# N926VJ: 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: 48146
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 22, 2006
- Certificate issued: September 29, 2006
- Last registry action: September 29, 2006
- Mode S code: ACD658
- 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/N926VJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=926VJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N926VJ-2006-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (32)

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

- [SDR USAAD01151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD01151), Aug 17, 2001: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. PIT - THE LEFT AND RIGHT AFT OVERWING EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERIES. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK. (M)
- [SDR USAA010406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010406), Mar 16, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 1095 LONGERON 4 RIGHT. CUT OUT DAMAGE, INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 27. (M)
- [SDR USAA010204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010204), Feb 25, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 2.5 INCHES, LEADING EDGE LT WING BOTTOM SIDE STATION XFS 126.438. CUT OUT DAMAGE, INSTALLED FLUSH REPAIR WITH INNER DOUBLER PER SRM 57-
- [SDR USAAD00145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD00145), Sep 16, 2000: STRUT. DISCHARGED. MSP-PIT - FLT 2247 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE NO
- [SDR USAAD99178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99178), Dec 16, 1999: ENGINE. BIRDSTRIKE. IND-DCA - FLT 769 - AFTER TAKEOFF THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS.. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY AN UNUSUAL ODOR IN THE CABI
- [SDR USAAD99139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99139), Sep 23, 1999: LINK. FAILED. CLT-PIT - FLT 1230 - AFTER TAKEOF AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE NOSE GEAR WELL. A VIBRATION THEN OCCURRED. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR 
- [SDR USAAD99080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99080), Jun 13, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. IND - THE TAILCONE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAA990348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990348), Mar 30, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND 6 INCH LONG CORROSION AT GALLEY FLOOR SUPPORT NR 2 CORROSION LEVEL 1. REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT. (M)
- [SDR USAA990347](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990347), Mar 30, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND 22 INCH LONG CORROSION AT CENTER FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN STATIONS 230 AND 252. CORROSION LEVEL 1. FABRICATED PART PER TYPICAL REPAIR
- [SDR USAA990346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990346), Mar 30, 1999: BRACKET. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK AT RIGHT LAV 965 INBOARD BEAM TRIM ATTACH BRACKET. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2 SHEET 4. (M)
- [SDR USAA990345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990345), Mar 30, 1999: WEB. CHAFED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND .25 INCH HOLE AND CHAFE MARK VENTRAL AREA FORWARD SIDE STATION 1038 WEB AT LT TEMP CONT VLV. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 4
- [SDR USAA990344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990344), Mar 30, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK IN ANGLE RIGHT PYLON AT FORWARD WALL OF CANNON PLUG BAY. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE OUT OF 2024 T3 .025. (M)
- [SDR USAA990343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990343), Mar 30, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND TWO CRACKS .25 INCH AND .75 INCH AT RIGHT PYLON CANTED WEB IN CANNON PLUG BAY. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 54-01 FIG 2 SHEET 2. (M)
- [SDR USAA990342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990342), Mar 30, 1999: BRACKET. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND .50 INCH CRACK IN MIDDLE LEFT DOOR BRACKET ON INSIDE DOOR JAMB. DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED WITH PART NR 3917624515. (M)
- [SDR USAA990341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990341), Mar 30, 1999: BRACET. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND .5 INCH CRACK AT UPPER RIGHT DOOR STOP BRACKET ON DOOR JAMB. REPLACED WITH NEW BRACKET. (M)
- [SDR USAA990340](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990340), Mar 30, 1999: CEILING. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND 1.5 INCH CRACK AND 1 INCH CRACK AT CABIN FLOOR CEILING AT STATION 154 AND 158 ABOVE RIGHT OUTBOARD PULLEY CABLE AROUND 2 CREWS. RE
