START, IT ONLY REACHED 5 PERCENT OF N2; SO THE ENGINE START WAS CROSSED IAW MM 71-00-00 HAVING RT PARAMETERS AND DISPATCHING T
- [SDR 2ARF201105001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF201105001), Apr 25, 2011: BLADES. DENTED. DURING THE MX INSP, 3 BLADES OF THE HPC 1ST STAGE WITH DENT ON L/E OUT OF LIMITS IN THE LT ENGINE IAW MM 72-00-00 WITH DIMENSIONS OF 2.3750 INCHES LENGTH, 1 INC
- [SDR 2ARF201101002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF201101002), Jan 9, 2011: CONTROLLER. INOPERATIVE. ACFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT DUE TO RT AIR CONDITIONING WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE LT AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE. DURING MX REVISION, THE R
- [SDR 2ARF201101001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF201101001), Dec 30, 2010: COOLING TURBINE. DAMAGED. ACFT RETURNED, DURING CLIMB AT 17,000 FEET, THE PACK FLOW LIGHT TURNED ON. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MX REPLACED THE LT COOLING TURBINE IAW 21-51-01 AND C
- [SDR 2ARF201011002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF201011002), Nov 14, 2010: FUEL CELL. CRACKED. DURING FUELING, TECH DETECTED A FUEL LEAK IN AFT AUXILIARY TANK DUE TO CRACK IN AFT FUSELAGE BOOT FUEL TANK AROUND INTERCONNECTION TUBE AT STA 2. ACFT WAS SENT 
- [SDR 2ARF201011001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF201011001), Nov 12, 2010: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. ACFT RETURNED, DURING CLIMB AT 14,000 FEET, THE FLOW LIGHT TURNED ON AND MESSAGE CABIN ALT WAS SHOWN. MX PERFORMED BOTH A/C PACKS AND PRESSURIZATION VALVES CHEC
- [SDR 2ARF201009001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF201009001), Sep 24, 2010: DOOR. DAMAGED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, TECH DETECTED THE APU DOOR OPEN AND FOLDED. MX PERFORMED THE DOOR INSP DETECTING THAT FOLD WAS NOT REPAIRABLE, SO IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 5
- [SDR 2ARF201008002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF201008002), Aug 26, 2010: RADOME. DAMAGED. CAPTAIN REPORTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN THE ACFT RADOME. MX PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSP IAW MM 05-53-00 DETECTING RADOME, TAIL CONE AND RT ELEVATOR GEAGER 
- [SDR 2ARF201008001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF201008001), Aug 2, 2010: GENERATOR. FAULTY. ACFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO APU OUT SERVICE IN FLIGHT. MX PERFORMED A SWAP BETWEEN RT GCU AND GCU OF THE APU IAW AMM 24-20-02. DURING TRANSIT C
- [SDR 2ARF201006006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF201006006), Jun 25, 2010: RELEASE MECH. DEFECTIVE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED DUE TO DURING CLIMB WHEN SELECTING LANDING GEAR UP CABIN CREW DETECTED A STRONG NOISE AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LIGHT DID NOT TURN OFF. MAINTE
- [SDR 2ARF201006002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF201006002), Jun 13, 2010: SEALANT. OUT OF POSITION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED DUE TO DURING CLIMB CABIN CREW DETECTED A STRONG NOISE. MAINTENANCE FOUND UPPER FRONT WINDSHIELD CENTER SEALED TAPE 10 INCHES OUT TO PLACE; TH
- [SDR 2ARF201006003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF201006003), Jun 11, 2010: VALVE. FAULTY. DURING FUELING, A FUEL LEAK OCCURRED IN THE RIGHT WING MAIN TANK DUE TO THE SUPPLY VALVE DID NOT CLOSE WHEN THE TANK REACHED 9280 POUNDS, BEING 9200 POUNDS THE 
- [SDR 2ARF200908002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF200908002), Aug 24, 2009: CONTROL BOX. FAILED. ACFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 60 KNOTS DUE TO THE WHEEL NOT TURNING, LIGHT TURNED ON. MX DETECTED TRANSDUCER NR 4 PINS AND COVER DAMAGED; ANTI-SKID TRANSDUCER NR 4 A
- [SDR 2ARF200907001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF200907001), Jul 23, 2009: RESERVOIR. LEAKING. CABIN CREW REPORTED LOST HYD FLUID FROM RT SYS, EXTENDING LANDING GEAR ON ALTERNATE MODE, SO MLG DOORS DID NOT RETRACT TO CLOSED POSITION, CAUSING BOTH DOORS HI
- [SDR 2ARF 20090301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF%2020090301), Mar 22, 2009: GENERATOR. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED DUE TO APU GENERATOR FAILED AT FL 270 AND LT GENERATOR WAS DEFERRED. MX PERFORMED APU GENERATOR RESET AND TESTED IAW 49-00-00 AND LT GENERATOR
- [SDR 2ARF 20081102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF%2020081102), Oct 25, 2008: CONTROL VALVE. LEAKING. DURING TAXING, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED FLAPS DISAGREE BETWEEN INSTRUMENT POSITION. MAINT DETECTED A HYD LEAK IN THE FLAP CONTROL VALVE AND IT WAS REPLACED AND TEST
