# N981AS: 1997 Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83, registration cancelled 2013-11-22 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 22, 2013 - Exported to: Venezuela - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-83) (registry code 3023681) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053) - Serial number: 53472 - Year built: 1997 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: April 16, 1997 - Certificate issued: May 23, 2013 - Last registry action: May 30, 2013 - Mode S code: ADAEEC - Owner when cancelled: [Air Capital Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CAPITAL%20GROUP%20LLC) - Location: [Virginia Gardens, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Virginia%20Gardens) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 25.8166° N, 80.3105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33166, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N981AS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=981AS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981AS-2013-11-22 From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MD 83: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-83.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 ASAA0680966](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0680966), Sep 20, 2006: HANDLE. STIFF. FOUND AFT CABIN DOOR HANDLE VERY HARD TO MOVE. LUBED DOOR HANDLE LOCKPINS. OP CHECKS NORMAL. - [SDR ASAA0680963](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0680963), Sep 15, 2006: SKIN. DENTED. FOUND FUSELAGE DENTED. REMOVED TEMP REPAIR DOUBLER. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER FILLER AND FINGER DOUBLER PER SRM 53 04. - [SDR ASAA0680960](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0680960), Sep 13, 2006: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. CABIN FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED. REPLACED PANEL PER SRM 53-05. - [SDR ASAA0680945](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0680945), Sep 5, 2006: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE DENTED AFT OF FORWARD CARGO BAY. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION ON SKIN. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04. - [SDR ASAA0580533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580533), Oct 19, 2005: SKIN. DENTED. SEA - LINE CHECK, L-1 FWD PAX DOOR DENTED. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580532), Oct 17, 2005: STRUCTURE. DENTED. SEA - LINE CHECK, L-1 FORWARD PAX DOOR DAMAGED/DENTED. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580355](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580355), Jun 21, 2005: VANE. PUNCTURED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND LEFT INBOARD FLAP INBOARD FLAP VANE PUNCTURED AND DELAMINATED. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580354](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580354), Jun 21, 2005: STRUCTURE. DENTED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB LOWER INBOARD SURFACE IS DENTED. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580353), Jun 21, 2005: SKIN. DELAMINATED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND LEFT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB UPPER INBOARD SURFACE IS DELAMINATED. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580352), Jun 21, 2005: SKIN. DENTED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AND CREASED. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION. INSTALLED SKIN REPAIR SECTION, FINGER DOUBLER, LONGERON STRAPS, INTERNAL - [SDR ASAA0580351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580351), Jun 21, 2005: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, LEFT CUSP WEB IS CORRODED ON UPPER SURFACE. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580350), Jun 21, 2005: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND INTERCOSTAL CORRODED. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580349), Jun 21, 2005: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED. REPLACED SHEAR TIE. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580348), Jun 21, 2005: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED. REPLACED SHEAR TIE. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580344), Jun 13, 2005: SKIN. DENTED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, AFT CARGO BAY DOOR SKIN DENTED. RECONTOURED SKIN AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580343), Jun 13, 2005: SKIN. DENTED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580342), Jun 13, 2005: TRACK. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR FALSE TRACK CORRODED. REPLACED FLASE TRACK. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580341), Jun 13, 2005: TRACK. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, CABIN FLOOR FALSE TRACK CORRODED. REPLACED FALSE TRACK. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580340](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580340), Jun 13, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REPLACED DAMAGED SEAT TRACK SECTION. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580339), Jun 13, 2005: SEAT TRACK. GOUGED. OKC - HV-CHECK, FOUND SEAT TRACK GOUGED. REPLACED DAMAGED SEAT TRACK SECTION. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580338), Jun 13, 2005: FRAME. CORRODED. OKC - FOUND DURING HV CHECK, AFT CARGO BAY FRAME CORROSION. REPLACED DAMAGED FRAME. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580337), Jun 13, 2005: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED. REPLACED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580336), Jun 13, 2005: STRAP. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, AFT CARGO BAY STRAP BETWEEN FRAMES 1136 AND 1155 CORRODED. REPLACED DAMAGED STRAP. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580335), Jun 13, 2005: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED. REPLACED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580334), Jun 13, 2005: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. OKC - FOUND DURING HV CHECK, SHEAR TIE CORRODED. REPLACED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580333), Jun 13, 2005: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND INTERCOSTAL CORRODED. REPLACED DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580332), Jun 13, 2005: LONGERON. CRACKED. OKC - FOUND DURING HV CHECK, LONGERON 2R CRACKED. REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580331), Jun 13, 2005: LONGERON. CRACKED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 2L CRACKED. REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580330), Jun 13, 2005: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. OKC - FOUND DURING HV CHECK, AFT CARGO BAY SHEAR TIE CORRODED. REPLACED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580329), Jun 13, 2005: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, CABIN FLOOR INTERCOSTAL CRACKED. REPLACED DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580328), Jun 13, 2005: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND L1 DOOR INTERCOSTAL CRACKED. REPLACED DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580327](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580327), Jun 13, 2005: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, AFT CARGO BAY SHEAR TIE CORRODED. REPLACED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580326), Jun 13, 2005: LONGERON. CORRODED. OKC - FOUND HV-CHECK, LONGERON 30 CORRODED. REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580314), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. OKC - FOUND DURING HV-CHECK, CABIN FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT CORRODED. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580325](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580325), Jun 13, 2005: BEAM. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO BAY DOOR JAMB LOWER BEAM CORRODED. REPLACED BEAM. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580324](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580324), Jun 13, 2005: WEB. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO BAY DOOR JAMB LOWER TORQUE BOX WEB CORRODED. REPLACED WEB. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580323](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580323), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT CORRODED AROUND INSERT. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580322](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580322), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED AROUND INSERT. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580321](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580321), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT CORRODED. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580320](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580320), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. OKC - FOUND DURING HV CHECK, CABIN FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT CORRODED. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580319](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580319), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, CABIN FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT CORRODED. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580318), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT CORRODED. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580317](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580317), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT CORRODED. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580316](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580316), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT CORRODED. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580315), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT CORRODED. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580313](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580313), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR PANEL. BROKEN. OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR PANEL BROKEN. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580312), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580311), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580310), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR PANEL TORN AND DELAMINATED. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL. (M) - [SDR ASAA0580309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0580309), Jun 13, 2005: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. OKC - DURING HV CHECK, FOUND CABIN FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED AND CORRODED. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL. (M) All 106: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981AS-2013-11-22/reports.md --- 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.