# N964AX: 1978 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41, registration cancelled 2010-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-41) (registry code 302207P)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47781
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 1996
- Certificate issued: August 23, 1996
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: AD6B18
- Owner when cancelled: [Abx Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABX%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4607° N, 83.8443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45177, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N964AX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=964AX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N964AX-2010-01-04

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-9-41: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-41.md

## Service difficulty reports (63, newest 50)

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

- [SDR ABXA070283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070283), Sep 11, 2007: PAN. CRACKED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH NEA 52300001-001, FOUND INNER DOOR PAN CRACKED. REPAIRED PAN IAW DC9 SRM 52-05, FIGURE 26A.
- [SDR ABXA070282](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070282), Sep 11, 2007: PAN. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION OF DOOR NEA 52300001-001, FOUND INNER DOOR PAN CRACKED. REPAIRED PAN IAW DC9 SRM 52-05, FIGURE 26A.
- [SDR ABXA070281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070281), Sep 8, 2007: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE SERVICE BULLETIN INSPECTION OF LEFT DORSAL FIN ATTACH ANGLE, FOUND ANGLE CRACKED. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA060294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060294), Oct 31, 2006: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER DOOR JAMBS ON AFT P-DOME WERE CRACKED. REPAIRED AREA IAW REA D953-54944.
- [SDR ABXA060243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060243), Aug 15, 2006: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS VERY DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES IAW DC9 MM 33-53-00-8-0001.
- [SDR ABXA060058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060058), Jan 23, 2006: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT TEST. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES IAW DC9 AMM 33-53. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR ABXA050357](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050357), Dec 13, 2005: COALESCER BAG. UNKNOWN. EN ROUTE RIGHT AC PACK MAINTAINED 13 PSI, AC PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER WENT TO STBY/LOCKOUT AT TOP OF DESCENT, CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER FAILED, PERFORMED EMERG
- [SDR ABXA050285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050285), Nov 5, 2005: CONTROLLER. DEFECTIVE. CABIN PRESSURIZATION LOSS AT TOP OF DESCENT. CABIN PRESSURE EMERGENCY LIGHT ILLUMINATED, EMERGENCY PROCEDURE COMPLETED. NO FURTHER INCIDENT. PERFORMED BITE TEST
- [SDR ABXA050243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050243), Oct 7, 2005: FITTING. LEAKING. AT FLIGHT LEVEL 350, NOTICED CREW 02 BOTTLE WAS LOSING PRESSURE. DESCENDED TO LOWER ALTITUDE (170). REMAINDER OF FLIGHT, PRESSURE REMAINED AT 1000 PSI. SERVICED
- [SDR ABXA050208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050208), Aug 31, 2005: DUCT. LOOSE. AT FL 350 LOST CABIN PRESSURE. LT PACK WAS NOT PROVIDING PRESSURIZATION BUT WAS IN AUTO AND INDICATED 160 PSI. ONLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN FL 210 WITH RIGHT PAC AT 26
- [SDR ABXA040391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040391), Nov 30, 2004: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. UPPER END OF SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT LONGERON 14 RIGHT, AFT OF FRAME 1056. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA030326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030326), Aug 12, 2003: RADOME. OUT OF TOLERANCE. RADAR PAINTS STREAK OF GROUND RETURNS AT 60 DEGREES RIGHT OF NOSE ON COUNTER CLOCKWISE SWEEP. SOUNDS LIKE RADAR HITS DOME ON CLOCKWISE SWEEP. FOUND RADAR DRIVE 
- [SDR ABXA030183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030183), May 14, 2003: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. VERTICAL STAB TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED, LEFT SIDE OF VERTICAL AFT END. REPAIRED ANGLE IAW DC-9 SRM 53-05.
- [SDR ABXA030083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030083), Feb 25, 2003: SENSOR. FAILED. AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER CYCLING GEAR, THE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR ONE MINUTE, THEN WENT OUT. REMOVED AND REPL
- [SDR ABXA020059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020059), Jul 19, 2002: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT DECELERATE FROM FULL POWER TO IDLE, WOULD NOT RESPOND AFTER THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN AND DID AN AIR TURN BACK. REPLAC
