# N901TW: 1983 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2007-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (registry code 3022082)
- 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: 49166
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 8, 1983
- Certificate issued: January 13, 2004
- Last registry action: January 16, 2007
- Mode S code: AC74A1
- Owner when cancelled: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8240° N, 97.0491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76155, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=901TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901TW-2007-05-10

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-9-82(MD-82): https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82.md

## Service difficulty reports (66, newest 50)

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

- [SDR ZW0A0303101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZW0A0303101), Mar 10, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEATS 8 THRU 12 WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. CHECK-C 6-28-2002 STL.
- [SDR ZW0A0302602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZW0A0302602), Feb 20, 2003: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AFTER ARRIVAL DURING P-S FOUND CABIN EXIT SIGN NOT COMING ON. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS BATTERY REPLACED TWS 82-4388 CPN 753-4697. OPS CHECK BY TURNING SYSTEM ON AND
- [SDR ZW0A0212604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZW0A0212604), Dec 19, 2002: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 8 THROUGH 16 AND ROW 21 THROUGH 31, AND THE EGRESS LIGHTS IN THE FIRST CLASS CABIN, WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE POWER SUP
- [SDR ZW0A0209503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZW0A0209503), Sep 9, 2002: BATTERY. THE EMERGENCY AISLE OVERHEAD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 8 THRU 12. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE BATTERY PACK. CHECK-C 6-16-01 STL. --CLOSED--
- [SDR ZW0A0107903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZW0A0107903), Sep 3, 2001: CABLE. THE EGRESS LIGHTS BACK TO ROW 14 WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE FLEX CABLE. CHECK-C 6-16-01 STL. --CLOSED--
- [SDR TWAA0014302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0014302), Aug 30, 2000: PANEL. DELAMINATED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT ON RT WING THE REAR SPAR PANEL FWD OF RT GEAR STRUT WELL HAD DELAMINATION AND RIVET HEADS PULLED THRU SKIN AT L/E OF PANEL. REMOVED DELAMIN
- [SDR TWAA0013317](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013317), Aug 22, 2000: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE DORSAL FIN ATTACH ANGLE WAS CRACKED ON LT SIDE OF ACFT, O/B OF VERT STAB REAR SPAR. ACCOMP NDT HIGH FREQ EDDY CURRENT PER 51-00-03 PAR
- [SDR TWAA0013316](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013316), Aug 22, 2000: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND CORROSION ON MEMBRANE LT SIDE STA 200 AFT EDGE OF DOOR FITTING. REMOVED CORROSION PER SPM 6-80-01. TREATED PER SRM 51-10-03 AND SPM 
- [SDR TWAA0013315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013315), Aug 18, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE CABIN FLOOR MEMBRANE WAS CRACKED APPROX 2 INCHES FWD SIDE OF 218 FLOORBEAM, RBL 43. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-70-4.
- [SDR TWAA0013314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013314), Aug 18, 2000: WEB. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE FLOOR WEB AND TRANSITION STRIP WERE CORRODED FROM STA 148 TO 200, RBL 54. REPLACED WEB AND TRANSITION STRIP PER SPM 6-70-01. PAINTED P
- [SDR TWAA0013313](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013313), Aug 18, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT C1 GALLEY, STA 200 FROM RBL 44 TO RBL 56. REMOVED OLD FLOORBEAM AND MADE NEW FROM DAC PRINT 5930536 AND 593054
- [SDR TWAA0013312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013312), Aug 17, 2000: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND CORROSION ON CUSP ANGLE AT STA 229 TO 237, LT SIDE BEHIND TIE PLATE. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-3 PAGE 21. TREATED PER SRM 51-1
- [SDR TWAA0013311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013311), Aug 17, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE STA 200 FLOORBEAM WEB WAS CORRODED AT LBL 64. REPAIRED WEB PER SRM 53-01, PAGE 18. INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT CASTING PER DRAWINGS 9911518 
- [SDR TWAA0013310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013310), Aug 14, 2000: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE LONGERON END TIE WAS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AT STA 1338, LONGERON 28R. REPLACED STRINGER TIE WITH NEW PER SRM 51-30-5. TREATED SURFACE
- [SDR TWAA0013309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013309), Aug 14, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE NUMBER 3 CHAIR TRACK SUPPORT TO UPPER WING SKIN WAS CRACKED APPROX 8 INCHES BELOW TRACK AT STA 845. REMOVED CRACKED FLOOR SUPPORT ANGL
- [SDR TWAA0013308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013308), Aug 14, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 26L, STA 1287 TO 1290. REMOVED VISABLE CORROSION PER SPM 6-80-01 AND TREATED PER SRM 51-10-03, AND ARA 17044A.
