N8938E1968 Douglas DC-9-31
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 19, 2013.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched36 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
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
- Nov 19, 2013
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 31, 1993
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-9-31
- Year
- 1968
- Serial number
- 47161
- 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
- AC53EE
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt8d Series
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- Power
- 7,700 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- 2009 – 2013Delta 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, 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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (36)
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 · inoperativeAug 15, 2009
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 1417 OF THE CABIN 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 · dischargedAug 3, 2009
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 14 -17 OF THE CABIN 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 · dischargedJul 25, 2009
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 14–17 OF THE CABIN 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.
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- Lights · battery pack · inoperativeJul 15, 2009
DURING LINE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ROWS 14-17 OF THE CABIN 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. - Doors · skin · damagedDec 21, 2007
DURING GROUND OPERATIONS PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR L1 JAMB INNER SKIN AND INTERCOSTAL AT FORWARD STOP NR 5 DAMAGED. REPAIRED PER EA 99-211510.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · actuator · burnedSep 5, 2006
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE CREW NOTED A BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND THEN SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE THROTTLE QUADRANT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO A SAFE LANDING AT IND. THE COCKPIT FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED DOWN INTO THE THROTTLE QUADRANT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · skin · crackedAug 10, 2005
DURING L-CHECK FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT FORWARD SERVICE DOOR FRAME LOWER AFT CORNER. REPAIRED PER EA 99-204703.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · line · leakingFeb 11, 2005
DURING FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST PRESSURE AND A TOTAL LOSS OF FLUID FROM THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ORIGINAL DESTINATION. THE LANDING AT BTR WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LINE COMING FROM THE ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC PUMP LEAKING AND REPLACED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · door frame · crackedOct 9, 2002
WHILE IN FOR A L CHECK. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF THE R1 SERVICE DOOR JAMB. REPAIRED PER EA.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedOct 4, 2002
DURING L CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE R1 SERVICE DOOR JAMB. REPAIRED PER EA.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 36 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