# N952U: 1985 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2017-02-28 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 28, 2017 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (registry code 3022082) - 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: 49266 - Year built: 1985 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: November 25, 1985 - Certificate issued: March 24, 2010 - Last registry action: March 24, 2010 - Mode S code: AD3DD7 - Owner when cancelled: [M Dot Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/M%20DOT%20AVIATION%20LLC) - Location: [Tolland, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Tolland) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.8830° N, 72.3589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06084, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N952U - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=952U - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N952U-2017-02-28 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 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82): https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82.md ## Service difficulty reports (39) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ZW0A0212602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZW0A0212602), Dec 18, 2002: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. THE TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY WHITE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY. - [SDR ZW0A0212601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZW0A0212601), Dec 18, 2002: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE FROM THE GALLEYS TO THE AFT LAVS, ROW 12 THROUGH 22, AND ABOVE THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT POSITION. REPLACED THE POW - [SDR ZW0A0210602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZW0A0210602), Oct 15, 2002: CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN. DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE CHECKS THE NUMBER 5 L/E SLAT RETRACT CABLE WAS FOUND BROKEN. REPLACED THE CABLE. - [SDR ZW0A0101203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZW0A0101203), May 4, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. THE TAIL CONE SLIDE LIGHT AND TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE LAMPS. CHECK-C 3-12-01 STL. - [SDR TWAA0104901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0104901), Mar 16, 2001: REGULATOR VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. WITH WING ANTI-ICE ON, HOT SMOKEY SMELL FILLED THE CABIN. REPLACED THE RIGHT ANTI-ICE PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE. CHECK-C 3-3-01 STL. - [SDR TWAA0101002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0101002), Jan 16, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. THE FIRST CLASS OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED TWO BATTERIES IN POWER SUPPLY. CHECK-C 3-3-00 MCI. - [SDR TWAA0020002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0020002), Dec 24, 2000: TURBINE. FAILED. IN CLIMB THE NR 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO STL. FOUND TURBINE FAILURE. CHANGED THE ENGINE. CHECK-C 3-3-00 MCI. - [SDR TWAA0003602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003602), Mar 3, 2000: SEAL. LEAKING. DURING TAKEOFF, LOUD NOISE FROM AFT STAIR DOOR. LUBRICATED AFT STAIR DOOR SEAL AND PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT WITH NO NOISE NOTED. AC05 2-17-00 MCI. - [SDR TWAA0003205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003205), Feb 22, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND CORROSION BETWEEN SKIN PANELS AT LOWER EDGE OF FWD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT, STA 389 AND 408, AROUND RIVET AT STA 391, AND SCRATCHES. REMOV - [SDR TWAA0002906](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0002906), Feb 18, 2000: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE FWD LT ENTRY DOOR, BOTTOM EDGE OF THE DOOR THE ENTIRE LENGTH SKIN WAS PUSHED .25 IN FWD, AND .33 OF THE AREA INCLUDED PREVIOUS REPAIR. - [SDR TWAA0003015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003015), Feb 16, 2000: SKIN. BENT. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND SKIN DAMAGED/BENT AT TOP OF RUDDER SPAR CAP, RT SIDE. ACCOMP HIGH FREQ EDDY CURRENT AND CHECKED AREA. RECONTOURED AREA RECHECKED WIT - [SDR TWAA0002607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0002607), Feb 10, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND CORROSION ON THE AFT BULKHEAD ATTACH FRAME AT 3 NUT PLATE HOLES, LEFT OF CENTER STA 1338 AT LBL 15. REMOVED AND REPLACED ATTACH FRAM - [SDR TWAA0002311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0002311), Feb 7, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINTENANCE, FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 769 TO 807, AT RUB STRIP FOR LOWER RT FUSELAGE FAIRING. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED AREA - [SDR TWAA0002310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0002310), Feb 6, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINTENANCE, FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AT RUB STRIP FOR RT WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRING AT STA 764, 771, 775, AND 777. REMOVED CORROSION - [SDR TWAA0002309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0002309), Feb 4, 2000: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING CHECK-C MAINTENANCE, THE RT OTBD TE FLAP TE WAS DAMAGED 46 IN FROM INBD END. CUT OUT AREA AND SPLICED IN REPAIR SECTION PER SRM 57-03 PAGE 12. - [SDR TWAA0002308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0002308), Feb 3, 2000: DOOR SILL. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINTENANCE, THE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR SILL PANEL WAS CORRODED. REPLACED DOOR SILL PANEL WITH NEW PANEL. - [SDR TWAA0002207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0002207), Feb 3, 2000: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING MSG24 MAINTENANCE, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGED AT THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE MID CARGO DOOR OPENING APPROXIMATELY 3 FASTNERS BELOW THE NUMBER 3 STOP. INSTAL - [SDR TWAA0002206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0002206), Feb 2, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING MSG24 MAINTENANCE, FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 150-200, RBL6. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-3.. REPLACED WITH NEW PART PER SRM 51-10 - [SDR TWAA0002205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0002205), Feb 2, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING MSG24 MAINTENANCE CORROSION WAS FOUND AT CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT STATION 160 RBL 6 AND RBL5. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-3. REPLACED WITH NEW PART PER SR - [SDR TWAA0002301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0002301), Jan 27, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINTENANCE, FOUND CORROSION IN THE AFT CARGO COMPT ON FLOOR SUPPORT STA 1212, RBL 9 TO 15. INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT PN 5936597-509 PER SRM 51-30-2 - [SDR TWAA0002014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0002014), Jan 27, 2000: SKIN. GOUGED. DURING CHECK-C MAINTENANCE, FOUND SHARP EDGE GOUGE MARKS AND DENT APPROX 15 IN FWD OF MAIN ENTRY DOOR AND APPROX 4 IN ABOVE THE FLOOR LINE. DIMENSIONS MEASURE 2 - [SDR TWAA0001906](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0001906), Jan 27, 2000: HINGE PLATE. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RT I/B PIVOT BEARING HINGE PLATES WERE CORRODED/PITTED IN BORE. REAMED, BUSHED AND FINAL HONED TO DIMENSION PER - [SDR TWAA0001905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0001905), Jan 27, 2000: HINGE PLATE. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LT O/B PIVOT BEARING HINGE PLATES WERE CORRODED AND PITTED IN BORE. REAMED HOLE, BUSHED AND FINAL HONED PER SRM - [SDR TWAA0001904](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0001904), Jan 27, 2000: HINGE PLATE. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LT I/B PIVOT BEARING HINGE PLATES HAD CORROSION AND PITTING IN THE BORE. REAMED HOLE TO REMOVED CORROSION. HOLE - [SDR TWAA0001903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0001903), Jan 26, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, THE AFT CARGO FLOOR SUPPORT AND ANGLE THRESHOLD TRANSITION HAD CORROSION AT NUT PLATE AREA. REMOVED OLD ANGLE AND REPLACED WITH PER DAC DR - [SDR TWAA0001902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0001902), Jan 26, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND A CRACK IN LONGERON 4L, STA 160. REPLACED LONGERON 4L PER SPM 6-70-01, PAGE 1 AND 4. - [SDR TWAA0001907](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0001907), Jan 24, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE CABIN STA 1251 FLOOR SUPPORT WAS CORRODED BETWEEN NUMBER 1 AND 2 SEAT TRACKS. REMOVED CORRODED FLOOR SUPPORT AND FABRICATED PART P - [SDR TWAA0001612](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0001612), Jan 21, 2000: THRESHOLD. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT THE AFT CARGO DOOR SILL THRESHOLD HAD CORROSION UNDER THE SILL PLATE SUPPORT. REPLACED SUPPORT WITH (P/N 5936660-67). REPLACED RIVETS AND B - [SDR TWAA0001611](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0001611), Jan 21, 2000: BEARING. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER O/B PIVOT BEARING, RT SIDE, INNER AND OUTER PLATES WERE RUSTY AND PITTED. REMOVED RT O/B, INNER AND OUTER PLATES - [SDR TWAA0001610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0001610), Jan 21, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT THE CABIN RT O/B TRACK NUMBER 4 HAD CORROSION AT STA 262 TO 269. BLENDED AREA FREE OF CORROSION PER SPM 6-80-01 USING LIMITS PER SRM 57-05 - [SDR TWAA0002302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0002302), Jan 20, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND CORROSION ON AFT CARGO COMPT FLOOR SUPPORT STA 1155 TO 1212, RBL 8. REMOVED CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT. INSTALLED NEW FLOOR SUPPORT - [SDR TWAA0001609](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0001609), Jan 20, 2000: TAB. BROKEN. DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND FWD GALLEY DOOR TAB BROKEN ON DOOR FRAME, INNER PLATE, STA 207 AT LONGERON 15L. MADE DOUBLER TO REPAIR BROKEN TAB PER ARA 16527. SEAL - [SDR TWAA0001608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0001608), Jan 20, 2000: LONGERON. BENT. DURING CHECK-C MAINT LONGERON 15R WAS BENT EXCESSIVELY, TWO PLACES ALONG EDGE, STA 842, 3 INCHES FWD OF FORMER, STRINGER 845 FRAME. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF FREE - [SDR TWAA9914401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9914401), Oct 21, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHTS INOP ROWS 8, 9 AND 11. REPLACED BATTERY. CHECK C 03/26/99 STL. - [SDR TWAA9818905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9818905), Nov 24, 1998: OVEN. FAILED. DURING DESCENT, SMOKE IN FIRST CLASS CABIN. REPLACED GALLEY OVEN. - [SDR TWAA9800501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9800501), Jan 9, 1998: DOOR. NOT CLOSED. STL - FLT 350 - DURING FLIGHT CLIMB, CABIN WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE IN AUTO OR MANUAL. CLOSED L-2 DOOR PROPERLY. (M) - [SDR TWAA9719001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9719001), Feb 7, 1997: HEAT EXCHANGER. FAILED. JFK - DURING CRUISE, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT HAND SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER, MFG P/N 184060-3-2. OPERATIO - [SDR 96ZZZX3032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3032), May 13, 1996: PROX SENSOR. FAILED. STL - FLT 24 - AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, NLG RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. VERIFIED NLG RETRACTION BY MECHANICAL INDICATOR. FOUND - [SDR 96ZZZX1203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1203), Feb 17, 1996: ENGINE. FAILED. STL - FLT 414 - DURING CLIMB, LT ENGINE SURGED ACCOMPANIED WITH A DROP IN EPR. SHUT DOWN LT ENGINE, SN 3201. FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN TAILPIPE AND TURBINE BLADE ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 20001016031469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001016031469I), Oct 16, 2000: Doug DC982 (N952U), St Louis, MO. (-23)Aircraft landed on rwy 30R at kstl and was able to clear active runway at tower requested taxiway (b). Pilot instructed to expedite and clear runway 30R… - [Incident 19860425023699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860425023699I), Apr 25, 1986: Doug DC982 (N952U), St Louis, MO. Nose area vibration on takeoff with smell of rubber. Returned and replaced out of round nose wheel tire. --- 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.