# N989Z: 1967 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2005-10-19 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 19, 2005 - Exported to: Venezuela - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 302206A) - 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: 47135 - Year built: 1967 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: May 23, 1974 - Certificate issued: September 21, 2004 - Last registry action: September 21, 2004 - Mode S code: ADCED2 - Owner when cancelled: [Alameda Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALAMEDA%20CORP%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 29.5387° N, 98.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78216, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N989Z - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=989Z - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989Z-2005-10-19 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-9-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31.md ## Service difficulty reports (100, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ZW0A0105901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZW0A0105901), Jul 26, 2001: SLIDE. THE LEFT SIDE NUMBER 1 CABIN DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE WAS LOW. REPLACED THE SLIDE. CHECK-C 5-10-01 STL. --CLOSED-- - [SDR TWAA0101902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0101902), Jan 30, 2001: SWITCH. SHORTED. WHEN CREW WAS ACCOMPLISHING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE CHECK, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE SWITCH. FOUND SWITCH SHORTED. REPLACED THE SWITCH. CHECK- - [SDR TWAA0016802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0016802), Oct 27, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. THE EGRESS LIGHTS FOR ROWS 7 TO 14 WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AT ROW 14. CHECK-C 4-16-00 MCI. - [SDR TWAA0005608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0005608), Apr 5, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND LT WING L/E RIB APPROX 7 INCHES I/B OF NUMBER 11 SLAT TRACK WAS CRACKED AT LOWER AFT FASTENER, AND ANOTHER CRACK 19 INCHES /B OF - [SDR TWAA0005504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0005504), Apr 2, 2000: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE FWD ENTRY DOOR UPPER AFT STOP HOLE WAS CRACKED .5 IN FWD AND .125 IN AFT. FABRICATED DOUBLERS AND INSTALLED PER SRO 9530252. - [SDR TWAA0005503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0005503), Mar 31, 2000: RIB. DAMAGED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK ON THE RT WING A HOLE WAS WORN IN UPPER AND LOWER FLAP RIB AT METAL SHIM BOTTOM SIDE AT FLEX JOINT APPROX 90 INCHES FROM I/B END. REPLA - [SDR TWAA0005607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0005607), Mar 30, 2000: SKIN. DENTED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK ON LT WING FLAP, FOUND DENT IN LOWER SURFACE TO A DEPTH OF APPROX 0.125 IN LOCATED 48 INCHES FROM I/B END, AND A SECOND DENT TO SAME DE - [SDR TWAA0005007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0005007), Mar 24, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 30 CRACKED FROM ABOUT STA 582 TO 586. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-02, FIG 14. - [SDR TWAA0005006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0005006), Mar 24, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 30 AT STA 584 WAS CRACKED. REPLACED LONGERON TIE PER DOUGLAS INSTALLATION DRAWING 5910068. - [SDR TWAA0005004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0005004), Mar 23, 2000: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND TEMPORARY REPAIR ON RT WING I/B SKIN AT STA 154 JUST AFT OF I/B FLAP HINGE ON THE FLAP L/E. INSTALLED REPAIR PER ARA 16901. MATE - [SDR TWAA0005003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0005003), Mar 22, 2000: FRAME. DAMAGED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE AFT RT LAV AREA HAD A TEMPORARY FORMER REPAIR AT STA 908, STRINGER 16R TO 18R. INSTALLED NEW FRAME SECTION AND SPLICED PER SRM 53- - [SDR TWAA0004704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0004704), Mar 21, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, LONGERONS 28R, 29R, AND 29L AT STA 584 WERE CRACKED. REPLACED LONGERON TIE FOR EACH, (P/N 5920332-IN), PER DOUGLAS DRAWING 5910068, WI - [SDR TWAA0004709](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0004709), Mar 20, 2000: KEELBEAM. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, KEEL BEAM CENTER WEB WAS CRACKED AT STA 618, UPPER END AT CENTER FUEL TANK LOWER SKIN. REPAIRED CRACK WEB PER ARA 16584 PAGES 1 AND 2. - [SDR TWAA0004708](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0004708), Mar 20, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FUSELAGE SKIN WAS CRACKED AT TOP FASTENER HOLE OF FRAME, BELOW STRINGER 14R AT STA 980 RT SIDE. INSTALLED AND FINISHED REPAIR PER ARA - [SDR TWAA0004703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0004703), Mar 20, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE RT PYLON UPPER ATTACH ANGLE WAS CRACKED, RT SIDE APPROX STA 980. CRACK RUNS FWD .25 INCH. