# N947ML: Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 2000-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2000
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 3022066)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47514
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 8, 2000
- Last registry action: August 8, 2000
- Mode S code: AD2847
- Owner when cancelled: [Interglobal Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERGLOBAL%20INC)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2227° N, 119.7016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89706, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N947ML
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=947ML
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N947ML-2000-10-31

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-9-32: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32.md

## Service difficulty reports (80, newest 50)

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

- [SDR GTIA000142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA000142), Mar 18, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. ACY - FLT 812 - ONE FORWARD EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT INOPERATIVE. DEFERRED TO DMI 81030-1 MEL 33-24, CAT C, PLACARDS INSTALLED. REPLACED FORWARD EMERGENCY TRACK LI
- [SDR GTIA9901159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9901159), Oct 14, 1999: WIRE. BROKEN. MLB - DURING DAILY, FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AND REPLACED BULB AND LENSE AND ROW 4. OPERATION CHECK NORMAL IAW 33-53-0. (M
- [SDR GTIA9900054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9900054), Apr 3, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DTW - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAIN ENTRY DOOR WAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. FUNCTIONAL CHECK GOOD DC-9 MM CHAP 33-50-0. (M)
- [SDR GTIA9800079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9800079), Jul 1, 1998: SLIDE. LOOSE. MAIN CABIN DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE FELL OUT DUE TO JET BLAST. REINSTALLED ESCAPE SLIDE AS REQUIRED. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME IAW DC9 MM 25-61-0. ALL ACCOMPLISHED
- [SDR GTIA9800051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9800051), Apr 23, 1998: PROX SWITCH. DIRTY. LRD - FLT 902 - LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WAS NORMAL. ABOUT 700 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, RT MAIN GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON FOR 1-2 SECONDS, EVER 5-10 SECONDS. WE
- [SDR GTIA9700407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700407), Nov 22, 1997: LIGHTS. MISSING. DTW - FLT 626 - MISSING 2 LIGHTS IN THE EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING (RED ONES) BY FWD EXITS. REINSTALLED LENS AND LAMPS IN EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING. OPS CHECK GOOD
- [SDR GTIA9700401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700401), Nov 17, 1997: BULB. MISSING. FLL - FLT 411 - MOST FORWARD EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE AND 4TH LIGHT FROM FORWARD IS MISSING. INSTALLED BULB, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR GTIA9700398](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700398), Nov 3, 1997: BULBS. MISSING. PIE - FORWARD SECTION OF RED FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING MISSING 2 LENSES AND LAMPS. REPLACED 2 RED LENSES AND LAMPS IN FORWARD SECTION OF FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING. OPS CH
- [SDR GTIA9700346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700346), Jul 21, 1997: BULB. MISSING. DTW - FLT 640 - FORWARD FIRST ROW OF RED EMERGENCY EXITS LIGHTS HAS BULB MISSING. INSTALLED NEW BULB, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR GTIA970338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA970338), Jul 7, 1997: RELAY. STICKING. PIT - FLT 202 - APPARENTLY THE RIGHT A/C BUS HAS AN APU RELAY STICKING WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW ANY OTHER POWER SOURCE TO POWER THE RIGHT A/C BUS. THIS OCCURS EVEN 
