# N955U: 1987 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 49427
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 2004
- Last registry action: December 7, 2018
- Mode S code: AD48FC
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- 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/N955U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=955U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N955U-2019-09-06

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (91, newest 50)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR AALA20160804013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160804013), Aug 2, 2016: SWITCH. LEAKING. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER APU START AT GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU OIL COOLER LEAKING OIL. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. R & R SWITCH IAW AMM 49-90-03.
- [SDR AALA20160218001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160218001), Feb 17, 2016: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. REFERENCE WC 0801. EMER LIGHTS ROW 11 - 16 FAILED TO TEST. REPLACED B5-102 EMER LIGHT BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-53-00. TESTED OK. THE ACFT WAS NOT GNDED.
- [SDR AALA20160216014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160216014), Feb 9, 2016: SEAL. LEAKING. AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. PAXS IN ROWS 24AB & 24AB REPORTED A BURNING SMELL & LINT LIKE MATERIAL COMING FROM FLOOR VENTS DURING APPROACH & LANDING. FOUND THE WING ANT
- [SDR AALA20151125001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20151125001), Nov 25, 2015: BEAM. CORRODED. AFT CARGO, CORROSION EMITTING FROM BELOW STAINLESS DOUBLER ON LOWER DOOR BEAM STATION 1160-1200. REMOVED DOUBLER & CLEANED UP CORROSION, MANUFACTURED FILLERS & 
- [SDR AALA20151124008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20151124008), Nov 24, 2015: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR, FWD SIDE, UPPER DOOR STOP CASTING IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW DOOR STOP CASTING, FITTING, IAW AARD 51-00-50-1, DWG 4920233 & DWG C
- [SDR AALA20151124007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20151124007), Nov 24, 2015: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR FWD SIDE, LOWER DOOR STOP CASTING IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW DOOR STOP CASTING, FITTING, IAW AARD 51-00-50-1, DWG 4920233, & DWG C
- [SDR AALA20151124006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20151124006), Nov 24, 2015: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR AFT SIDE SECOND FROM BOTTOM DOOR STOP CASTING IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW DOOR STOP CASTING, FITTING, IAW AARD 51-00-05-1, DWG 4920233 
- [SDR AALA20151120007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20151120007), Nov 20, 2015: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. AFT CARGO DOOR FWD STOP FITTING CRACKED. R & R STOP BRACKET IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.
- [SDR AALA20151120008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20151120008), Nov 20, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE DENT IN SKIN AT STATION 1351 AT L6L. HFEC REVEALED CRACK, EXTERNAL DOUBLER INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-01-00-001.
- [SDR AALA20150612001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150612001), Jun 11, 2015: COMPRESSOR BLADE. DAMAGED. AIR INTERRUPT, RETURNED & EMER DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB, CREW REPORTS A COMPRESSOR STALL ON RT ENG FOLLOWED BY A REDUCTI
- [SDR AALA20141015002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141015002), Oct 15, 2014: SKIN. DAMAGED. GOUGE AT STATION 200 AT LT LONGERON 200. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-04-02-001 FIGURE 2.
- [SDR AALA20141013003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141013003), Oct 13, 2014: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK IN LONGERON 25 LT AT STATION 160. SPLICED IN LONGERON REPAIR IAW SRM 53-02-00-001.
- [SDR AALA20141013002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141013002), Oct 13, 2014: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK IN LONGERON 24 LT AT STATION 200. SPLICED IN LONGERON REPAIR IAW SRM 53-02-00-001.
- [SDR AALA20141013001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141013001), Oct 13, 2014: LONGERON. CRACKED. CRACK IN LONGERON 23 LT AT STATION 200. SPLICED IN LONGERON REPAIR IAW SRM 53-02-00-001.
- [SDR AALA20141009009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141009009), Oct 9, 2014: BUSHING. WORN. OUT OF ROUND HOLE AT THE VERTICAL 503 BAND LABELED 21. INSTALLED PLUG IAW SRM 55-03-00.
