# N983US: 1969 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 2006-07-27 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 27, 2006 - Exported to: Venezuela - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 302206C) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 47282 - Year built: 1969 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 2, 1988 - Certificate issued: February 27, 2006 - Last registry action: February 27, 2006 - Mode S code: ADB81C - Owner when cancelled: [Sierra Aircraft Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20LLC) - Location: [Sherman Oaks, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sherman%20Oaks) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 34.1492° N, 118.4319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91423, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N983US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=983US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N983US-2006-07-27 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-9-32: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32.md ## Service difficulty reports (29) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 0500719983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0500719983), Mar 20, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING H-CHECK FOUND CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK AT BS 239 LBL 25. REPAIRED PER EA 99-202920. - [SDR 0101269983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0101269983), Mar 29, 2001: APU. FIRE. DURING APU MAINTENANCE BETWEEN FLIGHTS, AN APU COMPARTMENT FIRE WAS REPORTED. NR 1 AIRCRAFT FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANC - [SDR 9905129983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9905129983), Nov 25, 1999: CONTROLLER. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MSP, CABIN TEMPERATURE WAS 150 DEGREES AND ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE AND FUMES. THE RIGHT SIDE AUTOMATIC CABIN TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE WAS AT FU - [SDR 9900439983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9900439983), Feb 8, 1999: CIRCUIT BREAKER. FAILED. LOSS OF LEFT AC BUS AND ALL CAPTAIN'S INSTRUMENTS OCCURRED AFTER TAKEOFF. CREW RESET LEFT AC BUS, CIRCUIT BREAKER AND INSTRUMENTS WERE REGAINED. CREW DECLARED A - [SDR 9810929993](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9810929993), Dec 12, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. INOP. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE IN FIRST CLASS SECTION AND AT GALLEY DOOR. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK. OPERAT - [SDR 99ZZZX336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX336), Dec 9, 1998: CHIP COLLECTOR. FAILED. CHIP COLLECTOR ON RIGHT ENGINE, NR 4 BEARING SCAVENGE LINE, CHIP COLLECTOR MAGNETIC PROBE EJECTED FROM CHIP COLLECTOR BODY. ENGINE OIL DRAINED FROM ENGINE IN-FL - [SDR 9807929983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9807929983), Apr 30, 1998: CIRCUIT BREAKER. DAMAGED. ALL PHASES OF LEFT AC BUS CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT AC C PHASE CIRCUIT B - [SDR 9807329983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9807329983), Apr 24, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 12 THRU 14 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK - [SDR 9804649983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9804649983), Mar 18, 1998: WINDSHIELD. FAILED. DURING CLIMB-OUT, AN ELECTRICAL ARC OCCURRED AT FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD WITH WINDSHIELD HEAT TURNED OFF. FLIGHT WAS RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDE - [SDR 9802349983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9802349983), Feb 9, 1998: CABLE. WORN. DURING TAILCONE FUNCTIONAL CHECK, FOUND THAT EXTERNAL RELEASE HANDLE HANGS UP ON HINGED SPRING DOOR DURING PULL TEST OF THE EMERGENCY RELEASE. ALSO, FOUND THE I - [SDR 9721329983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9721329983), Nov 12, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE CATWALK FS 1175 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9719749983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9719749983), Oct 11, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT EDGE OF DOUBLER FS 165-170, LONGERON 29R-30. REPAIRED PER EA 99-151953. - [SDR 9713949983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9713949983), Jul 19, 1997: PRBC. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMB, THE LEFT ENGINE EGT INDICATION WAS WITHIN LIMITS BUT INDICATED 100 DEGREES HOTTER THAN THE RIGHT ENGINE EGT. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO MEM. MAINTE - [SDR 9710249983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710249983), May 25, 1997: SLIDE. LOW PRESSURE. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND AFT EVACUATION SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE LOW. REPLACED SLIDE. - [SDR 9709669983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9709669983), May 15, 1997: COMPRESSOR. FAILED. AS TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, A NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY INDICATION DROPPING TO ZERO. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF, SHUT DOWN THE LEFT E - [SDR 9704599983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9704599983), Mar 1, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND AFT SECTION OF OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 9703069983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9703069983), Feb 2, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING A CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN SKIN 4 INCHES AFT OF E/E DOOR AND 1.5 INCHES RIGHT OF CENTER LINE. REPAIRED PER EA 99-120654. - [SDR 9624749983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9624749983), Nov 17, 1996: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT THE LAST FOUR ROWS OF EMERGENCY SEAT LIGHTS AND THE AFT LEFT LAV EMERGENCY LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK (P/N - [SDR 9614749983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9614749983), Nov 17, 1996: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THAT THE LAST FOUR ROWS OF EMERGENCY SEAT LIGHTS AND THE AFT LEFT LAV EMERGENCY LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK (P/N - [SDR 9621779883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9621779883), Oct 11, 1996: PT2 LINE. LEAKING. DURING CLIMB, THE RIGHT ENGINE EPR WAS INDICATING A HIGH READING. CREW PERFORMED AN AIR TURNBACK WHERE THEY LANDED AT MSP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE - [SDR 9621019983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9621019983), Oct 3, 1996: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. DURING CLIMB, THE LEFT ENGINE EPR AND FUEL FLOW INDICATIONS BEGAN FLUCTUATING. CREW RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT E - [SDR 9615379983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9615379983), Jul 4, 1996: SPAR. CORRODED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE LEFT WING FORWARD SPAR LOWER CAP FROM XFS 547 - 554. REPAIRED CAP (P/N 5919153-1) PER EA 99-110821. - [SDR 9614959983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9614959983), Jul 4, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND NACELLE AND TAILCONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9611189983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9611189983), May 17, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE FS 996 FLOOR SUPPORT, WEB, UPPER ANGLE, AND CORNER FITTING AT LBL 48. REPLACED THE SAME PER SRM 51-30-2 AND SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR 9605109983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605109983), Mar 3, 1996: PUMP. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMBOUT, COCKPIT LIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING AND LEFT AC GENERATOR LOAD METER INTERMITTENTLY PEGGED TO MAXIMUM. RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WENT TO 3,000 PSI W - [SDR 9603079983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9603079983), Feb 4, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 9602689983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9602689983), Feb 1, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 9519569983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9519569983), Dec 2, 1995: FUEL CONTROL. MOISTURE CONTAM. NR 1 ENGINE EPR AND N1 WERE FLUCTUATING ON POWER LEVER CHANGES AFTER DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DRAINED THE FC - [SDR 9503779983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9503779983), Mar 9, 1995: DNLOCK SWITCH. FAILED. DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM MSP, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED. RECYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO D ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 19970515013379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970515013379I), May 15, 1997: Doug DC932 (N983US), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: first officers leg to fly: upon roll out to runway 28L at cmh, first officer brought throttles to max. As the aircraft began to rollout, crew heard… --- 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.