# N975AX: 1972 Douglas DC-9-41, registration cancelled 2017-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-41](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-41) (registry code 302207N)
- 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: 47512
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 3, 1994
- Certificate issued: June 29, 2010
- Last registry action: June 29, 2010
- Mode S code: AD964E
- 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/N975AX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=975AX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N975AX-2017-05-22

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

## Service difficulty reports (96, newest 50)

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

- [SDR ABXA080154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA080154), May 24, 2008: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES IAW DC9 AMM 33-53-00. (A)
- [SDR ABXA070077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070077), Mar 15, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. AFT FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED 2 PLACES APPROXIMATELY FS 1197, LEFT SIDE. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC9 SRM 53-01.
- [SDR ABXA070078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070078), Mar 15, 2007: FRAME. CRACKED. FS 1209 CANTED FRAME CRACKED BETWEEN LONGERON 14 AND 15 LEFT SIDE. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-01.
- [SDR ABXA070075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070075), Mar 15, 2007: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. AFT LOWER CARGO, AFT BULKHEAD WEB EXFOLIATED AT LEFT BUTT LINE 18 INCHES AT TOP. REPAIRED DAMAGE IAW DC9 SRM 53-01.
- [SDR ABXA070074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070074), Mar 15, 2007: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. AFT LOWER CARGO, AFT BULKHEAD WEB AND ANGLE EXFOLIATED AT RIGHT BUTT LINE 4 INCHES AT BOTTOM SIDE. REPAIRED DAMAGED IAW ABX ENGINEERING TO DUPLICATE PRODUCTION 
- [SDR ABXA060184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060184), May 31, 2006: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IAW DC9 AMM 33-51-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. DEFERRED: DI 50256 - EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK IAW DC
- [SDR ABXA050212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050212), Sep 7, 2005: WIRE. BROKEN. WHEN CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR CLEARVIEW & EYEBROW WINDOWS WAS PUSHED IN DURING FLIGHT, CONSIDERABLE ARCHING AND SPARKS CAME FROM CAPTAIN'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW BUY THE T
- [SDR ABXA050085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050085), Mar 23, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. UPPER CARGO LEFT SIDE BUTT LINE 44 HAD FLOOR PANEL BULGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK AT STA 973 - 1071, LEFT BUTT LINE 44 ON JOB CARD 
- [SDR ABXA050084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050084), Mar 22, 2005: SEAT TRACK. BROKEN. SEAT TRACK BROKEN IN UPPER CARGO COMPARTMENT AT FS 1041 AND LEFT BUTT LINE 44.5. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF SEAT TRACK AT FS 1041 - 965, LEFT BUTT LINE 44.5 IAW 
- [SDR ABXA050078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050078), Mar 21, 2005: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. NR 1 PYLON UPPER ATTACH ANGLE HAD 1 MISSING FASTENER AND CRACKED AT STA 1056. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 54-04.
- [SDR ABXA050077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050077), Mar 21, 2005: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT LOWER SECTION OF FRAME CORRODED FS 503, LONGERON 29 LEFT TO LONGERON 29 RIGHT. REPAIRED FRAME IAW DC-9 SRM 53-03.
- [SDR ABXA050076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050076), Mar 21, 2005: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOOR TRACK STA 889 TO STA 1072, LEFT SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRACK IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1.
- [SDR ABXA050079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050079), Mar 21, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. AFT FUSELAGE HAD 7 EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKS FROM CANTED STA 1197 TO 1208, LONGERON 13 LEFT TO LONGERON 14 LEFT. CRACK LENGTHS FROM .5 TO .75 INCHES. REPAIRED AREA I
- [SDR ABXA050083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050083), Mar 21, 2005: SPLICE. CRACKED. INBOARD FRAME FOOT ON AFT SIDE OF LEFT PYLON BULKHEAD WAS CRACKED. REPLACED CRACKED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA050082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050082), Mar 21, 2005: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DOOR JAMB WAS CRACKED AT TOP LEFT STOP AT INBOARD RIVET. REPAIRED DOOR JAMB AT TOP LEFT IAW DC-9 SRM 53-05.