- [SDR AALA20141009008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141009008), Oct 9, 2014: BUSHING. WORN. OUT OF ROUND HOLE AT THE VERTICAL 503 BAND LABELED 22. INSTALLED PLUG IAW SRM 55-03-00.
- [SDR AALA20141009007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141009007), Oct 9, 2014: BUSHING. WORN. OUT OF ROUND HOLE AT THE VERTICAL 503 BAND LABELED 38. INSTALLED PLUG IAW SRM 55-03-00.
- [SDR AALA20141009006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20141009006), Oct 9, 2014: BUSHING. WORN. OUT OF ROUND HOLE AT THE VERTICAL 503 BAND LABELED 24. INSTALLED PLUG IAW SRM 55-03-00.
- [SDR AALA20140614005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140614005), Jun 14, 2014: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. CREW REPORTED DIRTY SOCK SMELL & SOON AFTER LOSS OF BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT PRESSURIZATION FLOW ALSO ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIG
- [SDR AALA20140606021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140606021), Jun 6, 2014: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS ABOVE SEATS 12 TO 16 ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY B5-102. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20140605006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140605006), Jun 5, 2014: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. MID CARGO DOOR AFT STOP CRACKED. R & R AFT STOP IAW AARD 51-00-05-1.
- [SDR AALA20140605001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140605001), Jun 5, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND CRACK IN SKIN AT STATION 1510. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-01-00-001.
- [SDR AALA20140513001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20140513001), May 12, 2014: FORMER. CRACKED. LEFT HAND WING LE NR 4 SLAT TRACK INBD FORMER IS CRACKED. INSTALLED LT HAND WING NR 4 INBD FORMER DOUBLER IAW WORK CARD 57-98-05 & EA MD80-57-034864.
- [SDR AALA20131003015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20131003015), Oct 3, 2013: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. BHM CREW REPORTED ON CLIMB OUT, RT HAND ENG ENCOUNTERED 2 SUCCESSIVE COMPRESSOR STALLS. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED BHM LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT
- [SDR AALA20130926014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130926014), Sep 26, 2013: ADC. INOPERATIVE. DFW CREW REPORTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL CAPTAIN LOST AIRSPEED, ALTITUDE, & VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A
- [SDR AALA20130816004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130816004), Aug 15, 2013: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT INTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT FAILED TEST. REPLACED B5-105 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20130816003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130816003), Aug 15, 2013: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FORWARD INTERIOR OVERWING EXIT LIGHT WILL NOT STAY OFF WHEN POWER REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. REPLACED B5-103 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL
- [SDR AALA20130816002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130816002), Aug 15, 2013: PORTABLE LIGHT. FAILED. LT NR 1 DOOR PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT FAILED TEST. REPLACE LT NR 1 DOOR PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20130613006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130613006), Jun 13, 2013: GENERATOR. FAILED. CREW REPORTED RT GENERATOR FAILED WITH APU ON PLACARD. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT ENGINE
- [SDR AALA20121127022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121127022), Nov 27, 2012: SKIN. DAMAGED. GRIND MARKS IN SKIN FROM STATIONS 1363 TO 1367 ABOVE LONGERON 4 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00 FIGURE 4.
- [SDR AALA20121127021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121127021), Nov 27, 2012: SKIN. DENTED. DENT WITH GOUGE IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 1304 LONGERON 19 RIGHT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-02.
- [SDR AALA20121119019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121119019), Nov 19, 2012: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 4 LEFT CRACKED FROM STATIONS 160 AND 200. ACCOMPLISHED SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-02-00 FIGURE 18.
- [SDR AALA20121116019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121116019), Nov 16, 2012: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. DAMAGE TO STATION 400 AT LONGERON 19 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND SHIMS PER SRM 53-04-02.
- [SDR AALA20121116018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121116018), Nov 16, 2012: SKIN. DAMAGED. DAMAGE TO SKIN FROM STATIONS 503 TO 512, LONGERON 22 TO 23 RIGHT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-03.
