# N950VJ: 1972 Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2012-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47564
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 30, 1972
- Last registry action: September 28, 2000
- Mode S code: AD368B
- Location: [Okc, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Okc)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N950VJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=950VJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950VJ-2012-10-03

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 (15)

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

- [SDR EISA99164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA99164), Sep 3, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR EISA99146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA99146), Jul 18, 1999: BULB. FAILED. MISSING EMERGENCY FLOOR BULB AND COVER. REPLACED BULB AND LENS. (M)
- [SDR EISA99062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA99062), Mar 31, 1999: POWER PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND NR 1 THROUGH NR 5 CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY FOR NR 1 THROUGH NR 5 CEILING EMER
- [SDR EISA99061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA99061), Mar 27, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. FOUND LEFT NACELLE SCANNING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT NACELLE SCANNING LIGHT POWR SUPPLY IAW MM CHAPTER 33-53-0. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M
- [SDR EISA99020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA99020), Jan 30, 1999: SLIDE. INOPERATIVE. PASSENGER EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE INOPERATIVE AT FORWARD GALLEY. INSTALLED EMERGENCY SLIDE PER MM 25-62-0. (M)
- [SDR EISA98224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA98224), Sep 23, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIM. FOUND ON POST FLIGHT BY MECHANIC. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK IAW 33-53-0, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR EISA98221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA98221), Sep 19, 1998: OXYGEN PANEL. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, BLUE OXYGEN LIGHTS AT FLIGHT ATTENDANT JUMPSEAT ILLUMINATED. AFTER TESTING COCKPIT ANNUNCIATOR. THE CABIN OXYGEN LIGHTS IN COCKPIT ILLUMIN
- [SDR EISA98200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA98200), Jul 31, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. RIGHT DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE INOPERATIVE. GENERATED FROM PILOT REPORT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT GALLEY DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHT BATTERY PER MM 33-50-1. OPS CH
- [SDR EISA98177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA98177), Jul 9, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. FOUND GALLEY DOOR MOUNTED SLIDE LIGHT DIM. GENERATED MAINTENANCE REPORT. REPLACED GALLEY DOOR MOUNTED SLIDE. RIGHT BATTERY PER MM 33-50-1. (X)
- [SDR EISA98144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA98144), Jun 20, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY SLIDE MAINTENANCE ENTRANCE LIGHT INOP, DEAD BATTERY PACK. GENERATED FROM MAINTENANCE REPORT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK IAW MM CHAPTER 33-50-01
- [SDR EISA98125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA98125), May 27, 1998: BULB. LOOSE. AFT MOST EMERGENCY PATH BULB OUT OF TRACK. GENERATED FROM PILOT REPORT. REINSTALLED AFT MOST EMERGENCY PATH BULB COVER. LIGHTS CHECK GOOD PER MM CHAPTER 33-53-1
- [SDR USAAD96064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96064), May 29, 1996: AOA VANE. FAILED. CLT/FAY - FLT 1527 - STALL INDICATION FAILURE WARNING ILLUMINATED ON DEPARTURE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO CLT. ON APPROACH, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT
- [SDR USAA960429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960429), May 9, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND .5 INCH LONG CRACK IN LONGERON 3L AT STATION 756. INSTALLED SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-02 FIG 2. (M)
- [SDR USAA960428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960428), May 9, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK IN MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR TOP AFT DOOR STOP SKIN BOTH LAYERS. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-05 FIG 26A
- [SDR USAA950488](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950488), Mar 23, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SCHEDULED PRODUCTION CONTROL ITEM NR 105, FOUND 13/16 INCH CRACK AT TOP FORWARD CORNER OF FWD CARGO DOOR FRAME AT STA 370 BELOW L

## 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 19940201024789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940201024789I), Feb 1, 1994: Doug DC931 (N950VJ), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Narrative: potable water line froze and then broke causing water to leak down on the control cables that actuate the landing gear, flap, and brake systems.…

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