# N838AT: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 2001-05-02 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 2, 2001 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 302206C) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 47442 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: March 22, 1995 - Last registry action: January 24, 2000 - Mode S code: AB7624 - Owner when cancelled: [Airtran Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRTRAN%20AIRWAYS%20INC) - Location: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 28.4315° N, 81.3236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32827, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838AT - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=838AT - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838AT-2001-05-02 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-9-32: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32.md ## Service difficulty reports (15) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AT0000374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT0000374), Aug 8, 2000: SMOKE. DETECTED. FOUND SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT OUT OF SERVICE, FURTHER EVALUATION AND TROUBLE SHOOTING REQUIRED. - [SDR AT0000219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT0000219), Apr 28, 2000: ACM. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMBOUT, FUMES CAME INTO THE CABIN THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS AND SET AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION. FOUND RIGHT AI - [SDR AT9900849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT9900849), Nov 21, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND LEFT HAND MAIN FRAME NR 737 HAD 2 CRACKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT HAND MAIN FRAME NR 737 IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5 AND EO 1253-1129-B1044. - [SDR AT9900848](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT9900848), Nov 21, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND RIGHT HAND MAIN FRAME AT FRAME NR 718 HAD 2 CRACKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT HAND MAIN FRAME AT BS 699 IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, EO 1253-11-29-B1044 - [SDR AT9900850](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT9900850), Nov 12, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND RIGHT HAND FRAME AT BS 699 HAD 4 CRACKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT HAND MAIN FRAME AT BS 699 IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5 AND EO 1253-1129-B1044. - [SDR AT9900843](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT9900843), Nov 11, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CHAFED. FOUND FLOORBEAM CHAFED 8 INCH AREA AT BS 870 BETWEEN LBL 5 - LBL 15, CHAFED AREA OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AND STAINLESS STEEL WRAP S - [SDR AT9900842](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT9900842), Nov 6, 1999: SUPPORT. CRACKED. FOUND FORWARD PIT FLOOR SUPPORT AT BS 389 HAS TWO EACH CRACKS. REMOVED, WEILDED AND REINSTALLED FLOOR SUPPORT IAW EA 12-5321-29-C1362 AND DC9 SRM 51-10-03, 51-3 - [SDR AT9900847](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT9900847), Nov 5, 1999: WEB. CORRODED. FOUND RIGHT HAND AFT CABIN AT BS 908-965 RBL 50, FLOOR SUPPORT WEB WAS CRACKED AND CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION, STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED, INSTALLED REPAIR - [SDR AT9900854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT9900854), Nov 3, 1999: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. FOUND FLOOR PANEL CRACKED (HAT SECTION) AND CORRODED AROUND SCREW HOLE. FABRICATED PANEL REPAIR, FABRICATED 5 REPAIR HAT SECTIONS, DRILLED, DEBURRED, TREATED, P - [SDR AT9900853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT9900853), Nov 1, 1999: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. FOUND FLOOR PANEL NR 4692A WAS CORRODED. GAINED ACCESS, REMOVED HAT SECTIONS, FABRICATED NEW FLOOR PANEL, TREATED, PRIMED INSTALLED HAT SECTIONS AND PANEL IAW D - [SDR AT9900852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT9900852), Oct 28, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CHAFED. FOUND FLOORBEAM CHAFED AT BS 915. BLENDED AND FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE AND FILLERS, TREATED, PRIMED, INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DC9 SRM 53-01 FIGURE 1, 51-30-1, 53-05 - [SDR AT9900851](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT9900851), Oct 28, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND LEFT HAND MAIN FRAME AT BS 699 HAD 3 CRACKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT HAND MAIN FRAME AT BS 699 IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5 AND EO 1253-1129-B1044. - [SDR AT9900845](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT9900845), Oct 26, 1999: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. FOUND UPPER SKIN LOOSE AND CORROSION ALONG AFT EDGE OF FLOOR PANEL NR 4695. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED UPPER SKIN AND HAT SECTIONS IAW DC9 SRM 53-01, 51- - [SDR AT9900841](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT9900841), Oct 26, 1999: STRAP. CORRODED. FOUND AFT PIT AFT BULKHEAD RIGHT HAND PANEL WAS CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION FROM STRAP MATT LOSS OF 50 PERCENT OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED STRAP, TREATED, PRIMED - [SDR AT9900552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AT9900552), Aug 12, 1999: BUS CONTROL. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, ELECTRICAL POWER WAS LOST FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPEN TWO MORE TIMES. AIRCRAFT RETURN TO ATLANTA AND LANDED AT A WEIGHT ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB DCA00MA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA079), Aug 8, 2000: Douglas DC-9-32 (N838AT), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A phase-to-phase arc in the left heat exchanger cooling fan relay, which ignited the surrounding wire insulation and other combustible materials within the electrical power center panel. Contributing… ## 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. - [Accident 20000808041609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000808041609A), Aug 8, 2000: Doug DC932 (N838AT), Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Inflight fire in cockpit caused by shorted/arcing components in electrical power control panel. --- 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.