# N965AX: 1969 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41, registration cancelled 2013-09-30 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: September 30, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-41) (registry code 302207P) - 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: 47498 - Year built: 1969 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: November 21, 1991 - Certificate issued: June 29, 2010 - Last registry action: June 29, 2010 - Mode S code: AD6ECF - Owner when cancelled: [Dhl Network Operations (USA) Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DHL%20NETWORK%20OPERATIONS%20(USA)%20INC) - Location: [Plantation, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Plantation) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 26.1125° N, 80.2749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33324, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N965AX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=965AX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965AX-2013-09-30 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (106, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ABXA070294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070294), Aug 20, 2007: PAN. CRACKED. WINDOW PAN RING CRACKED AT FORWARD TOP AND AFT LOWER TABS AT STA 677. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC9 SSRM K07226. - [SDR ABXA070293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070293), Aug 15, 2007: PAN. CRACKED. CRACKS EMANATING FROM REPAIR DOUBLERS TO EDGE OF PART ON FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR PAN AT ENDS OF NR 3 AND NR 4 BEAMS. REPAIRED FORWARD END OF BEAMS NR 3 AND NR - [SDR ABXA070292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070292), Aug 14, 2007: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME CRACKED AT FASTENER AT FS 1152 AT LONGERON 19 RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER FRAME SECTION IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA070291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070291), Aug 11, 2007: SKIN. CORRODED. LEFT SIDE KIDNEY PANEL OPENING, SKIN APPEARED BULGED AND RIVETS CUPPED AT FORWARD LOWER CORNER. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC9 SRM 53-04. - [SDR ABXA070290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070290), Aug 11, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT SERVICE DOOR HOLD OPEN CUP. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC9 SRM 53-04, FIGURE 24. - [SDR ABXA070117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070117), Apr 23, 2007: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. DURING COCKPIT WINDOW MOD, EA 53300036, FOUND FRAME CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-03, FIGURE 34. - [SDR ABXA070118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070118), Apr 23, 2007: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. DURING COCKPIT WINDOW MOD, EA 53300036, FOUND FRAME CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-03, FIGURE 34. - [SDR ABXA070116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070116), Apr 23, 2007: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. DURING COCKPIT WINDOW MOD, EA 53300036, FOUND FRAME CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-03, FIGURE 34. - [SDR ABXA070115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070115), Apr 23, 2007: BRACKET. CRACKED. DURING COCKPIT WINDOW MOD, FOUND BRACKET CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA070114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070114), Apr 23, 2007: BRACKET. CRACKED. DURING COCKPIT WINDOW MOD EA 53300036, FOUND BRACKET CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA060292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060292), Nov 16, 2006: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION DID NOT ILLUMINATE. RECYCLED GEAR. RECEIVED CORRECT INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR SWITCH IAW - [SDR ABXA060291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060291), Nov 13, 2006: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTTERIES IN EMERGENCY EXIT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC9 MM 33-53-00-8-0001. - [SDR ABXA060090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060090), Feb 23, 2006: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES IAW DC9 AMM 33-53-008. - [SDR ABXA050222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050222), Aug 17, 2005: PAN. CRACKED. AFT UPPER CORNER OF MAIN ENTRY DOOR PAN WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 52-05. - [SDR ABXA050200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050200), Aug 9, 2005: SPAR. CRACKED. RIGHT AFT PYLON SPAR WEB WAS CRACKED AT LIGHTNING HOLE, LONGERON 13 RIGHT. REPAIRED CRACK IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01. - [SDR ABXA050196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050196), Aug 8, 2005: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. TOP FORWARD CORNER OF WINDOW FRAME ON AFT SIDE OF STA 737 LEFT WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SSRM K07226. - [SDR ABXA050199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050199), Aug 8, 2005: RIB. CRACKED. CRACKED RIB AT RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE, STA XRS 133. REMOVED, REPAIRED AND REINSTALLED RIB AT RIGHT WING STA XRS 133 IAW DC-9 SSRM K05159 AND DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 - [SDR ABXA050198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050198), Aug 8, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. SEAT TRACK CRACKED AT STA 200, RIGHT BUTT LINE 10. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK RIGHT BUTT LINE 10, FS 200 TO FS 155 IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-1. - [SDR ABXA050197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050197), Aug 8, 2005: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. TOP FORWARD CORNER OF WINDOW FRAME ON AFT SIDE OF STA 737 RIGHT HAD A SMALL CRACK. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SSRM K07226. - [SDR ABXA050194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050194), Aug 5, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. SEAT TRACK RT BUTT LINE 9, FS 200, CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1. - [SDR ABXA050193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050193), Aug 4, 2005: VANE. CRACKED. RIGHT FLAP INBOARD FIXED VANE SKIN CRACKED ADJACENT TO REPAIR. REMOVED AND REPLACED INBOARD FIXED VANE IAW DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA050192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050192), Aug 4, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. FS 1114 RIGHT SKIN CRACKED 8 1/2 INCHES UP FROM ENGINE PYLON. REPAIRED AREA FS 1114 RIGHT IAW DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA030468](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030468), Nov 25, 2003: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT FS 718 LONGERON 5 RIGHT. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF SHEAR TIE IAW DC-9 SRM 53-03. - [SDR ABXA030467](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030467), Nov 25, 2003: STIFFENER. CRACKED. NR 1 PYLON INTERNAL UPPER HORIZONTAL STIFFENER CRACKED ON INBOARD END, ABOVE FUEL LINE SHROUD. REPAIRED AREA NOTED IAW DC-9 SSRM K05159 AND DC-9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA030465](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030465), Nov 24, 2003: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE REPAIR CRACKED FS 1021, BETWEEN LONGERON 15 LEFT AND LONGERON 16 LEFT. REMOVED CRACKED SECTION, LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW FRAME FORMER IAW DC-9 SRM 51-1 - [SDR ABXA030466](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030466), Nov 24, 2003: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE REPAIR HAD CRACK INDICATION FS 1021, BETWEEN LONGERON 15 RT AND LONGERON 14 RT. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-03. - [SDR ABXA030463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030463), Nov 24, 2003: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR INTERCOSTAL WEB CRACKED AT LOWER AFT SIDE BY DOOR STOP MARKED AS NR 6. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC-9 MM AND ON ABX NON ROUT - [SDR ABXA030464](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030464), Nov 24, 2003: ANGLE. CRACKED. EXTERIOR SURFACE OF VERTICAL STABILIZER AT FORWARD RIGHT FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT HAD CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED VERTICAL ATTACH ANGLE IAW DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA010828](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010828), Apr 9, 2002: WEB. CRACKED. CUSP WEB BTN, FS 1021-1041, LEFT SIDE WAS CRACKED (2 PLACES) EACH COMING OUT OF A LIGHTENING HOLE. REPAIRED DAMAGED CUSP WEB IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01. - [SDR ABXA010824](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010824), Apr 3, 2002: FITTING. CORRODED. FRAME FOOT FITTING CORRODED AT FS 927 LEFT. REPLACED FRAME FOOT IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA010823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010823), Apr 3, 2002: ANGLE. CRACKED. CRACKED ANGLE AT STATION 775, RIGHT UPPER WHEEL WELL AT LONGERON 20. REPLACED ANGLE AND REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA010827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010827), Apr 3, 2002: FITTING. CORRODED. FRAME FOOT FITTING AT STATION 927 RIGHT WAS CORRODED. REPLACED FRAME FOOT IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA010826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010826), Apr 3, 2002: ANGLE. CRACKED. ANGLE CRACKED ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME AT STATION 1021, BETWEEN LONGERON 15 LEFT AND LONGERON 16 LEFT. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC-9 SRM 53-03. - [SDR ABXA010825](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010825), Apr 3, 2002: FITTING. CORRODED. FRAME FOOT FITTING CORRODED AT STATION 946 LEFT. REPLACED FRAME FOOT IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA010822](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010822), Apr 1, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK IN FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN AT STATION 1222, LONGERON 15 RIGHT. REPAIRED CRACK IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01. - [SDR ABXA010821](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010821), Apr 1, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. SKIN CRACKED AT RIGHT AFT NOSE GEAR DOOR AFT CUT-OUT. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-05. - [SDR ABXA010820](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010820), Apr 1, 2002: PANEL. DELAMINATED. PANEL 1502 HAD 2 EACH AREAS OF DELAMINATION AND 1 SPOT OF LEVEL 1 CORROSION ON EXTERIOR SURFACE. REPLACED THE BUTE DOOR IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA000372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000372), Aug 1, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS CRACKED AT STATION 1208 AND LONGERON 14 RIGHT. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-01. - [SDR ABXA000370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000370), Aug 1, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 1208 AND LONGERON 14 RIGHT. REPAIRED SKIN IAW DC9 SRM 53-01. - [SDR ABXA000388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000388), Jul 31, 2000: PANEL. DELAMINATED. LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE, LEFT BOTTOM, INBOARD BONDED PANEL WAS DELAMINATED. REPLACED LEFT INBOARD BONDED PANEL. - [SDR ABXA000367](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000367), Jul 28, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB CRACKED AT AFT END BETWEEN SLAT STATION XOS-481 AND 530. REPAIRED RIB IAW DC9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA000354](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000354), Jul 28, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB CRACKED AT AFT END BETWEEN STATION X0S 481 AND X0S 530. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA000368](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000368), Jul 27, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. ANGLE CRACKED AT LEFT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN SPLICE, STATION XRS 267. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA000369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000369), Jul 26, 2000: PAN. CRACKED. AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR PAN LOWER LEADING EDGE FLANGE CRACKED ADJACENT TO UPLATCH. REPLACEDDOOR. - [SDR ABXA000207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000207), Apr 26, 2000: JACKSCREW. CORRODED. CORRODED THREADS ON JACKSCREW. REPLACED JACKSCREW. - [SDR ABXA9900020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900020), Jan 15, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT STATION 541 AND BLO 0.0. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-05. - [SDR ABXA9900019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900019), Jan 15, 1999: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT STATION 541-560 AND BLO 0.0. REPAIRED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-02. - [SDR ABXA9900018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900018), Jan 15, 1999: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FRAME AT STATION 484 CORRODED FROM LONGERON 29 RIGHT TO 29 LEFT. REPAIRED FRAME IAW DC9 SRM 53-03. - [SDR ABXA9900017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900017), Jan 15, 1999: BULKHEAD FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND PYLON BULKHEAD LOWER FLOOR FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 1041 AND RBL 30. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 54-12. - [SDR ABXA9900016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900016), Jan 15, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT HEAT EXCHANGER AFT, OUTBOARD MOUNT FITTING CRACKED AT LONGERON 6 LEFT AND STATION 1152. REPLACED MOUNT FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-01. All 106: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965AX-2013-09-30/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 20001215025179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001215025179I), Dec 15, 2000: Doug DC941 (N965AX), Columbia, MO. (-23) Narrative of incident: while taxing onto runway 20 from runway 13/31, a full length departure, the left main tire became stuck in the mud. Snow covered… --- 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.