# N976AX: 1973 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41, registration cancelled 2018-02-12 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 12, 2018 - 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-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: 47596 - Year built: 1973 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 8, 1999 - Certificate issued: July 18, 2012 - Last registry action: July 18, 2012 - Mode S code: AD9A05 - Owner when cancelled: [Mercury Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERCURY%20AVIATION%20CORP) - Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N976AX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=976AX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N976AX-2018-02-12 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 (35) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ABXA080089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA080089), Mar 7, 2008: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE, FOUND CORROSION OF FUSELAGE SKIN AROUND THE LEFT STATIC PORT PLATE. REMOVED LEFT STATIC PORT PLATE, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER THE PLATE - [SDR ABXA080012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA080012), Dec 15, 2007: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB WAS CRACKED BETWEEN TWO FASTENERS. LOCATED JUST INBOARD OF THE NR 5 SLAT TRACK. REPAIRED RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB JUST INBOARD OF - [SDR ABXA080013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA080013), Dec 15, 2007: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. AFT LOWER CARGO FLOOR SUPPORT ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED AT FS 1056, RIGHT UNDER TRACK AT 28 RIGHT. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AND BRACKET AT STA 1056 RIGHT IAW DC9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA080011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA080011), Dec 13, 2007: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT APPROXIMATELY STA 775 OUTBOARD SIDE OF WHEEL WELL. APPROXIMATELY 18" AFT OF WHEEL WELL MAIN FRAME. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5 AN - [SDR ABXA070371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070371), Oct 19, 2007: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. DURING COCKPIT WINDSHIELD FRAME MOD, FOUND FRAME 9911505-7 CRACKED AT BOTH ENDS. REPAIRED FRAME IAW DC9 SRM 53-03, FIGURE 34. - [SDR ABXA070370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070370), Oct 19, 2007: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. DURING COCKPIT WINDSHIELD FRAME MOD, FOUND FRAME 9911505-6 CRACKED AT INBOARD END. REPAIRED FRAME IAW DC9 SRM 53-03, FIGURE 34. - [SDR ABXA070369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070369), Oct 19, 2007: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. DURING COCKPIT WINDSHIELD FRAME MOD, FOUND FRAME 9911505-5 CRACKED AT INBOARD END. REPAIRED FRAME IAW DC9 SRM 53-03, FIGURE 34. - [SDR ABXA070373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070373), Oct 19, 2007: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING COCKPIT WINDSHIELD FRAME MOD, FOUND ANGLE AT INBOARD TIP OF FRAME CRACKED. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA070372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070372), Oct 19, 2007: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING COCKPIT WINDSHIELD FRAME MOD, FOUND ANGLE CRACKED IN RADIUS. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA070343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070343), Oct 12, 2007: POWER SUPPLY. DEFECTIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN COCKPIT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY IAW DC9 MM 33-53-00-5. - [SDR ABXA070323](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA070323), Sep 24, 2007: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY IAW DC9 MM 33-53-02-4. - [SDR ABXA060290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060290), Nov 6, 2006: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES IAW DC9 MM 33-53-00-00. - [SDR ABXA060050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060050), Jan 4, 2006: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE REPAIR CRACKED FS 1021 AT LONGERON 15 LEFT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW DOUGLAS DWG 5911427 AND SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA060049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060049), Jan 4, 2006: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 17 RIGHT CRACKED AT FS 1056. REPLACED LONGERON SECTION AS REQUIRED IAW DC9 SRM LONGERON SPLICE REPAIR 53-02. - [SDR ABXA060048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060048), Jan 4, 2006: PAN. CRACKED. RIGHT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR PAN CRACKED AT FORWARD LOWER STOP. STOP DRILLED CRACK. INSTALLED DOOR PAN REPAIR IAW DC9 SRM K07390. - [SDR ABXA060047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060047), Jan 3, 2006: FITTING. CRACKED. FORWARD UPPER FITTING ON LEFT KANTED KEEL WEB BULKHEAD WAS CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA040191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040191), May 21, 2004: FITTING. CRACKED. LEFT INBOARD SPOILER TORSION BAR CAM OUTBOARD SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED AT TOP END. