# N938AX: Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2007-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 6, 1987
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1986
- Last registry action: April 17, 2007
- Mode S code: AD0377
- Owner when cancelled: [Abx Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABX%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4607° N, 83.8443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45177, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N938AX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=938AX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N938AX-2007-06-18

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (88, newest 50)

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

- [SDR ABXA050271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050271), Nov 9, 2005: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER PACK NEEDED REPLACEMENT, DEFERRED DI NR 46906 DEFERRED PER DC9 AMM 33-53-00-8 AND GMM 07-04. REPLACE POWER PACK O
- [SDR ABXA040279](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040279), Jul 23, 2004: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. LEFT CUSP CRACKED AT STA 880. REPLACED LEFT CUSP BETWEEN FS 832 TO 899 IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-1.
- [SDR ABXA040278](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040278), Jul 23, 2004: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. NUMEROUS CRACKS IN LEFT CUSP WEB, FS 945 TO 965. REPLACED LEFT CUSP WEB IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA040277](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040277), Jul 22, 2004: SKIN. CORRODED. EXTERIOR FUSELGAE SKIN AT STA 180, LONGERON 30 CORRODED. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 180, LONGERON 30.
- [SDR ABXA040276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040276), Jul 22, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT STA 937, RIGHT BUTTLINE 18. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM IAW DC-9 SRM 53-05.
- [SDR ABXA040275](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040275), Jul 22, 2004: FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT MAIN FRAME STA 718 WAS CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED MAIN FRAME IAW JOB CARD EA 53400323-001-2.
- [SDR ABXA040273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040273), Jul 21, 2004: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 17 RIGHT CRACKED AT FRAME STA 560. REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA040274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040274), Jul 21, 2004: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 12 RIGHT CRACKED AT FRAME STA 944. REPAIRED LONGERON 12 RIGHT, FS FRAME 944 IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA040272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040272), Jul 20, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. SKIN WAS CRACKED AT MAIN ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT, UPPER AFT STOP. REPAIRED MAIN ENTRY DOOR CORNER IAW DC-9 SRM 53-05.
- [SDR ABXA040243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040243), Jul 3, 2004: WARNING LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. RT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKE OFF. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES FOLLOWING RECYCLING OF GEAR. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. INS
- [SDR ABXA030039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030039), Jan 2, 2003: HINGE. RUSTED. RUST BLEEDING FROM RIGHT WING CENTER FLAP HINGE INBOARD UPPER ATTACH STUD. REPLACED FORWARD CENTER FLAP HINGE IAW DC-9 MM 57-4-01-2-0001.
- [SDR ABXA030038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030038), Jan 2, 2003: FITTING. CRACKED. FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR NR 2 BEAM FORWARD FITTING CRACKED AT FASTENER. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA030037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030037), Dec 27, 2002: DOOR. CRACKED. CRACK IN UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF INBOARD GEAR DOOR. REPLACED PAN IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2, 51-30-5 AND 51-30-8.
- [SDR ABXA010572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010572), Nov 7, 2001: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS RECYCLED AND LIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWNL
- [SDR ABXA010276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010276), May 21, 2001: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 29 LEFT VERTICAL LEG CRACKED AT SPLICE BETWEEN STATION 408 - 427. REPLACED SECTION OF LONGERON 29 LEFT STATION 408 - 427 IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02, FIG 14 AND
- [SDR ABXA010274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010274), May 21, 2001: PANEL. DELAMINATED. UPPER INBOARD TRAILING EDGE BONDED PANEL WAS DELAMINATED. REPLACED PANEL IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-1.
- [SDR ABXA010275](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010275), May 17, 2001: ANGLE. CRACKED. KEEL SUPPORT L-ANGLE CRACKED INSIDE LEFT KEEL, AFT SIDE UNDER RESERVOIR. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1, AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9900723](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900723), Sep 18, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. INOP. EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SOURCE.
- [SDR ABXA9900707](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900707), Sep 10, 1999: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT WING AFT LOWER SPAR CRACKED AT HOLE NR 4. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SERVICE REWORK DRAWING J060123 AND ABX DRAWING M07181.
- [SDR ABXA9900706](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900706), Sep 10, 1999: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT WING LOWER SPAR CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC9 DRAWINGS M07181 AND J060173.
- [SDR ABXA9900705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900705), Sep 10, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 16R CRACKED AT STATION 965. REPLACED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA9900704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900704), Sep 10, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 2 LEFT CRACKED AT STATION 200. REPLACED LONGERON 2 LEFT FROM STATION 194 TO 230 IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA9900703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900703), Sep 10, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 13 RIGHT CRACKED AT STATION 945. SPLICED LONGERON 13 RIGHT IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA9900701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900701), Sep 10, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, INSPECTION FOUND LONGERON 17 RIGHT CRACKED AT STATION 945. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA9900700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900700), Sep 10, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR BEAM END FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9900699](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900699), Sep 10, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT PYLON LEADING EDGE INBOARD LOWER ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 54-04.
