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N805WA1996 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD 83

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (Aug 2025)No ADs since 1998 matched23 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Oct 31, 2028
Based in
Virginia Gardens, FL
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2018
NTSB events
1
2025
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
23
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Registered owner
Caribbean Sun Airlines INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Virginia Gardens, FL
Certificate issued
Oct 12, 2018
Expires
Oct 31, 2028
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Apr 24, 1996

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
Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co
Model
MD 83
Year
1996
Serial number
53470
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
AAF665

Engine

Make and model
P & W Jt8d-15
Type
Turbo-fan
Power
15,500 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. 2018 – nowCaribbean Sun Airlines INCVirginia Gardens, FL · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident

Aug 23, 2025 · Miami, FL

An encounter with convective turbulence during descent that resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.

Injuries
Serious
Report
DCA25LA312

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DCA25LA312)

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 (23)

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 · a/c pack · no discrepancySep 9, 2025

    BURNING SMELL REPORTED AFTER FLIGHT BY FLT ATTENDANTS SUSPECTED FROM LEFT PACK PER THEM. PERFORMED INSPECTION WITH L/H AND R/H A/C PACKS AND NO DISCREPANCY FOUND AS PER MD80 AMM 21-00-00: PERFORMED INSPECTION LEFT AND RIGHT ELECTRIC SYSTEMS NO DISCREPANCY FOUND AS PER MD80 AMM 24-20-00

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · light · burned outJun 28, 2025

    LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON SEATS ROWS 21-32 BURNED OUT

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · access panel · leakingApr 26, 2025

    DURING POSTFLIGHT INSP FUEL LEAKAGE WAS FOUND AT RIT TANK TOP SIDE

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Landing gear · valve · failedMar 19, 2025

    AFTER TAKEOFF AND RISING LANDING GEAR, THE LANDING GEAR'S RED NOSE LIGHT WAS NOT EXTINGUISHED.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery pack · dischargedMar 15, 2025

    CABIN DISCREPANCY REPORT (CDR) ROW 3 AND SERVICING EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOT WORKING ROW 21, 23 ISLE PATH LIGHTING NOT WORKING EXIT LIGHT OF L1, R1 AND L2.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · dentedMar 12, 2025

    THE L/H UPPER FUSELAGE BETWEEN STA-218 AND STA-237 HAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · light · inoperativeFeb 24, 2025

    EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT CABIN AFT DOOR INOP

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery pack · dischargedFeb 24, 2025

    EMERGENCY LIGHTSAT L1 AND L2DOORS ARE INOP (NOT TESTING)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · control module · inoperativeFeb 24, 2025

    EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT INBOARD OVERWING EXIT DOORS L/H AND R/H ARE INOP

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · control module · failedFeb 11, 2025

    EMERGENCY LIGHTS FWR EXIT LEFT AND RIGHT WERE FOUND VERY DIM. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE MODULE CONTROL ASSY AB5-1 WAS REPLACED. THE OPERATIONAL TEST WAS FOUND NORMAL IAW MD-80 AMM 33-53-00.

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

Showing the 10 most recent of 23 reports.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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