# N904VJ: Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 1997-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 3022066)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47377
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 6, 1993
- Last registry action: June 14, 1994
- Mode S code: AC7FEC
- Owner when cancelled: [Valujet Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALUJET%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6258° N, 84.5237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30349, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N904VJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=904VJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N904VJ-1997-03-17

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-9-32: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32.md

## Service difficulty reports (10)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZM817](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM817), Apr 1, 1996: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. ON FLT 235, ATL-ATL, GATE RETURN, THE AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT CAME ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ADJUSTED SWITCH PER 52-30, OPS CHECK NORMAL. (M)
- [SDR 96ZZZM818](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM818), Mar 15, 1996: GEN CONTL PANEL. LOOSE. ON FLT 236, DFW-ATL, DIVERTED TO MSY WITH THE LEFT AC BUS INOP. FOUND THE LEFT GENERATOR CONTROL PANEL LOOSE IN THE RACK, SECURED PANEL, RAN ENGINES WITH AC LOA
- [SDR 96ZZZM229](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM229), Jan 19, 1996: CLAMP. BROKEN. ON FLT NR 116 - ATL-ATL - AIR RETURN, RIGHT PACK INOP AFTER TAKEOFF, NO PRESSURE INDICATION OR AIR FLOW. FOUND CLAMP LOOSE ON RIGHT ACM AND BROKEN CLAMP ON RIGH
- [SDR 96ZZZX319](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX319), Jan 4, 1996: SWITCH. DIRTY. PHL/PHL - FLT 545, CREW ADVANCED THROTTLES ON TAKEOFF AND GOT A TAKEOFF WARNING HORN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS. CYCLED FLAPS AFTER CLEANING THE TAKEOFF WARNING 
- [SDR 96ZZZX647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX647), Dec 25, 1995: SEAL. FOD. IAD/MCO - FLT 467 - AFT AIRSTAIR LIGHT CAME ON AND CREW COULD NOT HOLD CABIN ALTITUDE. CABIN ROSE TO 8,000 FEET, DESCENDED AND RETURNED TO IAD. LANDED 3,000 POU
- [SDR 95ZZZM645](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM645), Oct 18, 1995: DOOR. NOT LATCHED. FLT NR 547 - PHL - AIR RETURN, AFT AIRSTAIR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED AFT STAIRS, SYSTEM CHECK NORMAL. (M)
- [SDR 95ZZZX1932](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1932), Apr 10, 1995: CONTROL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION. DFW/ATL - FLT 234 - HAD TO DIVERT TO MEM DUE TO CABIN DE-RESSURIZATION. AUTOPRESSURIZATION FAILED AND OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED, EXCEPT 4 AT ROWS 5C, D, AND E. REMO
- [SDR 95ZZZX1931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1931), Apr 6, 1995: BULB. FAILED. MSY/ATL - FLT 160 - RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. FOUND DEFECTIVE LAMP. RELAMPED, JACKED AND SWUNG GEAR. ALL OPERATIONS NORMAL PER MM 32-60.
- [SDR 95ZZZW97](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW97), Jan 20, 1995: HYD PUMP. FAILED. IAD-ATL - FLT 175 - FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A LT SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE LIGHT, 300 PSI AFTER PERFORMING THE GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. FLIGHT RETURNED TO IAD FOR REP
- [SDR 95ZZZX558](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX558), Jan 3, 1995: CSD. OVERHEAT. ATL/TPA - FLT 531 - RETURNED TO ATL DUE TO A NR 1 CSD OVERHEAT AND THE CSD WOULD NOT DISCONNECT. REMOVED AND REPLACE NR 1 CSD.

## 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 DCA96MA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA96MA054), May 11, 1996: Douglas DC-9-32 (N904VJ), Miami, FL, destroyed, 110 fatal. Probable cause: which resulted from a fire in the airplane's class D cargo compartment that was initiated by the actuation of one or more oxygen generators being improperly carried as cargo, were (1) the failure of…

## 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 19960511010159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511010159A), May 11, 1996: Doug DC932 (N904VJ), Miami, FL, Destroyed, 110 fatal. Aircraft crashed in everglades on return to airport, delcared emergency, smoke in aircraft. (.4)the airplane crashed into the everglades about 10 minutes after…

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