# N963AS: Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83, registration cancelled 2000-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-83) (registry code 3023681)
- Serial number: 53077
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1992
- Last registry action: December 14, 1999
- Mode S code: AD675C
- Owner when cancelled: [First Security Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N963AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=963AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N963AS-2000-08-31

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 Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-83.md

## Service difficulty reports (39)

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

- [SDR ASAA0080010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0080010), Jan 14, 2000: WIRE. BROKEN. SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, ONE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT IN THE CATWALKK AREA WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE TO LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND OPERATED NOR
- [SDR ASAA0080004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0080004), Jan 7, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT ROWS 24-27 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES IN POWER PACK AND ALL LIGHTS OPERATE
- [SDR ASAA9980338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9980338), Dec 26, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE CATWALK AREA WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALL
- [SDR ASAA9980328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9980328), Dec 17, 1999: WINDOW. STUCK. SEA - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 470, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RIGHT SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. REPOSITIONED FORWARD UPPER GUIDE ARM INTO GUIDE SLO
- [SDR ASAA9980287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9980287), Dec 9, 1999: WINDOW. STUCK. PDX - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 470, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RIGHT SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. REPOSITIONED FORWARD UPPER BAYONET MECHANISM AND OP
- [SDR ASAA9980193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9980193), Sep 16, 1999: MECHANISM. OUT OF ADJUST. SEA - FLT 446 - AFTER ARRIVAL, CREW REPORTED THE L2 DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. ADJUSTED THE TORQUE TUBE AND ADJUSTED THE L2 DOOR AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M
- [SDR ASAA9980169](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9980169), Aug 4, 1999: LAMP. DEFECTIVE. SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, ONE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK RED LIGHT AT ROW 29 WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED DEFECTIVE LAMP MODULE AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9980160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9980160), Jul 20, 1999: PIN. OUT OF POSITION. SFO - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 102, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RIGHT SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. REPOSITIONED UPPER GUIDE PIN IN TRACK AND OPERATED 
- [SDR ASAA9980152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9980152), Jul 7, 1999: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE FORWARD PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9980064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9980064), Mar 18, 1999: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE FORWARD PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9980055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9980055), Feb 28, 1999: HINGE PIN. LOOSE. PDX - PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF FLT 95, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RIGHT SLIDING WINDOW OPERATING MECHANISM DETACHED. FOUND WINDOW LOWER AFT HINGE PIN MIG
- [SDR ASAA9880253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9880253), Dec 3, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED N
- [SDR ASAA9880143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9880143), Aug 7, 1998: WINDOW. OUT OF ADJUST. PDX - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLT 727, CREW REPORTED FIRST OFFICERS WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED UPPER FORWARD GUIDE PIN AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9880141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9880141), Aug 3, 1998: WINDOW. OUT OF ADJUST. SEA - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLT 99, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RT SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED WINDOW TO TRACKS AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9880135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9880135), Jul 16, 1998: WINDOW. MALFUNCTIONED. PDX - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 497, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RT SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. FREED JAMMED WINDOW MECHANISM AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (
- [SDR ASAA9880130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9880130), Jul 14, 1998: PIN. OUT OF TRACK. SEA - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 419, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RIGHT SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. FOUND WINDOW UPPER GUIDE PIN OUT OF TRACK. REPOSITI
- [SDR ASAA9880128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9880128), Jul 12, 1998: BOTTLE. INOP. PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE INFLATION BOTTLE PRESSURE WAS FOUND LOW. REPLACED THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLID
- [SDR ASAA9880123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9880123), Jul 7, 1998: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM 13 TO 16 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORM
- [SDR ASAA9880121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9880121), Jul 5, 1998: CAM. OUT OF TRACK. LAX - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 180, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RT SLIDING WINDOWS WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. FOUND WINDOW FOLLOWER CAM OUT OF TRACK. POSITI