- [SDR 2ARF 20081101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2ARF%2020081101), Sep 20, 2008: GENERATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. ACFT RETURNED, DUE TO ACFT CROSS TIE AND RT GENERATOR FAILED. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE LANDING WAS WITH EMERGENCY POWER AND WITHOUT FLAPS/SLATS EXTENDED, MAINT
- [SDR ASMF200802004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200802004), Feb 11, 2008: WIRE. DAMAGED. AC RETURNED, DUE TO TRANSPONDERS FAILED AND NO RADAR CONTACT WAS REPORTED BY CONTROL TOWER. MAINT PERFORMED AUTO TEST IN THE TRANSPONDER 1 AND 2 IAW MM 34-54-00
- [SDR ASMF200802003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200802003), Feb 9, 2008: ALTIMETER. FAILED. AC RETURNED OF FLIGHT DUE TO GPWS FAULT AND TAWS AUDIBLE WARNINGS WERE ACTIVATED DURING CLIMB. THE GPWS WAS TESTED IAW MM 34-45-00, ALL CORRECT. AS A PRECAUTION
- [SDR ASMF200802001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200802001), Feb 4, 2008: PROXIMITY SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK WAS DETECTED GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT TURNED ON. TECH VERIFIED TARGET SENSORS AND PERFORMED AUTO TEST TO THE PROXIMITY SWITCH, BUT LIGHT CONTIN
- [SDR ASMF200711002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200711002), Nov 13, 2007: ENGINE. FAILED. AIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 130 KNOTS DUE TO RT ENGINE HAS LOSS OF POWER AND BRAKES REACHED 350 DEGREE C. DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, T4 STAGE WAS DETECTED WITH 
- [SDR ASMF20071008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF20071008), Oct 28, 2007: SEAL. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT HMO DUE TO CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, STRONG VIBRATION WAS FELT, BURNED RUBBER ODOR
- [SDR ASMF200707019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200707019), Jul 29, 2007: RELAY. CLOGGED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, AC CROSS TIE AND APU RT BUSS LIGHTS TURNED ON. BCU WAS REPLACED IAW MM 24-20-00 AND AC CROSS TIE LIGHT TURNED OFF, BUT RT BUSS LI
- [SDR ASMF200707016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200707016), Jul 27, 2007: CONTROL VALVE. OUT OF ADJUST. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO DURING TAXI RIGHT BREAKES JAMED WITH VIBRATION AND HIGH TEMPERATURE. SYSTEM WAS VERIFIED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND THERE
- [SDR ASMF200707015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200707015), Jul 25, 2007: VALVE. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DURING TAXING, CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT BRAKES SYSTEM FELT JAMMED. DURING CHECK WAS DETECTED THE BRAKES NR 3 AND 4 JAMMED. TECHNICAL 
- [SDR ASMF200706003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200706003), Jun 11, 2007: APU. FAILED. CAPTAIN REPORTED SMOKE ON AFT LAVATORIES. AT PLATFORM, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A TURBINE COOLING SYSTEM CHECK, DETERMINING TO REPLACE THE WATER SEPARATO
- [SDR ASMF200704001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200704001), Apr 4, 2007: COMPUTER. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO WHEN SELECTING FLAPS TO 19.5 DEGREES FOR TAKE-OFF, SLATS DISAGREE LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, RT STALL
- [SDR ASMF200701002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200701002), Jan 8, 2007: CONNECTOR. INTERMITTENT. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, THE ALT LONG TRIM STABILIZER WAS OUT OF SERVICE. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESEATED BUT FAILURE CONTINUED. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND D
- [SDR ASMF200610004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200610004), Oct 3, 2006: INDICATOR. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO LT IVSI WAS OUT OF SERVICE. LT IVSI WAS REPLACED IAW MM 34-46-05, TESTED CORRECT. AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AND DISPATCHED.
- [SDR ASMF200610002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200610002), Oct 1, 2006: DUAL VALVE. LEAKING. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A HYDRAULIC LEAK WAS DETECTED IN THE RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. DURING MAINTEANCE CHECK, 10 QUARTERS OF HYDRAULIC LIQUID WERE CHARGED AND THE LE
- [SDR ASMF200608001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200608001), Aug 1, 2006: LINE. LEAKING. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A LEAK WAS DETECTED IN RT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL HYDRAULIC LINE. HYDRAULIC LINE WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 29-00-00, ALL CORRECT.
