N159US1974 Douglas DC-10-40
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 12, 2002.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched19 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Last registered owner
- Northwest Airlines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- St Paul, MN
- Certificate issued
- Aug 26, 1974
- Canceled
- Nov 12, 2002
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 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
- 46768
- 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
- A0ED71
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 19, 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 (19)
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.
- Air conditioning and pressurization · coalescer bag · contaminatedApr 18, 2001
DURING TAXI OUT, LAV-C SMOKE ALARM SOUNDED ACCOMPANIED BY AN OILY ODOR IN CABIN. STARTED REMAINING ENGINE AND RAN ALL THREE PACKS. ODOR DISSIPATED AND FLIGHT DEPARTED. DURING CLIMB ODOR RETURNED AND REMAINED BETWEEN DOOR 2 AND 3. RETURNED TO SEA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedNov 20, 1998
DURING M CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON INTERIOR SURFACE SKIN AT CENTER WHEEL WELL, LONGERON 48L TO 48R, FS 1509 TO 1521. REPAIRED PER EA 11-161113, MFG PART NUMBER AYB7065-.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedOct 2, 1998
DURING M-CHECK, FOUND FRAME CRACKED AT FS 454, RBL 64. REPAIRED PER EA 11-161107.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · switch · bentMar 18, 1997
DURING TAKEOFF, ALL THE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE AND VERIFIED GEAR UP AND LOCKED. FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO PHX. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE THROTTLE SWITCHES S1-342.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · power supply · inoperativeJul 16, 1996
DURING LINE INSPECTION, FOUND THE ESCAPE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT DOOR 3L AND 3R INTERMITTENT. REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · malfunctionedJul 9, 1996
DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NR 3 ENGINE EXPERIENCED REVERSE STALL. WITH EGT INCREASING TO 1,000 DEGREES, CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WHILE STILL IN REVERSE. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED NO DAMAGE. THE NR 3 ENGINE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · power supply · inoperativeJun 24, 1996
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THE FORWARD 'B' ZONE AND AFT ZONE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES AND POWER SUPPLY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · throttle switch · broken armMay 30, 1996
DURING CLIMB, PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION, THE WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND ALL FOUR GEAR LIGHTS STAYED RED. GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND VISUALLY CHECKED IN THE UP POSITION WITH THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Communications · wire · failedMay 15, 1996
DURING CRUISE, MULTIPLEX SYSTEM POWER CABLE SHORTED AND SPARKED BETWEEN SEATS 33DE. MECHANIC ON BOARD DISCONNECTED THE POWER SOURCE FROM THE MUX BOX. FLIGHT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED SEATS, CABLES, AND SEAT BOXES.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedMay 13, 1996
DURING LINE INSPECTION, FOUND THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT FROM DOOR 3L TO ROW 28 DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 19 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026