# N986VJ: Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2001-03-05 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 5, 2001 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 47209 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: January 22, 1998 - Last registry action: January 16, 2001 - Mode S code: ADC352 - Owner when cancelled: [Avteam Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVTEAM%20INC) - Location: [Miramar, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miramar) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 25.9882° N, 80.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33025, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N986VJ - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=986VJ - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N986VJ-2001-03-05 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 (9) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR USAAD97133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97133), Aug 6, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. IND - FOUND RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. (X) - [SDR USAAD97071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97071), Apr 22, 1997: OUTFLOW VALVE. FAILED. CLT/DTW - FLT 998 - WHILE AT CRUISE, CABIN ALTITUDE (RED ANNUNCIATOR) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY DESCENT. WHILE DESCENDING, RETAINED CONTROL OF C - [SDR USAAD97037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97037), Feb 6, 1997: ESCAPE SLIDE. FAILED. PIT/RON - DURING OPERATION CHECK OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE, FOUND THAT SLIDE DID NOT FULLY INFLATE. SLIDE WAS REPLACED, AND TWO ADDITIONAL SLIDES ARE - [SDR USAAD96046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96046), May 1, 1996: FUEL PUMP. FAILED. FLT 1121 - BOS-DCA - RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. NO INDICATION PRIOR TO FAILURE, NO FIRE WARNING. SINGLE ENGINE TIME 5 MINUTES. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE FUE - [SDR USAAD96007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96007), Jan 7, 1996: STRUT. REQ'D SERVICE. ALB - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. EXTENDED GEAR, NORMAL INDICATIONS WERE RECEIVED. ATTEMPTED SECOND RE - [SDR USAAD96003A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96003A), Jan 6, 1996: RETRACT MECH. LACK OF LUBE. SYR - UPON TAKEOFF FROM SYR, CREW RECEIVED NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEARS UNSAFE LIGHTS. NEITHER GEARED RETRACTED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO SYR AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER I - [SDR USAAD96003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96003), Jan 6, 1996: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT NR 1281 - SYR - ON TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM SYR CAPTAIN REPORTED A GEAR INDICATION PROBLEM AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD AT SYR. THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT - [SDR USAA950374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950374), Apr 13, 1995: WINDOW. CRACKED. PIT - THE CENTER WINDSHIELD CENTER PANE CRACKED EN ROUTE TO DTW. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CENTER WINDOW. (Z) - [SDR USAA950101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950101), Feb 8, 1995: TEMP CONTL VLV. STUCK. CLT - FLT 0881 - DURING CLIMB, BOTH PACKS FAILED. THE RIGHT PACK RETURNED FOR 15 SECONDS THEN FAILED AGAIN. CREW RETURNED CLT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT TEMPER ## FAA accident and incident reports (7) 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 19890127010669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890127010669I), Jan 27, 1989: Doug DC931 (N986VJ), St Louis, MO. Lost of electrical power on climbout. Used emergency power. Returned.water leak from galley into e and e comparment. - [Incident 19860718058769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860718058769I), Jul 18, 1986: Doug DC931 (N986VJ), Providence, RI, Minor damage. Engine ingested bird on takeoff, safe landing made. - [Incident 19800624056299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624056299I), Jun 24, 1980: Doug DC9 (N986VJ), Windsor Locks, CT. Flight took off with less than scheduled amount of fuel. - [Incident 19790301010259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790301010259I), Mar 1, 1979: Doug DC9 (N986VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Power fluctuation before engine quit. Fuel leak found at connection to fuel control unit. - [Incident 19790106001229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106001229I), Jan 6, 1979: Doug DC9 (N986VJ), Minneapolis, MN. Ground service equipment rubbed bottom of aircraft skid plate. - [Incident 19780806050209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806050209I), Aug 6, 1978: Doug DC931 (N986VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Pilot failed to follow instructions on descent, came within one mile of another aircraft. - [Incident 19780627035599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627035599I), Jun 27, 1978: Doug DC931 (N986VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Takeoff aborted due to engine loss of power. Engine changed. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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