# N956VJ: 1973 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2013-06-27 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 27, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 302206A) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 47588 - Year built: 1973 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development - Airworthiness date: July 6, 1973 - Last registry action: July 14, 1999 - Mode S code: AD4CD5 - Location: [Miramar, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miramar) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 25.9882° N, 80.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33025, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N956VJ - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=956VJ - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N956VJ-2013-06-27 From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-9-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31.md ## Service difficulty reports (23) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR USAAD99021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99021), Feb 5, 1999: RETRACT MECH. LACK OF LUBE. PHL-PWM - FLT 2225 - DURING APPROACH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED UNTIL THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION HANDLE WAS OPERATED. TH - [SDR USAAD98201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98201), Oct 31, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CLT - THE FIRST CLASS SECTION CEILING EMERGNCY LGIHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR THE FIRST CLASS SECTION CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS. - [SDR USAAD98147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98147), Aug 17, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ROC - THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAAD98121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98121), Jul 12, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 5 THROUGH 11 WERE DIM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERIES. (M) - [SDR USAAD98110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98110), Jun 21, 1998: RELAY. FAILED. DTW - FLT 388 - DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENTION ON DESCENT THE THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CREW RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR AND THEN HAD TH - [SDR USAAD98087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98087), May 15, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CMH - THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAA980191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980191), May 7, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-2 CHECK, FOUND .125 INCH CRACK IN SKIN AT STATION 699, LONGERON 2R. CUTOUT DAMAGE, INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04, FIG 38. (M) - [SDR USAAD98075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98075), Apr 27, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PIT - THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAAD98007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98007), Jan 11, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LAMP, BATTERY PACK AND THE POWER SUPPLY. LAMP P/N 4593, POSER SUPPLY P/N 6011777LB. (M - [SDR USAAD97201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97201), Nov 18, 1997: PROX SWITCH. FAILED. BWI - FL 1950 - EN ROUTE, AT FL270, CREW RECEIVED UNSAFE INDICATIONS ON ALL THREE GEAR. ABNORMAL PROCEDURE ACCOMPLISHED, HOWEVER LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. GEA - [SDR USAAD97216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97216), Nov 17, 1997: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. CMH - THE AFT CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE LEFT AFT NACELLE LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR EACH AREA. (M) - [SDR 97ZZZM1223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1223), Nov 17, 1997: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. CMH - THE AFT CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE LEFT AFT NACELLE LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR EACH AREA. (M) - [SDR USAA970228](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA970228), Jun 28, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-1 CHECK, FOUND .0625 INCH CRACK IN SKIN AND CRACKED RIVET AT STA 76.5 BETWEEN CAPT PITOT AND CTR PITOT TUBES. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED FILLER - [SDR USAA970227](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA970227), Jun 28, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-1 CHECK, FOUND .50 INCH CRACK IN AIRCRAFT SKIN AT LONGERON 3R AT STA 1074 CANTED. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 5 - [SDR USAA970226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA970226), Jun 28, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-1 CHECK, FOUND 2 CRACKS; 1.06 INCH IN LENGTH AND 0.19 INCH IN LENGTH IN SKIN AT STA 160, LONGERON 1. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 47356. (X) - [SDR USAAD97107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97107), Jun 20, 1997: PROX SWITCH. FAILED. PHL/BTV - FLT 496 - RIGHT LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. ALSO, AMBER GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY, THEN WENT OUT. RETU - [SDR USAAD97076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97076), May 7, 1997: WIRE. BROKEN. CMH - FOUND CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT FIRST CLASS PARTITION. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE. (M) - [SDR USAA970178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA970178), May 5, 1997: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING PCI 949, FOUND LONGERON CRACKED IN TWO PLACES, .75 INCH CRACK TOTAL LENGTH 1.5 INCH AT RIGHT SIDE, STATION 699 LONGERON 5 RIGHT, DETECTED BY EDDY C - [SDR USAAD96172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96172), Nov 26, 1996: WINDSHIELD. BIRD STRIKE. MYR/CLT - FLT 312 - ON ROTATION, FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD STRUCK A MEDIUM SIZE BIRD. RETURNED TO FIELD. PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION ON F/O'S WINDSHIELD, - [SDR USAAD96138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96138), Oct 6, 1996: TIRE. BLOWN. FLT 845 - CLT-SDF, BLEW NR 3 MAIN TIRE ON TAKEOFF. PARTS WENT INTO NR 2 ENGINE CAUSING A SURGE AND ABNORMAL INDICATION. CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE. CAPTAIN D - [SDR USAAD96095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96095), Jul 2, 1996: SEAL. FAILED. FLT 551 - RDU-CLT - TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF, FLICKERED, THEN EXTINGUISHED WHEN BLEEDS WERE TURNED OFF. FOUND LEAKING PERI-SEA - [SDR USAAD96075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96075), Jun 13, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LEFT NACELLE EMERGNCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. (M) - [SDR USAA950440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950440), May 20, 1995: CLIP. CRACKED. PIT - SCHEDULED PRODUCTION CONTROL ITEM. FOUND .75 INCH CRACK STATION 995 BETWEEN LONGERSON 15 AND 16 RIGHT SKIN CLIP. SPLICED NEW SECTION OF SKIN CLIP PER SRM ## NTSB investigations (2) 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 ATL84IA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84IA246), Aug 6, 1984: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-30 (N956VJ), Nashville, TN, incident, minor damage - [NTSB NYC77FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA086), Aug 21, 1977: Douglas DC-9 (N956VJ), New York, NY, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 19900301012379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900301012379I), Mar 1, 1990: Doug DC931 (N956VJ), Charleston, WV. While turning off runway, right wheel went into mud next to taxiway. Nose gear then left pavement. - [Incident 19840806042419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840806042419I), Aug 6, 1984: Doug DC9* (N956VJ), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Decrease of epr, loud bang, engine failed. Top cowling absent. Fuel nozzle lockring misassembled. - [Incident 19831216069629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831216069629I), Dec 16, 1983: Doug DC931 (N956VJ), Albany, NY. Flight attendant became ill. Having trouble breathing. Diverted to Albany. Taken to medical center. - [Incident 19781217025549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217025549I), Dec 17, 1978: Doug DC9 (N956VJ), Windsor Locks, CT. Pilot got unsafe nose gear indication,alternate system used. Found defective nose gear down lock sensor. --- 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.