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N150US1973 Douglas DC-10-40

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 14, 2001.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (minor damage, May 1984)No ADs since 1998 matched21 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
St Paul, MN
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1973
NTSB events
1
minor, 1984
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
21
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Last registered owner
Northwest Airlines INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
St Paul, MN
Certificate issued
Sep 12, 1973
Canceled
Dec 14, 2001
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Jul 30, 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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Douglas
Model
DC-10-40
Year
1973
Serial number
46759
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
A0CC02

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
  1. 1973 – 2001Northwest Airlines INCSt Paul, MN

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Incident · minor damage

May 17, 1984 · Minneapolis, MN

DURING CLIMB FROM FL330 TO FL370 THE 1ST OFFICER SAW SPARKS AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE PANEL UNDER HIS GLARE SHIELD. COCKPIT LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AND SMOKE STOPPED. FLT RETURNED TO MINNEAPOLIS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSED THE FIRE WAS IN A WIRE BUNDLE LOCATED BTW CENTER OF INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE FLORESCENT LIGHT UNDERNEATH THE 1ST OFFICER'S GLARE…

Damage
Minor
Injuries
None
Report
CHI84IA196

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI84IA196)

Accident history for this model

ADs 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 (21)

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.

  • Hydraulic power · pump · failedMar 20, 2000

    DURING CRUISE AT FL350, THE NR 3 ENGINE RIGHT HYDRAULIC PUMP TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO MSP. FLUID QUANTITY IN NR 3 SYSTEM WENT TO ZERO. FLIGHT LANDED IN MSP WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED BOTH HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND ALL FILTERS. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · longeron · crackedNov 23, 1999

    DURING L CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON STR 41 ON RIGHT WING FRONT SPAR AT XORS 344. REPAIRED PER EA 11-150363.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Exhaust · tr rigging · out of adjustMay 10, 1998

    UPON APPLICATION OF TAKEOFF POWER, THE NR 3 ENGINE REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE REVERSER VENT VALVE RIGGING AND FOUND ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Engine indicating · epr indication · inoperativeDec 31, 1997

    DURING TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KTS, THE NR 1 ENGINE EPR INDICATION BECAME INOPERATIVE. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE NR 1 EPR INDICAITON WAS PLACED ON MEL 77-3 AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine · compressor · stalledOct 27, 1997

    DURING LANDING ROLLOUT WHILE IN REVERSE THRUST, THE NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. THE EGT ROSE TO 950C AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BORESCOPE, CHECKED THE RABS OPERATION AND THE FUEL PUMP PRESSURE WITH ALL CHECKING NORMAL.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine · compressor · stalledOct 27, 1997

    DURING LANDING ROLLOUT WHILE IN REVERSE THRUST, THE NR 3 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. EGT ROSE TO 950C AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE INCLUDING A BORESCOPE AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. THE RABS SYSTEM AND FUEL PUMP CHECKED NORMAL.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery · dischargedSep 17, 1997

    DURING LINE INSPECTION, FOUND THE AFT CABIN FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AND SIGNS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK (61-0478-9) AND THE POWER SUPPLY (60-1321-7).

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · longeron · crackedJun 12, 1997

    DURING L-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN STR 41 AT RIGHT WING STA XORS 344. REPAIRED PER EA 11-150363.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Flight controls · transmitter · intermittentDec 18, 1996

    DURING POWER APPLICATION FOR TAKEOFF, THE TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED. TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY AND RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLAP TRANSMITTER INTERMITTENT, AND REPLACED.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine · compressor blade · damagedOct 12, 1996

    DURING CRUISE AT FL350, THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL AND RECOVERED. EPR INCREASED AND N1 FLUCTUATED. CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES AND CONTINUED FLIGHT TO SEA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE 8TH STAGE HIGH COMPRESSOR BLADES. THE ENGINE WAS…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 21 reports.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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