- [SDR ASAA9880110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9880110), Jun 24, 1998: WINDOW. STIFF. SEA - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLT 339, CREW REPORTED THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT RT SLIDING WINDOW WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. ADJUSTED THE WINDOW MECHANISM AND OPERATED NORMALL
- [SDR ASAA9780287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9780287), Dec 16, 1997: SEAL. FROZEN. ANC - AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLT 191, CREW REPORTED THE L2 DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. DRIED MOISTURE FROM SEAL AND DOOR JAMB AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9780206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9780206), Sep 19, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. DEFECTIVE. PDX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS FROM ROWS 18 TO 21 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9780194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9780194), Sep 3, 1997: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 20 TO 22 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED
- [SDR ASAA9780174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9780174), Aug 10, 1997: CLAMP. BROKEN. SEA - DURING TAIL CONE EMERGENCY RELEASE CHECK FROM THE AFT CABIN ENTRY DOOR POSITION, THE TAIL CONE FAILED TO RELEASE. REPLACED BROKEN ADEL CLAMP ON TAIL CONE 
- [SDR ASAA9780173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9780173), Aug 7, 1997: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMA
- [SDR ASAA9780163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9780163), Jul 26, 1997: BOLT. BROKEN. LAX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE LEFT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR LOWER ATTACH LINK BOLT WAS FOUND BROKEN. REPLACED BOLT IAW DC9 MM 32-32-02. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9780130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9780130), Jul 2, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. SEA - RIGHT WING LOWER SURFACE SKIN CRACKED AT FORWARD OUTBOARD RADIUS OF FUEL PANEL DOOR CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER ASA EA 5730-01048. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9680231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9680231), Oct 15, 1996: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS FROM ROWS 14 TO 16 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9680139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9680139), Jun 19, 1996: RELAY. DEFECTIVE. OAK - DURING ENGINE RUN-UP AT 15K CHECK, WHEN THE GENERATOR WAS DROPPED OFF LINE, THE EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SW
- [SDR 96ZZZM1120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1120), Jun 19, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. DEFECTIVE. OAK - DURING ENGINE RUN-UP AT 15K CHECK, WHEN THE GENERATOR WAS DROPPED OFF LINE, THE EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SW
- [SDR ASAA9680136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9680136), Jun 13, 1996: EMERG EVAC SLIDE. FAILED TEST. OAK - DURING 15K CHECK, THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED TEST. REPLACED THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE. (X)
- [SDR ASAA9680097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9680097), Apr 14, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. DEFECTIVE. SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9680096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9680096), Apr 14, 1996: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. SEA - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, ALL CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERIES AND OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9580168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9580168), Jul 23, 1995: EEL PWR SUPPLY. DEFECTIVE. LAX - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9580162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9580162), Jul 16, 1995: EVAC SLIDE. DEFECTIVE. ANC - DURING GROUND SERVICING, THE EMERGENCY HANDLE ON THE AFT ENTRY DOOR WAS INADVERTENTLY PULLED WHICH JETTISONED THE TAILCONE. THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUAT
- [SDR ASAA9580155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9580155), Jun 30, 1995: ENGINE. FAILED. ANC - AIR TURN BACK OF FLT NR 180, NR 1 ENGINE FAILED DURING CLIMB-OUT PASSING 2500 FEET. ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLIED WITH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT
- [SDR ASAA9580114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9580114), May 17, 1995: EVAC SLIDE. FAILED. OAK - DURING C-CHECK, THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED TEST. REPLACED THE EVACUATION SLIDE WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. (M)
- [SDR ASAA9532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9532), Jan 23, 1995: EEL BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. SEA - AT CHECK, ROW AND AFT PEEPLS LIGHTS INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERIES. (W)
- [SDR ASAA9529](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA9529), Jan 21, 1995: EEL ASSEMBLY. INOPERATIVE. SFO - CHECK, FWD ENTRY DOOR L1 PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON/OFF SWITCH INOP. LIGHT COULD NOT BE TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AN

## 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 DCA00MA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA023), Feb 1, 2000: Douglas MD-83 (N963AS), Port Hueneme, CA, destroyed, 88 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of airplane pitch control resulting from the in-flight failure of the horizontal stabilizer trim system jackscrew assembly's acme nut threads. The thread failure was caused by excessive wear…

## 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.

- [Accident 20000131004739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000131004739A), Jan 31, 2000: Doug MD83 (N963AS), Oxnard, CA, No damage, 88 fatal. (-23) Inflight loss of control. Pilots reported a horizontal stabilizer problem and a few minutes later the crew lost control of the aircraft resulting in a…

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