# N922VJ: 1981 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2002-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 2002
- Exported to: Nigeria
- 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: 48142
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 8, 1981
- Certificate issued: May 2, 2002
- Last registry action: May 2, 2002
- Mode S code: ACC77C
- 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/N922VJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=922VJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922VJ-2002-12-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (35)

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

- [SDR USAAD01114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01114), May 21, 2001: DOWNLOCK SENSOR. CORRODED. PIT-CRW - FLT 1282 - DURING DESCENT, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE LANDING 
- [SDR USAAD01026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01026), Feb 9, 2001: PISTON. FAILED. STL-PIT - FLT 742 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED W
- [SDR USAAD01024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01024), Feb 8, 2001: HARNESS. SHORTED. AVP-PHL - FLT 1819 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES AND RECYCLED THE GEAR. THE 
- [SDR USAAD01006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01006), Jan 6, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. DAY - THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE FIRST CLASS PASSENGER CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. (M)
- [SDR USAAD00046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00046), Apr 3, 2000: UNKNOWN. ODOR. ORF-PIT - FLT 841 - ON TAKEOFF, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE PASSENGER CABIN AND THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT
- [SDR USAAD00018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00018), Jan 19, 2000: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE SERVICE DOOR SLIDE ACTIVATED EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS DIM AND THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR SLIDE ACTIVATED EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED 
- [SDR USAAD99109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99109), Aug 6, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR ROWS 10-13 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR THE ROW 10-13 CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS. (M)
- [SDR USAA990333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990333), Mar 30, 1999: CUSP. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 2 INCH CRACK AT STATION 965 LT CUSP MEMBRANE. ROUTED OUT CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA (PENDING) 51752. (M)
- [SDR USAA990332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990332), Mar 30, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH BY 6 INCH CORROSION AT FLOOR SUPPORT AT STATION 200 INBOARD OF SERVICE DOOR. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSION TASK NC C46-53303
- [SDR USAA990331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990331), Mar 30, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH BY 30 INCH CORROSION AT FLOOR SUPPORT AT STATION 160-200 JUST AFT EPC PANEL. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSION TASK NR C46053303
- [SDR USAA990329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990329), Mar 30, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH BY 10 INCH CORROSION AT FLOOR SUPPORT AT STATION 218 TO 236 INBOARD OF LT OUTBOARD SEAT TRACK. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSION
- [SDR USAA990328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990328), Mar 30, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND .5 INCH BY 4 INCH CORROSION AT FLOOR SUPPORT AT STATION 160 CENTER LINE TO FORWARD SERVIEC DOOR. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSION TASK
- [SDR USAA990327](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990327), Mar 30, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH BY 18 INCH CORROSION AT FLOOR SUPPORT AT STATION 200 RIGHT SIDE CENTER LINE. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSION TASK NR C46-53303
- [SDR USAA990326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990326), Mar 30, 1999: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH BY 2 INCH CORROSION AT SEAT TRACK AT STATION 200 RIGHT INBOARD. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSION TASK NR C46-53303. REMOVED AND
- [SDR USAA990325](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990325), Mar 30, 1999: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 3 INCH SECTION CORROSION WITH 1 INCH CRACK, LEVEL 1 SUSPECT LEVEL 2 AT RIGHT SIDE INBOARD TRACK STATION 270. CORROSION LEVEL 1. SP
- [SDR USAA990324](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990324), Mar 30, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH BY 15 INCH CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT AT STATION 160 TO 200 FORWARD OF RIGHT OUTBOARD SEAT TRACK. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROS
- [SDR USAA990323](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990323), Mar 30, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND .5 INCH BY 30 INCH CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT AT STATION 160 TO 200 INBOARD OF MED. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSION TASK NR C646-5330
- [SDR USAA990322](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990322), Mar 30, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH BY 18 INCH CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT AT STATION 200 LEFT SIDE CENTER LINE. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSION TASK NR C46-53303.
- [SDR USAA990321](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990321), Mar 30, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH BY 8 INCH CORROSION ON GALLEY FLOORBEAM BETWEEN BEAMS NR 26 AND NR 36. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSION TASK NR C46-53303. REMO
