N831US1989 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD 83
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched73 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- USA Jet Airlines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Belleville, MI
- Certificate issued
- Apr 5, 2010
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 18, 1989
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
- 1989
- Serial number
- 49791
- 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
- AB5DE4
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- 2010 – nowUSA Jet Airlines INCBelleville, MI · current
- 1992Polaris Holding CoSan Francisco, CA · different airframe: Mcdonnell Douglas Dc-9-82(Md-82) S/N 53162
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 (73)
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.
- Wings · skin splice · corrodedJun 18, 2025
DISCREPANCY: WHILE AT C-CHECK IN KBQK, STAMBAUGH AVIATION FOUND CORROSION ON THE L/H WING LOWER SURFACE AT STR. 17 (SKIN SPLICE) AND AT XCW 85. BLENDED OUT THE DAMAGED AREA, PERFORMED HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION AND FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER USING 2024T3 .125” AND FILLER USING 7075T6 .063”. THEY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · latch · crackedAug 30, 2022
DISCREPANCY: DURING C-CHECK AT COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN, THE MAIN CARGO DOOR LATCH BASE LUG FITTINGS 3,4,5,6 AND 7 WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLES DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF AD 2004-11-07 (PSE 52.80.FC3) HFEC INSPECTION OF THE MAIN CARGO DOOR LATCH BASE LUG CORRECTIVE ACTION: COMMERCIAL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · flap · corrodedAug 30, 2022
DISCREPANCY: : DURING C-CHECK AT COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN, EXFOLIATION CORROSION FOUND ON RH WING INBOARD FLAP AT APPROXIMATELY XRS 69 INNER SURFACE EMANATING FROM UNDER RIB JUST BELOW 3RD FROM INBOARD FLAP VANE MOUNT CORRECTIVE ACTION: COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN BLENDED OUT DAMAGE AND PERFORMED HFEC…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · skin · corrodedAug 30, 2022
DISCREPANCY: DURING C-CHECK AT COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN, CORROSION FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN INTERNAL DOUBLER AT DRAIN VALVE MOUNTING SURFACE AT STATION 157 CORRECTIVE ACTION: : COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE AND PERFORMED AN HFEC INSPECTION OF REPAIR AREA, FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER FROM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · duct clamp · brokenJul 7, 2018
CREW REPORTED, AT 29,000 TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. RAN RED BOARDER CHECKLIST. WHEN CREW CONTINUED THE COM PROCEDURE AND GOT TO THE REDUCE THRUST” DECLARED THE EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KLRD. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE AT KLRD FOUND DUCT LEAKING ON AFT SIDE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · motor · failedAug 29, 2016
CREW REPORTED PASSING THROUGH 4000 FT DURING CLIMB AND ACCELERATING FROM 200 TO 250 KTS. HAD TO PUSH HARDER ON THE YOKE TO KEEP THE NOSE FROM RISING. TRIED YOKE TRIM CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE. TRIED SUITCASE HANDLES, THEY WERE INOPERATIVE. REACHED 5000 FT, REQUESTED 3000 AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · cusp web · corrodedMar 4, 2016
DURING C-CHECK FOUND THE LOWER CUSP OF THE R1 DOOR HAD MINOR CORROSION NEAR THE FORWARD EDGE AT FLOOR LEVEL THAT WAS BLENDED TO REMOVE CORROSION. A REPAIR WAS DONE IAW J2 ENGINEERING, INC. DOCUMENT J2R-0023, REV IR DATED 22 FEB 2016, FAA APPROVAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · door frame · corrodedMar 4, 2016
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION AT ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT BAY DOOR JAMB AND FORWARD AND AFT FS 134 AND 160, STR 27L AND 27R. A REPAIR WAS DONE IAW J2 ENGINEERING, INC. DOCUMENT J2R-0024 REV. IR DATED 22 FEB 2016, FAA APPROVAL IAW 8110-3.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · corrodedMar 4, 2016
DURING C-CHECK FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 30C BETWEEN BS 1231 AND 1250. A REPAIR WAS DONE IAW SRM 53-02, PARA 13, PAGES 57-58E, REV 116.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedMar 4, 2016
DURING C-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK AND CORROSION FOUND ON LONGERON 30 BETWEEN STA 237 AND 232. A REPAIR WAS DONE IAW SRM 51-10-4. PAGES 1-11, 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5 PAGES 1-22, REV 116, 8/15/15.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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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