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N8933EDouglas DC-9-31

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 31, 2010.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched62 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
62
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Last registered owner
Delta Air Lines INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Atlanta, GA
Certificate issued
Dec 31, 2009
Canceled
Aug 31, 2010

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
Serial number
47142
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
AC533F

Engine

Type
Turbo-jet

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 19, 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 (62)

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 · dischargedJul 1, 2010

    DURING LINE CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 18 THRU 21 INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER IAW AMM 33-53-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LIGHTS NOW CHECK GOOD.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery pack · dischargedNov 11, 2009

    DURING POWER TRANSFER UPON ARRIVAL, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING FOR THE LAST TWELVE ROWS OF SEATS IN THE CABIN HAD FAILED. THIS WAS CONFIRMED DURING SHUTDOWN CHECK WHEN SECURING THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK, THE BATTERIES, AND SOME BULBS…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery pack · dischargedNov 1, 2009

    DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE EXTERIOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. IN ADDITION, THE EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT FOR THE TAIL CONE AFT EVACUATION SLIDE WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SOME OF THE BATTERY PACKS AND EACH OF THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Lights · battery pack · inoperativeJun 4, 2009

    DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery pack · inoperativeMay 23, 2009

    DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES, BATTERY PACK, AND PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LIGHT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · wire · brokenSep 30, 2008

    DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS FOR CATWALK IN TAIL COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. MX FOUN BROKEN WIRE, REPAIRED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK OK.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · power supply · dischargedSep 3, 2008

    DURING LINE CHECK MX FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 11-13 OF THE CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND THE LIGHTS RETURNED TO AN OPERATIONAL CONDITION.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Doors · seal · leakingNov 26, 2005

    ON DESCENT, WITH ENGINES BROUGHT TO FLIGHT IDLE, THE CABIN WOULD CLIMB. ALTERING ENGINE THRUST WOULD NOT CORRECT CABIN CLIMB. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET. NO MENTION OF COM PROCEDURES BUT CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL WAS REGAINED DURING DESCENT. MASKS DID NOT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · angle · crackedAug 5, 2004

    DURING M-CHECK FOUND CRACK IN VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH ANGLE AT BS 1095. REPAIRED PER EA 99-195833.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Air conditioning and pressurization · duct · separatedSep 3, 2003

    AIRCRAFT LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION AT FL 290 AND THE CABIN STARTED DESCENDING AT 1000 FPM. CREW VERIFIED THE OUTFLOW VALVE WAS FULLY CLOSED AND NOTED THAT BOTH ENGINE AND AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE WERE ON. DUCT PRESSURES AND TEMPERATURES WERE NORMAL. COM PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY DESCENT COMPLIED WITH AND…

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

Showing the 10 most recent of 62 reports.

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

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