# N951VJ: 1972 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2013-03-20 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 20, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 302206A) - 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: 47576 - Year built: 1972 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 19, 1973 - Last registry action: January 15, 1999 - Mode S code: AD3A42 - 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/N951VJ - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=951VJ - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N951VJ-2013-03-20 From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31.md ## Service difficulty reports (9) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR USAAD97176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97176), Oct 8, 1997: CSD. FAILED. PIT - FLT 355 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT GENERATOR FAILED. CREW COULD NOT RESET THE GENERATOR, NOR COULD THEY CROSS-TIE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PIT AND LANDED WITH - [SDR USAA970254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA970254), Aug 6, 1997: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-5 CHECK, FOUND CRACKED LONGERON AT STA 756, LONGERON 5L. INSTALLED SPLICE PER TYPICAL REPAIR NR 53-10-17. (X) - [SDR USAAD97070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97070), Apr 21, 1997: MOTOR. FAILED. CLT/STL - FLT 1287 - PRIMARY LONGITUDINAL TRIM STOPPED WORKING. SUITCASE HANDLES WERE ALSO INOPERATIVE. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED PRIMARY CONTROL MOTOR. (X) - [SDR USAAD97059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97059), Mar 22, 1997: UPLOCK SENSOR. FAILED. FLT 705 - IND-PHL - RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED CRACKED RIGHT LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR AND CON - [SDR USAAD96117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96117), Aug 17, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LEFT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK IN CARGO COMPARTMENT CEILING. (M) - [SDR USAAD96091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96091), Jun 29, 1996: WIRE. CHAFED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARM AND CHARGE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED ON LANDING, WOULD NOT RESET. REPAIRED TWO CHAFED WIRES ABOVE RIGHT LAV CEILING. (M) - [SDR USAAD96060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96060), May 23, 1996: WIRE. LOOSE. CLT - ON GROUND, EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARM AND CHARGE, CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPS. SECURED LOOSE WIRE IN FLOOR LIGHTING, ROW 20. (X) - [SDR USAAD95006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD95006), Nov 12, 1995: VERTICAL GYRO. FAILED. FLT NR 2058 - CAPTAINS VERTICAL GYRO FAILED ON CLIMB-OUT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED NR 1 VERTICAL GYRO. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL. (M) - [SDR USAA950535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950535), May 29, 1995: FUEL PUMP. FAILED. ROC - FLT NR 0581 - THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED AS THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE CREW RETURNED TO ROC. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED FUEL PUMP. (M) ## FAA accident and incident reports (8) 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 19950524016769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950524016769I), May 24, 1995: Doug DC931 (N951VJ), Rochester, NY. Narrative: on Monday, mar 29, 1995 a Douglas DC-9, N951VJ operated by us air inc experienced the no 1 engine shut down at about 500 to 1000 feet after take-off… - [Incident 19921214052629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921214052629I), Dec 14, 1992: Doug DC931 (N951VJ), Knoxville, TN. Aileron problem in flight. Precautionary landing. Unable to locate problem. - [Incident 19820407029589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820407029589I), Apr 7, 1982: Doug DC931 (N951VJ), Charleston, WV, Minor damage. Started engines at gate. Aircraft rolled into a baggage cart. Failed to set and or monitor brakes. - [Incident 19790803029969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803029969I), Aug 3, 1979: Doug DC931 (N951VJ), Detroit, MI. Unable to pressurize after takeoff. Air stairwell access door open. Warning light did not illuminate. - [Incident 19790516200439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516200439I), May 16, 1979: Doug DC931 (N951VJ), Windsor Locks, CT. Aircraft returned to airport because engine exhaust temp read too high. - [Incident 19790119003219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790119003219I), Jan 19, 1979: Doug DC931 (N951VJ), Syracuse, NY. Vibration after gear retraction due to separation of a nose gear door. - [Incident 19790101000479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000479I), Jan 1, 1979: Doug DC931 (N951VJ), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Three green and an intransit light on for landing. Right main gear door was out of adjustment. - [Incident 19781020029179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781020029179I), Oct 20, 1978: Doug DC9 (N951VJ), Boston, MA. Captain returned due to an unsafe gear indication. Found a gear door open. --- 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.