# N953AX: 1974 Douglas DC-9-41, registration cancelled 2017-05-26 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 26, 2017 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-41](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-41) (registry code 302207N) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (registry code 52051) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 47608 - Year built: 1974 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 7, 1993 - Certificate issued: June 29, 2010 - Last registry action: June 29, 2010 - Mode S code: AD3FE2 - 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/N953AX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=953AX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953AX-2017-05-26 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 Douglas DC-9-41: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-41.md ## Service difficulty reports (97, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ABXA200812190271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA200812190271), Dec 15, 2008: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING PRE-DEPARTURE CHECK, FOUND COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES IAW DC9 AMM 33-53-02-4. - [SDR ABXA080060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA080060), Feb 6, 2008: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. DURING WINDOW FRAME MOD TO COCKPIT STRUCTURE, FOUND CENTER FRAME WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS. REPLACED CENTER FRAME SEGMENT IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 PER WO 600283624. - [SDR ABXA080058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA080058), Feb 6, 2008: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. DURING WINDOW FRAME MOD TO COCKPIT STRUCTURE, FOUND RIGHT SIDE FRAME CRACKED LESS THAN 2.50 INCHES. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-03, FIG 34 PER WO 600283624. - [SDR ABXA080057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA080057), Feb 6, 2008: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. DURING WINDOW FRAME MOD TO COCKPIT STRUCTURE, FOUND FORWARD INTERCOSTAL CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-10-4 PER WO 6002836 - [SDR ABXA080059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA080059), Feb 6, 2008: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. DURING WINDOW FRAME MOD TO COCKPIT STRUCTURE, FOUND LEFT SIDE FRAME CRACKED LESS THAN 2.50 INCHES. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-05, FIG 34 PER WO 600283624. - [SDR ABXA070362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070362), Oct 25, 2007: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STA 1056 - 1072 AT LONGERON 27 - 28 LEFT CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA070363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070363), Oct 24, 2007: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. RIGHT BUTT LINE 44.5 SEAT TRACK UPPER FLANGE CRACKED AT STA 240. REPLACED SEAT TRACK SECTION IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-01. - [SDR ABXA070378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070378), Oct 23, 2007: FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT AFT MAIN FRAME STA 775, HAD A CRACK IN THE FORWARD FLANGE AT POINT J. REPAIRED MAIN FRAME IAW DC9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA070361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070361), Oct 23, 2007: STRAP. CRACKED. FS 775, LEFT BUTT LINE 12, FLOORBEAM ATTACH STRAP CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ATTACH STRAP FS 775, LEFT BUTT LINE 12 IAW DC9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA070360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070360), Oct 23, 2007: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. EXFOLIATED FLOOR SUPPORT FROM FS 993 TO 1072 LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRACK SUPPORT FLOOR IAW DC9 SRM 53-05, FIG 4G, SHEET 1. - [SDR ABXA070359](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070359), Oct 22, 2007: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. SUPPORT INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN FRAMES 427 - 446 AT LONGERON 29 LEFT WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA070176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070176), May 30, 2007: POWER SUPPLY. DEFECTIVE. DURING PRE-DEPARTURE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY IAW DC9 AMM 33-50-00. - [SDR ABXA050288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050288), Nov 14, 2005: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 28 RIGHT, STA 642 AND 660, CRACKED AND EXFOLIATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON AND FRAME IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA050287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050287), Nov 14, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. LONGERON END FITTING CRACKED AT FS 642, LONGERON 29 RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA050284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050284), Nov 14, 2005: FRAME. CRACKED. RIGHT AFT OVER WHEEL WELL FRAME FS 775 FORWARD FLANGE CRACKED AT P & G. REPAIRED FRAME IAW JOB CARD EA 53400320-001-2. - [SDR ABXA050283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050283), Nov 14, 2005: SUPPORT FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME SUPPORT FITTING HAD CRACK INDICATIONS ON INBOARD SIDE FS 675 AT LONGERON 29 LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPORT FITTING FS 675, LONGERON 29 LEFT IAW DC-9 S - [SDR ABXA050282](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050282), Nov 14, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. LONGERON END CRACKED FS 642 AT LONGERON 26 LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON END FITTING FS 642, LONGERON 26 LEFT IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA050281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050281), Nov 14, 2005: CLIP. CRACKED. FRAME SUPPORT FITTING HAD CRACK INDICATIONS ON INBOARD SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPORT FITTING FS 675, LONGERON 29 LEFT IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA040209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040209), Jun 15, 2004: LANDING GEAR. MALFUNCTIONED. OVERSHOT UPLATCH CHECK DETENT. RIGHT & LEFT RED GEAR UNSAFE & YELLOW GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PER ABNORMAL, RECYCLED GEAR & NORMAL OPERATION FOLLOWED. - [SDR ABXA040108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040108), Mar 5, 2004: FITTING. CRACKED. FITTING CRACKED ON UPPER END OF KEEL VERTICAL SUPPORT, INBOARD OF BRAKE CONTROL VALVES. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA020187](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020187), Aug 7, 2002: CLIP. CRACKED. LOWER BOLT HOLE WAS CRACKED AT #2 ENGINE AFT MOUNT. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA020186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020186), Aug 6, 2002: PAN. CRACKED. CRACK IN FORWARD ENTRY DOOR ABOVE FORWARD LOWER STOP PAD. REPLACED DOOR IAW DC-9 MM. - [SDR ABXA020185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020185), Aug 4, 2002: SPLICE. CRACKED. PYLON BULKHEAD ATTACH FITTING AT STA. 1041, LEFT BUTT LINE 30, WAS CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA020184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020184), Aug 2, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD CRACKED ON RIGHT SIDE OF VENTRAL DOORWAY APPROXIMATELY 36" UP FROM FLOOR. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-05. - [SDR ABXA020183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020183), Aug 1, 2002: FITTING. CORRODED. FRAME FOOT AT STA 617 LEFT HAD HEAVY EXFOLIATION CORROSION. REPLACED FRAME FOOT AT STA 617 LEFT AND FASTENERS IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA020182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020182), Aug 1, 2002: SPLICE. CRACKED. LEFT SIDE F.S. 1041 BULKHEAD FITTING WAS CRACKED. REPLACED FITTINGS IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA020181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020181), Aug 1, 2002: WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT CUSP WEB CRACKED BEWTEEN F.S. 1021 AND 1041. REPAIRED CUSP WEB IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01. - [SDR ABXA020180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020180), Jul 31, 2002: SKIN PANEL. DELAMINATED. DELAMINATION AREA ON OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE BONDED PANEL LOCATED ON WING UPPER SURFACE AND FORWARD OF AILERON. REPLACED OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE BONDED PANEL IAW - [SDR ABXA020179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020179), Jul 31, 2002: CLIP. CRACKED. BEAM #5 TEE FITTING AT FORWARD END WAS CRACKED. REPLACED THE #5 TEE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-4. - [SDR ABXA020033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020033), Jul 8, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS DIM. REPLACED BOTH BATTERIES FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AND CHECKED BATTERY PACK FOR CHARGING. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 M - [SDR ABXA010302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010302), Jun 6, 2001: SEPARATOR. CONTAMINATED. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AT ILN AND FLL, CREW IDENTIFIED AN UNKNOWN ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. ODOR SEEMED TO BE PNEUMATIC IN NATURE, NOT ELECTRICAL. IT STARTED HALFWAY THROU - [SDR ABXA010208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010208), Apr 26, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE DURING THE CREW PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY, IAW DC-9 MM 33-53 - [SDR ABXA010137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010137), Apr 12, 2001: COMPUTER. FAULTY. DURING ROTATION AT SJU THE CREW NOTED A STALL WARNING WITH STICK SHAKER ACTIVATION. THE CREW FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO - [SDR ABXA010049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010049), Feb 7, 2001: ELECTRICAL BOX. ODOR. A HOT ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS NOTED COMING FROM THE FORWARD CENTER CONSOLE AREA. WHEN THE FORWARD CONSOLE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED, THE ODOR SUBSIDED. MAINTENANCE - [SDR ABXA010033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010033), Feb 2, 2001: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 30 AT FUSELAGE STATION 617 - 642 WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA010032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010032), Feb 2, 2001: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON AT STRINGER 29L WAS EXFOLIATED ON THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE AT APPROX FUSELAGE STATION 675. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON IAW DC-9 SRM 51 - [SDR ABXA010031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010031), Feb 2, 2001: VANE. CORRODED. FIXED VANE ON LEFT WING WAS CORRODED INTERNALLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LEFT FIXED VANE IAW DC-9 MM. - [SDR ABXA010030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010030), Feb 2, 2001: LONGERON. CRACKED. FUSELAGE LONGERON 28L WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON AT 28L IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA010029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010029), Feb 2, 2001: LATCH. CRACKED. REPAIR NEAR THE AFT BAG BIN AFT LATCH WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE BAG BIN DOOR IAW DC-9 SRM AND ABX NEA52300001-005. - [SDR ABXA010028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010028), Feb 2, 2001: DOUBLER. CORRODED. INTERNAL FUSELAGE DOUBLER AT STA 642 L30 WAS CORRODED FORWARD OF THE KIDNEY PANEL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE DOUBLER IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND DRAWI - [SDR ABXA010037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010037), Feb 2, 2001: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 26R WAS CRACKED FROM FUSELAGE STATION 617 TO 642. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA010036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010036), Feb 2, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. FUSELAGE SHEAR TIE AT FRAME 675 WAS CORRODED ON LEFT SIDE AT KEEL AREA. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SHEAR TIE IAW DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA010035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010035), Feb 2, 2001: FRAME. CORRODED. FUSELAGE FRAME AT STATION 560 LONGERON 29R WAS CORRODED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE FRAME IAW DC-9 SRM 53-03 PAGE 4E FIG 2A. - [SDR ABXA010034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010034), Feb 2, 2001: LONGERON. CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LONGERON 29L, FUSELAGE STATION 617 - 642. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LONGERON IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA0100037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA0100037), Feb 2, 2001: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 26R WAS CRACKED FROM FUSELAGE STATION 617 TO 642. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA0100036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA0100036), Feb 2, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. FUSELAGE SHEAR TIE AT FRAME 675 WAS CORRODED ON LEFT SIDE AT KEEL AREA. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SHEAR TIE IAW DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA0100035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA0100035), Feb 2, 2001: FRAME. CORRODED. FUSELAGE FRAME AT STATION 560 LONGERON 29R WAS CORRODED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE FRAME IAW DC-9 SRM 53-03 PAGE 4E FIG 2A. - [SDR ABXA0100033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA0100033), Feb 2, 2001: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 30 AT FUSELAGE STATION 617 - 642 WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA0100032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA0100032), Feb 2, 2001: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON AT STRINGER 29L WAS EXFOLIATED ON THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE AT APPROX FUSELAGE STATION 675. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON IAW DC-9 SRM 51 - [SDR ABXA0100031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA0100031), Feb 2, 2001: VANE. CORRODED. FIXED VANE ON LEFT WING WAS CORRODED INTERNALLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LEFT FIXED VANE IAW DC-9 MM. 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