# N997VJ: 1969 Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2005-02-07 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 7, 2005 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065) - 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: 47336 - Year built: 1969 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard - Airworthiness date: November 18, 1983 - Certificate issued: May 2, 2002 - Last registry action: January 10, 2003 - Mode S code: ADEE88 - 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/N997VJ - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=997VJ - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N997VJ-2005-02-07 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 (33) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR USAA000975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000975), Jun 28, 2000: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. PIT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED 2 INCHES, VENTRAL DOOR FRAME RIGHT SIDE ABV TOP LIGHTENING HOLE. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLERS AND Z DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-05 FIG 27. (M) - [SDR USAAD99081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99081), Jun 15, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS DIM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY FOR THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT. (M) - [SDR USAAD99079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99079), Jun 12, 1999: VALVE. LEAKING. PIT-DAY - FLT 827 - AFTER TAKEOFF THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED, BUT WITH INCREASE IN POWER - [SDR 99ZZZM383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM383), Jun 12, 1999: DUCT. LEAKING. PIT-DAY - FLT 827 - AFTER TAKEOFF THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED, BUT WITH INCREASE IN POWER - [SDR USAAD99058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD99058), Apr 25, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. THE TAIL CONE ACTIVATED EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAAD98207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98207), Nov 18, 1998: LINK. FAILED. LGA-GSO - FLT 1621 - UPON LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF THE NOSE GEAR DOOR DID NOT CLOSE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT - [SDR USAA980360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980360), Aug 17, 1998: PAN. CORRODED. PIT - DURING UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, FOUND 2 INCH BY 10 INCH AREA OF CORROSION AT E/E COMPARTMENT DOOR PAN AND LT INTERCOSTAL. DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED WITH IND - [SDR 98ZZZM716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM716), Aug 17, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. PIT - DURING UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, FOUND 2 INCH BY 10 INCH AREA OF CORROSION AT E/E COMPARTMENT DOOR PAN AND LT INTERCOSTAL. DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED WITH IND - [SDR USAA980393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980393), Jul 1, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. PIT - DURING C-2 CHECK, FOUND 4 INCH FWD POCKET CRACK AND 4 INCH AFT POCKET CRACK TO TRAPAZOIDAL HOLE AT FS 718 FRAME. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN FRAME 718 PER D - [SDR USAAD98109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98109), Jun 17, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PIT - THE AFT FUSELAGE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AFT FUSELAGE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M) - [SDR USAAD98107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98107), Jun 7, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CMH - THE RIGHT NACELLE EVACUATION LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT NACELLE EVACUATION LIGHT BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAAD98077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98077), May 1, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. CMH - THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 4 AND 10 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. (X) - [SDR USAAD98013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD98013), Jan 12, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. DTW - CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 13 THROUGH 19. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY (M) - [SDR USAAD97215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97215), Nov 21, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - TAILCONE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. (M) - [SDR USAAD97166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97166), Sep 24, 1997: DC BUS. MALFUNCTIONED. SYR - FL 1629 - EN ROUTE YOW-PIT - CREW RECEIVED VARIOUS OFF FLAGS AND SYSTEM FAIL INDICATIONS, INCLUDING THE NR 2 GYRO FLAG, CAPTAINS COMPASS FLAG, AUTOPILOT I - [SDR USAAD97147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97147), Aug 29, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. BWI - FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN ROWS 16 THROUGH 19 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAAD97145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97145), Aug 22, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. IND - FOUND CEILING MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ROWS 13 THROUGH 18 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY. (M) - [SDR USAAD97106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD97106), Jun 20, 1997: O-RING. FAILED. DTW/PIT - FLT 992 - ON APPROACH, THE NR 1 OIL QUANTITY STARTED TO VARY AND OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO DROP. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. SINGLE ENGINE TIME 10 MINUTES. REPLAC - [SDR USAAD96116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96116), Aug 18, 1996: STALL WARN COMP. FAILED. FLT 844 - PIT-DTW - AFTER ROTATION, THE STALL WARNING INDICATION WENT OFF. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED LEFT STALL WARNING COMPUTER. (M) - [SDR USAAD96065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAAD96065), May 16, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD BATTERY PACK. (X) - [SDR USAA960346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960346), Mar 28, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 INSPECTION, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK IN FASTENER HOLES LONGERON 24L STATION 160 AND 200. REPLACED SECTION OF LONGERON BY SPLICING PER SRM 53-02 - [SDR USAA960345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960345), Mar 28, 1996: PAN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 INSPECTION, FOUND .5 INCH CRACK IN FORWARD LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT IN DOOR PAN BOTTOM FORWARD NR 5 STOP. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER - [SDR USAA960344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960344), Mar 28, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 INSPECTION, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK AT FASTENER HOLES STATION 160 LONGERON 25L. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON STATION 150 TO 190 PER SRM - [SDR USAA960343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960343), Mar 28, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 INSPECTION, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK IN LONGERON 12R AT ATTACH FASTENERS STATION 965. REPLACED SECTION OF LONGERON BY SPLICING PER USAIR TYPICA - [SDR USAA960342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960342), Mar 28, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 INSPECTION, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK IN LONGERON 4L AT STATION 180. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON PER SRM 53-02 FIG 2. (M) - [SDR USAA960341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960341), Mar 28, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 INSPECTION, FOUND .25 INCH CRACKS AT FASTENER HOLES LONGERON 23L STATION 180 AND STATION 200. SPLICED IN SECTION OF LONGERON FROM STATION 1 - [SDR USAA960340](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960340), Mar 28, 1996: BELT FRAME. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 INSPECTION, FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK AT FASTENER STA 180, BELT FRAME LONGERON 23L. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-03, FIGURE - [SDR USAA960339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960339), Mar 28, 1996: LONGERON. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK IN LONGERON 17L, AT STATION 945. SPLICED IN LONGERON SECTION PER USAIR TYPICAL REPAIR 53-10-17. (M) - [SDR USAA960338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960338), Mar 28, 1996: CUSP MEMBRANE. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 INSPECTION, FOUND TWO 2 INCH CRACKS IN CUSP MEMBRANE STATION 617 RIGHT SIDE. REPLACED SECTION OF CUSP MEMBRANE FROM STATION 598 TO 637 PER - [SDR USAA960337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960337), Mar 28, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4/C-6 INSPECTION, FOUND 1.5 INCH CRACK UPPER LEADING EDGE SURFACE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEFT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET OUTBOARD OF VERT STAB. INS - [SDR USAA960292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960292), Mar 5, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - DURING Q-4 INSPECTION DISCOVERED A CRACK 38.75 INCH LONG FORWARD FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN FROM XPONDER ANT TO TCAS ANT STATION 247 TO 285 RUNNING ALONG LONG - [SDR USAA950255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950255), Feb 13, 1995: FRAME. CRACKED. IND - DURING SCHEDULED CX-5 INSPECTION, FOUND .5 INCH CRACK IN FRAME AT STATION 389 AT LONGERON 17R. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, INSTALLED FILLER AND REPAIR DOUBLER P - [SDR USAA950114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950114), Feb 13, 1995: FRAME. CRACKED. IND - DURING CX-5 CHECK INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED SID INSPECTION PSE 53.09.001A, FOUND .5 INCH CRACK AT STATION 389 LONGERON 17R. (VISUAL INSPECTION). CUT OUT DAM ## 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 19970924032549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970924032549I), Sep 24, 1997: Doug DC9 (N997VJ), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: on Wednesday, September 24, 1997, at 710 EST, a Douglas DC-9, N997VJ, flight 1629, operated by us airways on a flight from albany, new york to… - [Incident 19920909039829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920909039829I), Sep 9, 1992: Doug DC931 (N997VJ), Raleigh-Durham, NC. Decrease in oil quantity and pressure on NR2 engine. Shut engine down. Landed safely. - [Incident 19790609014649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609014649I), Jun 9, 1979: Doug DC931 (N997VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Engine fire warning light after takeoff, returned. Hot air from broken anti ice duct had activated detector. - [Incident 19790412013869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790412013869I), Apr 12, 1979: Doug DC9 (N997VJ), Orlando, FL. Diverted to discharge passenger with a hearat attack. --- 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.