- [SDR ABXA050081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050081), Mar 21, 2005: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. WEB ON LEFT PYLON BULKHEAD WAS OIL CANNED AND CRACKED AT LOWER INBOARD LIGHTNING HOLE. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01.
- [SDR ABXA050080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050080), Mar 21, 2005: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 17 RIGHT CRACKED AT PYLON BULKHEAD. SPLICED IN REPAIR ON LONGERON 17 RIGHT AT PYLON BULKHEAD IAW DC-9 DWG K05864 AND DC-9 SRM.
- [SDR ABXA050075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050075), Mar 18, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. BRACE FROM UPPER PRESSURE PANEL TO FUSELAGE CRACKED AT BOTTOM BOLT ATTACH POINT 56 INCHES LT BUTTLINE AND 19 INCHES AFT OF MAIN FRAME. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRAC
- [SDR ABXA030340](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030340), Aug 11, 2003: FITTING. CRACKED. FS 1152 LEFT SIDE OF AFT VENTRAL STAIR CUTOUT FRAME FITTING CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA030335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030335), Aug 6, 2003: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. RIGHT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB ATTACH FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA030338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030338), Aug 4, 2003: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. CRACKED SHEAR TIE FS 1021 JUST BELOW LONGERON 14 RIGHT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA030339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030339), Aug 4, 2003: WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT CUSP WEB CRACKED JUST FORWARD OF FS 1041 BULKHEAD. REPAIRED RIGHT CUSP WEB JUST FORWARD OF FS 1041 IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01.
- [SDR ABXA030336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030336), Aug 1, 2003: WEB. CRACKED. MAIN ENTRY DOOR INTERIOR WEB JUST FORWARD OF DOOR HANDLE WAS CRACKED. REPLACED WEB IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA030333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030333), Aug 1, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. BULGE IN SKIN, CUPPED FASTENERS FLAP UNDER SURFACE NR 2 EXPANSION JOINT. REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER FLAP SEGMENT SKIN.
- [SDR ABXA030332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030332), Aug 1, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. BULGE IN SKIN, CUPPED FASTENERS, FLAP LOWER SURFACE AT NR 3 EXPANSION JOINT. REPLACED LOWER SKIN IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA030337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030337), Aug 1, 2003: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK AT STA 275, 294, 320, 351, 380 AND 408. REPLACED CENTER SEAT TRACK STA 160 - 588 IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND SSRM K05406.
- [SDR ABXA030334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030334), Aug 1, 2003: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. LT ELEVATOR WAS CORRODED ON UPPER SURFACE AT OUTBOARD BALANCE HORN ATTACH FITTING. REPLACED LT ELEVATOR ATTACH FITTING CLIP.
- [SDR ABXA020219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020219), Sep 29, 2002: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND NUMEROUS CRACKS IN AFT CUSP WEB, LEFT HAND SIDE APPROXIMATELY AT FS 1002. REPAIRED CUSP WEB IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01.
- [SDR ABXA020070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020070), Jul 31, 2002: LANDING GEAR. MALFUNCTIONED. UPON GEAR EXTENSION FOR APPROACH, NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND (NO GREEN LIGHT/NOSE LIGHT DID NOT SHOW). GEAR RECYCLED AFTER GO-AROUND. NOSE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY.
- [SDR ABXA010890](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010890), May 24, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES IAW DC-9 AMM 33-53-02. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR ABXA010760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010760), Mar 11, 2002: SENSOR. FAULTY. AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT DID NOT HOLD PRESSURE AND FORWARD CARGO DOOR LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF IN FLIGHT. REPLACED THE CABIN/FLIGHT RATE OF CHANGE/HIGH LIMIT TEMPER
- [SDR ABXA010706](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010706), Feb 10, 2002: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LAMP BY THE OVERHEAD FORWARD ATTENDANCE PANEL (THE AFT LAMP INOPERATIVE). REPOSITIONED CONTACT LEVEL POINT (DOOR CONTACT) AND RELAMPED IAW DC-9 AMM 33
- [SDR ABXA010381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010381), Jul 3, 2001: CONTROL UNIT. DEFECTIVE. CARGO FIRE WARNING INDICATED FORWARD BELLY FIRE. SHORTLY AFTER, FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT, FORWARD SMOKE INOPERATIVE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN REPEATED FIRE WARNING AGAIN. 
