# N930VJ: Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 1998-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45868
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 22, 1998
- Last registry action: September 22, 1998
- Mode S code: ACE78D
- Owner when cancelled: [Avteam Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVTEAM%20INC)
- Location: [Miramar, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miramar)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9882° N, 80.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33025, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N930VJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=930VJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N930VJ-1998-09-22

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 Douglas DC-9-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31.md

## Service difficulty reports (12)

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

- [SDR USAAD98027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98027), Feb 18, 1998: LIGHTING. INOPERATIVE. CMH - AFT CABIN AND TAILCONE CATWALK FLOOR PATH LIGHTING INOP. MAINTENANCE FOUND ONE CATWALK SOCKET WITH MOISTURE CONTAMINATION FROM THE LEFT WATER SEPARATOR UN
- [SDR USAAD97194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97194), Nov 4, 1997: DUCT. LOOSE. PVD - FL 1130 - AT 33,000 FEET THE CABIN PRESSURE HONE OFF. THE CABIN PRESSURE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 FEET. THE FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE DESCENT 
- [SDR USAAD97104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97104), Jun 21, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND/RON - FOUND 1 SECTION CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES. (X)
- [SDR USAAD97046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97046), Feb 24, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. CVG - FOUND FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAAD97012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97012), Jan 2, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. PHL - FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT REMAINS ON WHEN AIRCRAFT POWER IS ON. REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY. (M)
- [SDR USAAD96059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96059), May 20, 1996: DUCT. CRACKED. FLT NR 447 - DCA-BOS - TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMP LIGHT CAME ON DURING INITIAL CLIMB. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED 8TH STAGE PNEUMATIC DUCT. (M)
- [SDR USAA960264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960264), Feb 18, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-4 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND .125 INCH CRACK IN SKIN CLIP EMINATING FROM RIVET AT STATION 658 RIGHT SIDE LONGERON NR 1. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR CLA
- [SDR USAA960263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960263), Feb 18, 1996: CLIP. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-4 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND .125 INCH CRACK AT SKIN CLIP EMINATING FROM A RIVET AT STATION 699 RIGHT LONGERON NR 1. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SR
- [SDR USAA960262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960262), Feb 18, 1996: CLIP. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-4 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND .125 INCH CRACK AT SKIN CLIP EMINATING FROM RIVET AT STATION 775 ON RIGHT SIDE LONGERON NR 1. INSTALLED CLASS 2 REPAIR 
- [SDR USAA960261](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960261), Feb 18, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-4 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND .125 INCH CRACK IN SKIN COMING FROM RIVET AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF MED STAIR DOOR OPENING STATION 200. INSTALLED DOUBLER 
- [SDR USAA950062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950062), Jan 29, 1995: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. IND - ACCOMPLISHED SCHEDULED SID INSPECTION PSE 53.09.001A FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB AREA. FOUND 1.25 INCH CRACK IN FRAME STATION 389 LONGERON 18R (VISUAL INSPECT
- [SDR USAA950040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950040), Jan 21, 1995: PUMP. SHEARED. CLT - FLT 2350 - ON CLIMB-OUT, THE RT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED. CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO CLT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP. OPERATIO

## 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 19801230088229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801230088229I), Dec 30, 1980: Doug DC931 (N930VJ), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Wing tip struck backhoe while taxiing to gate.
- [Incident 19790517200449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790517200449I), May 17, 1979: Doug DC9 (N930VJ), Washington, DC. Aircraft lost pressurization at cruise. Oxygen masks dropped. Pressurization controller replaced. Cleaned valve.
- [Incident 19790111001069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111001069I), Jan 11, 1979: Doug DC931 (N930VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. While taxiing to gate from landing, a passenger had an apparent heart attack.

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