- [SDR TWAA0013307](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013307), Aug 14, 2000: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND CHAIR TRACK ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT STA 927, RBL 22 AT WING SKIN. REMOVED CRACKED FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE AT STA 927, RBL 22, NUMBER 3 C
- [SDR TWAA0013225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013225), Aug 14, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND CORROSION ON FORMER AT STA 1322, BETWEEN STRINGER 27L AND 23L. REMOVED FORMER BY CUTTING AND SPLICING PER SRM 53-03 FIG 2A PAGE 4A. 
- [SDR TWAA0013224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013224), Aug 11, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING CHECK C MAINT, THE AFT CARGO COMPT HAD CORROSION ON STRINGER 26R, STA 1287 TO 1324. MADE AND INSTALLED REPAIRS PER ARA 17126A. TREATED MATERIAL PER SRM 5
- [SDR TWAA0013223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013223), Aug 9, 2000: BEAM. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN AFT CARGO BIN THE DOOR LOWER THRESHOLD BEAM WAS CORRODED AND HAD 3 FIELD REPAIRS INSTALLED. REMOVED CORRODED BEAM AND INSTALLED NEW BEAM
- [SDR TWAA0013222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013222), Aug 9, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, AFT CARGO COMPT AT STA 1155 THE FLOORBOARD SUPPORT WAS CRACKED AT LBL 20 TO RBL 5 IN. REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT PER SPM 6-70-01 PAGE 3, DRAWI
- [SDR TWAA0013221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013221), Aug 4, 2000: SKIN. DENTED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND FUSELAGE DENT AT STA 218L, BETWEEN LONGERON 18L AND 19L, 3 .625 INCH LONG, 2 .375 INCH WIDE AND 0.150 DEEP. ACCOMP EDDY CURRENT INSP 
- [SDR TWAA0013220](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013220), Aug 4, 2000: STRUCTURE. BENT. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE FWD CARGO DOOR LOWER FWD CORNER WAS BENT. REPAIRED CORNER PER SRM 52-05 FIG 20A AND SRM 51-01 PAGE 2B1, 2, 3. TREATED PER SRM 51-10-3.
- [SDR TWAA0013219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013219), Aug 3, 2000: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN THE FWD CABIN, THE FLOOR SUPPORT WAS CORRODED AT LBL 10, STA 150 TO 200. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-3 PAGE 21 ITEM 35. ALODINED PER
- [SDR TWAA0013218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013218), Aug 3, 2000: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CORROSION ON DOOR FRAME AFT CORNER OF RT SERVICE DOOR FRAME, UNDER SILL, STA 200. REMOVED CORROSION PER SPM 6-80-01. TREATED AND PRIM
- [SDR TWAA0013217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013217), Aug 3, 2000: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN DOOR FRAME SKIN FWD LOWER SIDE OF RT SERVICE DOOR AND UNDER SILL AREA, STA 160. REMOVED CORROSION PER SPM 6-80-01.
- [SDR TWAA0013216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013216), Aug 3, 2000: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND BLIND FASTENER INSTALLED AT STA 218, LONGERON 6R. REMOVED BLIND FASTENER. FOUND SKIN DAMAGE. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN WITH .625 I
- [SDR TWAA0013215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013215), Aug 2, 2000: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN THE AFT CARGO COMPT, FOUND INNER GRANNULAR CORROSION ON AFT END OF LONGERON 28L, STA 1336. REMOVED LONGERON BY CUTTING AND SPLICING PER 
- [SDR TWAA0013214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013214), Aug 1, 2000: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND IN AFT CARGO COMPT THE FWD SERVICE DOOR LOWER HINGE BOX WAS CRACKED AND CORRODED INSIDE LOWER FWD LIGHTENING HOLE. REPLACED LOWER HI
- [SDR TWAA0013213](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013213), Jul 31, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND IN AFT CARGO COMP, INTERCOSTALS AT LONGERON 21L AND 22L, BETWEEN STA 1322 AND 1338, WERE CORRODED. FABRICATED INTERCOSTALS AND CLIPS
- [SDR TWAA0013212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013212), Jul 31, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND CRACK IN ANGLE FOR LOUVERS AT STA 1463, RT SIDE. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE FROM 7075-T6, 0.080 PER DOUGLAS DRAWING 9923630. TREATED PER S
- [SDR TWAA0013211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013211), Jul 31, 2000: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND CORROSION ON CUSP ANGLE AT RT SERVICE DOOR, STA 160 TO 200. REMOVED CORROSION PER SPM 6-80-01. REPLACED CORRODED SECTION OF CUSP PER
- [SDR TWAA0013210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013210), Jul 31, 2000: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE AFT CARGO DOOR FRAME AT STA 1155 AND STA 1211, LOWER CORNER CASTINGS WERE CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION PER SPM 6-80-01 PAGE 1 ITEM 3. G
- [SDR TWAA0013209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013209), Jul 31, 2000: DOOR. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN THE LT WHEEL WELL, THE WHEEL WELL DOOR FWD O/B CORNER WAS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK WITH 0.250 DRILL BIT. MANUFACTURED DOUBLER FROM 70
- [SDR TWAA0013208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013208), Jul 31, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, IN THE COCKPIT THE AFT EXTENSION OF THE F/O SEAT O/B TRACK WAS CORRODED. REPLACED F/O SEAT TRACK AFT O/B PER DRAWING 9957871-535 AND LOCAT