- [SDR ASMF200606009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200606009), Jun 18, 2006: CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, THE STEERING CONTROL CABLE WAS DETECTED BROKEN. STEERING CABLE P/N 124D WA
- [SDR ASMF200605013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200605013), May 21, 2006: LINK ASSY. BROKEN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF STRONG VIBRATION IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, THE RIGHT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS DET
- [SDR ASMF200604010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200604010), Apr 20, 2006: DOOR. DAMAGED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK A FOOD SERVICE TRUCK HIT THE AIRPLANE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR. DAMAGE WAS CHECKED BEING OUT OF LIMITS. DOOR WAS REPLACED IAW MM 52-41-00, TEST
- [SDR ASMF200601015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200601015), Jan 26, 2006: PITOT TUBE. LIGHTNING STRIKE. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A LIGHTING STRIKE IN THE RADOME ZONE. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO HANGAR TO ACCOMPLISH AN INSPECTION BY LIGH
- [SDR ASMF200512020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200512020), Dec 25, 2005: CSD. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING TAXING THE RT CSD REACHED 180 GRADES AND THE CSD SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY, THE RT CSD REPORT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 24-1. THE 
- [SDR ASMF200510009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200510009), Oct 16, 2005: LINK. FAILED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF STRONG VIBRATION IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, IT W
- [SDR ASMF200508013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200508013), Aug 22, 2005: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED, DURING CRUISE RADAR SYSTEM WAS OUT OF SERVICE. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION WAS DETECTED RADAR INDICATOR OUT OF SERVICE. THE INDICATOR RADAR W
- [SDR ASMF200506012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200506012), Jun 8, 2005: ENGINE. FOD. DURING TRANSIT TO PLATFORM WITH APU OUT OF SERVICE AND THE LEFT ENGINE DID OPERATE, IT HAD AN FOD DUE TO INGESTION OF WOOD CHOCK. DURING REVISION WERE DETECTED 
- [SDR ASMF200504022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200504022), Apr 27, 2005: COMPUTER. FAILED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, CAPTAIN REPORTED WRONG EPR'S INDICATION IN RIGHT ENGINE, IT JUST INDICATES 1. EPR'S TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED AN DURING PNEUMATIC LEAK TEST
- [SDR ASMF200504017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200504017), Apr 21, 2005: ENGINE. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT RETURN OF FLIGHT, RT ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR LIGHT TURNED ON AND IT TURNED OFF WHEN ENGINE WAS DECELERATED. DURING CHECK LOOPS WERE DETECTED GROUNDED, BOR
- [SDR ASMF200502008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200502008), Feb 11, 2005: HOUSING. CRACKED. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WERE LOOSE ON LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. DURING ENGINE RUNNING, A LEAK WAS DETECTED IN THE HOUSING OF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP
- [SDR ASMF200411003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200411003), Nov 4, 2004: TIRE. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN AIR TURNBACK, STRONG NOISE AND VIBRATION ON NOSE LANDING GEAR. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, FOUND THE WATER DEFLECTOR BROKEN, THE TIRES DA
- [SDR ASMF200410014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200410014), Oct 19, 2004: COMPUTER. FAILED. DURING LT ENGINE STARTING, STRONG NOISE WAS HEARD. CAPTAIN SHUTOFF ENGINE AND RETURNED TO PLATFORM. DURING CHECK, WAS DETECTED THAT THE NOISE WAS PRODUCED BY TH
- [SDR ASMF200408019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200408019), Aug 21, 2004: SHUTOFF VALVE. FAILED. CAPTAIN REPORTED, RT ENGINE NOSE COWLING ANTI-ICE VALVE INOPERATIVE, CIRCUIT BREAKER L-30 WAS ACTIVATED AND (R ENGINE ANTI-ICE) AND (R ENGINE VALVE) LIGHTS TURN
- [SDR ASMF200407025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200407025), Jul 23, 2004: WIRE HARNESS. CRACKED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, CAPTAIN REPORTED POSITION LIGHTS TURNED ON, BREAKER DISCONNECTION. RT LANDING LIGHT WAS REPLACED AND POSITION AND LANDING LIGHTS TURNED ON
- [SDR ASMF200407016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200407016), Jul 13, 2004: PRESSURE SWITCH. FAILED. AIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKE OFF AT 60 KNOTS, (LT OIL STRAINER CLOGGING) LIGHT TURNED ON AND RETURNED TO PLATFORM. LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH AND MAIN OIL FILTER WERE RE
- [SDR ASMF2004010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF2004010), Apr 13, 2004: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE LT VHF SYSTEM WAS OUT OF SERVICE. TECHNICAL PERSONNEL REPLACED RX VOR ILS AND CONTROL PANEL, BUT FAIL CONTINUED.
- [SDR ASMF200404010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200404010), Apr 13, 2004: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE LEFT VHF SYSTEM WAS OUT OF SERVICE. TECHNICAL PERSONNEL REPLACED RX VOR ILS AND CONTROL PANEL, BUT FAIL CONTINUE
- [SDR MEX2004068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MEX2004068), Feb 19, 2004: GCU. FAILED. FLT 909 - MTY-MEX - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RIGHT ENGINE GENERATOR FAIL. THE APU WAS DEFERRED PREVIOUSLY SO THE GCU AND BCU WERE REPLA

All 69: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838AM-2011-11-23/reports.md

## Other aircraft with N838AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838AM): Boeing 737-9, S/N 43392

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