# N942VJ: 1967 Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2013-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065)
- 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: 47057
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 1974
- Last registry action: August 12, 1999
- Mode S code: AD167A
- Location: [Miramar, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miramar)
- Owner type: Individual
- 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/N942VJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=942VJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N942VJ-2013-08-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (10)

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

- [SDR USAAD99016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99016), Jan 27, 1999: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. RIC-PHL - FLT 1244 - DURING APPROACH, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON GEAR EXTENSION. THE APPROACH WAS ABORTED AND A VISUAL CHECK WAS MA
- [SDR USAAD98071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98071), Apr 23, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. IND - THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE FIRST CLASS SECTION WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. (M)
- [SDR USAAD97226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97226), Dec 2, 1997: DOOR. OUT OF ADJUST. PIT - FLT 449 - DURING CRUISE, THE LEFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE LEFT M
- [SDR USAAD97221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97221), Nov 27, 1997: SWITCH. FAILED. CLT - FL868 - ON APPROACH INTO CLT, THE NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE WARNING HORN SOUNDING. CREW TRIED TO VERIFY GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCK
- [SDR 97ZZZM1225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1225), Nov 27, 1997: SWITCH. FAILED. CLT - FL868 - ON APPROACH INTO CLT, THE NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE WARNING HORN SOUNDING. CREW TRIED TO VERIFY GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCK
- [SDR USAAD97217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97217), Nov 26, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PIT - RIGHT NACELLE LIGHT INOPERATIVE AND THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NACELLE LIGHT BATTERY AND THE POWER SUPPLY FOR
- [SDR 97ZZZM1224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1224), Nov 26, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. PIT - RIGHT NACELLE LIGHT INOPERATIVE AND THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NACELLE LIGHT BATTERY AND THE POWER SUPPLY FOR
- [SDR USAAD97060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97060), Mar 23, 1997: OIL LINE. LOOSE. FLT 273 - ORD-PHL - ON CLIMB-OUT, RIGHT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY STARTED TO DECREASE. RETURNED TO FIELD. FOUND RIGHT ENGINE NR 4 BEARING OIL LINE LOOSE. TIGHTENED LI
- [SDR USAAD96001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96001), Jan 2, 1996: DOOR SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. CLT - FL 551 - AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW HAD GEAR DOOR OPEN INDICATION. FLIGHT RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITH BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS OPEN. THE LEFT GEAR DOOR W
- [SDR USAA951098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA951098), Oct 2, 1995: BLKHD SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING B-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND .25 INCH BY .5 INCH BY .022 DEEP CHAF MARK, AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD AFT SIDE LEFT BULKHEAD SKIN. INSTALLED .063 DOUBLER AND

## 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 19820927052779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820927052779I), Sep 27, 1982: Doug DC931 (N942VJ), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft hit a deer on takeoff. Executed a low pass to confirm all gear down. Impact damaged gear, flaps and engine
- [Incident 19781216025429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781216025429I), Dec 16, 1978: Doug DC9 (N942VJ), Detroit, MI. When gear was extended for landing,all hydraulic fluid was lost. Necessary to free fall landing gear.
- [Incident 19780105001379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780105001379I), Jan 5, 1978: Doug DC931 (N942VJ), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Wing tip of taxiing aircraft struck wingtip of parked aircraft.

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