- [SDR ABXA010567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010567), Nov 1, 2001: PACKING. DEFECTIVE. RIGHT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE ON CLIMBOUT, FOR DURATION OF 9 MINUTES ENGINE WINDMILLED. OIL PRESSURE DECREASED AS OIL QUANTITY DECREASED. IN FLIGHT SHUT-DOWN. 
- [SDR ABXA010521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010521), Sep 18, 2001: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION SPOTS WERE NOTED BELOW FRAME AT FUSELAGE STATION 617L AND LONGERON 29L. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-1.
- [SDR ABXA000490](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000490), Nov 6, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD EVACUATION LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE EVACUATION LIGHT BATTERY CONTACTS, IAW DC-9 MAINTENANCE MANUAL. OPERATIONAL CHECKE
- [SDR ABXA000091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000091), Jan 28, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. FUSELAGE FRAME AT STA 1041 CORRODED BETWEN LONGERON 28 LEFT SIDE TO 28 RIGHT SIDE IN AFT BAG BIN. REPAIRED FRAME IAW DC9 SRM 53-03 FIGURE 2A.
- [SDR ABXA000087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000087), Jan 25, 2000: PAN. CRACKED. LEFT MAIN ENTRY DOOR PAN CRACKED AT TOP HINGE CUT OUT. FABRICATED DOOR REPAIR ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 52-05 FIGURE 47. INSTALLED DOOR REPAIR ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5
- [SDR ABXA000086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000086), Jan 21, 2000: SUPPORT. CRACKED. RIGHT WING INBOARD SPOILER OUTBOARD SPOILER SUPPORT CRACKED. REPLACED SUPPORT FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1.
- [SDR ABXA000085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000085), Jan 20, 2000: BRACKET. CRACKED. RIGHT WING OUTBOARD SPOILER OUTBOARD SUPPORT CRACKED. REPLACED OUTBOARD SPOILER SUPPORT BRACKET IAW 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA000080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000080), Jan 2, 2000: PAN. CRACKED. FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR INNER PAN CRACKED IN TWO AREAS JUST ABOVE BEAM NR 1 FORWARD SIDE OF DOOR. REPAIRED EXTERNAL CRACK IAW DC9 SRM 52-05 PAGE 110A. MATERIAL
- [SDR ABXA9801183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801183), Dec 14, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR ABXA9800639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800639), Jul 24, 1998: PROX CONTROL. MALFUNCTION. AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, RIGH GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, LIGHT REMAINED ON. REPLACED PROX CONTROL BOX, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC
- [SDR ABXA9800568](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800568), Jun 20, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH C-INSPECTION, FOUND A FLOORBEAM AT FS 718 CRACKED AT RBL 48. REPLACED FLOORBEAM IAW DC9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-1, 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9800569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800569), Jun 19, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH C-INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE PYLON SHEAR-TIE CRACKED AT LONGERON 14 LEFT AND FS 1041. REPLACED SHEAR-TIE IAW DOUGLAS DC9 SRM CHAPTER
- [SDR ABXA9800567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800567), Jun 19, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH C-INSPECTION, FOUND LONGERON 17 LEFT CRACKED AT PYLON ATTACH BOLT AT FS 1041. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM CHAPTER 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA9800566](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800566), Jun 19, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH C-INSPECTION, FOUND LONGERON 17 RIGHT CRACKED AT UPPER FASTENER HOLE ATTACHING IT TO BULKHEAD AT FS 1052. REPLACED LONGERON SECTION IAW DC9
- [SDR ABXA9800565](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800565), Jun 19, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH C-INSPECTION, FOUND LONGERON 16 LEFT CRACKED AT PYLON UPPER ATTACH BOLT AT FS 1041. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM CHAPTER 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA9800570](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800570), Jun 18, 1998: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH C-INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON THE LEFT WING REAR SPAR UPPER T-CAP AT STATION XRS 160. REPAIRED LEFT WING REAR SPAR UPPER CAP IAW
- [SDR ABXA9701326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701326), Jul 30, 1997: UPLATCH ASSY. OUT OF ADJUST. RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTED. RECYCLED GEAR, LIGHT REMAINED ON. ADJUSTED DOOR UPLATCH ASSY AND ROLLER. OPS CHECKED GOO
- [SDR ABXA9701157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701157), Jun 19, 1997: UPLIMIT SWITCH. WORN HARDWARE. RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKE OFF AND DURING FLIGHT. GEAR UPLATCH CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED WORN HARDWARE ON RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UP-LIMIT SWIT