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER SRM 34-04, FIG 10 - [SDR TWAA0004702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0004702), Mar 20, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE LT KEEL BEAM AREA, A FORMER FOOT WAS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY STA 622, BETWEEN LONGERON 28L AND 29L. REPAIRED CRACK IN FORMER FOOT PE - [SDR TWAA0004215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0004215), Mar 16, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK HAD CRACK ON FITTING ON O/B FLOOR SUPPORT BEAM AT STA 996, LBL 60 INCHES. INSTALLED NEW FITTING (P/N 5913700-IN) PER 5910163 DRAWING WI - [SDR TWAA0004218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0004218), Mar 14, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE AFT FUSELAGE FRAME AT STA 1076 WAS CRACKED AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE LT HEAT EXCHANGER PORT. REPAIRED CRACK IN FRAME PER SRM 53-0 - [SDR TWAA0004217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0004217), Mar 11, 2000: SKIN. CHAFED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK AT STA 937, LT SIDE A WORN AREA IN FUSELAGE AT L/E OF LT PYLON. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 3A. - [SDR TWAA0004216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0004216), Mar 9, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK AT STA 996 AND BELOW LONGERON 18L, THE BULKHEAD L-ANGLE WAS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW PIECE OF (P/N 5910763-79) AND SPLICE PER SRM 53-05, - [SDR TWAA0003928](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003928), Mar 8, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 200, JUST OTBD OF NUMBER 4 TRACK, HAD CORROSION. FABRICATED LIKE PART FROM 7075-T65 EXTRUSION PER IPC 53-11 - [SDR TWAA0003927](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003927), Mar 8, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, NUMBER 4 SEAT TRACK HAD CORROSION AT STA 232, RBL 44. REPLACED SECTION OF TRACK FROM STA 200 TO 284, NUMBER 4 TRACK PER SRM 53-05 FIG - [SDR TWAA0003915](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003915), Mar 7, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. DAMAGED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, INTERCOSTAL WAS DEFORMED AT STA 400, RBL 6 TO 12. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL PER SPM 6-70-01, PAGE 3, AND DOUGLAS DRAWING 5910142. - [SDR TWAA0003914](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003914), Mar 7, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. DAMAGED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND DEFORMED INTERCOSTAL AT STA 380, RBL 6 TO 12. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL PER SPM 6-70-01, PAGE 3, AND DOUGLAS DRAWING 5910142. - [SDR TWAA0006109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0006109), Mar 6, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, AT CABIN STA 200 RT, STRINGER 18, FLOOR MEMBRANE WAS CRACKED AND HEAVLY CORRODED. REMOVED MEMBRANE AND FABRICATED NEW MEMBRANE PER SRM - [SDR TWAA0003911](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003911), Mar 6, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, NUMBER 3 CABIN FLOOR TRACK HAD CORROSION AT STA 216, RBL 22 INCHES. REPLACED NUMBER 3 SEAT TRACK FROM STA 216 TO STA 266 EXISTING SPLI - [SDR TWAA0003910](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003910), Mar 6, 2000: FLOORBOARD. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, CABIN FLOOR PANEL 11, TOP SIDE HAD CORROSION IN SEVERAL AREAS. FABRICATED NEW FLOOR PANEL USING OLD PANEL AS A TEMPLATE. USED 2024-T3, - [SDR TWAA0003912](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003912), Mar 5, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. MISDRILLED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, INTERCOSTAL WAS DEFORMED AND HAD MISDRILLED HOLES AT STA 350 TO 370, RBL 6 INCHES. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL PER 6-70-01, PAGE 3 AND DOUGLA - [SDR TWAA0003917](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003917), Mar 4, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. DAMAGED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, INTERCOSTAL WAS DEFORMED AT STA 389, RBL 6 TO 12. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL PER SPM 6-70-01, PAGE 3, AND BOEING DRAWING 5910142. - [SDR TWAA0003916](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003916), Mar 4, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. DAMAGED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, INTERCOSTAL WAS DEFORMED AT STA 409, RBL 6 TO 12. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL PER SPM 6-70-01, PAGE 3, AND DOUGLAS DRAWING 5910142. - [SDR TWAA0003913](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003913), Mar 4, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND FLOOR MEMBRANE CRACKED AT STA 592, RBL 40 IN TO 48 IN. STOP DRILLED, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01, PAGE 9. - [SDR TWAA0003730](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003730), Mar 4, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND TRACK CORRODED ON INSIDE AT STA 237 TO 304, NUMBER 2 TRACK LBL 22 INCHES. INSTALLED NUMBER 2 TRACK SPLICE AT STA 200 TO 322, LBL - [SDR TWAA0003918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003918), Mar 3, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, NUMBER 1 CABIN FLOOR TRACK HAD CORROSION FROM STA 200 TO 237. TREATED METAL PER SRM 51-10-03. REPLACED NR 1 TRACK AND SPLICE FROM STA - [SDR TWAA0003722](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003722), Mar 3, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FLOOR WEB AT STA 200 TO 218, BL 0 AND LBL 56, HAD CORROSION ON TOP SIDE OF WEB. REPLACED FLOOR MEMBRANE FROM LBL 20 TO BL 0 WITH RIVET - [SDR TWAA0003719](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003719), Mar 3, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. MISDRILLED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, INTERCOSTAL WAS DEFORMED AND HAD MISDRILLED HOLES AT STA 370 TO 427, RBL 6. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL PER SPM 6-70-1, PAGE 3 AND DOUGLAS DR - [SDR TWAA0006106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0006106), Mar 1, 2000: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE IN SIDE OF RT WING FLAP OTBD IDLE HINGE WAS CRACKED AT INBD AND OTBD SIDE. INSTALLED INBD AND OTBD RIBS PER DRAW - [SDR TWAA0003727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003727), Mar 1, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND HEAVY SEALANT OVER CORRODED FLOOR WEB AT STA 218, LBL 0 TO 12 INCHES. REPLACED FLOOR MEMBRANE FROM BL 0 TO LBL 20 IN WITH RIVETS - [SDR TWAA0003726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003726), Mar 1, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, CABIN FLOOR WEB STA 160 TO 200 AND LBL 22 IN TO LBL 43 INCHES HAD LIGHT CORROSION TOP OF WEB. REMOVED MEMBRANE CORRODED AREA FROM STA - [SDR TWAA0003725](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003725), Mar 1, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FLOOR SUPPORT WEB AT STA 160 TO 200 HAD LIGHT CORROSION, LB 0 TO LBL 24. REMOVED CORROSION FROM BL 0 TO LBL 24 PER SPM 6-80-1 AND SRM - [SDR TWAA0003724](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003724), Mar 1, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK AT STA 200 AND BL 0 TO LBL 24 INCHES, FOUND HEAVY CORROSION AND SEALANT INSTALLED ON FLOOR WEB. PARTIAL MEMBRANE REMOVED. REPLACED FLOO - [SDR TWAA0003723](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003723), Mar 1, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE, STA 200 LBL 0 TO 20 INCHES. INSTALLED NEW FLOOR SUPPORT MADE FROM TWA PN S2652479-1200, WITH R - [SDR TWAA0003721](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003721), Mar 1, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, LONGERON 17L WAS CRACKED AT THE AFT SIDE OF STA 965 BULKHEAD. REPLACED LONGERON 17L FROM STA 955 TO 996 PER DRAWING 5911427. INSTALLED - [SDR TWAA0003720](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003720), Mar 1, 2000: HINGE. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE RT WING SUPPORT STRUCTURE INSIDE OF THE FLAP OTBD IDLE HINGE WAS CRACKED INBD AND OTBD SIDE.. INSTALLED INBD AND OTBD RIBS PER DRA - [SDR TWAA0006105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0006105), Feb 29, 2000: SPLICE. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK CUSP ANGLE SPLICE HAD CORROSION AT STA 210 RT. NEW SPLICE MADE PER CUSP ANGLE CORROSION REPAIR, SRM 53-05, PAGE 141. --CLOSED--- - [SDR TWAA0006108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0006108), Feb 29, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND HEAVY CORROSION AT STA 200, LBL 24 AND LBL 43. INSTALLED NEW FLOOR SUPPORT WITH RIVETS PER SRM 51-30-2. PATTERN FROM OLD PART. A - [SDR TWAA0006107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0006107), Feb 29, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT AT LBL 46 TO LBL 56 HAD HEAVY CORROSION. REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 200 FROM LBL 46 TO 56 WITH RIVETS PER SRM 5 - [SDR TWAA0003729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003729), Feb 29, 2000: WEB. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND SEVERE CORROSION AT STA 220, RBL 58, THE RT SIDE CUSP ANGLE. REPAIRED PER SRM CUSP ANGLE CORROSION REPAIR 53-05, PAGE 141 AND DO - [SDR TWAA0003718](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003718), Feb 29, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CANNING. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE CABIN FLOOR WEB AT STA 160 TO 200 WAS OIL CANNING AND STRETCHED EXCESSIVELY, BL 0 AND LBL 42 INCHES. INSTALLED NEW MEMBRANE FROM S - [SDR TWAA0003728](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003728), Feb 28, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FLOOR WEB HAD CORROSION AT STA 20, LBL 48 INCHES, BELOW FWD END OF CHAIR TRACK. REMOVED CORROSION PER SPM 6-80-1. INSTALLED NEW MEMBRA - [SDR TWAA0003717](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA0003717), Feb 28, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE FLOORBEAM DOUBLER WAS CRACKED AT STA 180, LBL 19 TO BL 0. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-05, PAGE 224, AND DOUGLAS PRINT 99223484. All 100: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989Z-2005-10-19/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 19881031062539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881031062539I), Oct 31, 1988: Doug DC931 (N989Z), St Louis, MO. Cabin oxygen mask deployed. Continued flight at a lower altitude. Replaced pressure controller and regulator. - [Incident 19860818057919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860818057919I), Aug 18, 1986: Doug DC931 (N989Z), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Galley service truck backed into the right wing tip of parked aircraft. - [Incident 19781217025569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217025569I), Dec 17, 1978: Doug DC9 (N989Z), St Louis, MO. On departure oil temperature was rising and oil quantity dropping. Flight returned. Engine had blown oil seal --- 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.