# N949AX: 1969 Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2013-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 47325
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 28, 1990
- Certificate issued: October 15, 2008
- Last registry action: October 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AD2EAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Dhl Network Operations (USA) Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DHL%20NETWORK%20OPERATIONS%20(USA)%20INC)
- Location: [Plantation, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Plantation)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1125° N, 80.2749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33324, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N949AX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=949AX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949AX-2013-09-26

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-9-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31.md

## Service difficulty reports (78, newest 50)

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

- [SDR ABXA080149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA080149), Apr 30, 2008: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE WHILE CHANGING THE LEFT STATIC PORT PLATE, FOUND THE SKIN UNDER THE STATIC PORT PLATE CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH LONG BETWEEN LONGER
- [SDR ABXA080088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA080088), Mar 3, 2008: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WITH SWITCH IN THE 'ON' POSITION. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES IAW DC9 AMM 33-53-00-8.
- [SDR ABXA070084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070084), Mar 7, 2007: DOUBLER. CORRODED. DOUBLER ATTACHED TO FUSELAGE SKIN AT FUEL SHROUD WAS CORRODED, LONGERON 20 AREA. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER IAW DC9 SRM.
- [SDR ABXA070083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070083), Mar 7, 2007: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 20 INBOARD AT LEFT WHEEL WELL CORRODED AT STA 718. REMOVED LONGERON 20. DRILLED LONGERON 20 P/N 5914259-501AX, IAW DOUGLAS DWG 5914579 AND DC9 SRM 51-1
- [SDR ABXA070112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070112), Mar 6, 2007: PRESSURE PANEL. CORRODED. WHEEL WELL PRESSURE PANEL WAS BULGED AND CRACKED AT APPROXIMATELY FS 708, BUTT LINE 0. REPAIRED WHEEL WELL PRESSURE PANEL APPROXIMATELY FS 708 IAW DC9 REA D953-
- [SDR ABXA070082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070082), Mar 2, 2007: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. LOWER LEG OF SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STA 699, RIGHT BUTT LINE 10. BLENDED OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED SEAT TRACK FROM STA 663 - 763 AND FLOOR PANEL 8F. REINSTALLED NE
- [SDR ABXA070081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070081), Mar 2, 2007: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CORROSION AT AND AROUND INTERCOSTAL STA 737 - 756, LEFT BUTT LINE 22. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA070111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070111), Feb 28, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. CRACK WITH EXFOLIATION ABOVE RADIUS ON FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME AT STA 718, APPEARED TO BE IN THE WEB AREA. REPLACED FRAME ON EA 53400323-001-2.
- [SDR ABXA070080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070080), Feb 28, 2007: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. INTERCOSTAL AT LONGERON 29 RIGHT CORRODED BETWEEN LONGERON 29 RIGHT AND INTERCOSTAL FROM STA 965 - 980, BULGED ON INBOARD LEGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL
- [SDR ABXA070079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070079), Feb 28, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. FORWARD LOWER CARGO FRAME CORRODED AT FS 465 BETWEEN LONGERON 28 LEFT AND LONGERON 28 RIGHT. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPLACED SECTION OF FRAME IAW DC9 SRM 53-03.
- [SDR ABXA050073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050073), Mar 8, 2005: WEB. CRACKED. STA 1038 BULKHEAD AT LONGERON 13 LEFT WAS CRACKED AT LIGHTENING HOLE. REPAIRED IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01.
- [SDR ABXA050072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050072), Mar 7, 2005: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME CRACKED FS 889 AT LONGERON 29 LEFT. REPAIRED CRACKED FRAME FLANGE IAW DC-9 SRM DWG K05159.
- [SDR ABXA030325](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030325), Jul 30, 2003: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT FORWARD CONDUIT HOLE, STA 155, 43 INCHES UP FROM FLOOR RIGHT SIDE. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53, 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA030324](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030324), Jul 21, 2003: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. UPPER AFT DOOR STOP FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1.
