# N932ML: 1971 Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2013-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065)
- 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: 47547
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 2010
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1999
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: ACEE35
- Owners when cancelled: [United States Of America](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20OF%20AMERICA), [Department Of The Navy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20THE%20NAVY)
- Location: [China Lake, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/China%20Lake)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5824° N, 117.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93555, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N932ML
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=932ML
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N932ML-2013-10-28

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 (4)

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

- [SDR GTIA96NK170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA96NK170), May 18, 1996: STALL WARN COMP. MALFUNCTIONED. STALL WARNING STICK SHAKER ACTIVATED 240 KTS CLEAN, PULLED P35 PER FCOM. SWAPPED NR 1 AND NR 2 STALL WARN COMP. FOUND BOTH INDICATOR PINS POPPED ON NR 1 STALL W
- [SDR GTIA96NK152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA96NK152), Mar 30, 1996: CONTROLLER. FAILED. CABIN PRESSURIZATION FAILURE DESCENDING THROUGH 27,000 FEET. DECLARED EMERGENCY, MASKS DROPPED. DIVERTED TO TPA. REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER. GROUND RUN 
- [SDR GTIA96NK151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA96NK151), Mar 30, 1996: ANTICIPATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. CABIN PRESSURIZATION FAILURE. DESCENDING THROUGH 27,000 FEET. DECLARED EMERGENCY, MASKS DROPPED. DIVERTED TO TPA. REPLACED LEFT AUG VALVE ANTICIPATOR. GROUND RU
- [SDR GTIA96NK150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA96NK150), Mar 30, 1996: THERMOSTAT. MALFUNCTIONED. CABIN PRESSURIZATION FAILURE DESENDING THROUGH 27000 FEET. DECLARED EMERGENCY, MASKS DROPPED. DIVERTED TO TPA. REPLACED LEFT AUG VALVE THERMOSTAT. GROUND RUN PE

## 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 19870815051049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870815051049I), Aug 15, 1987: Doug DC931 (N932ML), Des Moines, IA. The engine was shut down when oil pressure was lost. The fuel pump garlock seal appears to have leaked.

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