# N940N: 1973 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 2013-08-13 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 13, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 302206C) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 47572 - Year built: 1973 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 25, 1973 - Last registry action: February 7, 2012 - Mode S code: AD0E54 - Location: [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 45.2117° N, 123.2817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97128, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N940N - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=940N - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N940N-2013-08-13 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-9-32: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32.md ## Service difficulty reports (37) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR NWAA081249918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA081249918), Mar 30, 2008: WIRE HARNESS. DEFECTIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHT FOR THE AFT MOST POSITION WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS AND FUN - [SDR NWAA080089918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA080089918), Jan 7, 2008: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND CRACKS IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT CANTED FRAME BS 1132 S14L. REPLACED SKIN SECTION PER 51-30-02. - [SDR NWAA071079918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NWAA071079918), Feb 26, 2007: SPAR. CRACKED. DURING "L" CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN LT WING TE SPAR EXISTING TEMPORARY REPAIR AT WS 267. SECTION I OF EA 99-208475 REMOVES EXISTING TEMPORARY REPAIR AND REINSTALLA - [SDR 0600489918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0600489918), Mar 5, 2006: WATER SEPARATOR. CONTAMINATED. AT ABOUT 500 FEET FOLLOWING DEPARTURE THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE AND FUMES FILLING THE AFT CABIN ACCOMPANIED BY THE AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS IN ALA - [SDR 0500969918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0500969918), Jun 27, 2005: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING M-CHECK FOUND CRACKED FRAME AT VENTRAL STAIR CUTOUT BS 1087. REPAIRED PER EA 99-203533. - [SDR 0400259918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0400259918), Jan 8, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING L-CHECK FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 76.55 RBL 16. REPAIRED PER EA 99-197447. - [SDR 0102139918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0102139918), Jun 13, 2001: CLAMP. BROKEN. AT 35,000 FEET, MASTER WARNING AND CABIN ALT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH CABIN CLIMBING AT 1000 FT PER MINUTE AND ALL PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. FOLLOWED COM - [SDR 0001119918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0001119918), Mar 31, 2000: WIRE. BROKEN. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND CATWALK EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. FOUND YELLOW ARM WIRE BROKEN AT SPLICE. REPAIRED WIRE AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK, - [SDR 9903749918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9903749918), Sep 12, 1999: FUSE. BROKEN. LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO AFTER TAKEOFF. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FLIGHT WAS RETURNED TO DTW. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENA - [SDR 9900039918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9900039918), Jan 1, 1999: PSEU. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND VISUALLY CONFIRMED GEAR TO BE DOWN AND LO - [SDR 9809899918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9809899918), Aug 8, 1998: CLAMP. BROKEN. TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FLIGHT WAS RETURNED TO MSP. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. - [SDR 9809649918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9809649918), Jun 26, 1998: SENSOR. BROKEN. DURING APPROACH, NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE UTILIZED AND FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO O - [SDR 9809399918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9809399918), May 26, 1998: ACM. FAILED. BOTH AFT LAVATORY SMOKE ALARMS ACTIVATED AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL IN AFT CABIN. FLIGHT WAS RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED W - [SDR 9807359918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9807359918), Apr 26, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT AT TAIL CONE HANDLE INOPERATIVE. SOCKET WAS CORRODED THROUGH LEGS OF LAMP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND B - [SDR 9800339918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9800339918), Jan 3, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND RIGHT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9724249918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9724249918), Dec 23, 1997: SLIDE. LOW PRESSURE. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT FORWRD CABIN DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE LOW ON PRESSURE. REPLACED SLIDE. - [SDR 9721019918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9721019918), Nov 7, 1997: LIGHTS. