# N962VJ: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 1998-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 302206A)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47507
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: August 5, 1998
- Mode S code: AD6578
- 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/N962VJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=962VJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N962VJ-1998-10-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (8)

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

- [SDR USAAD97153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97153), Sep 11, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. IND - FOUND AFT TAILCONE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. (M)
- [SDR USAAD97152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97152), Sep 11, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. IND - FOUND LEFT ENGINE NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY. (M)
- [SDR USAA970242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA970242), Jul 30, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, FOUND CRACKS AT RIVET HOLES, UNDER RAIN GUTTER, Y 2 INCHES LONG ON FUSELAGE SKIN, RIGHT SIDE BETWEEN STATION 1121 AND STAT
- [SDR USAAD97056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97056), Mar 15, 1997: OIL SYSTEM. OVER FULL. FLT 480 - DTW-PIT - ON TAKEOFF ROLL, SMOKE WAS REPORTED COMING FROM LEFT ENGINE. FUEL FLOW ERRATIC. RETURNED TO FIELD. DRAINED SOME OIL FROM TANK TO PROPER LEVE
- [SDR USAAD97021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97021), Jan 26, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHT IN TAIL INOPERATIVE DURING TEST. REPLACED BATTERY. (M)
- [SDR USAAD96090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96090), Jun 28, 1996: WIRE. SHORTED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS HAVE FAINT GLOW IN CEILING COMPANION WAY AND FIRST CLASS. REPAIRED SHORTED WIRE AT AFT COMPANION WAY EMERGENCY LIGHT, AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY
- [SDR USAA950483](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950483), May 6, 1995: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - WHILE ACCOMPLISHING PRODUCTION CONTROL ITEM 949, FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK RADIALLY IN LONGERON 2R STATION 680 VISUAL INSPECTION. ACCOMPLISHED SPLICE REPAIR P
- [SDR USAA950203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950203), Mar 1, 1995: ENGINE. OVERTEMP. CLT - FLT 441 - AT CRUISE, HAD LT ENGINE OVERTHRUST. CREW SHUTDOWN LT ENGINE. SINGLE ENGINE TIME APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LT ENGINE DU

## FAA accident and incident reports (9)

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 19941028040239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941028040239I), Oct 28, 1994: Doug DC931 (N962VJ), Huntsville, AL. Rear door open light came on on takeoff roll. Aborted. No door problem. Glitch in warning system.
- [Incident 19911023054599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911023054599I), Oct 23, 1991: Doug DC931 (N962VJ), Toledo, OH. Partial engine failure on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Found turbine blades had disintegrated.
- [Incident 19830313011579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830313011579I), Mar 13, 1983: Doug DC9* (N962VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Aircraft returned to airport due to a medical emergency. Captain suffered a severe nose bleed.
- [Incident 19810127012429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810127012429I), Jan 27, 1981: Doug DC931 (N962VJ), Buffalo, NY. During flight lost cabin pressurization. Changed second segment climb switches.
- [Incident 19800519081819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519081819I), May 19, 1980: Doug DC9 (N962VJ), Allentown, PA. Operating with only one engine driven generator. Landed when csd oil light for operating generator flickered.
- [Incident 19790702017999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702017999I), Jul 2, 1979: Doug DC9 (N962VJ), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Power loss on aborted takeoff roll. Internal engine failure.
- [Incident 19781217025559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217025559I), Dec 17, 1978: Doug DC9 (N962VJ), Albany, NY. Left main gear down indicator light did not come on. Both gren bulbs blown. Gear warning horn inop. Landed ok.
- [Incident 19781216025419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781216025419I), Dec 16, 1978: Doug DC9 (N962VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. When rear extended left gear did not indicate down and locked. Gear recycled and extended normally.
- [Incident 19781212024889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212024889I), Dec 12, 1978: Doug DC9 (N962VJ), Nashville, TN. Left main gear indicator light indicated unsafe due to falty left main gear down lock switch.

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