- [SDR USAA990339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990339), Mar 30, 1999: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND .5 INCH CRACKS (SEVERAL) AT FORWARD SIDE STATION 965 BULKHEAD FORWARD WALL OF LAV AT FLOOR LEVEL. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-03 FIG 19. (
- [SDR USAA990338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990338), Mar 30, 1999: CUSP. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND 3 INCH LONG CRACK AT RIGHT SIDE CUSP AT STRINGER NR 18 STATION 617. REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE PART. (M)
- [SDR USAA990337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990337), Mar 30, 1999: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK IN WINDOW FRAME AT UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF WINDOW FRAME AT STATION 598 RIGHT. STOP DRILLED, DOUBLER INSTALLED PER T
- [SDR USAA990336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990336), Mar 30, 1999: SUPPORT. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND 2 INCH CRACKS IN FLOOR SUPPORT AT STATION 965 AT 29R. STOP DRILLED PER TYPICAL REPAIR 53-2-08 PAGE 1. (M)
- [SDR USAA990335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990335), Mar 30, 1999: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND TWO CRACKS IN SKIN AT BULKHEAD WEB STATION 965 AT RIGHT FLOOR LINE. REPLACED DAMAGED AREA WITH NEW SPLICED WEB PER SRM 53-03 FIG 1
- [SDR USAA990334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990334), Mar 30, 1999: CEILING. CRACKS. PIT - DURING Q-4 CHECK, FOUND 2 CRACKS 1 INCH LONG ON CABIN FLOOR CEILING STATION 154 AND 158 OUTBOARD SIDE RIGHT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 PAGE 9. (M)
- [SDR USAAD98134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98134), Aug 5, 1998: WATER SEPARATOR. CONTAMINATED. IND - FLT 1242 - AFTER TAKEOFF A STRONG FUEL SMELL WAS EVIDENT IN BOTH THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAIN
- [SDR USAAD98053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98053), Mar 29, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR ROWS 10-14 ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M)
- [SDR USAAD98020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98020), Jan 29, 1998: STRUT. LEAKING. PIT - FLT 1712 - AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. CREW RECYCLED GEAR TO NO AVAIL. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTEN
- [SDR USAAD98017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98017), Jan 23, 1998: VALVE. LEAKING. CLT - FLT 7002 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTEN
- [SDR USAAD97238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97238), Dec 23, 1997: PRESSURE SELECT. FAILED. CLT - FLT 1287 - PASSING THROUGH 12,500 FEET ON CLIMB-OUT FROM CLT, CREW LOST AUTO PRESSURIZATION CONTROL. FLIGHT RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INC
- [SDR USAAD97142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97142), Aug 21, 1997: FUEL PRESS. FAILED. PIT - FL 1036 - LEFT ENGINE FULE FILTER PRESSURE DROP LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. CREW PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND RETURN TO FIELD. PIT - A/C LANDED WITHOUT 
- [SDR USAAD97105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97105), Jun 21, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DAY/RON - FOUND LEFT NACELLE LIGHT INOPERATIVE IN EMERGENCY MODE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. (X)
- [SDR USAAD96062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96062), May 24, 1996: TRIM MOTOR. FAILED. PIT/EWR - FLT 936 - PRIMARY TRIM DOES NOT TRIM FORWARD. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED PRIMARY TRIM MOTOR AND TRIM BRAKE RELAYS. (X)
- [SDR USAAD96057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96057), May 19, 1996: ENGINE. FAILED. FLIGHT NR 8001 - CLT-GSP - RIGHT ENGINE OIL TEMP DURING CRUISE WENT TO 130 DEGREES. WENT TO 155 DEGREES AT IDLE. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. REPLACED ENGINE. (M)
- [SDR USAA950235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950235), Mar 10, 1995: LINK. DAMAGED. PIT - FLT 0590 - UPON GEAR RETRACTION, CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE NOSE GEAR. THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR WAS PUT DOWN, BUT THE LIGHT REMAINE

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19850203008389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850203008389I), Feb 3, 1985: Doug DC931 (N926VJ), Indianapolis, IN. Lost pressurization during descent. Unable to duplicate problem on ground. Control box removed and replaced.
- [Incident 19831230070049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831230070049I), Dec 30, 1983: Doug DC931 (N926VJ), Burlington, VT. While taxiing for takeoff nose wheel slid off the snow and ice covered taxiway.

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