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND BOTH VENTRAL STAIR SIDEWALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LAMPS, SOCKETS, AND LENS, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9719499918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9719499918), Oct 18, 1997: B-NUT. LOOSE. SMOKE DETECTOR IN AFT RIGHT LAVATORY ACTIVATED AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU OIL TEST PORT LINE B-NUT - [SDR 9719219918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9719219918), Oct 14, 1997: T-DUCTS. BINDING. DURING APPROACH AS SLATS WERE SELECTED, SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AIRCRAFT ROLLING TO THE LEFT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FLAP - [SDR 9707239918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9707239918), Apr 5, 1997: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND TWO EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTS AT OBSERVER'S OXYGEN REGULATOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES IN PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NOR - [SDR 9705769918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9705769918), Mar 19, 1997: RETRACT MECH. LACK OF LUBE. DURING APPROACH INTO DTW ON SLAT EXTENSION, SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. CREW REQUESTED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ON - [SDR 9702509919](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9702509919), Feb 6, 1997: BULBS. RELAMPED. DURING APPROACH, NOSE LANDING GEAR GREEN DOWNLOCK LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. CREW EXECUTED GO-AROUND PROCEDURES AND SWITCHED BULB FROM LEF - [SDR 9702119919](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9702119919), Feb 2, 1997: LOCK SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING APPROACH ON GEAR EXTENSION, THE NOSE GEAR SAFE GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PERFORMED COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURE AND RECYCLED GEAR, ALL INDICA - [SDR 9701099918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9701099918), Jan 22, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND OVERWING EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIM. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 9627019918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9627019918), Dec 26, 1996: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND OVERWING EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 11 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 9626669918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9626669918), Dec 18, 1996: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH NO SLAT EXTEND BLUE LIGHT ON APPROACH. RECYCLED SLATS TWICE WITH SAME RESULTS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH NO - [SDR 9623699918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9623699918), Nov 6, 1996: WIRE. MISINSTALLED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND WIRES AT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SWITCH REVERSED. OPERATIONAL - [SDR 9616419918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9616419918), Jul 31, 1996: TEMP SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AUTO PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT FLOW CONTROL VALVE WITH NO HE - [SDR 9614059918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9614059918), Jun 21, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION IN THE LEFT WING NR 2 FLAP FORWARD HINGE FITTING FASTENER HOLES. REPLACED HINGE (P/N 5919218-505) PER CITEXT 09-5740-1-9800. - [SDR 9613229918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9613229918), Jun 14, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WEAK. REPLACED BATTERIES AND REPAIRED LOOSE LIGHT SOCKET ON FORWARD RIGHT OVE - [SDR 9611079918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9611079918), May 15, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FS 996 FRAME TO FLOOR SUPPORT FITTING BETWEEN LONGERONS 17R - 19R. REPLACED FITTING (P/N 5931700-2) PER SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR 9521899918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9521899918), Dec 29, 1995: TRANSMITTER. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMB, THE STALL WARNING SYSTEM ACTIVATED. FOLLOWED COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURES AND THE STALL WARNING SYSTEM CONTINUED TO ACTIVATE. AIRCRAFT RETU - [SDR 9521239920](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9521239920), Dec 20, 1995: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTS FORWARD OF FIRST CLASS SEATS INOPERATIVE. RESECURED PIN ON LEFT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR CHARGER ASSEMBLY. REPLACED L - [SDR 9517009918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9517009918), Oct 27, 1995: RETRACT MECH. LACK OF LUBE. ON APPROACH DURING SLAT EXTENSION, THE SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A SLIGHT ROLL WAS EXPERIENCED BEFORE BOTH SLATS WERE FULLY EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT LAN - [SDR 9510699918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9510699918), Jul 10, 1995: WHEEL ASSEMBLY. VIBRATING. EXCESSIVE NOSE WHEEL VIBRATION ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 KNOTS. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. REPLACED BOTH NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSE - [SDR 9502019918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9502019918), Feb 9, 1995: UPLOCK CONNECTOR. DIRTY. DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM RST, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED. RECYCLED GEAR WITH SAME INDICATIONS. FLIGHT CONTINUED T - [SDR 9502009918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9502009918), Feb 9, 1995: UPLATCH MECH. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM MCI, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED. RECYCLED GEAR WITH SAME INDICATIONS. FLIGHT CONTINUED T ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 19900416019699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900416019699I), Apr 16, 1990: Doug DC931 (N940N), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Trim breakers popped on approach. Landed safely. Fire in cargo bin tunnel caused by shorted trim relay. - [Incident 19830326017769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830326017769I), Mar 26, 1983: Doug DC931 (N940N), Phoenix, AZ. Pilot disregarded ATC instructions. Taxied on active runway. Aircraft on final had to make a missed approach. - [Incident 19800203020589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800203020589I), Feb 3, 1980: Doug DC931 (N940N), Chicago, IL. Nose gear would not retract after takeoff. Maintenance serviced strut & returned aircraft to service. - [Incident 19780524040089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524040089I), May 24, 1978: Doug DC931 (N940N), Aberdeen, SD, Minor damage. Both main tires on right gear blew on landing. --- 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.