- [SDR GTIA9700319](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700319), Jun 26, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DTW - ON DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND TRACK LIGHTING NOT TESTING PROPERLY. REPLACED TRACK LIGHTING EMERGENCY BATTERY ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM TESTED NORMAL IAW DC-9 MM 33-50
- [SDR GTIA9700309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700309), Jun 4, 1997: ALTIMETER. FAILED. ACY - FLT 178 - BARO ALTIMETER IS READING 150 FEET AT FIELD ELEVATION OF 76 FEET ON CAPTAIN'S SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAIN'S ALTIMETER PER MM 34-10-6. CLE
- [SDR GTIA9700306](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700306), May 31, 1997: TIRE. FAILED. MYR - FLT 111 - LEFT OTBD TIRE BLEW OUT ON EXITING RUNWAY. NORMAL BRAKING, BUT BRAKES APPEARED UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE. EXITING RUNWAY SPEED ABOUT 30 KNOTS ON HIGH 
- [SDR GTIA9700300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700300), May 26, 1997: ELEV PWR LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. BOS - FLT 243 - ON TAXI OUT, ELEV POWER LIGHT CAME ON PRIOR TO TEST. DURING TEST, LIGHT ON, THEN OFF, NORMAL IND. WITHIN 30 SECONDS LIGHT REAPPEARED VERY DIM, B
- [SDR GTIA9700294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700294), May 26, 1997: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. MYR - FLT 1706 - STAIRWAY DOOR LIGHT CAME ON APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO FLIGHT, BUT DID EXTINGUISH PRIOR TO LANDING. (2ND OCCURRENCE). TRANSFERRED TO DMI LOG, DM
- [SDR GTIA9700293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700293), May 26, 1997: LENS COVER. OUT OF POSITION. MYR - FLT 243 - STAIRWAY DOOR LIGHT CAME ON APROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO FLIGHT. FOUND BOTTOM STAIR LIGHT LENS INTERFERRING WITH DOOR CLOSURE. SECURED LENS COVER. S
- [SDR GTIA9700292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700292), May 24, 1997: BULB. FAILED. ACY - FLT 210 - THIRD LIGHT AFT ON FLOOR LIGHTING INOPERABLE. REPLACED BULB. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW 33-50-0. (X)
- [SDR GTIA9700305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700305), May 13, 1997: MIC JACK. SHORTED. MYR - FLT 182 - LOSS OF BOTH RADIOS WHILE SITTING ON END OF RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. AFTER TAXI BACK TO RAMP AND DURING ENGINE SHUT DOWN, RADIOS STARTED WORKING NORM
- [SDR GTIA9700273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700273), Apr 6, 1997: LOCKING MECH. LACK OF LUBE. ACY - FLT 196 - COCKPIT DOOR WILL NOT LOCK DURING TAXI OUT. LUBED AND CLEANED LOCKING MECHANISM. OPS CHECK GOOD OK FOR FURTHER FLIGHT. (M)
- [SDR GTIA9700266](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700266), Apr 1, 1997: ANNUNCIATOR PNL. MALFUNCTIONED. DTW - FLT 428 - STAIRWAY DOOR LIGHT CAME ON DURING FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND INTERMITTENT ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. SYS
- [SDR GTIA9700265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700265), Mar 28, 1997: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. DTW - FLT 428 - IN CRUISE, STAIRWAY DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NOT ANY ADDITIONAL NOISE BY CABIN DOOR OR ANY PRESSURIZATION CHANGES. CYCLED AIRSTAIR SEVE
- [SDR GTIA9700263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700263), Mar 27, 1997: HINGE. BROKEN. DTW - FLT 428 - AFT ENTRY DOOR, LOWER HINGE BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER HINGE, AFT ENTRY DOOR, OVBD HINGE HALF ONLY IAW DC-9 MM 52-20. (M)
- [SDR GTIA9700234](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700234), Mar 14, 1997: AIR DATA COMP. MALFUNCTIONED. YIP - REF DME NR 00127 (MRR NR 97-01-27-003/GTIA9700147). AUTOPILOT PORPOISES IN ALL FLIGHT MODES (CLIMB, CRUISE, DESCENT, STABILIZED FLIGHT). FUNCTIONAL CHECK 
- [SDR GTIA9700188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700188), Mar 9, 1997: AILERON TRIM. BINDING. DTW - AILERON TRIM BINDING AND POSITION INDICATOR WILL NOT CENTER. FOUND SPIRAL DRIVE PLATE ON AILERON TRIM INDICATOR TO BE BINDING AND EXCESSIVELY WORN. REPLAC