- [SDR ABXA9701021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701021), Dec 4, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. FOUND LEFT FLAP UPPER AND LOWER SKINS CORRODED. REPLACED SKINS (P/N 9957578-15, 995757-503) IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1.
- [SDR ABXA9701022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701022), Nov 18, 1996: RIB. CRACKED. FOUND RIGHT FLAP OUTBOARD HINGE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD RIBS CRACKED. REPLACED FITTINGS (P/N 9957600-7, 9957600-15) IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA9700701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700701), Oct 29, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE PYLON TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. REPAIRED LEFT PYLON ATTACH ANGLE IAW ABX REA D954-16868
- [SDR ABXA9700696](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700696), Oct 29, 1996: BULKHEAD CLIP. CRACKED. DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LATERAL STIFFENER CRACKED AT LONGERON 16L. REMOVED AND REPLACED END CLIPS AT LONGERON 16L IAW DC-9 
- [SDR ABXA9700711](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700711), Oct 22, 1996: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR CAPS CORRODED AT STATIONS ZRS 4, 8 AND 10. REPAIRED VERTICAL STAB REAR SPAR CAPS IAW ABX R
- [SDR ABXA9700699](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700699), Oct 22, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE PYLON UPPER FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED. REPLACED THE RT UPPER PYLON TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE IAW DC-9 SR
- [SDR ABXA9700712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700712), Oct 18, 1996: SKIN. ERODED. DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE SKINS ERODED. REPAIRED LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB LEADING EDGE SKINS IAW ABX REA D955-
- [SDR ABXA9700700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700700), Oct 17, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE PYLON UPPER FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT FS 1095. REPAIRED THE RIGHT PYLON UPPER ATTACH ANGLE IAW ABX R
- [SDR ABXA9700695](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700695), Oct 16, 1996: BULKHEAD CLIP. CRACKED. DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LATERAL STIFFENER CRACKED AT LONGERON 15L. REPLACED END CLIP AT LONGERON 15L IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTERS
- [SDR ABXA9700710](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700710), Oct 15, 1996: KEEL BEAM. CORRODED. DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE BUTT LINE O KEEL BEAM UPPER CAP SEVERELY CORRODED AT FS 660. REPAIRED KEEL BEAM UPPER CAP IAW ABX REA D953-16673-MR.
- [SDR ABXA9700713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700713), Oct 14, 1996: RIB. CRACKED. DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE OUTBOARD LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT SLAT TRACK NR 10 CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEADING EDGE RIB IAW DC-9 SRM CHAP
- [SDR ABXA9700702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700702), Oct 14, 1996: PANEL. CORRODED. DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT WING LOWER TRAILING EDGE BONDED PANEL JUST INBOARD OF MLG CORRODED. REPLACED RIGHT WING LOWER INBOARD TRAILING EDG
- [SDR ABXA9700705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700705), Oct 11, 1996: JAMB. CRACKED. DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT MLG WHEEL WELL DOOR JAMB CRACKED INBOARD OF HYDRAULIC SUMP JAR. REPAIRED RIGHT MLG DOOR JAMB IAW ABX REA D953-1672
- [SDR ABXA9700704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700704), Oct 10, 1996: PANEL. DELAMINATED. DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE PANEL FORWARD OF AILERON DELAMINATED AND CORRODED. REPLACED RIGHT WING OUTBOARD TRAILI
- [SDR ABXA9700703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700703), Oct 10, 1996: PANEL. DELAMINATED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT WING UPPER TRAILING EDGE BONDED PANEL FORWARD OF AILERON DELAMINATED AND CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLA
- [SDR ABXA9700884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700884), Oct 9, 1996: SPOILER. CORRODED. THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD SPOILER HAD SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION. REPLACED ALL HONEYCOMB CORE, DOUBLERS AND SKINS IAW DC-9 SRM.
- [SDR ABXA9700709](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700709), Oct 9, 1996: SPAR CAR. CORRODED. DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT WING REAR TEE CAP DOUBLER CORRODED. REPAIRED LEFT WING REAR SPAR CAP IAW ABX REA D957-16504-MR.

All 63: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N964AX-2010-01-04/reports.md

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