# N954U: 1987 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2021-09-04 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: September 4, 2021 - 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: 49426 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: August 28, 1987 - Certificate issued: May 29, 2018 - Last registry action: May 29, 2018 - Mode S code: AD4545 - Owner when cancelled: [Aerothrust Holdings Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROTHRUST%20HOLDINGS%20LEASING%20LLC) - Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N954U - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=954U - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N954U-2021-09-04 From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (178, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20170718006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170718006), Jul 18, 2017: WIRE. BROKEN. TOTAL LOSS OF FUEL INDICATION SYSTEM AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT STATED THAT PANEL WA - [SDR AALA201706149022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201706149022), Jun 12, 2017: WIRE. DETACHED. EMERGENCY LIGHT WIRING AT SEAT 32D PULLED FROM CONNECTOR. ACCOMPLISHED A REPAIR IAW WDM 33-51-14. ACCOMPLISHED OPS CHECKED IAW MM 33-53-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR AALA201706079024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201706079024), Jun 6, 2017: COVER. MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. FLOOR LEVEL EXIT LIGHT COVER MISSING AT FORWARD CABIN DOOR AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT FORWARD GALLEY FLOOR. OPS - [SDR AALA201705099036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201705099036), May 5, 2017: SMOKE DETECTOR. FALSE ACTIVATION. FWD LAV SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED BRIEFLY, NO SMOKE DISCOVERED. NO HISTORY DET TESTED NORM UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AMM 26-19-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. - [SDR AALA20170306015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170306015), Mar 3, 2017: BATTERY. NO TEST. AFT RIGHT FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLASHLIGHT BATTERY IAW AMM 25-60-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR AALA20170209004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170209004), Feb 9, 2017: BATTERY PACK. FAILED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FOR LEFT AND RIGHT OVERWING EXITS FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY IAW AMM 33-53-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR AALA20170201019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170201019), Jan 29, 2017: CONTROL BOX. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. DFW-MSY FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. DURING CLIMB, CREW REPORTED THEY WERE UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CLIMB POWER. THE RIGHT ENGI - [SDR AALA20170129005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20170129005), Jan 29, 2017: ACTUATOR. FAULTY. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. DFW-MSY FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. DURING CLIMB, CREW REPORTED THEY WERE UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CLIMB POWER. THE RIGHT ENGI - [SDR AALA20161205014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161205014), Dec 2, 2016: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 33-50-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR AALA20161028005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161028005), Oct 26, 2016: BATTERY PACK. FAILED. AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED. EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH MARKING BATTERY PACK AB5-3 FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-60-98. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. - [SDR AALA20160730005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160730005), Jul 30, 2016: B-NUT. LOOSE. DURING FLIGHT THE LEFT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TRANSFER PUMP WAS TURNED OFF. QUANTITY IN LEFT SYSTEM 3 QUARTS, PUMP PRESSURE WENT TO 3000 PSI - [SDR AALA20160721004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160721004), Jul 21, 2016: CLAMP. OUT OF POSITION. DURING CLIMB THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATUR HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AIR CYCLE - [SDR AALA20150403004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150403004), Apr 3, 2015: UNKNOWN. ODOR. DURING TAKEOFF & CLIMB, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMOKE ODOR IN AFT CABIN, SOURCE UNIDENTIFIED. RETURNED & EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. ACCOMPLISHED - [SDR AALA20141212002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141212002), Dec 12, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT EMER PATH LIGHTS FAILED TEST ON MCM 5403. R & R AFT BATTERY PACK FOR EMER PATH LIGHTS. SYS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20140804004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140804004), Aug 4, 2014: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING NR 4 SLAT TRACK INBD SUPPORT RIB CRACKED. INSTALLED REPAIR FITTING. - [SDR AALA20140804003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140804003), Aug 4, 2014: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING NR 4 SLAT TRACK INBD SUPPORT RIB CRACKED. INSTALLED REPAIR FITTING. - [SDR AALA20140707013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140707013), Jul 7, 2014: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. ROW 16 & 17 SIDE SEAT EMER EGRESS LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. FOUND SEAT TO WALL CONNECTOR KNOCKED LOOSE. RECONNECTED CONNECTOR. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20140429007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140429007), Apr 29, 2014: TRIM MOTOR. INOPERATIVE. PRIMARY STAB TRIM INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED STAB TRIM MOTOR. SYS GND CHECKED NORMA - [SDR AALA20140220003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140220003), Feb 19, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EGRESS LIGHTS FAILED AT AB5 1. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20140201007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140201007), Feb 1, 2014: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ROW 21 OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK & LAMPS IN LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20130625010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130625010), Jun 25, 2013: GENERATOR. FAILED. LT HAND GENERATOR FAILED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LT HAND ENGINE CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE & GENERATOR. SYSTEM GROUN - [SDR AALA20130326025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130326025), Mar 26, 2013: DIAPHRAGM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SUB-FLOOR UNDER G-1 GALLEY DRAIN PAN. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20130326024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130326024), Mar 26, 2013: DIAPHRAGM. CORRODED. CORROSION TOP OF SUBFLOOR AT STATION 200 UNDER FORWARD END OF NUMBER 4 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED DIAPHRAGM REPAIR DOUBLER FROM STATIONS 200 TO 218 AND RIGHT BUTTLIN - [SDR AALA20130326023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130326023), Mar 26, 2013: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CRACK IN LEFT CUSP AT STATION 218 OUTBOARD OF NUMBER 2 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20130322015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130322015), Mar 22, 2013: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR-TIE AT STATION 1437 RIGHT SIDE OF LONGERON IS CRACKED. REPLACED SHEAR-TIE AT STATION 1437 BETWEEN LONGERONS 1 AND 2 PER AARD 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20130321026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130321026), Mar 21, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE HAS CRACK IN SKIN AT FASTENER HOLE AT STATION 1418 BELOW LONGERON 2 RIGHT. INSTALLED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLER PER SRM 53- - [SDR AALA20130321017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130321017), Mar 21, 2013: SPLICE. CORRODED. LEFT TIE DOWN TRACK SPLICE FROM STATIONS 1212 TO 1227 CORRODED. INSTALLED NEW LEFT TIE DOWN TRACK SPLICE FROM STATIONS 1212 TO 1227 PER AARD 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20130321021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130321021), Mar 21, 2013: LONGERON. CRACKED. STATION 1437 LONGERON 2 RIGHT HAS CRACK UNDER FRAME. REMOVED CRACKED PORTION OF LONGERON AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE LONGERON AND LONGERON SPLICE AT STATION 1437 - [SDR AALA20130321018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130321018), Mar 21, 2013: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK IN LONGERON 3 LAFT AT STATION 160. REMOVED CRACKED SECTION AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON 3 LEFT FROM STATIONS 150 TO 170 PER SRM 53-14-01 FIGURE 3 - [SDR AALA20130321015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130321015), Mar 21, 2013: LONGERON CLIP. DAMAGED. LEFT LONGERON 4 END CLIP AT STATION 148 HAS ELONGATED HOLES WHERE CLIP ATTACHES TO LONGERON. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON 4 LEFT END CLIP AT STATION 148 PER AARD 51-0 - [SDR AALA20130321013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130321013), Mar 21, 2013: LONGERON CLIP. DAMAGED. LEFT LONGERON 3 END CLIP AT STATION 148 HAS ELONGATED HOLES WHERE CLIP ATTACHES TO LONGERON. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON 3 END CLIP AT STATION 148 PER AARD 51-00-05- - [SDR AALA20130321004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130321004), Mar 21, 2013: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK IN LONGERON 3 LEFT. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGRON FROM STATIONS 150 TO 170 PER SRM 53-02-00. - [SDR AALA20130320012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130320012), Mar 20, 2013: BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON THE DOOR BEAM FROM STATIONS 1160 TO 1202. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOOR BEAM DOUBLER AS PER AARD 53-10-00-3. - [SDR AALA20130319033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130319033), Mar 19, 2013: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK IN LONGERON 4 LEFT AT STATION 160. INSTALLED LONGERON REPAIR PER SRM 53-02-00 AND BOEING DRAWING 5911406. - [SDR AALA20130319022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130319022), Mar 19, 2013: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CRACK IN CUSP BETWEEN STATIONS 415 AND 419 RIGHT. INSTALLED CUSP REPAIR DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20130319005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130319005), Mar 19, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. FITTING CRACKED UNDER SEAT TRACK NUMBER 4 AT STATION 845. INSTALLED NEW FITTING PER AARD 51-00-05-1. - [SDR AALA20130319004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130319004), Mar 19, 2013: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK IN LONGERON 4 LEFT AT STATION 160. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON AND RE-INSTALLED ORIGINAL SPLICES. - [SDR AALA20130318038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130318038), Mar 18, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. RIGHT CUSP FROM STATIONS 1223 TO 1226 CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED CUSP DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20130318016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130318016), Mar 18, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. BOTTOM OF LEFT CUSP HAS CORROSION AT STATION 1175. INSTALLED CUSP DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20130318015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130318015), Mar 18, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. BOTTOM OF LEFT CUSP HAS CORROSION AT STATION 1143. INSTALLED CUSP SUPPORT AT STATION 1143 PER BOEING DRAWING 9930612 AND AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20130318014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130318014), Mar 18, 2013: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CRACK IN CUSP FROM STATIONS 307 TO 310 RIGHT. INSTALLED CUSP DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20130318001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130318001), Mar 18, 2013: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON CUSP RIGHT SIDE AT FUSELAGE STATIONS 1197 TO 1206. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD. - [SDR AALA20130314016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130314016), Mar 14, 2013: PAN. CRACKED. FORWARD SERVICE DOOR HAS CRACK ON DOOR PAN AT DOOR HINGE LOWER CUTOUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO 80177 AND EA MD80-52-028790. - [SDR AALA20130313039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130313039), Mar 13, 2013: CUSP WEB. CRACKED. CRACK IN LEFT CUSP AT STATION 218 OUTBOARD NUMBER 2 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20130313034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130313034), Mar 13, 2013: MEMBRANE. CRACKED. CRACK IN FASTENER HOLE AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR SUB FLOOR, STATION 170 LEFT BUTTLINE 54. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16. - [SDR AALA20130312005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130312005), Mar 12, 2013: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT NUMBER 5 SLAT SECOND FROM OUTBOARD END CRACK INDICATION. INSTALLED NEW ATTACH RIB PER ESO 80117. - [SDR AALA20120708001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120708001), Jul 7, 2012: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. AUS - INFLIGHT DFW-LGA. CREW REPORTED BOTH PACKS CYCLED ON AND OFF 2 TIMES AND PRESSURIZATION FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT DIVERTED AUS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDEN - [SDR AALA20111102TUL20](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20111102TUL20), Nov 2, 2011: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE CRACKED AFT SIDE OF 1451 AFT OF LONGERON 2 LEFT. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR-TIE PER AARD 51-10-11-5. - [SDR AALA20110125LGA03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110125LGA03), Jan 24, 2011: WIRE. DISCONNECTED. SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 27D INOP. WIRE PULLED OUT OF CONNECTOR BELOW SEAT 27F. REPLACED PIN & SECURED CONNECTOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR AALA20110125LGA02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110125LGA02), Jan 24, 2011: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 28 TO ROW 30 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AND SECURED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECK NORMAL. All 178: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N954U-2021-09-04/reports.md ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CHI95MA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95MA044), Nov 23, 1994: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N954U), Bridgeton, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The Cessna 441 pilot's mistaken belief that his assigned departure runway was runway 30R, which resulted in his undetected entrance onto runway 30R, which was being used by the MD-82 for its… ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 20100505033259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100505033259I), May 5, 2010: Mcdonnell D DC-9-82(MD- (N954U), Bronx, NY, Minor damage. Reference log page 11084174: left engine failed after takeoff. Engine failed right after selecting climb power and a loud bang. Flight time from off to on was… - [Incident 20000528017089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000528017089I), May 28, 2000: Doug DC982 (N954U), Wichita, KS. (-23)Aircraft N954U enroute abq to stl experienced a cracked f/o outer windshield. Diverted to ict as a precaution. Maintenance manual states that you can fly… - [Accident 19941122038712A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941122038712A), Nov 22, 1994: Doug DC982 (N954U), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. On takeoff runway 30R collided with aircraft on wrong runway holding. Tower unable note plane on wrong runway. --- 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.