- [SDR TWAA0013206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013206), Jul 30, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND CORROSION ON MEMBRANE AT STA 200, LBL 55, TOP OF FLOORBEAM. REMOVED CORROSION BY CUTTING OLD MEMBRANE OUT AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER 
- [SDR TWAA0013205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013205), Jul 30, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE AFT EXTENSION OF THE F/O SEAT TRACK, O/B WAS CORRODED. REPLACED F/O SEAT TRACK AFT O/B PER DRAWING 9957871-503 AND LOCATED MOUNTING HO
- [SDR TWAA0013204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013204), Jul 30, 2000: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN AFT CARGO COMPT THE LT TIE DOWN TRACK WAS CORRODED AT STA 1155 TO 1320. MANUFACTURED AND DRILLED HOLES FOR NEW TIE DOWN TRACK SECTIONS M
- [SDR TWAA0013203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013203), Jul 29, 2000: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE SILL AREA IN AFT CABIN HAD CORROSION ON MEMBRANE WIDTH OF DOOR, INTERGRANNULAR BELOW AFT GIRT BAR MOUNT FITTING, STA 1136L TO 1193L, L
- [SDR TWAA0013202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013202), Jul 29, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, CHAIR TRACK LBL 44 HAD CORROSION AT STA 1260 TO 1309. INSTALLED TRACK PER SRM 51-30-1 AND SRM 51-30-2. REPLACED TRACK PER SPM 6-70-01.
- [SDR TWAA0013127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013127), Jul 28, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND CORROSION ON RIGHT O/B CHAIR TRACK AT STA 1120, 1136, 1153, 1158, 1180, 1212, AND 1242, BL-X54. REPLACED CHAIR TRACK FROM STA 1031 T
- [SDR TWAA0013126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013126), Jul 28, 2000: FLANGE. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE MID CARGO DOOR FWD PAN FLANGE WAS CRACKED AT CAM LATCH AREA. REPAIRED PER SRM 52-05, PAGE 16A.
- [SDR TWAA0013125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013125), Jul 28, 2000: HINGE. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, ON RT MLG DOOR, THE RT MAIN GEAR DOOR HINGE WAS CRACKED AT FWD END. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED SECTION OF DOOR HINGE PER SPM 6-70-1 AND 
- [SDR TWAA0013124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013124), Jul 28, 2000: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN MID CARGO COMPT HAD LITE CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE APPROX STA 694 TO 704, RBL 13 AT CLIP NUT LOCATION. REMOVED VISABLE LITE CORRO
- [SDR TWAA0013123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013123), Jul 27, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT FLOORBEAM UPPER FLANGE AT STA 1338 HAD CORROSION, RBL 22 TO O/B END. INSTALLED NEW UPPER FLANGE. TREATED AND PAINTED SAME. INSTALLED ALL FA
- [SDR TWAA0013122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013122), Jul 26, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE MID CARGO DOOR SKIN AFT EDGE WAS CRACKED. CRACK WAS BLENDED OUT TO 9/36 INCH DEEP BY 1.25 INCH WIDE. EDGE DISTANCE TO FASTENER WAS 0.5
- [SDR TWAA0013121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013121), Jul 25, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, ON LEFT WING FOUND CRACK AND DEEP DENT IN COVER BETWEEN I/B AND CENTER VANE ON O/B FLAP. REPAIRED CRACK AND DENT PER SRM 57-01, FIG 5 AND 
- [SDR TWAA0013120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013120), Jul 25, 2000: STIFFENER. WORN. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND ON LEFT WING THE O/B FLT SPOILER O/B END WAS WORN. INSTALLED NEW STIFFENER PER DAC DRAWING 5910055.
- [SDR TWAA0013119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013119), Jul 25, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT O/B CHAIR TRACK AT STA 1000 TO 1060, STA 1079 TO 1136, AND STA 1000. REPLACED SEAT TRACK FROM STA 1000 TO 1136. RE
- [SDR TWAA0013118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0013118), Jul 25, 2000: PAN. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE FLOOR PAN WAS CORRODED AT STA 1022 TO 1041, RL18. REMOVED CORROSION BY CUSP MEMBRANE CUTOUT PER SRM 53-05, VIEW U OF FIG 4F.

All 66: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901TW-2007-05-10/reports.md

## 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 19980316007899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980316007899I), Mar 16, 1998: Doug DC982 (N901TW), Wichita, KS. Narrative: after take off enroute from ict to sea climbing thru 10,000 feet, left engine started running rough, indicating 2.8 to 3.5 on vibration gage. Engine…
- [Incident 19890617037789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617037789I), Jun 17, 1989: Doug DC982 (N901TW), St Louis, MO. Nose gear door stayed open after gear retraction. Returned. Actuator snubber link would not latch in up position.
- [Incident 19890323029739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323029739I), Mar 23, 1989: Doug DC982 (N901TW), Lincoln, NE. Boost pump in forward fuel tank failed in flight. Landed at Lincoln airport for additional fuel.

## Other aircraft with N901TW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901TW): Cessna 501, S/N 501-0163, built 1979

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