- [SDR ABXA010682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010682), Jan 24, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE VISIT, FUSELAGE SKIN WAS CRACKED AT THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR, UPPER AFT CORNER, STATION 218, LONGERON 7 LEFT. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN IAW D
- [SDR ABXA010622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010622), Nov 27, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. CUSP WEB CRACKED AT SEAT TRACK HOLE RIGHT BUTT LINE 54, STATION 795. REPAIRED CUSP WEB IAW DC-9 SRM 51-00.
- [SDR ABXA010621](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010621), Nov 26, 2001: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 17 LEFT WAS CRACKED ON UPPER AND LOWER FLANGE AT STATION 945 FRAME. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA010620](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010620), Nov 26, 2001: FORMER. CRACKED. SHEARTIE AT STATION 980 WAS CRACKED AT LONGERON 14 LEFT. REPLACED SHEARTIE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA010423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010423), Aug 2, 2001: ACM. MALFUNCTIONED. TOP OF DESCENT SAW AND SMELLED ELECTRIC SMOKE IN COCKPIT. SMOKE CLEARED THEN RECURRED. REQUESTED PRIORITY LANDING. LANDING NORMAL. NO ABNORMAL ELECTRICAL INDICA
- [SDR ABXA9800817](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800817), Sep 8, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 17L CRACKED FS 965. REPLACED SECTION OF LONGERON 17L FS 965 IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA9800816](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800816), Sep 8, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT MAIN FRAME FS 718 CRACKED. REPAIRED LEFT FUSELAGE MAIN FRAME FS 718 IAW ABX REA D953- 24732-SB.
- [SDR ABXA9800815](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800815), Sep 8, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED FS 946-950 LONGERON 27R - LONGERON 29R. REPLACED DOUBLERS FS 945-980 LONGERON 27R TO LONGERON 29R, IAW DC9 MM 51-30
- [SDR ABXA9800814](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800814), Sep 8, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 30 AND ADJACENT FUSELAGE SKIN LONGERON 29R TO LONGERON 30R, FS 756-760. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN IAW ABX REA D953 2472
- [SDR ABXA9800813](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800813), Sep 8, 1998: WEB. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CUSP WEB CORRODED FS 945, LBL 50-54. REPLACED SECTION OF LEFT CUSP WEB 945L IAW ABX REA 953 24 702 MR.
- [SDR ABXA9800812](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800812), Sep 8, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 4 LEFT AT FS 160 CRACKED. REPLACED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA900811](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA900811), Sep 8, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FRAME 917 AT LONGERON 29L-LONGERON 29R. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-03.
- [SDR ABXA9702000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9702000), Dec 22, 1997: WINDOW. BINDING. CAPTAIN'S SIDE WINDOW (EMERG EXIT) WOULD NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED WINDOW TRIM AND LUBRICATED UPPER SLIDE TRACK.
- [SDR ABXA9701979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701979), Dec 15, 1997: WINDOW. BINDING. CAPTAIN'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW (EMERG EXIT) WOULD NOT OPEN. LUBRICATED LOCKBAR, CHECKED RIGGING AND OPERATION OF WINDOW. OPS CHECKED GOOD.,
- [SDR ABXA9701416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701416), Aug 20, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR ABXA9701396](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701396), Aug 12, 1997: WINDOW LOCK. STUCK. CAPTAIN'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. FREED THE TOP LOCK ON WINDOW, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR ABXA9700597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700597), Feb 17, 1997: BULKHEAD TEE CAP. CORRODED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TEE CAP CORRODED FROM LONGERON 27 RIGHT TO LONGERON 30. REPAIRED AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD T-CAP IAW DC-9 SRM C
- [SDR ABXA9700598](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700598), Feb 15, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND THE FUSELAGE SKIN BULGING AROUND FASTNERS AT FS 604 AT LONG 30. REPLACED TEE CAP AND DOUBLERS IAW ABX REA D953-18329MR AND D953-18288
- [SDR ABXA9700601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700601), Feb 14, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT FS 937 LOWER FLANGE RBL 10 TO RBL 18. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM IAW ABX REA D953-18328MR AND DC-9 SRM CHAP
- [SDR ABXA9700600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700600), Feb 14, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND THE LOWER CHANNEL ON FLOORBEAM AT FS 939 CORRODED AT NUT PLATES FROM LONGERON 18 RIGHT TO LONGERON 18 LEFT. REPLACED FLOORBEAM SUPPOR
