# N985VJ: 1968 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-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: 47208
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 1968
- Certificate issued: March 31, 1987
- Last registry action: April 15, 2003
- Mode S code: ADBF9B
- 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/N985VJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=985VJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985VJ-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 (10)

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

- [SDR USAAD99066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99066), May 17, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS DIM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M)
- [SDR USAAD99054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99054), Apr 9, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. IND - THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE FOR THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR, SERVICE DOOR, FLIGHT DECK, AND FORWARD AISLE CEILING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ALL 10 LIGHT 
- [SDR USAAD97135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97135), Aug 7, 1997: HYD PUMP. FAILED. PIT - ON CLIMB PASSING 9,000 FEET, CREW RECEIVED THE LEFT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES, THE PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. FLIGHT RETURNED
- [SDR USAAD97124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97124), Jul 19, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. TPA - FOUND SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-26 AND REPAIRED WIRING AT BATTERY PACK B5-33. (X)
- [SDR USAAD96170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96170), Nov 23, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DAY - FORWARD EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. (M)
- [SDR USAAD96152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96152), Oct 19, 1996: TR LATCHES. LACK OF LUBE. FLT 1125 - MDT-CLT - ON ROTATION LEFT ENGINE REVERSE UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONTINUED TAKEOFF AND THEN RETURNED TO FIELD AT MDT. LIGHT WENT OUT WHE
- [SDR USAAD96087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96087), Jun 22, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD BATTERY PACK. (M)
- [SDR USAAD96083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96083), Jun 22, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD BATTERY PACK. (M)
- [SDR USAA951093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA951093), Oct 4, 1995: APERTURE. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND 3 INCH CRACK AND A .75 INCH IN VENTRAL DOOR APERTURE TO LEFT CORNER. ROUTED OUT CRACKED AREAS AND INSTALLED FILLER AND 
- [SDR USAA951092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA951092), Sep 18, 1995: FRAME. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-1 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CANTED FRAME 1104 AT UPPER ATTACH FASTENER CRACK .5 INCH LONGERON 4L. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF FRAME PER SRM 53-03 FIG

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19961019040589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961019040589I), Oct 19, 1996: Doug DC931 (N985VJ), Middletown, PA. Narrative: on October 19, 1996, at 0903 hours, a Douglas, model number DC-9-31, registration number 985VJ, registered to usair inc., returned to Harrisburg…
- [Incident 19910903044359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910903044359I), Sep 3, 1991: Doug DC931 (N985VJ), Syracuse, NY. During landing rollout pilot experienced a blown left main tire.
- [Incident 19790112001709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112001709I), Jan 12, 1979: Doug DC9 (N985VJ), Rochester, NY. Flight delayed for search after bomb threat.
- [Incident 19780815037149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815037149I), Aug 15, 1978: Doug DC9 (N985VJ), Boston, MA. Flight returned, nose gear would not retract. Found leaking valve.

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