N8905E1966 Douglas DC-9-14
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 21, 2009.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched5 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Northwest Airlines INC.
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- St. Paul, MN
- Certificate issued
- Dec 23, 1986
- Canceled
- Dec 21, 2009
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 30, 1966
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-9-14
- Year
- 1966
- Serial number
- 45746
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 85
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- AC4860
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt8d-1
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- Power
- 14,000 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- 1986 – 2009Northwest Airlines INC.St. Paul, MN
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.
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 (5)
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 · battery pack · dischargedMar 8, 1996
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · door · damagedAug 31, 1995
LANDING GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED, RECYCLED GEAR WITH SAME RESULTS. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE UTILIZED AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO ATL, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT MAIN INBOARD GEAR DOOR, RIGGED AND CYCLED DOORS SEVERAL TIMES. OPERATIONAL CHECK…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · hyd line · crackedAug 26, 1995
ON DESCENT INTO BHM, RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE BEGAN FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 1,500 AND 3,000 PSI AND QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DAMAGE TO LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR WAS INCURRED. FOUND AUXILIARY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · dnlock switch · malfunctionedMay 4, 1995
DURING CLIMBOUT FROM DTW, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED. RECYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION (IAD) AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedApr 4, 1995
DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN VERTICAL STABILIZER SPAR ATTACH FITTING, LOWER RIGHT SIDE. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-2 AND 55-30-0 FIG 2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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