# N902AX: 1970 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 2007-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 302206C)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (registry code 52046)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47426
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 17, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 26, 1987
- Last registry action: January 16, 2007
- Mode S code: AC76B0
- Owner when cancelled: [Abx Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABX%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4607° N, 83.8443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45177, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N902AX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=902AX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902AX-2007-04-25

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-9-32: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32.md

## Service difficulty reports (86, newest 50)

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

- [SDR ABXA040336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040336), Sep 21, 2004: FITTING. CRACKED. END FITTING AT LONGERON 29 RT ON AFT SIDE OF STA. 604 WAS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED END FITTING AT LONGERON 29 RT, STA. 604 IAW SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA040337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040337), Sep 21, 2004: FITTING. CRACKED. END FITTING ANGLES ON AFT SIDE OF STA. 604, BUTT LINE 0, ARE CRACKED AND CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED END FITTING ANGLES ON AFT SIDE OF STA. 604, BUTT LINE 0 
- [SDR ABXA040335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040335), Sep 20, 2004: SKIN. CORRODED. NUMEROUS AREAS OF CORROSION ON SKIN BELOW THE FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR. REPAIRED SKIN BELOW FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR IAW REA D953-50781MR.
- [SDR ABXA040233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040233), Jun 29, 2004: DOWNLOCK SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN (GREEN LIGHTS) DID NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER SELECTING LANDING GEAR DOWN. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR NOSE DOWN INDICATOR (GREEN LIGHT) INDICATED NO
- [SDR ABXA030288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030288), Jul 21, 2003: WIRE. DAMAGED. DURING TAXI, WHEN FIRST OFFICER PERFORMED TAXI CHECK LIST, THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND AND SPARKS EMITTING FROM THE OVERHEAD ON THE CAPTAIN'S SIDE. REPLACED LEFT 
- [SDR ABXA030158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030158), Apr 2, 2003: BRACKET. CRACKED. LEFT LATERAL CONTROL MIXER BRACKET CRACKED. REPLACED LEFT LATERAL CONTROL MIXER IAW DC-9 MM.
- [SDR ABXA030154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030154), Mar 25, 2003: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 30 HEAVILY PITTED AT FS 756. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01.
- [SDR ABXA030157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030157), Mar 25, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. CORRODED SKIN BULGING FS 950 - 960, APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN LONGERON 27 RIGHT - LONGERON 29 RIGHT. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA030156](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030156), Mar 25, 2003: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. FS 996 BETWEEN LONGERON 18 RIGHT - LONGERON 19 RIGHT, SHEAR TIE CRACKED. REPLACED SHEAR TIE AT STA 996, LONGERON 18 RIGHT - LONGERON 19 RIGHT IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30
- [SDR ABXA030155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030155), Mar 24, 2003: WEB. CRACKED. CUSP WEB CRACKED AT STA 889 TO 929, LEFT SIDE. REPLACED CUSP WEB FROM LEFT BUTT LINE 55, FS 900 - FS 965 IAW DC-9 SRM.
- [SDR ABXA030005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030005), Jan 5, 2003: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT ELEVATOR CRACKED ON INBOARD BULKHEAD COMMON TO FORWARD TORQUE TUBE. CRACK WAS IN LOWER FLANGE AT SPLICE AREA TO HINGE FITTING. VERIFIED WITH X-RAY AND BOR
- [SDR ABXA030001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030001), Dec 30, 2002: FILTER. LEAKING. WHILE CLIMBING THRU 14,000 FT, LEFT OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT CAME ON. OIL PRESSURE SHOWED ABOUT 15 PSI. OIL QUANTITY RAPIDLY DECREASED TOWARDS ZERO. SHUT DOWN THE
- [SDR ABXA020114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020114), Aug 22, 2002: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. WITH ANTI-FOG CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED, NO BURNING SMELL NOTED. WITH ANTI-FOG CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN, A BURNING SMELL WAS NOTED. REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD HEAT SWITCH
- [SDR ABXA020113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020113), Aug 22, 2002: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. AFTER TURNING ON WINDSHIELD HEAT, A BURNING SMELL WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. THE SMELL WENT AWAY AFTER TURNING OFF WINDSHIELD HEAT. REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD HEAT 
