# N968VJ: Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2001-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47429
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 22, 1998
- Last registry action: January 16, 2001
- Mode S code: AD7BC2
- Owner when cancelled: [Avteam Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVTEAM%20INC)
- Location: [Miramar, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miramar)
- Owner type: Corporation
- 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/N968VJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=968VJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N968VJ-2001-03-05

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 Douglas DC-9-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR USAAD97131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97131), Jul 26, 1997: RELAY. FAULTY. CLT - FLT 0971 - UPON GEAR EXTENSION PRIOR TO LANDING, CREW DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOSE GEAR GREEN SAFE LIGHT. CREW CYCLED GEAR THREE TIMES. ON THIRD TIME, ALL THR
- [SDR USAAD97033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97033), Feb 5, 1997: FUEL HEAT VALVE. FAILED. FLT 775 - CLT-MKE - RIGHT FUEL HEAT LIGHT CAME ON DURING FLIGHT. FUEL AND OIL TEMP INCREASED. RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, AND A/C DIVERTED TO SDF. REPLACED RIGH
- [SDR USAAD96162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96162), Nov 10, 1996: LATCH ROLLER. LOOSE. FLT 1188 - CLT-BHM- UPON GEAR EXTENSION AT BHM, THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. A/C LANDED AFTER EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE WAS PULLED. MX FOUND 
- [SDR USAAD96070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96070), May 31, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISHARGED. FORWARD AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND EXIT SIGNS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. (X)

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19801027076159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801027076159I), Oct 27, 1980: Doug DC931 (N968VJ), Indianapolis, IN. Unscheduled landing after oil filter clogged light came on. Replaced engine.
- [Incident 19790110000339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790110000339I), Jan 10, 1979: Doug DC931 (N968VJ), Minneapolis, MN. Pressurization problem at FL350. Flight descended and controller cabin alt manually.

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