# N931AS: 1985 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), registration cancelled 2009-11-19 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 19, 2009 - Exported to: Venezuela - Status when cancelled: Sale reported - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (registry code 3022083) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-219) (registry code 51694) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E9NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9NE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 49232 - Year built: 1985 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 30, 2007 - Last registry action: November 18, 2009 - Mode S code: ACE971 - Location: [Xxxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxxx) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 35.4707° N, 97.5191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73102, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N931AS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=931AS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931AS-2009-11-19 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-9-83(MD-83): https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83.md ## Service difficulty reports (167, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ASAA0580484](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580484), Sep 4, 2005: SKIN. DENTED. OKC - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO BAY DOOR SKIN DENTED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND TWO INTERNAL STRIP DOUBLERS. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580483](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580483), Sep 4, 2005: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. OKC - FOUND DURING C-CHECK, SHEAR TIE CORRODED. REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION OF SHEAR TIE. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580482](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580482), Sep 4, 2005: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. OKC - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED. REPLACED SHEAR TIE. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580481), Sep 4, 2005: SKIN. DENTED. OKC - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. INSTALLED FINGER DOUBLER, INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER, AND FILLER. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580480](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580480), Sep 4, 2005: SKIN. CORRODED. OKC - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND INTERNAL SKIN DOUBLER IS CORRODED. REMOVED DAMAGED DOUBLER. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580479](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580479), Sep 4, 2005: DOOR. DENTED. OKC - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AREA OF FUSELAGE BELOW EXTERNAL POWER DOOR IS DENTED. REMOVED DAMGAED AREA. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580478](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580478), Sep 4, 2005: SKIN. DENTED. OKC - DURING C-CHECK, FUSELAGE DENTED NEAR NLG LEFT DOOR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580477](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580477), Sep 4, 2005: SKIN. SCRATCHED. OKC - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SCRATCHED AND DENTED. REMOVED SCRATCH. COLD FORMED DENTED AREA BACK TO ORIGINAL CONTOUR AND INSTALLED INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBL - [SDR ASAA0580044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580044), Jan 29, 2005: WIRE HARNESS. SHORTED. (SMOKE/FLAMES/FUMES OVERHEAD AT 21 ABC) REPORTED BY PASSENGER AND AS A PIREP, THIS WAS PRECEEDED BY AN EARLIER REPORT PRIOR TO FLIGHT OF (WATER LEAKING AT ROW 2 - [SDR ASAA0480485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0480485), Aug 25, 2004: TIRE. FAILED. DURING LANDING ROLL, BOTH LT MLG TIRES RUPTURED. THE MLG STRUT DID NOT COLLAPSE, BUT SOME FUSELAGE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY FLYING PIECES OF TIRE MATERIAL. (AN O-53 - [SDR ASAA0480454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0480454), May 29, 2004: FRAME. CRACKED. OKC - FOUND DURING C-CHECK, RIGHT MLG FORWARD INBOARD CORNER FRAME CHANNEL CRACKED. REPLACED FRAME PER SRM 51-10-4. (M) - [SDR ASAA0480460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0480460), May 29, 2004: SKIN. DENTED. OKC - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT WING NR 5 SLAT IS DENTED. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 57-03. (M) - [SDR ASAA0480459](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0480459), May 29, 2004: FLOORBOARD. DELAMINATED. OKC - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED AT CLASS DIVIDERS. REBONDED PANELS PER MM 25-00-00. (M) - [SDR ASAA0480458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0480458), May 29, 2004: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. OKC - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED AT ROWS 20 AND 21. REBONDED PANELS PER MM 25-00-00. (M) - [SDR ASAA0480457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0480457), May 29, 2004: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. OKC - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED AT G-3 AND G-4 GALLEYS. REBONDED PANELS PER MM 25-00-00. (M) - [SDR ASAA0480456](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0480456), May 29, 2004: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. OKC - FOUND DURING C-CHECK, FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED AT CABIN ROW 11. REBONDED PANEL PER MM 25-00-00. (M) - [SDR ASAA0480455](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0480455), May 29, 2004: FRAME. CRACKED. OKC- DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT MLG AFT OUTBOARD CORNER FRAME CHANNEL REPAIR T-CRACKED. REPLACED PREVIOUS REPAIR PER SRM 53-05. (M) - [SDR ASAA0480453](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0480453), May 26, 2004: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. OKC - FOUND DURING HV CHECK, PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT, SITUATED NEAR THE FORWARD PASSENGER DOOR, IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. (M) - [SDR ASAA0480443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0480443), May 17, 2004: SLIDE. FAILED. OKC - C-CHECK, AFT SERVICE (L-2) DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE FAILED TO INFLATE FULLY DURING DEPLOYMENT TEST IAW WK CARD 28525002. SLIDE ASSY WAS REPLACED INSP OF THE R - [SDR ASAA0380602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380602), Oct 3, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROW 4. SPLICED BROKEN WIRE. LIGHTS THEN OPERATED PROPERLY. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380599](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380599), Oct 2, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. SEA PREFLIGHT CHECK, FOUND EMEREGNCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 9 FORWARD. REPAIRED ASSOCIATED JUMPER WIRE TO BATTERY PACK. LIGHTS THEN OPERATED PR - [SDR ASAA0380586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380586), Sep 12, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SEA LINE CHECK, FOUND OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, BATTERY PACK DISCHARGED. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, BATTERY PACK. LIGHTS THEN OPERATED PROPERLY. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380587), Sep 12, 2003: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. SEA LINE CHECK - FOUND EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, BATTERY PACK DISCHARGED. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, BATTERY PACK. LIGHTS THEN OPERATED PROPERLY. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380577), Sep 2, 2003: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. SEA LINE CHECK, RT AND LT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, BATTERY PACK. LIGHTS THEN OPERATED PROPERLY. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380505), Jun 20, 2003: MODULE. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE AT ROW 29. REPLACED LIGHT MODULE (HOLDER AND LAMP). LIGHTS THEN OPERATED PROPERLY. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380406), Apr 21, 2003: FITTING. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON CARGO DOOR BEAM TEE FITTING. REPLACED TEE FITTING PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380403), Apr 21, 2003: SKIN. DENTED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND RUDDER HAD DENT JUST ABOVE LOWER HINGE. REMOVED DAMAGED AND HOT BONDED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380408), Apr 21, 2003: LONGERON. CORRODED. OKC - DURNG 30K CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 28L CORRODED IN FORWARD CARGO BAY AT FS 231. REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION PER SRM 53-02. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380407), Apr 21, 2003: FLOORBOARD. PUNCTURED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND FLOORBOARD HAS TWO PUNCTURES. REPLACED FLOORBOARD PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380405), Apr 21, 2003: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO TRACKS BETWEEN L27R AND L28R ARE CORRODED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380404](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380404), Apr 21, 2003: SKIN. DENTED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND RUDDER HAS DENT ON LEFT SIDE. REMOVED DAMAGE AND HOT BONDED .012 7075-T6 REPAIR DOUBELR TO RUDDER PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380409), Apr 21, 2003: FITTING. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND MID CARGO BAY LOWER DOOR JAMB FITTING IS CORRODED AT FS 636-644. REPLACED DAMAGED FITTING, SUPPORT PER SRM 51-10-2, 4, AND 5. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380402), Apr 21, 2003: VANE. PUNCTURED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND RIGHT INBOARD FLAP, OUTBOARD VANE PUNCTURED LOWER SKIN AT INBOARD END. REPAIRED PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380398](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380398), Apr 21, 2003: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND FLOOR SUPPORT INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN 1287 AND 1309 HAS THREE CRACKS IN RADIUS. REPAIRED PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380397](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380397), Apr 21, 2003: STIFFENER. CRACKED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND NR 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL TWO STIFFENERS CRACKED AFT SIDE OF FORWARD BULKHEAD AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. REPAIRED PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380410), Apr 21, 2003: BULKHEAD. GOUGED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND RIGHT MLG WHEEL WELL AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD IS GOUGED AT FS 1003. REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-70-4. ( - [SDR ASAA0380400](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380400), Apr 21, 2003: SKIN. DENTED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND LEFT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB HAS SHARP DENT ON LOWER SURFACE INBOARD SIDE. REPAIRED PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380401), Apr 21, 2003: VANE. DELAMINATED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND RIGHT INBOARD FLAP, INBOARD VANE BONDED REPAIR HAS DELAMINATED LOWER SURFACE. REPAIRED PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380399](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380399), Apr 21, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT INBOARD FLOOR ATTACH ANGLE CORRODED. REPAIRED PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380381), Apr 21, 2003: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND FLOOR SUPPORT IN AFT CARGO BAY AT FS 1156 IS CORRODED. REPLACED SUPPORT PER SRM 51-10-4. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380389), Apr 21, 2003: FITTING. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE STATION 200 LBL 8 FITTING CORRODED. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380380), Apr 21, 2003: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED AT FS 160. REPLACED DAMAGED SUPPORT PER SRM 51-10-3. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380396](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380396), Apr 21, 2003: CHANNEL. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT VERTICAL CENTER POST HAS CORROSION JUST BELOW FLOOR LEVEL AT STRINGER 30L. REPAIRED PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380390), Apr 21, 2003: SUPPORT ANGLE. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND FORWARD PIT STATION 523, BULKHEAD SUPPORT ANGLE CORRODED. REPLACED SUPPORT ANGLE PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380382](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380382), Apr 21, 2003: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED AT FS 218. REPLACED SUPPORT PER SRM 51-10-3 AND 4. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380384), Apr 21, 2003: MOUNT. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND GALLEY MOUNT CORRODED. REPLACED MOUNT. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380387), Apr 21, 2003: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE AT FRAME 712 BETWEEN L30 AND L29. REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380386), Apr 21, 2003: TRACK. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND FALSE TRACK CORRODED FROM STATION 160-200. REPLACED FALSE TRACK PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380385), Apr 21, 2003: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND MID CARGO AREA INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STRINGER L30 AND L29 IS CORRODED. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL PER SRM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380393), Apr 21, 2003: RETAINER. CRACKED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND FLOORBOARD CENTER STATION 886-946 RETAINER CRACKED AROUND FASTENER. REPAIRED PER SRM. (M) All 167: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931AS-2009-11-19/reports.md ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB SEA94IA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94IA103), Apr 18, 1994: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-83 (N931AS), Seattle, WA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FRACTURE OF A MAIN GEAR WHEEL HUB. ## 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 19960311006669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960311006669I), Mar 11, 1996: Doug DC982 (N931AS), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Bird strike on takeoff LH main gear severed hydraulic lines landed pdx ok. Bent gear door rod. - [Incident 19940417029239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417029239I), Apr 17, 1994: Doug DC982 (N931AS), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. After taxi into gate area tower advised smoke from landing gear. Evacuated wheel hub fractured. Replaced. - [Incident 19930821034109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930821034109I), Aug 21, 1993: Doug DC982 (N931AS), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Hydraulic failure after takeoff. Returned. Right gear door dragged on runway. Slat hydraulic line loose. ## Other aircraft with N931AS - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N931AS): Alfred C Skinnell BD-4 EXPERIMENTAL CL, S/N 1359B, built 2015 --- 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.