# N919VJ: 1981 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2003-01-30 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: January 30, 2003 - Exported to: Netherlands Antilles - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 302206A) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 48139 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 20, 1981 - Certificate issued: May 1, 2002 - Last registry action: January 10, 2003 - Mode S code: ACB9FE - Owner when cancelled: [Alameda Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALAMEDA%20CORP%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 29.5387° N, 98.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78216, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N919VJ - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=919VJ - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919VJ-2003-01-30 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-9-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31.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 USAAD01041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01041), Feb 28, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PIT - FOUND THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M) - [SDR USAAD00061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00061), Apr 24, 2000: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE SERVICE DOOR SLIDE ACTIVATED EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS DIM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAA991012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991012), Aug 24, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING RON FOUND 3 CRACKS 2.5 INCH BY 1 INCH LONG AT STATION 58.750 LT, LONGERON 18/19. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2 SHEET 3, PAGE 9. - [SDR USAA990222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990222), Mar 5, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND RIGHT LAV CENTER FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED AND CRACKED .75 INCH AT STATION 965. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSION TASK NR C58-5330. CLEANE - [SDR USAA990201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990201), Mar 5, 1999: JAMB. DAMAGED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND SMALL HOLE IN AFT CARGO DOOR JAMB WEB JUST ABOVE 29 RIGHT. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF WEB, MANUFACTURED NEW WEB PIECE FROM C/C 109 - [SDR USAA990200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990200), Mar 5, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND .5 INCH LENGTH BY .21875 INCH WIDE BY .019 INCH DEEP CHAFE IN FRAME NR 1059 LONGERON 15L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01, FIG 2 S - [SDR USAA990199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990199), Mar 5, 1999: CUSP. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK IN CUSP MEMBRANE LEFT BETWEEN STATION NR 935 AND 945. FABRICATED CUSP MEMBRANE AND INSTALLED PER EA 51628. (M) - [SDR USAA990198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990198), Mar 5, 1999: BRACKET. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK ON TAIL INTERIOR ON VERTICAL ATTACH BRACKET FOR 'Y' DUT STATION 1087 BELOW 5R. REPLACED DEFECTIVE PART WITH IDENTICAL - [SDR USAA990197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990197), Mar 5, 1999: FRAME. CHAFED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND CHAF .372 INCH BY .196 INCH WIDE BY .029 INCH DEEP AT FRAME 1019 BELOW LONGERON 13R. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA OF FRAME AND SPLICED IN A - [SDR USAA990196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990196), Mar 5, 1999: CUSP. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND CRACKS 1.75 AND 3.5 INCH LEFT SIDE OF CABIN STATION 598 CUSP MEMBRANE. CUT OUT AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION PER EA 51628. (M) - [SDR USAA990195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990195), Mar 5, 1999: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FUOND 1.25 INCH CRACK IN INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN CABIN FLOORBEAMS NR 965-980, C/L OF A/C UPPER FLANGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER MANUFACTURED FROM 7 - [SDR USAA990194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990194), Mar 5, 1999: STRAP. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON CARGO TIE DOWN STRAP .75 INCH DIAMETER BY .008 DEEP AT LEFT SIDE BETWEEN STATION 897-925 ON STRAP. CORROSION LEVEL 1, - [SDR USAA990193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990193), Mar 5, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 41.5 INCH LONG, LEVEL 1 CORROSION AT ENTRANCE FLOOR SUPPORT 39 EXTRUSION, LIGHT CORROSION FULL LENGTH. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSIO - [SDR USAA990192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990192), Mar 5, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FUOND 4.5 INCH LONG, LEVEL 1 CORROSION AT ENTRANCE FLOOR SUPPORT 23 EXTRUSION, LIGHT CORROSION FULL LENGTH. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSION - [SDR USAAD98127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98127), Jul 20, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PIT - THE FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROW 16 THROUGH ROW 21 AND THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROW 9 THROUGH ROW 12 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A BROK - [SDR USAAD98056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98056), Mar 9, 1998: SLIDE. INOPERATIVE. PIT - AFT ESCAPE SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING OPERATIONAL TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SLDIE ASSEMBLY. TWO ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE SCHEDULED. (M) - [SDR USAAD97230](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97230), Dec 4, 1997: APU. SMOKING. CMH - FL 818 - AFTER T/O THE CREW NOTICED THE SMELL OF BURNED OIL IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLT ATTENDANTS NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND BOTH LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR - [SDR USAAD95005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD95005), Oct 21, 1995: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. CLT - FLT 880 - AFTER RETRACTING GEAR, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE CAPTAIN DECIDED TO RETURN TO CLT. THE FLT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDEN ## 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 19971204040119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971204040119I), Dec 4, 1997: Doug DC931 (N919VJ), Columbus, OH. Smoke in cabin due to malfunctioning APU. - [Incident 19920925049609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920925049609I), Sep 25, 1992: Doug DC931 (N919VJ), Buffalo, NY. Experienced a right gear unsafe indication on approach. Landed safely. Replaced landing gear proximity box. - [Incident 19830523028669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830523028669I), May 23, 1983: Doug DC931 (N919VJ), Buffalo, NY. Flight attendant was bent over galley. Stood up. Head hit an open galley door. Rendered her semi-conscious. --- 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.