- [SDR ABXA020080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020080), Aug 21, 2002: ODOR. DETECTED. STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT. VERIFIED SMELL. INSPECTED EPC, RELAY PANEL, E&E COMPARTMENT AND THE GYRO COMPARTMENT. OPERATED PACK ONE AT A TIME. N
- [SDR ABXA010662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010662), Jan 6, 2002: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IAW DC-9 MM 33-53-02-4.
- [SDR ABXA000132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000132), Feb 22, 2000: TRIM MOTOR. CONTAMINATED. UNABLE TO MOVE AILERON TRIM KNOB IN CRUISE FLIGHT. INSPECTED AILERON TRIM TAIL SYSTEM. FOUND AFT ACTUATOR TO HAVE WATER CONTAMINATION. CLEANED, INSPECTED AND LU
- [SDR ABXA000062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000062), Jan 3, 2000: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FITTING AT STATION 965 RBL 36 JUST BELOW FORWARD RIGHT PYLON CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM.
- [SDR ABXA000061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000061), Jan 3, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB CRACKED ON RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRED AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD IAW DC9 SRM 53-05.
- [SDR ABXA000060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000060), Dec 30, 1999: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE FUSELAGE FRAME AT STATION 917 AND LONGERON 23 LEFT CORRODED. REPLACED FRAME IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA000059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000059), Dec 30, 1999: PAN. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE AFT LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR OUTER PAN CRACKED IN THREE PLACES. REPAIRED DOOR PAN IAW ABX REA D95234667.
- [SDR ABXA000057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000057), Dec 30, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR JAMB FITTING CRACKED AT INBOARD END OF FIRST HORIZONTAL STIFFENER LEFT SIDE. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30
- [SDR ABXA000056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000056), Dec 30, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR JAMB FITTING CRACKED AT INBOARD END OF THIRD HORIZONTAL STIFFENER RIGHT SIDE. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 
- [SDR ABXA000052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000052), Dec 30, 1999: STIFFENER. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD STIFFENER LEFT SIDE, 4TH UP FROM FRP AT OUTBOARD END CRACKED. REPAIRED STIFFENER IAW DC9 SRM DWG K05159.
- [SDR ABXA000051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000051), Dec 30, 1999: CLIP. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD HORIZONTAL STIFFENER, 4TH UP FROM FRP RIGHT SIDE, CLIP CRACKED. REPLACED CLIP IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA000058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000058), Dec 27, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH A C-CHECK INSPECTION FOUND LONGERON FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 636 AND LONGERON 29 RIGHT. REPLACED BRACKET IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9900656](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900656), Aug 17, 1999: LATCH. LOOSE. COCKPIT DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. INTERNAL LATCH TRACK HAD JUMPED TRACK DUE TO LOOSE SCREW. RESET TRACK AND TIGHTENED SCREW.
- [SDR ABXA9800931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800931), Oct 30, 1998: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. RECYCLED GEAR, LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT WITH GEAR IN THE UP POSTION. PERFORMED ABNORMAL
- [SDR ABXA9800400](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800400), Apr 27, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND SHEAR-TIE CRACKED BETWEEN LONGERONS 14R AND 16R AT FRAME 945. REPLACED SHEAR-TIE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA9800399](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800399), Apr 27, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND SHEAR-TIE CRACKED BETWEEN LONGERONS 14L AND 16L AT FRAME 945. REPLACED SHEAR-TIE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA9800398](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800398), Apr 27, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FRAME MOUNT FITTING AT STATION 313, RIGHT SIDE CORRODED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9800397](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800397), Apr 27, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9800396](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800396), Apr 27, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND AFT LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR INTERIOR FITTING P/N 3914025-2 CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9800395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800395), Apr 27, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND AFT LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR INTERIOR FITTING P/N 3914025-502 CRACKED AT DOOR LEADING EDGE NEXT TO UPLATCH MECHANISM. REPLACED FITTING