- [SDR ABXA010352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010352), Jun 21, 2001: FIRE WARNING. FALSE ACTIVATION. CREW REPORTED LOWER CARGO FIRE WARNING AT ILN ON GROUND. CFR WAS DISPATCHED TO AIRCRAFT. CFR REPORTED NO FIRES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 M
- [SDR ABXA000187](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000187), Apr 3, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. RIGHT WINDOW BELT DOUBLER CORRODED AT WINDOW NR 14. REPLACED WINDOW BELT AT FUSELAGE STATION 465 - 541 IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA000188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000188), Mar 30, 2000: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. SUB FLOOR CRACKED AT STATION 200 AND RBL 22. REPAIRED CRACK IAW DC9 SRM 53-01.
- [SDR ABXA000194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000194), Mar 29, 2000: FITTING. CRACKED. SUPPORT T-FITTING CRACKED AND CORRODED ON OUTBOARD SIDE OF WHEEL WELL AT APPROX STA 775. REPLACED FORWARD AND AFT FITTINGS IAW DC9 SRM 51-10-4, AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA000193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000193), Mar 27, 2000: FITTING. CORRODED. LEVEL 1 CORROSION ON T-FITTING OUTBOARD SIDE OF WHEEL WELL AT APPROX STA 770. REPLACED T-FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-10-4, AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA000192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000192), Mar 27, 2000: DOOR. CORRODED. LEFT FORWARD NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR CORRODED AT AFT END UNDER DEFLECTOR. REPLACED DOOR IAW DC9 MM 32-22-01-2-0004.
- [SDR ABXA000189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000189), Mar 27, 2000: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. CRACK IN SUB FLOOR AT STATION 180 AND RBL 4.0. REPAIRED IAW DC9 SRM 53-04.
- [SDR ABXA9800782](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800782), Aug 14, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT FS 1056 BETWEEN LONGERON 14L AND 16L. REPLACED SHEAR TIE AND CLIPS IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9800785](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800785), Aug 11, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE FORWARD LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR STRUCTURE CRACKED ABOVE THE FORWARD HINGE. REPLACED WEB AND FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2 
- [SDR ABXA9800796](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800796), Aug 7, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIB CRACKED IN THE VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE. REPLACED RIB IAW DC9 SRM CHAPTERS 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9800784](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800784), Aug 7, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND A CRACKED SHEAR TIE AT FS 1021 BETWEEN LONGERON 15L AND 16L. REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9800783](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800783), Aug 7, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CRACKED SHEAR TIE AT FS 1021 BETWEEN LONGERON 14L AND 15L. REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9800781](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800781), Aug 6, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT FS 1021 BELOW LONGERON 14 RT. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE IAW DC9 SRM 53-03, FIG 6.
- [SDR ABXA9700477](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700477), Apr 3, 1997: ROD END. WORN. FIRST OFFICER'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW DIFFICULT TO OPEN. REPLACED THE FORWARD LOWER ROD END ON THE WINDOW LINKAGE, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 56-10-3.
- [SDR ABXA9700476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700476), Apr 2, 1997: SPRING. MISSING. AT DEPARTURE TIME, FIRST OFFICER'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW WOULD NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, HARD TO CLOSE. REINSTALLED THE ACTUATING SPRING FOR THE AFT LOWER WINDOW LATCH
- [SDR ABXA9700379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700379), Dec 19, 1996: TR BUCKET. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, THE LOWER THRUST REVERSER BUCKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE BUCKET WAS REPLACED IAW DC9 MM 78-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA9700376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700376), Dec 19, 1996: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING C-CHECK, THE FUSELAGE SKIN ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE FWD ENTRY DOOR LOWER CORNER WAS FOUND DAMAGED. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW REA D953-17518.

All 96: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N975AX-2017-05-22/reports.md

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