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N8923E1967 Douglas DC-9-31

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 28, 2010.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched45 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Atlanta, GA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2009
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
45
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Delta Air Lines INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Atlanta, GA
Certificate issued
Dec 31, 2009
Canceled
Jul 28, 2010
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Apr 15, 1967

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
Douglas
Model
DC-9-31
Year
1967
Serial number
45838
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
AC4F88

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
  1. 2009 – 2010Delta Air Lines INCAtlanta, GA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB 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 (45)

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 · inoperativeMay 2, 2009

    DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 12/15 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · crackedJan 7, 2009

    DURING L-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE NOSE SKIN AT BS 69.5 LBL 14. TEMPORARY REPAIRED ACCOMPLISHED IAW EA99-214503, SEC I. SECTION II FURTHER TEMPORARY REPAIR TO BE DONE WITHIN 4000 FLIGHT HOURS AFTER SECTION I ACCOMPLISHMENT. SECTION III REQUIRES INSPECTION WITHIN 20,000 CYCLES AFTER SECTION II…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Ice and rain protection · duct · defectiveOct 7, 2008

    ON APPROACH INTO YYZ AFTER FLIGHT CREW SET THE LEADING EDGE SLATS TO EXTEND, FLAPS AT ZERO, THE AMBER SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL OF THE ACFT TO THE LT OCCURRED. THE SLATS WERE RETRACTED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY, THE FLAPS EXTENDED TO 40 AND THE ACFT COMPLETED A NO SLAT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Lights · connector · corrodedSep 4, 2008

    DURING LINE CHECK MX FOUND THAT 2 OF THE 3 EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS IN THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY WERE INOPERATIVE. MX FOUND THE CATWALK LIGHTS CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD EEPL WAS CORRODED. AFTER IT WAS CLEANED AND SECURED THE LIGHTS TESTED AS FUNCTIONAL.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · switch · failedApr 12, 2008

    DURING THE LANDING APPROACH INTO MBS, THE CREW SMELLED SMOKE AND WITNESSED SPARKS AND MOLTEN METAL COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHER TROUBLE BUT CREW REQUESTED THAT CFR MEET UP WITH THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Flight controls · actuator · malfunctionedMar 10, 2008

    AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO A SAFE LANDING AFTER PILOT EXPERIENCED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER PROBLEMS DURING CLIMB-OUT. FIRST OFFICER HAD SELECTED STABILIZER TRIM AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE STABILIZER FROM CONTINUOUSLY MOVING, OSCILLATING UP AND DOWN PAST THE DESIRED POINT. COM WAS COMPLIED WITH AND AFTER…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Flight controls · control system · out of rigNov 4, 2007

    WHEN THE SLATS WERE SELECTED TO EXTEND DURING THE APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE BLUE "SLAT DISAGREE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN AIRCRAFT ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE FLAP/SLAT COMBINATION WAS RECYCLED AND THE FIRST OFFICER VISUALLY VERIFIED FLAPS HAD EXTENDED. AFTER A 5 MINUTE PAUSE THE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Flight controls · slat system · unknownOct 23, 2007

    ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AT ABOUT 200 KTS, THE YELLOW "SLAT DISAGREEMENT" LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN SLATS WERE SELECTED TO EXTEND. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE LEADING EDGE SLATS FAILED TO DEPLOY SYMMETRICALLY. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED THROUGH 190 KTS AN…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · crackedJul 6, 2007

    DURING "H" CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT AFT UPPER CORNER OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR JAMB . REPAIRED PER EA 99-209601 SECTION I SECTION II TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON OR BEFORE TWO YEARS OR 3,000 CYCLES AFTER SECTION I ACCOMPLISHMENT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · crackedJul 5, 2007

    DURING "H" CHECK FOUND CRACK IN RT FUSELAGE SKIN AT UPPER LEFT CORNER OF FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB. REPAIRED PER EA 99-209597 SECT I SECT II TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON OR BEFORE TWO YEARS OR 3000 CYCLES AFTER SECTION I ACCOMPLISHMENT.

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

Showing the 10 most recent of 45 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

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