# N878RA: Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83, registration cancelled 2001-03-12 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 12, 2001 - Exported to: Turkey - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-83) (registry code 3023681) - Serial number: 53184 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: August 2, 1994 - Last registry action: August 15, 2000 - Mode S code: AC1586 - Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N878RA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=878RA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878RA-2001-03-12 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MD 83: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-83.md ## Service difficulty reports (18) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA006161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA006161), Dec 27, 2000: COALESCER BAG. DIRTY. DURING TAKEOFF, A BURNING RUBBER SMELL WAS PRESENT WITH SLIGHT AMOUNT OF SMOKE, PRIMARILY AFT CABIN. SMOKE AND ODOR DISSIPATED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES . RT PACK PR - [SDR AALA006144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA006144), Oct 17, 2000: ENGINE. LEAKING. SJC - RIGHT ENGINE LOST ALL OIL QTY AND OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 0. OIL TEMP NO HIGHER THAN 101 DEGREES. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. OAT 5 DEGREES. EGT NORMAL. N1 AND N2 NORM - [SDR AALA006079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA006079), Apr 24, 2000: LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. PORTABLE/REMOVEABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR STAYS ON WHEN EMERGENCY LTS PLACED TO OFF, WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS SWITCH IN ARM LIGHT IS OUT. EMERGENCY - [SDR ORJA99221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA99221), Jun 27, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SNA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON GROUND AT ROWS 17 THROUGH 20. REMAINED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES THEN WENT OFF, CAME ON AGAIN (DIMLY) AFTER LANDING. - [SDR ORJA99123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA99123), Mar 21, 1999: POWER PACK. INOPERATIVE. SJC - RIGHT SIDE FORWARD EMERGENCY POWER PACK INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT SIDE EMERGENCY POWER PACK, FORWARD. (M) - [SDR ORJA9905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA9905), Jan 5, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ORD - EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROWS 17-20 INOPERATIVE. FERRIED AIRCRAFT FROM ORD TO RNO. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT OVER THE EXIT EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. AIRCRAFT INSPECT - [SDR ORJA9939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA9939), Nov 5, 1998: WIRE. DAMAGED. OKC - AFT TAIL EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH MARKING LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRES AT LIGHT ASSY IAW MD80 MM 20-50-01. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MD80 MM 33-53-00. (X) - [SDR ORJA9923](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA9923), Nov 5, 1998: WIRE. FAILED. OKC - EMERGENCY SEAT LIGHTING AT ROW 20 INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRING AT ROW 20 SEAT BASE IAW MD80 MM 20-10-03 TESTED LIGHTING IAW BRUCE IND MANUAL 400-082. (M) - [SDR ORJA9890](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA9890), May 6, 1998: SLIDE. LOW PRESSURE. FORWARD GALLEY ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE IS BELOW OPERATING LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD GALLEY ESCAPE SLIDE. (M) - [SDR ORJA9886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA9886), Apr 30, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OUT AT SEAT 18DEF. REPLACED LIGHT RECEPTICLE AT SEAT 18DEF. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M) - [SDR ORJA9878](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA9878), Apr 12, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ROW 18D AISLE EMERGENCY IGHT OUT. ALSO, THREE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT. RESEALED CONNECTOR RECESSED PIN AND REPLACED BATTERIES FOR OVERHEAD LIGHTS. OPS CHE - [SDR ORJA97208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA97208), Nov 10, 1997: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. RETURN TO GATE FOR LT ENGINE WILL NOT START. RPM N2 AT 40 PERCENT WHEN START SWITCH RELEASED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL PER MM 73-12-02. NR - [SDR ORJA97189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA97189), Nov 10, 1997: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. RETURN TO GATE FOR LEFT ENGINE WILL NOT START. RPM N2 AT 40 PERCENT WHEN START SWITCH RELEASED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL PR MM 73-12-01. NR - [SDR ORJA97143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA97143), Aug 27, 1997: LIGHTS. INOPERATIVE. TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. RELAMPED LIGHTS, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M) - [SDR ORJA9651](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA9651), Sep 15, 1996: APU. FAILED. WHILE OPERATING ON THE GROUND, APU MADE A LOUD BANG AND SHUT DOWN. APU TROUBLESHOT TO UNCONTAINED TURBINE FAILURE. REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT. (M) - [SDR ORJA95105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA95105), Oct 18, 1995: EEL TRACK. INOPERATIVE. E-PATH TRACK OFF AT ROW 2. REINSTALLED E-PATH TRACK. (X) - [SDR ORJA9533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA9533), May 10, 1995: EEL BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMPENNAGE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY, OPS CHECKS NORMAL. (Z) - [SDR ORJA9527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ORJA9527), Apr 17, 1995: EEL. INOPERATIVE. SEVEN EMERGENCY FLOOR LAMPS INOP. RELAMPED, OPS CHECK NORMAL. (W) ## Other aircraft with N878RA - [Cancelled 2020-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878RA-2020-05-18): Beech 200, S/N BB-34, built 1975. Owner: [White Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITE%20INDUSTRIES%20INC), [Bates City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bates%20City) --- 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.