- [SDR ABXA9800374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800374), Apr 27, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE RIGHT PYLON INTERIOR ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT THE AFT ENGINE MOUNT UPPER SPAR LUG. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9701463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701463), Sep 8, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN COCKPIT ILLUMINATED WHEN POWER WAS REMOVED. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER SUPPLY IAW SUPP MM 33-53-0.
- [SDR ABXA9700043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700043), Feb 25, 1997: WINDOW. LACK OF LUBE. FIRST OFFICER'S WINDOW WAS BINDING WHEN OPENED. CHECKED RIGGING OF FIRST OFFICER'S CLEAR VIEW WINDOW AND LUBRICATED WINDOW IAW DC-9 MM.
- [SDR ABXA9700029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700029), Feb 8, 1997: WINDOW. FROZEN. CAPTAINS WINDOW DIFFICULT TO OPEN. COULD NOT DUPLICATE, SUSPECT ICE, OPS CHECKED GOOD PER DC-9 MM 56-10-3.
- [SDR ABXA9700804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700804), Feb 1, 1997: BUSHING. CRACKED. DURING COMPLIANCE OF AD 91-22-07; ASB 32-244 R2 FOUND BUSHING, CRACKED ON RT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT, ON WING MOUNTED SECTION OF HINGE, MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR. REPLACE
- [SDR ABXA9700472](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700472), Sep 24, 1996: DOOR JAMB. NOT TRIMMED. DURING C-CHECK, AFT VENTRAL DOOR LOWER JAMB WEBS WERE FOUND TO HAVE A PRIOR TRIM OUT ALONG AFT EDGE. ALSO, DURING COMPLIANCE WITH AD 85-01-02. REPAIRED IAW ABX 
- [SDR ABXA9700086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700086), Sep 19, 1996: RIVETS. MISINSTALLED. DURING C-CHECK AND COMPLIANCE WITH AD 96-07-51, FOUND CHERRY RIVETS INSTALLED IN FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIRS FROM STA 256 TO 313. REMOVED CHERRY LOCK RIVETS AND INSTA
- [SDR ABXA9700662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700662), Sep 18, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK AND COMPLIANCE WITH AD 92-22-08, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON LONGERONS 27R, SKIN AND FRAMES AT STA 160 TO 200. REPLACED IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2, 51-3
- [SDR ABXA9700661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700661), Sep 18, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK AND COMPLIANCE WITH AD 92-22-08, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON LONGERONS 28R, SKIN AND FRAMES AT STA 160 TO 200. REPLACED IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2, 51-3
- [SDR ABXA9700660](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700660), Sep 18, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK AND COMPLIANCE WITH AD 92-22-08, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON LONGERONS 29R, SKIN AND FRAMES AT STA 160 TO 200. REPLACED IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2, 51-3
- [SDR ABXA9700659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700659), Sep 18, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK AND COMPLIANCE WITH AD 92-22-08, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON LONGERONS 29L, SKIN AND FRAMES AT STA 160 TO 200. REPLACED IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2, 51-3
- [SDR ABXA9700658](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700658), Sep 18, 1996: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK AND COMPLIANCE WITH AD 92-22-08, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON LONGERONS 30R, SKIN AND FRAMES AT STA 160 TO 200. REPLACED IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2, 51-3
- [SDR ABXA9700657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700657), Sep 18, 1996: DOUBLER. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK AND COMPLIANCE WITH AD 92-22-08, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON LONGERONS, SKIN AND FRAMES AT STA 160 TO 200. REPLACED DOUBLER IAW DC-9 51-30-2, 51-3
- [SDR ABXA9700663](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700663), Sep 16, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK AND COMPLIANCE WITH AD 92-22-08, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON LONGERONS 30R, SKIN, FRAMES AT STA 160 TO 218. REPAIRED FRAME IAW DC-9 SRM 53-04, FIG
- [SDR ABXA9700474](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700474), Sep 16, 1996: FLOORBEAM. DRILLED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND A MISDRILLED HOLE IN UPPER CAP OF FLOORBEAM AT STA 965. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-16391-MR.
- [SDR ABXA9700473](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700473), Sep 16, 1996: FORMER. DEFECTIVE. DURING C-CHECK, THE FOOT OF THE FORMER AT STA 980 WAS REMOVED. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-16348-MR.

All 86: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902AX-2007-04-25/reports.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19841108071909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108071909I), Nov 8, 1984: Doug DC932 (N902AX), Wilmington, OH, Minor damage. During touchdown deer bolted and struck right flap section.

## Other aircraft with N902AX

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N902AX): Epic E1000, S/N K102, built 2025

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