# N8905E: 1966 Douglas DC-9-14, registration cancelled 2009-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (registry code 3022034)
- 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: 45746
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 1966
- Certificate issued: December 23, 1986
- Last registry action: January 16, 2007
- Mode S code: AC4860
- Owner when cancelled: [Northwest Airlines Inc.](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC.)
- Location: [St. Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St.%20Paul)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8873° N, 93.1924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8905E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8905E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8905E-2009-12-21

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 Douglas DC-9-14: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

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

- [SDR 9605889161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605889161), Mar 8, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR 9513629161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9513629161), Aug 31, 1995: DOOR. DAMAGED. LANDING GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED, RECYCLED GEAR WITH SAME RESULTS. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE UTILIZED AND FLIGHT
- [SDR 9513119161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9513119161), Aug 26, 1995: HYD LINE. CRACKED. ON DESCENT INTO BHM, RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE BEGAN FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 1,500 AND 3,000 PSI AND QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY COCKPIT OPERATING MA
- [SDR 9507349161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9507349161), May 4, 1995: DNLOCK SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMBOUT FROM DTW, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED. RECYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER APPROXIMATELY ON
- [SDR 9505389161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9505389161), Apr 4, 1995: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN VERTICAL STABILIZER SPAR ATTACH FITTING, LOWER RIGHT SIDE. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-2 AND 55-30-0 FIG 2.
- [SDR 9500589161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9500589161), Jan 8, 1995: TERMINAL STRIP. CONTAMINATED. DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM CMH, RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED. RECYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINAT

## 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 19830211007649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830211007649I), Feb 11, 1983: Doug DC914 (N8905E), Houston, TX. Left engine developed an extreme vibration. Engine shut down. Found metal in screens. Suspect #4 bearing failure.
- [Incident 19820530024389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820530024389I), May 30, 1982: Doug DC914 (N8905E), Sioux Falls, SD. Pilot became incapacitated soon after leaving gate. Flight attendants administered cpr. Pilot taken to hospital.
- [Incident 19801201085709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801201085709I), Dec 1, 1980: Doug DC914 (N8905E), Memphis, TN. Za flight returned due to pressurization problem. Replaced outflow valve actuator.

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