# N925VJ: 1981 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2006-10-31 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 31, 2006 - Exported to: Gambia - 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-9A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9a) (registry code 51729) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 48145 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 21, 2006 - Certificate issued: September 15, 2006 - Last registry action: September 15, 2006 - Mode S code: ACD2A1 - Owner when cancelled: [Joda LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JODA%20LLC) - Location: [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 38.6563° N, 90.5419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63017, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N925VJ - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=925VJ - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N925VJ-2006-10-31 From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (27) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR USAAD01097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01097), May 7, 2001: CONTROL VALVE. FAILED. DTW-PHL FLT 298 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THERE WAS A STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEF - [SDR USAAD00170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00170), Oct 27, 2000: SEAL. RUPTURED. DTW-YUL - FLT 9203 - WHILE CRUISING AT 33,000 FEET, THE CABIN PRESSURE STARTED TO RISE. AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS INITIATED AND REVERTED TO MANUAL PRESSURIZATION - [SDR USAAD00138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00138), Aug 25, 2000: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - FOUND EXTERIOR AFT LEFT EMERGENCY LIGHT TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IN THE CHARGING UNIT. (M) - [SDR USAAD00087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00087), May 31, 2000: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE LEFT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAAD99163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99163), Nov 16, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DTW - THE GALLEY DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS DIM. REPLACED THE GALLEY DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M) - [SDR 99ZZZM800](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM800), Nov 16, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. THE FIRST CLASS AREA OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE FIRST CLASS ARE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAAD99103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99103), Jul 26, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ROC - THE OVERHEAD AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 10 THROUGH 14 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR THE OVERHEAD AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS. (M - [SDR USAA990446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990446), May 15, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH BY 2 INCH CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN STATION 160-237 SUPPORT NR 24. CORROSION LEVEL 1. CORROSION TASK NR C46-53303. - [SDR USAA990445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990445), May 15, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH BY 1 INCH CORRODED AREA AT STATION 965 FLOORBEAM RT LAV THRESHOLD ATTACH POINT. CORROSION LEVEL 1, CORROSION TASK NR C58-53 - [SDR USAA990444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990444), May 15, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH LONG CRACK AT LOWER LEFT PYLON ATTACH ANGLE, STATION 945. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 54-04 FIG 10. (M) - [SDR USAA990443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990443), May 15, 1999: PAN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND 3 INCH CRACK IN PRESSURE PAN, FORWARD PAX DOOR, UPPER FORWARD CORNER. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER SRM 52-05 FIG 47. (M) - [SDR USAA990442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990442), May 15, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND .75 INCH CRACK IN SKIN AT RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT AFT LOWER POCKET. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 54-05 FIG 32. ( - [SDR USAA990441](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990441), May 15, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND .25INCH LONG CRACK AT LOWER RT PYLON ATTACH ANGLE AT STATION 945. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 54-04 FIG 10. (M) - [SDR USAA990440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990440), May 15, 1999: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4, C-1, QX-19 CHECK FOUND 1 INCH CRACK AT INTERCOSTAL STATION 332 LONGERON 30. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2. (M) - [SDR USAAD98224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98224), Dec 31, 1998: OIL FILTER. DAMAGED. BOS-IAD - FLT 238 - DURING CRUISE, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE OIL PRESSURE WAS ALSO DROPPING. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AI - [SDR USAAD98204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98204), Nov 13, 1998: HARNESS. STIFF. PIT - DURING A FUNCTIONAL CHECK, THE TAIL CONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY AUTOMATICALLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TAIL CONE EMERGENCY EVACUATIO - [SDR USAAD98105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98105), Jun 3, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DTW - THE GALLEY ARE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE DIM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GALLEY AREA OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M) - [SDR USAAD98101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98101), Jun 3, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DTW - THE GALLEY AREA OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE DIM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GALLEY AREA OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (X) - [SDR USAAD98022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98022), Jan 30, 1998: SLIDE. PUNCTURED. PIT - THE GALLEY SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE INFLATION BOTTLE PUNCTURED THE SLIDE DURING INFLATION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SLIDE ASSEMBLY. (M) - [SDR USAAD98005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98005), Jan 11, 1998: COALESCER BAG. DIRTY. IND - FLT 1528 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PASSENGER CABIN HAD A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. THE SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE LAVATORIES CAME ON BUT - [SDR USAAD97220](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97220), Nov 27, 1997: DOOR. NOT LATCHED. CMH - FLT 363 - ON ROTATION OUT OF CMH, CREW HEARD A LOUD AIR NOISE UNDER COCKPIT ALONG WITH ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATING. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD - [SDR USAAD97097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97097), May 30, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. IND/RON - FOUND LEFT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. (X) - [SDR USAAD97007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97007), Jan 10, 1997: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 458 - PIT-BWI - AFTER TAKEOFF, CAPTAIN HEARD A NOISE FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE CLOSED NOSE GEAR DOORS. (M) - [SDR USAAD97005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97005), Jan 8, 1997: CHARGER. FAILED. FLT 1159 - TOL-PIT - AFTER DEPARTING TOL, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON, THEN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. BREAKER WAS RESET, AND SUBSEQUENTLY PO - [SDR USAAD96093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96093), Jun 30, 1996: ROD. FAILED. FLT 1200 - DCA-PVD - SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWING SLAT RETRACTION. RETURNED TO FIELD. FOUND FUELING DOOR HAD RESTRICTED SLAT RETRACTION. REPAIRED FUELI - [SDR USAA960367](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960367), Apr 4, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED PRODUCTION CONTROL ITEM, FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK RIGHT SIDE SKIN LONGERON 14R-15R AT STATION 965. INSTALLED TITANIUM DOUBLER PER USAIR EA NR - [SDR USAA950036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950036), Jan 22, 1995: PRESSURIZATION. MALFUNCTIONED. PIT - FLT 358 - ON CLIMB-OUT, THE ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE IN EITHER THE AUTO OR MANUAL MODE. CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT TO PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE OUTFLOW ## 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 19890909052189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890909052189I), Sep 9, 1989: Doug DC931 (N925VJ), Buffalo, NY. Lost pressurization. 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