N156US1974 Douglas DC-10-40
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 30, 2002.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched27 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Northwest Airlines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- St Paul, MN
- Certificate issued
- Mar 28, 1974
- Canceled
- Apr 30, 2002
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 6, 1974
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
- 1974
- Serial number
- 46765
- 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
- A0E24C
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- 1974 – 2002Northwest 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, 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 (27)
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.
- Pneumatic · duct · brokenSep 3, 2001
ON CLIMBOUT AT MSP, NR 1 AND NR 2 MANIFOLD FAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD BANG AFT OF NR 2 DOOR. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND PNEUMATIC DUCT BROKEN AT FLANGE. REPLACED DUCT, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedAug 3, 2000
DURING L CHECK FOUND CRACK IN RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL FRAME AT BS 1505. REPAIRED PER EA 178315.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · malfunctionedNov 26, 1999
DURING DESCENT AT 12,000 FEET WHILE IN TURBULENCE, THE NR 2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE RESTART ATTEMPT WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH ENGINE OPERATION NORMAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE PER THE TAFI MANUAL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE ACTION WAS DEFERRED FOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · floorbeam · crackedJan 14, 1999
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CRACKS ON THE FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AT FS 791, LBL 6 TO RBL 2. REPAIRED PER EA 11-162058.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedJan 13, 1999
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON HORIZONTAL SECTION OF LONGERON 30R AT FS 1450, 1470 AND 1503. ALSO, FOUND TWO INCH CRACK ON HORIZONTAL SECTION OF LONGERON 30R AT FS 1431. REPAIRED PER EA 11-162065.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedJan 12, 1999
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON HORIZONTAL SECTION OF LONGERON 31R AT FS 1471 AND 1491. CRACKS WERE ALSO FOUND ON HORIZONTAL SECTION OF LONGERON 31R AT FS 1501 AND 1531. REPAIRED PER EA 11-162069.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · corrodedJan 12, 1999
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 32L BETWEEN FS 1501 AND 1521. REPAIRED PER EA 11-162062.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · corrodedJan 10, 1999
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 30L BETWEEN FS 1501 TO 1521. REPAIRED PER EA 11-162061.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · corrodedJan 8, 1999
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION BEYOND SRM LIMITS ON LONGERON 44R AT FS 1601. REPAIRED PER EA 11-162068.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floorbeam · crackedJan 3, 1999
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON THE FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AT FS 879 LBL 7. REPAIRED PER EA 11-162057.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 27 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