- [SDR GTIA9700182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700182), Mar 7, 1997: WIRE. LOOSE. ACY - FLT 825 - NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT STAYS ON WITH LANDING GEAR UP. UPLATCH CHECKS OK. LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS NORMAL IN DOWN POSITION. NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT OU
- [SDR GTIA9700239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700239), Mar 5, 1997: AUTOPILOT. MALFUNCTIONED. ACY - FLT 700 - AUTOPILOT PORPOISES PLUS OR MINUS 2,000 PER MINUTE VERTICALLY IN CLIMB, CRUISE, DESCENT, IN-FLIGHT. UNUSABLE. ENTER IN DMI LOG NR 00230 PER MEL 
- [SDR GTIA9700211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700211), Feb 28, 1997: SKIN. DAMAGED. YIP - REPAIR FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE AT FS 465-500, LONGERON 23R AND 24R PER SPIRIT EA 5330-97-003. FABRICATED REPAIR IAW SPIRIT EA 5330-97-003. REPAIRED FUSELAGE 
- [SDR GTIA9700204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700204), Feb 28, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. YIP - REPAIR FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FS 270 - FS 370, LONGERONS 23R TO 26R PER SPIRIT EA 5330-97-004. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 270-370, LONGERONS 23R - 26R PE
- [SDR GTIA9700210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700210), Feb 27, 1997: PANEL. DELAMINATED. YIP - LEFT ADF PANEL DELAMINATED. MANUFACTURED FIXTURE TO TRANSFER HOLES. DRILLED HOLES AND COUNTERSUNK AS REQUIRED. TEST FIT AND TRIMMED ALL EDGES OF EXCESS MA
- [SDR GTIA9700205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700205), Feb 26, 1997: SILL. CORRODED. YIP - FORWARD CARGO DOOR SILL LOWER - SPOTS OF CORROSION AROUND SCREW HOLES. REMOVED CORROSION AND TREATED IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-3. (X)
- [SDR GTIA9700201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700201), Feb 26, 1997: DOUBLER. DAMAGED. YIP - EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER ON LOWER EDGE OF CARGO DOOR, FS 928 NEEDS TO BE REMOVED. REMOVED OLD DOUBLER AND INSTALLED NEW REPAIR DOUBLER PER EA 5330-97-005. 
- [SDR GTIA9700198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700198), Feb 26, 1997: DOUBLER. LOOSE RIVETS. YIP - REMOVE RIVETS, INSTALL HI-LOCKS IN REPAIR DOUBLER FS 937 BETWEEN LONGERONS 23L AND 24L. REMOVED RIVETS IN REPAIR DOUBLER, INSTALLED HI-LOCKS IN DOUBLER PE
- [SDR GTIA9700206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700206), Feb 24, 1997: PANEL. DELAMINATED. YIP - RIGHT ADF PANEL DELAMINATED. MANUFACTURED FIXTURE TO TRANSFER HOLES. DRILLED HOLES AND COUNTERSUNK AS REQUIRED. TEST FIT AND TRIMMED ALL EDGES OF EXCESS M
- [SDR GTIA9700202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700202), Feb 23, 1997: MOUNT. DAMAGED. YIP - LEFT NACELLE, ENGINE MOUNT: UPPER AFT VIBRATION ABSORBER ASSY LOOSE, STEM BENT. ALSO, SUSPECT THREADS DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ABSORBER IAW DC-9 MM 7
- [SDR GTIA9700190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700190), Feb 23, 1997: OXYGEN LINE. LEAKING. YIP - DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF OXYGEN MASK DEPLOYMENT TEST, FOUND DEFECTIVE LEAKING LINE AT SUPPLY MANIFOLD (L13 OVERHEAD PANEL LOCATION). REQUIRES LEAK CHECK
- [SDR GTIA9700189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700189), Feb 21, 1997: SPLICE. CRACKED. YIP - FORWARD BELLY COMPARTMENT, NR 22 LONGERON CORRODED AND SPLICE PLATE CRACKED AT FS 229. REPAIRED LONGERON AT FS 229 PER DC-9 SRM 53-02. (X)
- [SDR GTIA9700224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700224), Feb 20, 1997: CONTROL CABLE. FRAYED. YIP - LEFT WING - AILERON CABLE FRAYED NEAR FAIR LEAD AT APPROXIMATELY STA XRS 353. MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED CABLE, TENSIONED AND SAFTIED IAW DC-9 MM CHAPTER 
- [SDR GTIA9700216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700216), Feb 19, 1997: SKIN. DAMAGED. YIP - REPAIR ON RIGHT FLAP TRAILING EDGE AT APPROXIMATELY STATION XRS 138-156 BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT FLAP TRAILING EDGE WI
