N879RAMcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD 83
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 28, 2001.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched22 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Wilmington Trust Co (owner Trustee)
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- Sep 27, 1994
- Canceled
- Mar 28, 2001
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
- Serial number
- 53185
- 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
- AC193D
Engine
- Type
- Turbo-fan
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1994 – 2001Wilmington Trust Co (owner Trustee)Wilmington, DE
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (22)
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 · sensor · malfunctionedJan 4, 2001
LAX - WHEN PACK CONTROL TEMP SELECTOR WAS MOVED TOWARD WARM, CABIN RAPIDLY FILLED WITH SMOKE. MAINTENANCE CHANGED COALESCER BAGS, ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN OUT, NO SMELL OR SMOKE IN CABIN. SJC- AT GATE SMELLED BURNED DUSTY SMELL WITH ONLY RIGHT PACK RUNNING, SWITCHED TO LEFT PACK AND SLOWLY CABIN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · coalescer bag · dirtyJan 4, 2001
LAX - WHEN PACK CONTROL TEMP SELECTOR WAS MOVED TOWARD WARM, CABIN RAPIDLY FILLED WITH SMOKE. MAINTENANCE CHANGED COALESCER BAGS, ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN OUT, NO SMELL OR SMOKE IN CABIN. SJC- AT GATE SMELLED BURNED DUSTY SMELL WITH ONLY RIGHT PACK RUNNING, SWITCHED TO LEFT PACK AND SLOWLY CABIN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · looseMay 10, 2000
PDX - DURING DESCENT INTO PDX, ONE LARGE SPARK WITH ASSOCIATED SOUND CAME FROM ABOVE CAPTAINS HEAD. A BURNING EMBER FROM THIS SPARK DROPPED FROM OVERHEAD ONTO FLOOR JUT BEHIND CAPTAINS KIT BAG STORAGE. SPARK APPEARED TO ORIGINATE NEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER LIGHT OVER CAPTAINS HEAD. FOUND LEFT CIRCUIT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · wire · disconnectedApr 23, 2000
FOUND ROW 8 SEAT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BULBS AND RECONNECTED WIRES AT ROW 8 EMERGENCY SEAT LIGHT, CHECKS GOOD. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · inoperativeMar 29, 2000
FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS, SEVERAL FLOOD LIGHTS IN EMPANAGE, ARE OUT. REPLACE NICAD BATTERIES IN LEFT AFT LAVATORY CHARGERS. ALL CHECK GOOD. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · separator · failedMar 18, 2000
AFTER TAKEOFF, CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. IT LOOKED WHITE AND SMELLED LIKE MUSTY A/C. IT DISSIPATED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE SMELL CONTINUED THROUGH THE FLT. SEEMED TO INCREASE ON DESCENT. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS PER MM. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN PER MM 21-20-01. NO FAULTS NOTED. A/C REQS FCF.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeFeb 16, 2000
RNO - SEVERAL OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE OUT BETWEEN ROWS 2 TO 14. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK BATTERIES. OPS NORMAL. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · coalescer · contaminatedDec 27, 1999
APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AFTER TAKEOFF, F/A'S REPORTED SMELLING STRONG SMOLDERING LIKE SMELL IN CABIN. ALSO, SMELLED IN COCKPIT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT 132,000 POUNDS. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND OIL SMELL COMING FROM BOTH AIR CONNDITIONING PACKS. REPLACED BOTH COALESCER BAGS. NO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · manifold · failedMay 16, 1999
RNO - THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC BRAKE PRESSURE INDICATOR DROPS TO 1500 PSI WITH ENGINE HYD PUMP IN LOW AND AUXILIAR PUMP OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ABS LANDING MANIFOLD IAW MM 32-44-03, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · flight director · failedMar 3, 1999
SJC - FLT 241 - RETURNED TO GATE, FLIGHT DIRECTORS ON BOTH SIDES INOPERATIVE, WHEN TAKEOFF/GO AROUND SWITCHES ENGAGED. PLACING BOTH FLIGHT DIRECTORS ON DMI AS PER 34-16 THIS AIRCRAFT IS NOT CATII DMI NR 16374 19552 LED. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 22 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026