# N987AX: 1969 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32, registration cancelled 2007-06-18 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 18, 2007 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 302206C) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053) - Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 47364 - Year built: 1969 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: April 10, 1992 - Certificate issued: March 26, 1992 - Last registry action: April 17, 2007 - Mode S code: ADC53B - Owner when cancelled: [Abx Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABX%20AIR%20INC) - Location: [Wilmington, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wilmington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.4607° N, 83.8443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45177, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987AX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=987AX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N987AX-2007-06-18 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (60, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ABXA040349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040349), Oct 9, 2004: FRAME. DAMAGED. CAPTAIN'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN, PREVENTING IT'S USE AS AN EMERGENCY EXIT. FOUND CAPTAIN'S AFT WINDOW TRIM DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. CUT AWAY DAMAGED ARE - [SDR ABXA040154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040154), Apr 14, 2004: ANGLE. CORRODED. SPLICE ANGLE CORRODED AT STA 229, LONGERON 18 RIGHT. REPLACED SPLICE ANGLE IAW REA D953-49615. - [SDR ABXA040153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040153), Apr 12, 2004: WEB. CRACKED. LT CUSP WEB CRACKED AT FS 965. REPAIRED LT CUSP WEB AT FS 965. - [SDR ABXA040150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040150), Apr 9, 2004: FRAME. CRACKED. ANGLE FORWARD OF CENTER WINDSHIELD AT LOWER RT OUTBOARD CORNER CRACKED. APPROXIMATE LENGTH 1.5 INCHES. REPAIRED ON REA D953-49620MR. - [SDR ABXA040152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040152), Apr 9, 2004: FRAME. CRACKED. RIGHT AFT MAIN FRAME AT STA. 737 WAS CRACKED AT POINTS E TO D AND G TO J. REPAIRED MAIN FRAME STA. 737 RIGHT IAW EA 30686. - [SDR ABXA040151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040151), Apr 9, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT RIGHT BUTT LINE 44 STA. 965. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM IAW DC-9 SRM 53-05. - [SDR ABXA040145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040145), Apr 8, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. STA 965 FLOORBEAM STRAP CORRODED. REMOVED DAMAGED FLOORBEAM AT STA. 965 FROM LBL 54 - RBL 54. FABRICATED NEW FLOORBEAM IAW DACO DWG. 9912243. - [SDR ABXA040144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040144), Apr 8, 2004: BEAM. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATION FOUND ON FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR NR 2 BEAM TEE FORWARD END AT SKIN RIVET. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM K05159 AND DC-9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA040143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040143), Apr 8, 2004: PAN. CRACKED. MAIN ENTRY DOOR PAN CRACKED AT FORWARD LOWER STOP. REPAIRED DOOR IAW DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA040149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040149), Apr 8, 2004: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE STA 851 ABOUT 6 INCHES ABOVE LONGERON 15 RIGHT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA040148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040148), Apr 8, 2004: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION AT STA. 226, LONGERON 18 RIGHT ON ANGLE DOUBLER. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA040147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040147), Apr 8, 2004: DOUBLER. CORRODED. ANTENNA SUPPORT CORRODED BETWEEN STA. 522 - 503, LONGERON 30 - 29 LT. REPLACED DOUBLERS AROUND THE ANTENNA IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA040146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA040146), Apr 8, 2004: DOUBLER. CORRODED. ANTENNA SUPPORT CORRODED BETWEEN STA. 465 - 446 LONGERON 30 - 29 LT. REPLACED DOUBLER 5911412-53 AND 5911412-55 AIW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AQND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA020218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020218), Sep 13, 2002: CLIP. CRACKED. RIGHT AFT OVERWING EXIT DOOR HAD CRACKED ATTACH CLIP INSIDE UPPER FORWARD LIGHTENING HOLE. INSTALLED NEW ATTACH CLIP IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA020217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020217), Sep 11, 2002: ANGLE. CRACKED. SHEARTIE AT F.S. 1059, LONGERON 15 RIGHT WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED SHEARTIE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND ABX DRAWING #K05159. - [SDR ABXA010624](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010624), Dec 11, 2001: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. ON GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITH ASSOCIATED RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER CYCLING GEAR TWICE TO GET NORMAL IN - [SDR ABXA010233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010233), May 18, 2001: COOLING FAN. FAULTY. THE RIGHT HEAT EXCHANGER COOLING FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENED ON TAKEOFF. FOLLOWED BY AN UNUSUAL ODOR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE - [SDR ABXA010089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010089), Mar 12, 2001: JACKSCREW. CORRODED. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER JACKSCREW THREADS HAVE PITTING CORROSION AND THE SCREW WAS GOUGED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE JACKSCREW ASSEMBLY AND ACME NUT - [SDR ABXA010090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010090), Mar 12, 2001: DOOR. CRACKED. LOWER FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WAS CRACKED BEHIND THE LOWER HINGE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. - [SDR ABXA010091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010091), Mar 12, 2001: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON RIGHT SIDE OF VERTICAL STABILIZER, STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE CRACKED ATTACH ANGLE IAW ABX - [SDR ABXA010092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010092), Mar 12, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. LEFT FUSELAGE FRAME AT STATION 718 WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FRAME IAW DC-9 SB 53-131 AND ABX REA D953-40166-MR. - [SDR ABXA010093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010093), Mar 12, 2001: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. EXFOLIATION CORROSION FOUND UNDER NUT PLATE ON FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 851, BETWEEN LONGERON 28 AND 27L. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BRACKET AT STA 851 IAW DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA010094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010094), Mar 12, 2001: CLIP. CRACKED. LEFT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR HAD A CRACKED ATTACH CLIP ON THE UPPER PAN, AFT OF THE RELEASE HANDLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE ATTACH CLIP IAW D - [SDR ABXA010095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010095), Mar 12, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. CUSP WEB LOCATED AT FUSELAGE STATION 598R WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE WEB IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA010096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010096), Mar 12, 2001: BRACKET. CRACKED. FLOORBEAM OUTBOARD ATTACH BRACKET WAS CRACKED AT FUSELAGE STATION 389 RBL 50. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE BRACKET IAW DC-9 SRM 21-30-2 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA010097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010097), Mar 12, 2001: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL WAS CRACKED AT FUSELAGE STATION 440 LONGERON 29L. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE INTERCOSTAL IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA010098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010098), Mar 12, 2001: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 541-560 HAD LEVEL 1 CORROSION AND WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE INTERCOSTAL IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-3. - [SDR ABXA010099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010099), Mar 12, 2001: ANGLE. CORRODED. EXFOLIATION FOUND ON ATTACH ANGLE AT THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR PAN, FUSELAGE STATION 389. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE ATTACH ANGLE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 - [SDR ABXA010100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010100), Mar 12, 2001: CAP. CRACKED. LONGERON END CAP AT FUSELAGE STATION 996, LONGERON 29L WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON END CAP IAW DC-9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA010101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010101), Mar 12, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT PYLON ELECTRICAL BAY AFT UPPER SKIN TO VERTICAL WEB ANGLE WAS CRACKED AT THE OUTBOARD BOLT HOLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE PYLON IAW DC-9 SRM - [SDR ABXA000366](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000366), Aug 8, 2000: INDICATOR. INTERMITTENT. ON LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. RECYCLED GEAR, NOSE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. REPLACED NOSE LANDING - [SDR ABXA000009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000009), Jan 17, 2000: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. - [SDR ABXA9900745](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900745), Oct 19, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING PREDEPARTURE CHECK AT BNA, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES. - [SDR ABXA9900726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900726), Sep 30, 1999: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. EMERGANCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES. - [SDR ABXA9900564](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900564), Jul 2, 1999: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND INTERCOSTAL CRACKED IN E & E COMPARTMENT CEILING AT STATION 179 AND BL 20 LEFT. REPAIRED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC9 SRM 53-05. - [SDR ABXA9900563](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900563), Jul 2, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 192 AND LONGERON 22 LEFT. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-04. - [SDR ABXA9900562](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900562), Jul 2, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 17 RIGHT CRACKED AT STATION 980. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02. - [SDR ABXA9900557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900557), Jun 28, 1999: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT STATION 945 BETWEEN LONGERON 14 LEFT AND 16 LEFT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR ABXA9900556](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900556), Jun 28, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CUSP WEB ANGLE CLIP CRACKED AT LONGERON 18 LEFT AND STATION 996. REPLACED CUSP WEB ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA9900555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900555), Jun 28, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND NR 1 PYLON LEFT LOWER ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT STATION 990. REPAIRED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 54-04. - [SDR ABXA9900554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900554), Jun 28, 1999: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT WING SPOILER OUTBOARD ATTACH FITTING CORRODED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5. - [SDR ABXA9900553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900553), Jun 28, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 4 LEFT CRACKED AT STATION 160. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02. - [SDR ABXA9900552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900552), Jun 28, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 16 LEFT CRACKED AT STATION 965. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02. - [SDR ABXA9900549](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900549), Jun 28, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 17 RIGHT CRACKED AT STATION 980. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02-00. - [SDR ABXA9900548](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900548), Jun 28, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 16 RIGHT CRACKED AT STATION 965. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 53-02-00. - [SDR ABXA9900605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900605), Jun 25, 1999: SKIN. DELAMINATED. DURING C-CHECK, LEFT SPOILER ASSY WAS FOUND DELAMINATED IN AREA 12 BY 8 UPPER AND LOWER SKINS. REPLACED UNIT AND REPAIRED SPOILER ASSY IAW DC9 SRM. - [SDR ABXA9900404](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900404), Jun 4, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING SERVICE CHECK, EMERGENCY LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN ALL POWER WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES IAW DC9 M - [SDR ABXA9701776](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701776), Nov 2, 1997: TAB. DELAMINATED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE LEFT AILERON CONTROL TAB DELAMINATED. REPLACED LEFT AILERON CONTROL TAB IAW DC-9 MAINT MANUAL CHAPTER 27-10-2. - [SDR ABXA9701775](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701775), Oct 31, 1997: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE RIGHT WING REAR SPAR CRACKED AT STATION 164 FLAP HINGE FITTING, LOWER INBOARD ATTACH STUD. REPAIRED RIGHT WING REAR SPAR IAW ABX EA 57 - [SDR ABXA9701751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701751), Oct 29, 1997: SKIN. CHAFED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER CHAFED AND GOUGED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. REPLACED SKIN PANEL IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-8. All 60: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N987AX-2007-06-18/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.