Incident
Mar 31, 2025 · Havana, OF- Injuries
- None
- Report
- DCA25WA176
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DCA25WA176)
N802WA1990 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD 83
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026
Safety record in brief:2 NTSB incidents (minor damage at worst, latest Mar 2025)No ADs since 1998 matched47 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Caribbean Sun Airlines INC DBA
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Miami, FL
- Certificate issued
- Mar 30, 2021
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 14, 2010
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
- Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co
- Model
- MD 83
- Year
- 1990
- Serial number
- 53052
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 155
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- AAEB40
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt8d-219
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 21,000 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- 2021 – nowCaribbean Sun Airlines INC DBAMiami, FL · current
- 1971 – 1975World Airways INCOakland, CA · different airframe: Mcdonnell Douglas Dc-8-63cf S/N 46146
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (2)
Incident · minor damage
Jun 2, 2024 · Santa Clara, OF- Damage
- Minor
- Report
- DCA24WA282
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DCA24WA282)
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 (47)
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.
- Lights · light · inoperativeMay 1, 2026
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE TAIL CONE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED, MULTIPLE CEILING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE AS REQUIRED. THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT THE L2 DOOR WAS ALSO FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE DISCREPANCIES…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · no testApr 10, 2026
DURING DAILY CHECK, LOW PRESSURE INDICATION WAS NOTED ON THE L2 EVACUATION SLIDE. TROUBLESHOOTING CONFIRMED EVACUATION SLIDE PRESSURE WAS BELOW ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. THE L2 EVACUATION SLIDE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE OVERHAULED UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MD-80 AMM 25-62-00. AIRCRAFT WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · portable light · inoperativeFeb 23, 2026
DURING PRE-FLIGHT CHECK FOUND L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT PORTABLE LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · light · inoperativeNov 11, 2025
C-CHECK NON-ROUTINE, DURING ACCOMPLISHING TASK 33-051-01-01 OVER WING EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTS, RT FWD FOUND INOPERATIVE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · inoperativeNov 11, 2025
C-CHECK NON-ROUTINE, DURING ACCOMPLISHING TASK 33-051-01-01 OVER WING EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTS RT FWD FOUND INOPERATIVE
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · bulb · inoperativeNov 11, 2025
C-CHECK NON-ROUTINE, FOUND CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP ON ROWS RH 2, 5, 8, 11 AND 15.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · bulb · inoperativeNov 5, 2025
C-CHECK NON-ROUTINE, DURING ACCOMPLISHING TASK 33-051-01-01 EMERGENCY LIGHT TAIL CONE COMPARTMENT FOUND INOPERATIVE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedNov 5, 2025
C-CHECK NON-ROUTINE, MAIN CABIN FWD EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST FAILED. EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY CHARGED 30 HRS PASSED TEST NO DEFECT
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · failedMar 31, 2025
LH ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · clamp · looseMay 24, 2024
DURING CRUISE FLOW LIGHT ON AND DURING DESCENT CABIN ALTITUDE LIGHT ON, CABIN OXYGEN LIGHT ON , OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION RESECURED CLAMPS OF A/C COMPONENTES AT AFTER PRESSURE BULKHEAD, FUNCTIONAL TEST OF CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM I.A.W AMM 21-32-00 OPS CHECK NORMAL AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 47 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026