# N953AS: 1986 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2005-05-11 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 11, 2005 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - 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: 49386 - Year built: 1986 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 16, 1986 - Certificate issued: April 26, 2005 - Last registry action: April 26, 2005 - Mode S code: AD3FDD - Owner when cancelled: [Aar Parts Trading Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AAR%20PARTS%20TRADING%20INC) - Location: [Wood Dale, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wood%20Dale) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.9744° N, 87.9865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60191, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N953AS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=953AS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953AS-2005-05-11 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (95, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ASAA0380565](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380565), Aug 26, 2003: LANYARD. DISCONNECTED. SJC PREFLIGHT CHECK, FOUND FORWARD PAX L1 DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LANYARD WAS FOUND DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED LANYARD. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380560](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380560), Aug 21, 2003: LANYARD. DAMAGED. SEA PREFLIGHT CHECK, FOUND FORWARD SERVICE R1 DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LANYARD WAS FOUND BROKEN. REPLACED LANYARD. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380554), Aug 13, 2003: LANYARD. DISCONNECTED. PDX PREFLIGHT CHECK, FOUND FORWARD PAX L-1 DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LANYARD WAS DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED LANYARD. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380530), Jul 7, 2003: LANYARD. DISCONNECTED. PDX - PREFLIGHT CHECK, FORWARD PAX (L-1) DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LANYARD WAS FOUND DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED LANYARD. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380519), Jul 1, 2003: ENGINE. FAILED. LAX - A LOUD BANG AND VIBRATION FROM RT ENGINE CLIMB AT FL24500 OUT OF LAX. SUSPECT COMPRESSOR STALL. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAX. ENGINE WAS REPLACE - [SDR ASAA0380252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380252), Mar 7, 2003: HINGE. GOUGED. OKC - DURING 30K CHECK, FOUND AFT GALLEY SERVICE DOOR HINGE FITTING GOUGED. BLENDED GOUGE PER ASA EA 5240-01102. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380119), Feb 4, 2003: LANYARD. DISCONNECTED. SEA - DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, FOUND LEFT FORWARD (L-1) PASSENGER DOOR GIRT-TO-SLIDE COVER LANYARD DISCONNECTED. RETATTACHED LANYARD. (M) - [SDR ASAA0380038A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0380038A), Jan 5, 2003: LIGHT. DISLODGED. DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK DISCOVERED (1ST WHITE) EMERGENCY LIGHT POPPED OUT OF STRIP. REPAIRED GROUND. LIGHT THEN OPERATIVE PROPERLY. - [SDR ASAA0280573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280573), Nov 14, 2002: COALESCER BAG. DIRTY. LAX - FOUND CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH FUMES/SMOKE WITH APU OPERATING ON DESCENT INTO LAX. SHUTDOWN APU, AND FUMES/SMOKE DISSIPATED. PERFORMED TASK CARD 28525011 - [SDR ASAA0280532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280532), Nov 7, 2002: LIGHT. MISSING. DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK DISCOVERED TRACK LIGHTING-3EA LITE FROM FRONT TOP COVER MISSING. (BASED ON THE CORRECTIVE ACTION, THIS WRITE-UP WAS TAKEN TO MEAN 3 EA EM - [SDR ASAA0280533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280533), Nov 7, 2002: LENS. BROKEN. DURING PREFLIGHT, CHECK FOUND EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT WHITE LENS BROKEN. REPLACED LENS, A SUB-ASSEMBLY OF THE LIGHT MODULE. LIGHTS WHEN OPERATED PROPERLY. - [SDR ASAA0280363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280363), Oct 11, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. OAK - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT MLG WHEEL WELL DOOR JAMB CRACKED AT FORWARD OUTBOARD SIDE. REPLACED DOOR JAMB PER SRM 51-30-2, PAGE 4-12. (M) - [SDR ASAA0280362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280362), Oct 11, 2002: LONGERON. CORRODED. OAK - FOUND DURING C-CHECK, CORROSION ON LONGERON 30 IN MID CARGO BAY AT FS 636-693. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON 30 FROM STA 588-655 PER EA 5310-02110. ( - [SDR ASAA0280349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280349), Oct 3, 2002: LONGERON. CORRODED. OAK - FOUND DURING C-CHECK, CORROSION ON LONGERON 30 AT FS 1022 IN AFT CARGO BAY. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON 30 FROM FS 1003 TO 1070 PER EA 5310-0211. ( - [SDR ASAA0280337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280337), Oct 2, 2002: BEAM. CORRODED. OAK - FOUND DURING C-CHECK, VERTICAL FACE OF AFT CARGO BAY LOWER BEAM TO BE CORRODED. INSTALLED BEAM DOUBLER AND SPLICE PER SRM 53-05. (M) - [SDR ASAA0280338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280338), Oct 2, 2002: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. OAK - FOUND DURING C-CHECK, LEFT FORWARD TIEDOWN TRACK IN AFT CARGO BAY CORRODED ON OUTBOARD SIDE. REPLACED SECTION OF TRACK FROM STATION 1007-1193 PER SRM 51-3 - [SDR ASAA0280339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280339), Oct 2, 2002: BRACKET. CRACKED. OAK - FOUND DURING C-CHECK, AFT CARGO BAY BARRIER DOOR OUTER SKIN FORWARD ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED. REPLACED BRACKET PER SRM 51-30-1. (M) - [SDR ASAA0280336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280336), Oct 1, 2002: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. OAK - FOUND DURING C-CHECK, CRACK IN AFT SIDE OF RIGHT MAINTENANCE PLATFORM IN AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON PLATFORM PER SRM 53-01, PAG 10, F - [SDR ASAA0280333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280333), Sep 27, 2002: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. OAK - C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION IN AFT CARGO BAY AT NR 5 WEB LIGHTING HOLE FROM STATION 1193 TO 1212, LONGERON 28R TO 29R. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AT STATION 1193 P - [SDR ASAA0280332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280332), Sep 27, 2002: SHEAR TIE. DAMAGED. OAK - C-CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO BAY SHEAR TIE WAS FOUND DAMAGED ON FORWARD LOWER LEG STATION 1136 BETWEEN LONGERON 29R AND 30. REPLACED SHEAR TIE WITH NEWLY FABR - [SDR ASAA0280329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280329), Sep 25, 2002: PAN. CORRODED. OAK - C-CHECK, FOUND FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR CUTOUT PAN VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL LEGS ARE CORRODED FROM STATION 370 TO 427 IN LINE WITH LONGERON 28R. REMO - [SDR ASAA0280328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280328), Sep 24, 2002: BEAM. CORRODED. OAK - C-CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT LOWER DOOR BEAM VERTICAL FACE IS CORRODED. INSTALLED BEAM DOUBLER AND SPACER EPR SRM 53-05, PAGE 173-179F. (M) - [SDR ASAA0280326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280326), Sep 23, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. OAK - C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT WING INBOARD FLAP LOWER SURFACE HAS TWO DENTS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 57-01, PAGE 15 AND 51-30-2, PAGE 4. - [SDR ASAA0280324](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280324), Sep 23, 2002: LONGERON. CORRODED. OAK - C-CHECK, FOUND MID ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT LONGERON SECTION CORRODED. REPLACED LONGERON SECTION FROM STATION 550 TO 585. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE AT EACH END PE - [SDR ASAA0280325](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280325), Sep 23, 2002: FRAME. CORRODED. OAK - C-CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FRAME AND SPLICE CORRODED AT STATION 1309 FROM LONGERON 29L TO 29R. INSTALLED NEW SECTION PER SRM 53-03, PAGE 4A. (M) - [SDR ASAA0280316](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280316), Sep 20, 2002: BRACKET. CRACKED. OAK - FOUND C-CHECK, MID CARGO BAY BARRIER DOOR AFT GUIDE RAIL BRACKET WAS CRACKED. REPLACED BRACKET PER SRM 51-30-2. (M) - [SDR ASAA0280317](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280317), Sep 20, 2002: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. OAK - FOUND DURING C-CHECK, AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT RIGHT MAINTENANCE PLATFORM WAS CRACKED ON AFT SIDE. INSTALLED PLATFORM DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01, FIG 2, PAGE - [SDR ASAA0280318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280318), Sep 20, 2002: SUPPORT BRACKET. CRACKED. OAK - FOUND C-CHECK, AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT VENTRAL STAIRS RIGHT AFT SIDEWALL PANEL SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED. INSTALLED SIDEWALL DOUBLER PER SRM 51-10-4 AND 5 - [SDR ASAA0280319](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280319), Sep 20, 2002: RUB STRIP. CRACKED. OAK - FOUND DURING C-CHECK, LEFT WING TO BODY FAIRING AFT FILLET 2108 CHAFE STRIP WAS CRACKED AT TOP SIDE. TRIMMED CRACK AREA AND BLENDED AREA FILLET PANEL PER - [SDR ASAA0280320](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280320), Sep 20, 2002: SPLICE. CRACKED. OAK - FOUND DURING C-CHECK, AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT LEFT INBOARD SEAT TRACK SPLICE WEB WAS CRACKED. TRIMMED AND SMOOTHED DAMAGE PER SRM 53-01.(M) - [SDR ASAA0280314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280314), Sep 19, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. OAK - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT MLG DOOR JAMB WAS CRACKED AT UPLOCK SENSOR CUT OUT DOUBLER. REPLACED DOOR JAMB CUTOUT DOUBLER PER SRM 51-10-2,-3, AND -4. (M) - [SDR ASAA0280315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280315), Sep 19, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. OAK - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT MLG DOOR FORWARD JAMB CRACKED AROUND RIVET HEAD. REPLACED DOOR JAMB PER SRM 51-10-3, -4, 51-30-2 AND -5. (M) - [SDR ASAA0280244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280244), Aug 4, 2002: CONNECTOR. DISCONNECTED. SEA - DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT AT 23D 'OUT OF SOCKET' DISCONNECTED. REPAIRED RECONNECTED SOCKET. LIGHTS THEN OPERATED PROPERLY. (M) - [SDR ASAA0280063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0280063), Mar 5, 2002: LANYARD. DISCONNECTED. SEA - LEFT AFT GALLEY DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LANYARD DISCONNECTED. REATTACHED LANYARD. (M) - [SDR ASAA0180300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0180300), Nov 12, 2001: LANYARD. DETACHED. PHX - DURING LINE CHECK, L-1 DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE GIRT BAR-TO-LATCH LANYARD WAS FOUND DETACHED. REATTACHED LANYARD. (M) - [SDR ASAA0180266](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0180266), Sep 16, 2001: LANYARD. DISCONNECTED. SEA - DURING PRE-FLIGHT CHECK, R-1 DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LANYARD WAS FOUND DETACHED FROM GIRT BAR. REATTACHED LANYARD TO GIRT BAR. (M) - [SDR ASAA0180204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0180204), Jun 20, 2001: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. ANC - DURING PREFLIGHT, OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE DETERMINED TO BE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. LIGHTS THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. (M) - [SDR ASAA0180171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0180171), May 16, 2001: HARNESS. FAILED. OAK - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND L1 DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE HARNESS FAILED VOLTAGE CHECK. REPLACED L1 DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE WITH SERVICEABLE SLIDE. (M) - [SDR ASAA0180145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0180145), Apr 19, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. PDX - DURING LINE CHECK, FORWARD CABIN PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS DETERMINED TO BE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. LIGHT THEN OPERATED PROPERLY. (M) - [SDR ASAA0080685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0080685), Dec 27, 2000: WINDOW. OUT OF ADJ. LAX - DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, CAPTAINS SLIDING CLEARVIEW WINDOW WAS FOUND TO BE DIFFICULT TO OPEN. ADJUSTED AND LUBED WINDOW SLIDE MECHANISM. WINDOW THEN OPERAT - [SDR ASAA0080628](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0080628), Sep 24, 2000: TRACK. LACK OF LUBE. LAX - FLT 482 - PRIOR TO FLIGHT, THE CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE WINDOW TRACK AND THE WINDOW OPERATED N - [SDR ASAA0080353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0080353), May 31, 2000: LATCH. OUT OF ADJ. SAN - PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLIGHT 557, CREW REPORTED THE L1 DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH IN THE OPEN POSITION. ADJUSTED THE L1 DOOR HOLD OPEN MECHANISM AND OPERATED NO - [SDR ASAA0080182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0080182), Feb 29, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. PHX - DURING 15K CHECK, THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 1401 WAS FOUND CRACKED OUT OF FASTENER HOLE LENGTH .20 ABOVE NR 1 PYLON, THIRD FASTENER ABOVE SKIN SPLICE. REPAI - [SDR ASAA0080181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0080181), Feb 29, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. PHX - DURING 15K CHECK, THE LEFT OUTBOARD SEAT TRACK WAS FOUND CORRODED AT FS 1155. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-05. (M) - [SDR ASAA0080180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0080180), Feb 29, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. PHX - DURING 15K CHECK, THE AFT CABIN LEFT INBOARD SEAT TRACK, BOTTOM SIDE OF THE FLANGE WAS FOUND CORRODED AROUND THE NUT PLATE HOLES (TWO EACH) AT, LBL 20. RE - [SDR ASAA0080179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0080179), Feb 29, 2000: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. PHX - DURING 15K CHECK, THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT RIGHT TIEDOWN TRACK WAS FOUND CORRODED AROUND SEVERAL CLIP NUT FASTENER HOLES, FS 1212 TO 1322. REPAIRED PER S - [SDR ASAA0080178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0080178), Feb 29, 2000: PAN. CORRODED. PHX - DURING 15K CHECK, THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR CUTOUT LOWER PAN WAS FOUND CORRODED AT FS 1155 RIGHT. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-30. (M) - [SDR ASAA0080177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0080177), Feb 29, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. PHX - DURING 15K CHECK, THE MID CARGO COMPARTMENT MAIN FRAME SHEAR TIE CLIP WAS FOUND CORRODED AT FS 636, LONGERON 29R-30. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-30-5. (M) - [SDR ASAA0080176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0080176), Feb 29, 2000: LONGERON. DEFORMED. PHX - DURING 15K CHECK, THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS FOUND DEFORMED AT LONGERON 29R, BETWEEN FS 237 AND 256. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-02, FIG 18. (M) - [SDR ASAA0080175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0080175), Feb 29, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. PHX - DURING 15K CHECK, FOUND TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE L2 SERVICE DOOR EXTERIOR SKIN AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE CUTOUT AT THE EXIT PLACARD. REPAIRED PER SRM 52- All 95: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953AS-2005-05-11/reports.md ## Other aircraft with N953AS - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N953AS): Cessna T337H, S/N 33701872, built 1978 --- 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.