- [SDR AALA20121115011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121115011), Nov 15, 2012: WEB. CRACKED. WEB IS CRACKED AT STATION 208 AT LONGERON 15 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-11.
- [SDR AALA20121115010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121115010), Nov 15, 2012: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. BOTTOM OF RIGHT CUSP AT STATION 702 CORRODED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
- [SDR AALA20121115001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121115001), Nov 15, 2012: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. STATIONS 1271 TO 1287, CABIN FLOORBOARD INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE INTERCOSTAL FROM STATIONS 12
- [SDR AALA20121114016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121114016), Nov 14, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. FORWARD FUSELAGE HAS CRACK AND LOOSE FASTENERS IN SKIN, AFT OF LEFT AFT CORNER OF NOSE LANDING GEAR CUTOUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-01-00 FIGURE 2 A
- [SDR AALA20121113008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121113008), Nov 13, 2012: SKIN. DAMAGED. GRIND MARKS IN SKIN FROM STATIONS 1200 TO 1204 BETWEEN LONGERONS 4 AND 5 RIGHT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-03 FIGURE 3.
- [SDR AALA20121113007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121113007), Nov 13, 2012: SKIN. DAMAGED. DENT AT STATION 201 BETWEEN LONGERONS 4 AND 5 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-02 FIGURE 2.
- [SDR AALA20121113006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121113006), Nov 13, 2012: STIFFENER. CRACKED. CRACK IN TOP OF VERTICAL STIFFENER BELOW LONG 1 AT STATION 1338. REPLACED STIFFENER PER AARD 51-00-05-1.
- [SDR AALA20121109004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121109004), Nov 9, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK NUMBER 2.5 CORRODED AT STATIONS 1120 TO 1136. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE SEAT TRACK FROM STATIONS 1098 TO 1136 PER AARD 51-00-05-01.
- [SDR AALA20121107036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121107036), Nov 7, 2012: FITTING. CRACKED. TOP OF CENTER FUEL TANK HAS VERTICAL ANGLE CRACKED AT LOWER END AT STATION 905 AND JUST BELOW NUMBER 5 SEAT TRACK. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING AND INSTALLED SERVICE
- [SDR AALA20120324003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120324003), Mar 23, 2012: BATTERY. NOT SEATED. TAIL COMPARTMENT LIGHTS ABOVE CATWALK INOPERATIVE. RESEATED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY FOR THE TAIL COMPARTMENT LIGHTS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20120324002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120324002), Mar 23, 2012: BATTERY. NOT SEATED. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 23 TO 27 INOPERATIVE. RESEATED THE BATTERIES AT ROW 24 FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20120324001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120324001), Mar 23, 2012: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 13 TO 16 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 26D. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20111007TUL10](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20111007TUL10), Oct 7, 2011: OUTFLOW VALVE. FAULTY. TUL - CREW REPORTED LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION DURING FCF. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED TUL WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL
- [SDR AALA20111005TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20111005TUL01), Oct 4, 2011: CONTROLLER. FAILED. ELP - INFLIGHT DFW-SAN. CREW REPORTED BOTH AUTO PRESSURE CONTROLLERS FAILED AND CABIN LOST PRESSURIZATION SUDDENLY. MASK WERE DEPLOYED IN CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLA
- [SDR AALA20110623DFW01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110623DFW01), Jun 23, 2011: DOWNLOCK SENSOR. FAULTY. DFW - CREW REPORTED UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND RIGHT M
- [SDR AALA20110408TUL06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20110408TUL06), Apr 8, 2011: ANGLE. CORRODED. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL, CORROSION ON BOTTOM OF ANGLE JUST ABOVE ACCUMULATOR. INSTALLED NEW CHORD ANGLE PER SRM 51-30-01 AND AARD 51-10-00-5.

All 91: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N955U-2019-09-06/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20010314005829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010314005829I), Mar 14, 2001: Doug DC982 (N955U), Craig, CO. (-23) A/c landed at the wrong airport by mistake. The flight departed st. louis (stl) enroute to hayden/yampa valley county (hdn) but landed at Craig, CO(cag).…

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