Aircraft record

N157US1974 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 Oct 30, 2002.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (minor damage, Oct 1987)No ADs since 1998 matched21 service difficulty reports

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: St Paul, MN; owner city / state
Engine: JT9D-3A · 43,500 lb thrust; P & W
Owners: 1; since 1974
NTSB events: 1; minor, 1987
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: May 29, 1974
Canceled: Oct 30, 2002
Airworthiness: Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date: May 16, 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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Douglas
Model: DC-10-40
Year: 1974
Serial number: 46766
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: A0E603

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, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Incident · minor damage

Oct 5, 1987 · Milwaukee, WI

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AFTER EXHAUST CENTERBODY FELL AWAY FROM THE #1 ENGINE DURING INITIAL CLIMB. THE CENTERBODY LANDED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITH NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO INSPECT THE CENTERBODY AND REPLACE THE CENTERBODY ATTACH BOLTS WITHIN 1000 HOURS OF DATE OF ISSUE OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

Damage: Minor
Injuries: None
Report: CHI88IA003

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI88IA003)

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.

Fuselage · longeron · corrodedApr 18, 2001
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON L43R AT BS 1783-1786. REPAIRED PER EA 11-182576.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · door frame · corrodedMar 23, 2001
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FORWARD FRAME OF CENTER CARGO DOOR JAMB AT BS 1708 BETWEEN L42R AND L44R. REPAIRED PER EA 11-183322.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · frame · crackedSep 12, 2000
DURING L CHECK FOUND CRACK ON FRAME AT BS 458 STRINGER 40L. REPAIRED PER EA 11-179142.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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Exhaust · tr unit · malfunctionedFeb 22, 1998
DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NR 3 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER DID NOT STOW AND THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. THE EGT REACHED 1000C AND THE ENGNE WAS SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND DEFERRED THE REVERSER PER MEL 78-1A. THE REVERSER WAS STOWED AND DEACTIVATED PER MEL DDG. EXACT PART…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine · compressor · stalledNov 5, 1997
DURING LANDING ROLLOUT WHILE COMING OUT OF REVERSER THRUST, THE NBR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. THE EGT ROSE TO 850C AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE CREW STATED THERE WAS A TAIL CROSSWING DURING LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. EGT WAS WITHIN OPERATIONAL LIMITS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Pneumatic · bleed duct · damagedOct 5, 1997
AT ROTATION, THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT. WITH POWER REDUCED TO IDLE ON THE NR 1 ENGINE, THE FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT. FUEL WAS DUMPED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND AN ENGINE BLEED DUCT DAMAGED AND NUMEROUS REVERSER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · longeron · corrodedOct 4, 1997
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 51R AT FS 1119. REPAIRED PER EA 11-152790.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · skin · corrodedOct 1, 1997
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN FS 1509 TO 1531 AND LONGERON 49L TO 49R. REPAIRED PER EA 11-150758.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · skin · corrodedSep 30, 1997
DURING M CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 1148 BETWEEN LONGERONS 51R AND 52. REPAIRED PER EA 11-152199.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · skin · corrodedSep 30, 1997
DURING M CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN DOUBLER AT FS 1157 BETWEEN LONGERON 51L AND 50L. REPAIRED PER EA 11-152199.
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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