N146US1973 Douglas DC-10-40
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 1, 2002.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched37 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Last registered owner
- Northwest Airlines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- St Paul, MN
- Certificate issued
- Jun 20, 1973
- Canceled
- Nov 1, 2002
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 9, 1973
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Douglas
- Model
- DC-10-40
- Year
- 1973
- Serial number
- 46755
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 345
- Engines
- 3
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A0BACD
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt9d-3a
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 43,500 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1973 – 2002Northwest Airlines INCSt Paul, MN
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (37)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Fuselage · longeron · corrodedFeb 28, 2001
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON VERTICAL LEG OF LONGERON AT NUMBER 3 AIR CONDITIONING EXHAUST DOOR CUTOUT AT BS 515-520 JUST ABOVE THE LOWER EDGE. REPAIRED PER EA 11-180800.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · doubler · corrodedFeb 15, 2001
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB DOUBLER AT BS 910 ABOVE L43R. REPAIRED PER EA 11-180797.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floorbeam · damagedJan 29, 2001
DURING M-CHECK, MAIN CABIN FLOORBEAM AT BS 1293 WAS FOUND SEVERED AT LBL 106 AND CRACKED AT RBL 106 JUST INSIDE OF NR 3 LT AND NR 3 RT DOORS. REPAIRED PER EA 11-180795.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · beam · corrodedJan 26, 2001
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER END OF BEAM AT BS 1521 PRESSURE BULKHEAD. REPAIRED PER EA 11-182647.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · tr unit · malfunctionedDec 3, 1997
ON TAKEOFF ROLL AS POWER WAS APPLIED, THE NR 1 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT APPROXIMATELY 30 KTS AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE REVERSER ON MEL 78-1A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · thrust reverser · malfunctionedNov 26, 1997
DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NR 1 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER FAILED TO STOW. THE CREW RECYCLED THE REVERSER AND A COMPRESSOR STALL OCCURRED. MAX EGT WAS 650C. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE OUTBOARD REVERSER SLEEVE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE LOCKED OUT THE REVERSER AND SECURED ALL DAMAGED PARTS.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · web · crackedNov 21, 1997
DURING L-CHECK, FOUND CRACKS IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL, LEFT AND RIGHT CORNER WEB AROUND FASTENERS FS 488. REPAIRED PER EA 11-153553.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · tr unit · locked outJun 14, 1997
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, NR 2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT 90 KNOTS. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THAT THE THRUST REVERSER WAS LOCKED OUT AND CHANGED THE MEL TO 78-2A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · web · crackedMar 1, 1997
DURING LINE CHECK, MULTIPLE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE NCA6246-28 NOSE GEAR SUPPORT WEB AT THE UPPER FORWARD CORNERS OF BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WEBS. REPAIRED PER EA 11-123544.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · compressor · stalledFeb 12, 1997
DURING LANDING, THE NR 3 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED WHILE IN REVERSE. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN WHILE STILL IN REVERSE. PERFORMED INSPECTION WITH NO FAULTS FOUND, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 37 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026