N8950E1968 Douglas DC-9-31
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 13, 2008.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched35 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
- Aug 2, 1994
- Canceled
- Aug 13, 2008
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 16, 1989
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
- 47186
- 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
- AC5A44
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- 1994 – 2008Northwest Airlines INCSt 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 (35)
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 · wire · failedMay 1, 2000
SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT. CAPTAIN''S DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED TO BUF. SMOKE CLEARED IN 5 MINUTES. CFR WAS CALLED OUT AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND BURNT WIRE TO MAP LIGHT AND PLACED ON MEL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · failedApr 14, 1999
DURING DESCENT, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN FLUCTUATING, OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · web · corrodedAug 28, 1998
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR WEB AT FS 149, RBL 4.5 INCHES UNDER FLOOR PANEL NR 13. REPAIRED PER EA 99-159693.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · frame · crackedAug 25, 1998
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND FINGER DOUBLER CRACKED FROM EDGE OF LAP TO FASTENER AT FS 261, LONGERON 1. REPAIRED PER EA 99-160260.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · window seal · blownMay 1, 1998
DURING CLIMB AT 13,000 FEET AND 5 PSI, THE CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW SEAL BLEW OUT AND CAUSED A LOUD NOISE AND SOME LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RESEALED WINDOW.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · batteries · dischargedApr 22, 1998
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTING IN FIRST CLASS SECTION DIM. MAINTNANCE REPLACED BATTERIES AND POWER SUPPLY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · prox sensor · brokenApr 6, 1998
DURING APPROACH, NOSE LANDING GEAR GREEN DOWNLOCK LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. CREW VERIFIED VISUALLY THROUGH PEEP HOLE THAT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NOSE GEAR PROXIMITY SENSOR BROKEN. REPLACED SENSOR, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · batteries · dischargedDec 8, 1997
DURING PERIODIC CHECK, FOUND AFT END OF FORWARD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND FORWARD TWO OVERHEAD OVAL FIXTURES INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Pneumatic · duct · crackedSep 14, 1997
DURING CLIMB, THE LEFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A FIRE WARNING INDICAITON. CREW REDUCED LEFT ENGINE POWER SETTING AND FIRE WARNING CEASED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LGA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE 13TH STAGE MANIFOLD ON THE LEFT ENGINE, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · windshield · crackedAug 20, 1997
DURING CLIMB AT FL280, THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE CRACKED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER (P/N 961-5059-002, S/N 03001).
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 35 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