- [SDR USAA990320](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990320), Mar 30, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH BY 30 INCH CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT AT STATION 160 TO 218 CENTER LINE. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSION TASK NR C46-53303. RE
- [SDR USAA990319](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990319), Mar 30, 1999: BEAM. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND FORWARD CARGO DOOR FRAME CORRODED (2 INCH BY 3 INCH AREA) ON DOOR FRAME BETWEEN STATION 370-427. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF DOOR FR
- [SDR USAA990273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990273), Mar 30, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK EMINATING FROM SHEAR TIE ATTACH FASTENER ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STRINGER 14L STATION 965. INSTALLED PERMANENT CLASS 1 
- [SDR USAA990272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990272), Mar 27, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND TWO .25 INCH CRACKS AND TWO EACH 1.5 INCH CRACKS ON SKIN BETWEEN STATION 945 AND 965 AND BETWEEN L14R AND L15R. CUT OUT TWO CRACKS
- [SDR USAA990271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990271), Mar 27, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH LONG CRACK AT LONGERON 4L STATION 160 (AROUND HI-LOCK HEAD). SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON PER SRM 53-02 FIG 18. (M)
- [SDR USAA990270](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990270), Mar 27, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND .375 INCH CRACK IN UPPER RIGHT PYLON ATTACH ANGLE AT VERT LEG OF ATTACH ANGLE AT STATION 1019 RIGHT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 54-
- [SDR USAA990269](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990269), Mar 27, 1999: FITTING. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND CORROSION AT INERCOSTAL 'T' FITTINGS (1 INCH BY .5 INCH AREA) AT FORWARD CARGO DOOR LOWER AFT DOOR STOP, BOTH SIDES OF WEB. CORROS
- [SDR USAA990268](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990268), Mar 27, 1999: FITTING. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND CORROSION AT INTERCOSTAL 'T' FITTINGS (1 INCH BY .5 INCH AREA) AT LOWER FORWARD CARGO DOOR STOP, BOTH SIDES OF WEB. CORROSION TASK
- [SDR USAA990267](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990267), Mar 27, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-1 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK IN SKIN COMING OUT FROM UNDER TOP AFT STOP AT AFT LEFT EMERGENCY EXIT. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER TYPICAL REPAIR 52
- [SDR USAAD98190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98190), Oct 23, 1998: UNKNOWN. ODOR. GSO - FLT 990 - AFTER TAKEOFF, PASSENGERS NOTED A BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO GSO AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED 
- [SDR USAAD98173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98173), Sep 29, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DTW - THE AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE DIM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAAD97023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97023), Jan 21, 1997: BATTERY PACK. FAILED. DAY - LEFT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LEFT NACELLE BATTERY PACK. (M)
- [SDR USAAD96017A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96017A), Feb 2, 1996: WINDSHIELD. CRACKED. ORD FLI 979 - FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD CRACKED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER, 
- [SDR USAAD96017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96017), Feb 2, 1996: WINDSHIELD. CRACKED. ORD - FL 979 - FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD CRACKED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. (M)
- [SDR USAA951363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA951363), Dec 26, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - WHILE ACCOMPLISHING X-RAY INSPECTION OF PYLON AREA IN BOS, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A .25 INCH CRACK IN SKIN AT STA 965, LONGERON 14L. AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTENA
- [SDR USAA950373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950373), Apr 14, 1995: WINDSHIELD. LOST SEALANT. CLT - THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD LOST TAPING AND SEALER AT 12,000 FEET. THE SEALANT OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE WINDSHIELD. FLIGHT RETURNED TO CLT. MAINTENANCE RESE

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20001020037559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001020037559I), Oct 20, 2000: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Ithaca, NY. (-23) On Friday, October 20,2000, at 1400 EDT, a Douglas DC-9, N922VJ, operated as usairways flight 1175, experienced an aborted takeoff when the pilot noticed…
- [Incident 19900616031249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616031249I), Jun 16, 1990: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Indianapolis, IN. Right alternating current buss failed. Diverted for landing. Voltage regulator had failed.
- [Incident 19850720050859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720050859I), Jul 20, 1985: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Indianapolis, IN. Aircraft cleared to hold short two times and acknowledged. Aircraft stopped with nose on runway. DC9 made go around
- [Incident 19850311010619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850311010619I), Mar 11, 1985: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Struck birds on takeoff. Returned for landing. Radome replaced. Ferried for further inspection.
- [Incident 19820108001099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820108001099I), Jan 8, 1982: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Turned beyond selected heading. Used force to free ailerons with autopilot off. No defects. Suspect iced controls.

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