# N948AX: 1968 Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2009-01-16 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: January 16, 2009 - 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: 47065 - Year built: 1968 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 27, 1992 - Certificate issued: November 16, 1990 - Last registry action: December 16, 2008 - Mode S code: AD2AF6 - 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/N948AX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=948AX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948AX-2009-01-16 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 (46) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ABXA040372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040372), Nov 8, 2004: CHARGER. DEFECTIVE. DIVERSION FOR A BATTERY CHARGER PROBLEM WHICH OCCURRED OUT OF ICT EN ROUTE TO ILN. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MCI. BATTERY CHARGER INDICATED CONSTANT CHARGE IN CLIMB - [SDR ABXA040179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040179), May 6, 2004: LONGERON. CORRODED. BULGE AT STA 889 - 1005 LONGERON 17 LEFT - 18 LEFT. REPLACED CORRODED SECTION OF LONGERON IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02. - [SDR ABXA030182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030182), May 28, 2003: COMPUTER. DEFECTIVE. AUTOPILOT ROLLED INTO A 30 DEGREES LEFT BANK UNCOMMANDED. REPLACED THE ROLL AXIS COMPUTER. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 22-10-00. - [SDR ABXA030140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030140), May 2, 2003: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. AUTOPILOT PITCHED UP AND DOWN 1500 FT./MIN., THEN MADE AN UNCOMMANDED 30 DEGREES RIGHT TURN. AUTOPILOT CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED PITCH AXIS C - [SDR ABXA030131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030131), Apr 10, 2003: LIGHT. SMOKE. CAPTAIN'S MAP LIGHT BEGAN EMITTING ELECTRICAL SMOKE. MAP LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. REPLACED CAPTAIN'S MAP LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW DC-9 AMM 33-10-00. OPS CHECKED - [SDR ABXA030003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030003), Dec 30, 2002: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND USING NORMAL EXTENSION. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION SWITCH CONNECTOR PLUG, LOOSE. SECURED CONNECTOR PLUG, SWUNG GEAR THR - [SDR ABXA020257](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020257), Oct 18, 2002: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN SAFE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED HANDLE, SAME INDICATION. DU - [SDR ABXA020254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020254), Oct 2, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 7 RIGHT WAS CRACKED AT FS 597. REPLACED LONGERON SECTION IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02. - [SDR ABXA020253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020253), Oct 2, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 6 LEFT WAS CRACKED AT FS 718. REPLACED LONGERON SECTION IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02. - [SDR ABXA020252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020252), Oct 2, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 17 LEFT CRACKED AT STA 966. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02. - [SDR ABXA020251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020251), Oct 2, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 14 LEFT CRACKED AT STA 980. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02. - [SDR ABXA020250](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020250), Oct 2, 2002: SPLICE. CRACKED. INBOARD AFT FITTING, FLOOR BEAM STA. 965 LEFT, WAS CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA020249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020249), Sep 30, 2002: FITTING. CRACKED. SLAT TRACK X0S 429.1, INBOARD SUPPORT FITTING TO FRONT SPAR ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED. REPLACED AREA IAW REA D957-45321 AND DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA020248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020248), Sep 30, 2002: FITTING. CRACKED. FITTING CRACKED, FORWARD OF INBOARD GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA020247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020247), Sep 30, 2002: PAN. CRACKED. FORWARD ENTRANCE DOOR PAN CRACKED AT LOWER SIDE OF LOWER HINGE CUT OUT. REPLACED PAN SECTION IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2, 51-30-5, 51-10-3, 51-20-0 AND 51-10- - [SDR ABXA010501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010501), Sep 24, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE ON PRE-DEPARTURE CHECK. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES IAW DC-9 MM 3 - [SDR ABXA010102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010102), Mar 19, 2001: CAP. CRACKED. NR 6 AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TEE CAP APPEARED TO BE CRACKED AT LONGERON 14L. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE TEE SECTION IAW ABX EA 53120037-004 AND EA 531 - [SDR ABXA010103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010103), Mar 19, 2001: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL WAS CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE ON AFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE STATION 1143, JUST OUTBOARD OF LEFT RUDDER TORQUE TUBE VERTICAL ATTACH FITTING. MAINTENANCE INS - [SDR ABXA010104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010104), Mar 19, 2001: FITTING. CRACKED. RIGHT LOWER VENTRAL DOOR STOP FITTING WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE DOOR STOP FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA010105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010105), Mar 19, 2001: STIFFENER. CRACKED. AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LEFT HOIZONTAL STIFFENER WERE CRACKED ADJACENT TO LONGERON 14 AND 15L. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA000010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000010), Jan 15, 2000: FIRE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. RIGHT ENGINE LOOP B LIGHT AND ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. COMPLIED WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND SHUT DOWN RIGHT - [SDR ABXA9900610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900610), Jul 27, 1999: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES. - [SDR ABXA9900592](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900592), Jul 23, 1999: PANEL. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND INBOARD SPOILER PANEL CRACKED IN TWO PLACES AT DRIVE LINK CUTOUT. REPLACED SPOILER PANEL IAW DC9 MM 27-61-01. - [SDR ABXA9900576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900576), Jul 13, 1999: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME SHEAR-TIE CRACKED AT STATION 945 AND LONGERON 13 RIGHT. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-03. - [SDR ABXA9900575](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900575), Jul 13, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT WING RIB INBOARD OF OUTBOARD FLAP HINGE CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA9900737](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900737), Jul 8, 1999: SKIN. DELAMINATED. APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF LEFT WING VANE SKIN DELAMINATED. REPAIRED UNIT IAW DC9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA9701948](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701948), Dec 9, 1997: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE INTERCOSTAL WEB ON NR 1 ENGINE PYLON CRACKED BELOW THE ENGINE WIRE BUNDLES AND BLEED AIR DUCT. REPAIRED THE WEB IAW DC9 SSRM DWG K0515 - [SDR ABXA9701947](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701947), Dec 9, 1997: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE INTERCOSTAL ANGLE ON NR 1 PYLON CRACKED BELOW THE ENGINE WIRE BUNDLES AND BLEED AIR DUCT. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DACO DWG 9958193. - [SDR ABXA9701946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701946), Dec 9, 1997: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE FITTING IN TOP OF NOSE WHEEL WELL AT FS 64 AND LBL 18 CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-1. - [SDR ABXA9701945](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701945), Dec 9, 1997: PRESSURE WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE NOSE WHEEL WELL HORIZONTAL PRESSURE PANEL FITTING CRACKED IN THE LEFT TUNNEL AREA. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-21786-MR. - [SDR ABXA9701944](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701944), Dec 9, 1997: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE AFT BULKHEAD WEB OF THE E/E COMPARTMENT CRACKED JUST INBD OF THE NR 3 VERTICAL SUPPORT ON THE LT SIDE APPROX 2 ABOVE THE FLOOR. REPAIR - [SDR ABXA9701943](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701943), Dec 9, 1997: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE AFT BULKHEAD WEB OF THE E/E COMPARTMENT CRACKED JUST OUTBD OF THE NR 5 VERTICAL SUPPORT ON THE LT SIDE. REPAIRED THE WEB IAW AX REA D9 - [SDR ABXA9701942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701942), Dec 9, 1997: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT CUSP WEB CRACKED 4 PLACES BETWEEN STA 960 AND 963. REPLACED CUSP WEB IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA9701941](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701941), Dec 9, 1997: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN FRAME 718 RT CRACKED IN RADIUS. REPAIRED MAIN FRAME IAW DC9 S/B 53-131, FIG 2, SHT 39. - [SDR ABXA9701939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701939), Dec 9, 1997: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT CUSP WEB CRACKED 4 PLACES BETWEEN STA 933 AND 965. REPLACED CUSP WEB IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA9701938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701938), Dec 3, 1997: SKIN. DELAMINATED. ELEVATOR GEARED TAB WAS 25 PERCENT DELAMINATED ON OUTBOARD UPPER AND LOWER SKIN. REPLACED ALL HONEYCOMB CORE, DOUBLERS AND SKIN. - [SDR ABXA9701667](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701667), Oct 16, 1997: AIR DISTRIBUTION. ODOR. NOXIOUS ODOR IN FLIGHT. USED CREW O2 SYSTEM. NO NOXIOUS ODOR NOTED. RESERVICED O2 SYSTEM AS REQUIRED. - [SDR ABXA9701493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701493), Sep 18, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN BATTERY SWITCHED OFF. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. - [SDR ABXA9701475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701475), Sep 16, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTING WAS DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES IAW DC9 MM 33-53-00. - [SDR ABX69701465](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABX69701465), Sep 9, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER AC AND DC POWER IS OFF. REPLACED BATTERIES IN EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY IAW DC9 MM 33-55-00. - [SDR ABXA9600519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600519), Jun 21, 1996: BEARING. DEFECTIVE. THE NR 1 BRAKE WAS DRAGGING AND OVERHEATED. REPLACED WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. BLED AND LEAK CHECKED BRAKE IAW DC-9 MM 32-40-2 AND 32-41-1. SHOP FINDINGS INDI - [SDR ABXA9600462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600462), Apr 8, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND UNDER THE FORWARD ADF ANTENNA FROM STA 265 TO 303. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-14979-MR. - [SDR ABXA9600463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600463), Apr 5, 1996: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS REMOVED FROM THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR OUTER SKIN FOR INSTALLATION OF A PERMANENT REPAIR. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED - [SDR ABXA9500652](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500652), Jul 1, 1995: LINK. CORRODED. DURING COMPLIANCE OF A.D. 75-14-06; A.D. 90-18-03; S.B.'S 78-36, 78-38, 78-40 AND 78-66, FOUND NR 2 LOWER LEFT DRIVER LINK HAD A CRACK INDICATION. REPLACED LINK - [SDR ABXA9500311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500311), Mar 23, 1995: DOOR. WORN. DURING COMPLIANCE OF A.D. 91-22-07; A.S.B. 32-244, FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD DOOR HINGE HALF WORN. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD DOOR IAW - [SDR ABXA9500985](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500985), Mar 4, 1995: TR LINK. CRACKED. DURING COMPLIANCE OF AD 75-14-06, AD 90-18-03; SB'S 78-36, 78-40 AND 78-66, FOUND THE NR 1 LOWER RIGHT DRIVER LINK SHOWED A CRACK INDICATION DURING EDDY CURRENT --- 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.