- [SDR ABXA9700606](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700606), Feb 11, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT CUSP WEB IN MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT CRACKED AT FS 617 AND RBL 56. REPLACED CUSP PANEL IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-1 AND 51-3
- [SDR ABXA9700602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700602), Feb 11, 1997: CLIP. CRACKED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND SHEAR TIE CLIP CRACKED AT FS 980 BELOW LONGERON 14 RIGHT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE CLIP AT FS 980 FROM LONGERON 13 RIGHT TO 17 RIGHT IAW DC
- [SDR ABXA9700605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700605), Feb 10, 1997: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB FORWARD FACE OF THE UPPER REAR SPAR HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION AT APPROXIMATE STATION XHS 140. REPAIRED RT HORIZ
- [SDR ABXA9700588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700588), Feb 9, 1997: VANE. DELAMINATED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT FLAP INBOARD FIXED VANE DELAMINATED. REPLACED RT INBOARD FIXED VANE IAW DC-9 MAINTENANCE MANUAL, CHAPTER 27-51-3.
- [SDR ABXA9700876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700876), Feb 6, 1997: VANE. DELAMINATED. THE RIGHT WING INBOARD FIXED FLAP VANE HAD DELAMINATION ON THE UPPER SURFACE BETWEEN RUBSTRIPS. REPLACED ALL HONEYCOMB CORE, DOUBLERS AND SKIN IAW DC-9 SRM.
- [SDR ABXA9700290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700290), Feb 6, 1997: VANE. DELAMINATED. LEFT WING INBOARD VANE DELAMINATED. REPLACED HONEYCOMB CORE, DOUBLERS AND SKIN.
- [SDR ABXA9700897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700897), Feb 5, 1997: VANE. CORRODED. LEFT INBOARD FIXED VANE CHAFFED AND CORRODED. REPLACED ALL HONEYCOMB CORE, DOUBLERS AND SKIN.
- [SDR ABXA9700604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700604), Feb 5, 1997: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB INTER SPAR BOX HAS A CORROSION BLEND OUT THAT WAS BLENDED BEYOND LIMITS AT XHS 130. REPAIRED RT HORIZONTAL 
- [SDR ABXA9700603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700603), Feb 5, 1997: CLIP. CRACKED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND A SHEAR TIE CLIP CRACKED AT FS 945 BELOW LONGERONS 14 RIGHT AND 15 RIGHT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE CLIP AT FS 945 IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-
- [SDR ABXA9700594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700594), Feb 5, 1997: RIB. CRACKED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND VERTICAL STAB LEADING EDGE 4TH RIB CRACKED RIGHT SIDE AT AFT END. REPAIRED CRACK IAW DC-9 SUPPLEMENTAL SRM DRAWING K05159.
- [SDR ABXA9700593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700593), Feb 5, 1997: RIB. CRACKED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND VERTICAL STAB LEADING EDGE LOWER SECTION 5 RIB CRACKED, LEFT SIDE AT AFT END. REPAIRED CRACK IAW DC-9 SUPPLEMENTAL SRM DRAWING K05159
- [SDR ABXA9700595](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700595), Feb 4, 1997: GUSSET. CRACKED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND A GUSSET CRACKED ON THE FLOORBEAM AT FS 737 RIGHT BL 30. REPLACED GUSSET IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTER 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA9700589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700589), Feb 4, 1997: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND LT HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER REAR SPAR CAP AT XHS 181.0 CORRODED. REPAIRED LT HORIZONTAL REAR SPAR CAP IAW ABX REA D955-18219MR.
- [SDR ABXA9700587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700587), Feb 3, 1997: DOUBLER. CRACKED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN SEAM DOUBLER AND ATTACH ANGLE AT WS 267 CRACKED. REPLACED LEADING EDGE SEAM DOUBLER IAW DC-9 SRM CHA
- [SDR ABXA9700596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700596), Jan 31, 1997: DOOR. CRACKED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND THE LOWER CORNER OF THE LEFT MLG OUTBOARD ARTICULATING DOOR CRACKED. REPLACED THE DOOR IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTER 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA9700592](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700592), Jan 31, 1997: RIB. CRACKED. DURING C-INSPECTION, FOUND THE VERTICAL STAB LEADING EDGE REMOVABLE SECTION NR 3 RIB CRACKED LEFT SIDE AT AFT END. REPAIRED CRACK IAW DC-9 SUPPLEMENTAL SRM DRAW

All 78: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949AX-2013-09-26/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 20010802019479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010802019479I), Aug 2, 2001: Doug DC931 (N949AX), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On August 2, 2001, at 0550 EST. Airborne express flight #182 landed on runway 10L after reporting seeing and smelling electrical smoke in the cockpit.…

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