# N971VJ: 1967 Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2003-07-17 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 17, 2003 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065) - 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: 47051 - Year built: 1967 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard - Airworthiness date: November 18, 1983 - Certificate issued: April 7, 1983 - Last registry action: May 20, 2003 - Mode S code: AD8940 - Owner when cancelled: [US Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20AIRWAYS%20INC) - Location: [Arlington, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Arlington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 38.8783° N, 77.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, VA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N971VJ - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=971VJ - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971VJ-2003-07-17 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 (24) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR USAAD99093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99093), Jul 9, 1999: COFFEEMAKER. DIRTY. PIT-IND - FLT 705 - DURING CLIMB, FUMES AND SMOKE WERE DETECTED AROUND THE COFFEEMAKER AND IN THE COCKPIT CLOSET. THE GALLEY POWER WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CIRCUI - [SDR USAAD99067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99067), May 17, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAAD98206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98206), Nov 18, 1998: LANYARD. MISINSTALLED. PIT - DURING A FUNCTIONAL CHECK, THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY AUTOMATICALLY. MAINTENANCE REPOSITIONED THE TAIL CONE LANYARD AND THE - [SDR USAAD98177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98177), Oct 10, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE TAILCONE SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AND THE BULBS. (M) - [SDR USAADB96123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAADB96123), Sep 1, 1996: OUTFLOW VLV ACT. FAILED. FLT 1422 - ROC-CLT - CABIN WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE ACTUATOR. (M) - [SDR USAA960513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960513), Jul 17, 1996: BLKHD DOUBLER. CRACKED. PIT - DURING AFT PRESS BULKHEAD MOD, FOUND 4 INCH LONG CRACK AT AFTPRESS BULKHEAD STATION 996 UPPER RT CORNER OF REAR PAX DOORWAY, DOUBLER5910130-11. REPLACED U - [SDR USAA960510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960510), Jul 8, 1996: SKIN CLIP. CRACKED. PIT - DURING AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD REPAIR, PCI-919, FOUND 1 INCH LONG CRACK AT STATION 1076 LONGERON 16 LEFT AT SKIN CLIP. REPAIRED MFG CLIP FROM 2024T3 .062 PE - [SDR USAA960502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960502), Jul 8, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. PIT - DURING AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD REPAIR, PCI-919, FOUND CRACK APPROXIMATELY .5 INCH LONG ON CANTED FRAME STA 1104, STR 12R. INSTALLED DOUBLER 2024T3, .063 INC - [SDR USAA960501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960501), Jul 8, 1996: SKIN CLIP. CRACKED. PIT - DURING AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD REPAIR, PCI-919, FOUND CRACK APPROX 1.25 INCH LONG AT SKIN CLIP. AFT SIDE OF BELT FRAME 1019 LT SIDE, BELOW AUG VALVE. FILLER - [SDR USAAD96051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96051), May 10, 1996: PACK BATTERY. DISCHARGED. FLT 1168 - SYR - RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK FOR RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECK SAT. (M) - [SDR USAA950769](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950769), Jul 13, 1995: EEL BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CLT -FLT NR 1437 - THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. (M) - [SDR USAA950298](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950298), Mar 1, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED Q-1 INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION .033 DEEP AT NR 2 ADF LOOP ANTENNA IN SKIN. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-04 - [SDR USAA950295](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950295), Feb 28, 1995: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED Q-1 INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK LEFT FLAP UPPER STRINGER UPPER SPAR CAP AT XFIS-244. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER DACO DWG 995750 AND - [SDR USAA950300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950300), Feb 27, 1995: WEB. CRACKED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED Q-1 INSPECTION, FOUND SMALL DENT AND CRACK .1250 INCH AT 5910158-35 WEB AT FUSELAGE STATION 900 LONGERON 25R SID PSE 53.09.035A. INSTALLE - [SDR USAA950296](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950296), Feb 24, 1995: SPAR. CORRODED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED Q-1 INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION LEFT WING AFT LOWER SPAR, LOWER FLANGE STATION XRS 546. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PE - [SDR USAA950299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950299), Feb 23, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED Q-1 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL I CORROSION REF C57-5330 FUSELAGE SKIN AFT SIDE OF FRAME STATION 945 BETWEEN LONGERON 28R AND 29R. INSTALLED - [SDR USAA950297](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950297), Feb 23, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED Q-1 INSPECTION, FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK ON EACH SIDE OF RIVET HEAD AT STATION 996 ABOVE RT PYLON LAWN ATTACH ANGLE, IN SKIN. INSTALLED DOU - [SDR USAA950294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950294), Feb 23, 1995: SKIN. DAMAGMED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED Q-1 INSPECTION, FOUND TEMPORARY CLASS II REPAIR INSTALLED AT STATION 503 LONGERON 25L AND 24L. REMOVED TEMPORARY REPAIR AND INSTALLED FLU - [SDR USAA950291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950291), Feb 22, 1995: FITTING. CRACKED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED Q-1 INSPECTION, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK IN KEEL FITTING BELOW CENTER TANK REAR SPAR FWD OF MLG DOOR. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-03 - [SDR USAA950287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950287), Feb 17, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED Q-1 INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK IN VERTICAL STAB STATION ZFS 52.3 5TH RIB, CRACK AT SIDE END. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 55-02 F - [SDR USAA950288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950288), Feb 15, 1995: MEMBRANE. CRACKED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED Q-1 INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH SKIN CRACK AT CUSP MEMBRANE AT STATION 604 LONGERON 18R STATION 598 18L. INSTALLED SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53- - [SDR USAA950290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950290), Feb 13, 1995: SKIN. GOUGED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED Q-1 INSPECTION, FOUND .035 GAUGE 7 INCH LONG IN VERTICAL STAB AT STA ZV133 LT SIDE. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 35-01 FIG 2. (W) - [SDR USAA950292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950292), Feb 10, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED Q-1 INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK RIGHT UPPER PYLON ATTACH ANGLE STATION 1019. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 54-04 FIG 10. (W) - [SDR USAA950289](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950289), Feb 9, 1995: MEMBRANE. CORRODED. PIT - DURING SCHEDULED Q-1 INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL I CORROSION AT CUSP MEMBRANE AT STATION 945 RT SIDE. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF MEMBRANE AND INSTALLED SPLIC ## FAA accident and incident reports (6) 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 19950323009139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950323009139I), Mar 23, 1995: Doug DC931 (N971VJ), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage, 3 fatal. Narrative: upon startup of #1 engine experienced an exhaust pipe fire. Pilots received radio report of fire from ground control or possibly another aircraft.… - [Incident 19791209047839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209047839I), Dec 9, 1979: Doug DC931 (N971VJ), West Palm Beach, FL. Right engine fire warning after takeoff. Found burn through hole from burner can to fan air duct. - [Incident 19790719022409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022409I), Jul 19, 1979: Doug DC9 (N971VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Lost oil pressure and shut down engine. Engine changed. - [Incident 19790208005479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790208005479I), Feb 8, 1979: Doug DC9 (N971VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Flight attendant was burned while removing coffee maker. - [Incident 19790108001429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790108001429I), Jan 8, 1979: Doug DC9 (N971VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Unable to pressurize aircraft when gear was retracted. Ground shift mechanism was frozen. - [Incident 19790104002889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104002889I), Jan 4, 1979: Doug DC931 (N971VJ), Buffalo, NY. Got unsafe light when gear was lowered due to defective bulb. --- 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.