- [SDR ABXA9900698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900698), Sep 10, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME STATION 658 CRACKED BELOW LONGERON 18 LEFT. REPAIRED FRAME IAW DC9 SRM 53-03.
- [SDR ABXA9900697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900697), Sep 10, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE FRAME ATTACH FITTING AT STATION 617, BELOW LONGERON 18 RIGHT. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-10-4 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9900696](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900696), Sep 10, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT PYLON HAD CRACKED WEB AT LOWER ATTACH ANGLE. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9900695](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900695), Sep 10, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FITTING CRACKED AT LEFT WING SLAT DRIVE. REPLACED FITTING IAW ABX REA D957-33196.
- [SDR ABXA9900694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900694), Sep 10, 1999: PAN. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR INNER AND OUTER PANS TO BE CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D952-33186.
- [SDR ABXA9900627](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900627), Aug 3, 1999: BATTERY. DEPLETED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES.
- [SDR ABXA9900040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900040), Jan 27, 1999: LATCH. DEFECTIVE. COCKPIT ENTRY DOOR LATCH STICKS, WOULD NOT RELEASE. REPLACED COCKPIT ENTRY LATCH.
- [SDR ABXA9800916](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800916), Oct 19, 1998: LATCH. LOOSE. COCKPIT DOOR WAS JAMMED. SECURED HARDWARE ON DOOR LATCH ASSY.
- [SDR ABXA9800127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800127), Feb 25, 1998: BULKHEAD ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE SLANT PANEL ANGLE STATION 690 AND LBL 8 CORRODED. REPAIRED ANGLE IAW ABX REA D953-22465-MR.
- [SDR ABXA9800126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800126), Feb 25, 1998: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT CUSP WEB AT STATION 408 CRACKED. REPLACED CUSP WEB IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA9800099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800099), Feb 18, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE RIGHT WING, LOWER OUTBOARD HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF THE BULKHEAD/AILERON HINGE FITTING AT STA XRS477 INSIDE THE FUEL VENT TANK CORRODED BE
- [SDR ABXA9800098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800098), Feb 18, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AFT OF STATION 996 AT LONGERON 5R. REPAIRED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC9 SRM K05159.
- [SDR ABXA9800097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800097), Feb 18, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND VERTICAL SUPPORT FITTING AT STA 965 FLOORBEAM CRACKED ON RIGHT SIDE IN AFT LOWER CARGO COMPT. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9800096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800096), Feb 18, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 3R CRACKED AT STA 639. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA9800095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800095), Feb 18, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 6L CRACKED AT STA 699. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA9800094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800094), Feb 18, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON NR 1 CRACKED AT STA 718. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA9800093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800093), Feb 18, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 16L CRACKED FORWARD OF STA 945. REPLACED LONGERON FROM STA 935-965 IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9800092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800092), Feb 18, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT PYLON VERTICAL WEB CRACKED FORWARD AND INBOARD OF THE AFT ENGINE MOUNT. REPLACED WEB IAW DC9 SRM 54-10-00 AND 51-10-5.
- [SDR ABXA9800091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800091), Feb 18, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT PYLON TO FUSELAGE UPPER ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT STA 980. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 54-04.
- [SDR ABXA9800090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800090), Feb 18, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND ANGLE JUST INBD OF AFT ENGINE MOUNT IN NR 1 PYLON CRACKED AT LOWER FASTENER. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1.
- [SDR ABXA00089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA00089), Feb 18, 1998: SUBFLOOR. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE SUBFLOOR DIAPHRAM CRACKED AT STA 149, BL 0.0 AND STA 160 BL 0.0. REPAIRED SUBFLOOR IAW DC9 SRM 53-01.
- [SDR ABXA9800083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800083), Feb 16, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM VERTICAL SUPPORT FITTING AT STA 680 AND LBL 44 CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-10-4.
- [SDR ABXA9800082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800082), Feb 16, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE LEFT CUSP WEB CRACKED AT STA 617, 639 AND 658. REPLACED CUSP WEB IAW DC9 SRM 51-10-04.
- [SDR ABXA9800081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800081), Feb 16, 1998: BLKHD DOUBLER. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK COMPLIANCE WITH S/B 53-137, FOUND DOUBLER CRACKED RADIALLY IN UPPER RIGHT AND UPPER LEFT CORNERS. REPAIRED DOUBLER IAW ABX REA D953-22492-MR AND 

All 88: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N938AX-2007-06-18/reports.md

## Other aircraft with N938AX

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N938AX): Maule M-7-260C, S/N 30054C, built 2013

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