- [SDR GTIA9700197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700197), Feb 19, 1997: DOUBLER. DAMAGED. YIP - EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER FS 351 BETWEEN LONGERONS 18R AND 20R REQUIRES REWORK. REWORKED REPAIR DOUBLER AT RIGHT FUS 351 TO C/W REQUIREMENTS OF DC-9 SRM 53-
- [SDR GTIA9700200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700200), Feb 18, 1997: BRACKET. CRACKED. YIP - LEFT FLAP, INBOARD ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED. (CONFIRMED WITH EDDY CURRENT.) REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT INBOARD ATTACH BRACKET WITH NEW BRACKET IAW DC-9 MM 20
- [SDR GTIA9700227](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700227), Feb 17, 1997: TRAP PANEL. CRACKED. YIP - ULTRASONIC INDICATION FROM FORWARD MOST END OF UPPER ATTACH FLANGE THROUGH FIRST ATTACH HOLE TO FORWARD END OF SECOND ATTACH HOLE OF LEFT TRAP PANEL (APPR
- [SDR GTIA9700199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700199), Feb 17, 1997: FAIRING. CORRODED. YIP - LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SCRAPPER FAIRING: INTERIOR BOX CHANNEL HAS SURFACE CORROSION ALONG ATTACH EDGES. REMOVED MINOR SURFACE CORROSION IAW DC-9
- [SDR GTIA9700195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700195), Feb 14, 1997: RIVET. FAILED. YIP - LEFT UPPER HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FAIRING - POPPED RIVET AT AFT ATTACH AND AFT CDCC AREA CRACKED. REPAIRED CRACK AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLER 
- [SDR GTIA9700192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700192), Feb 14, 1997: CLIP. BROKEN. YIP - FS 148 CIRCUMFERENTIAL APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES LEFT OF CENTER OVERHEAD, BROKEN ANGLE CLIP. MANUFACTURED REPAIR ANGLE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-1. INSTALLED ANGLE
- [SDR GTIA9700223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700223), Feb 13, 1997: BUTE DOOR. DAMAGED. YIP - LEFT WING, CENTER BUTE DOOR INBOARD EDGE, SKIN DAMAGED. INSTALLED NEW DOOR ASSEMBLY IAW MM 57-20-3. (X)
- [SDR GTIA9700196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700196), Feb 12, 1997: SKIN. DAMAGED. YIP - AFT CARGO DOOR, DOOR HANDLE CUT OUT - SKIN DAMAGED. REPAIRED SKIN DAMAGE IAW DC-9 SRM 52-05, FIG 30. (X)
- [SDR GTIA9700222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700222), Feb 11, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. YIP - LEFT WING UPPER SURFACE EVIDENCE OF CORROSION IN 'NO STEP' AREA BETWEEN STA XRS 383-581 (TRAILING EDGE). CLEANED SURFACE CORROSION, TREATED AREA, AND PAIN
- [SDR GTIA9700217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700217), Feb 11, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. YIP - RIGHT WING UPPER SURFACE TRAILING EDE HAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION AT STA XRS 383-531 'NO STEP' AREA. BLENDED OUT CORROSION AND TREATED (REF: DC-9 SRM 51-10-
- [SDR GTIA9700214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700214), Feb 11, 1997: ANGLE. CORRODED. YIP - FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT O/H STATION 370 SPOTS OF CORROSION ON LINER SUPPORT ANGLE FROM 0 TO 16 INCH LEFT OF CENTER. REMOVED CORROSION AND TREATED IAW DC
- [SDR GTIA9700213](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GTIA9700213), Feb 11, 1997: MOUNT. CORRODED. YIP - FORWARD CARGO DOOR AFT BUNGEE MOUNT BRACKET SPOTS OF CORROSION AT BOLT HOLES. REMOVED AND TREATED CORROSION FORWARD CARGO DOOR AFT BUNGEE MOUNT BRACKET IA

All 80: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N947ML-2000-10-31/reports.md

## 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 19950227012749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950227012749I), Feb 27, 1995: Doug DC932 (N947ML), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. NR3 tire tread separated a V1 on takeoff. Made circuit. Hydro line ruptured. Flap damage. Bogus part retract cylind

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