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA040190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040190), May 14, 2004: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. NR 2 TEE CAP WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT OUTBOARD END OF RADIAL Z34. REPLACED NR 2 TEE CAP IAW EA 53120033. - [SDR ABXA040186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040186), May 13, 2004: RIB. CRACKED. REMOVEABLE VERTICAL LEADING EDGE SECTION 5TH RIB UPON RIGHT SIDE CRACKED AT AFT END. REPAIRED RIB IAW DC-9 SSRM K05159. - [SDR ABXA040189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040189), May 13, 2004: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FRAME LOWER LEG AT STA 446, LONGERON 30. REPAIRED IAW DC-9 SRM 53-03. - [SDR ABXA040188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040188), May 13, 2004: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FRAME LOWER LEG AT LONGERON 30, STA 408. REPAIRED FRAME IAW DC-9 SRM 53-03. - [SDR ABXA040185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040185), May 13, 2004: RIB. CRACKED. REMOVEABLE VERTICAL LEADING EDGE SECTION 6TH RIB UP ON RIGHT SIDE CRACKED AT AFT END. REPAIRED RIB IAW DC-9 SSRM K05159. - [SDR ABXA040187](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040187), May 13, 2004: RIB. CRACKED. 2ND RIB DOWN FROM REMOVEABLE VERTICAL LEADING EDGE SECTION CRACKED ON RIGHT AFT SIDE. REPAIRED IAW ABX SSRM K05159 DRAWING. - [SDR ABXA020265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020265), Oct 9, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED IN BEND RADIUS AT LEFT UPPER VENTRAL DOOR CORNER. CRACK LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCH IN LENGTH. REPAIRED CRACK IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-02. - [SDR ABXA020264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020264), Oct 9, 2002: PANEL. CRACKED. NOSE WHEEL WELL UPPER PRESSURE PANEL HAD CRACK AT STA. 110 RIGHT TUNNEL, APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES INBOARD. REPAIRED PANEL IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-1 AND 51-30 - [SDR ABXA020263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020263), Oct 9, 2002: PANEL. CRACKED. NOSE WHEEL WELL UPPER PRESSURE PANEL HAD CRACK AT STA. 110 LEFT TUNNEL, APPROXIMATELY 24 INCHES INBOARD. REPAIRED PANEL IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01, 51-30-2, 51-30-1 AND - [SDR ABXA020262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020262), Oct 9, 2002: PANEL. CRACKED. NOSE WHEEL WELL UPPER PRESSURE PANEL STA. 89 LEFT, APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES INBOARD, HAD CRACK. REPAIRED CRACK IAW REA D953-45373. - [SDR ABXA020261](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020261), Oct 8, 2002: SPLICE. CORRODED. LEVEL II CORROSION AT F.S. 1013, LONGERON 27 LEFT. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED FRAME SPLICE IAW DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA020260](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020260), Oct 8, 2002: FITTING. CRACKED. ANGLE CRACKED AT LONGEON 30 JUST AFT OF FORWARD 'P' DOME, KEEL AREA. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA020259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020259), Oct 8, 2002: SUPPORT. CRACKED. RIGHT WING OUTBOARD SPOILER TORSION BAR SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED AT UPPER END. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1. - [SDR ABXA010281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010281), Jun 2, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERIES AND BATTERY POWER SUPPLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 33-53-00. - [SDR ABXA010209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010209), Apr 17, 2001: ROD END. BROKEN. DURING A SERVICE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE UPPER LEFT OUTBOARD SLAT ACTUATOR ROD END TO BE BROKEN. DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED UNDER THE LEFT INBOARD SLAT AND UPPE - [SDR ABXA010054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010054), Feb 15, 2001: CONTROL UNIT. CONTAMINATED. THE WHEEL BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE ON LANDING AT JAN. WHEN ANTI-SKID WAS SELECTED OFF, BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE ANTI-SKID - [SDR ABXA010026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010026), Jan 31, 2001: SWITCH. FAILED. DURING APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN (GREEN) LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. MISSED APPROACH, PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED. T - [SDR ABXA0100026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA0100026), Jan 31, 2001: PROXIMITY SWITCH. FAILED. DURING APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN (GREEN) LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WIT --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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