Aircraft record

N922RW1968 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 Dec 1, 2007.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (minor damage, Oct 1989)No ADs since 1998 matched41 service difficulty reports

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Saint Paul, MN; owner city / state
Engine: JT8D-1 · 14,000 lb thrust; P & W
Owners: 1; since 1986
NTSB events: 1; minor, 1989
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 41; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Northwest Airlines INC.
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Saint Paul, MN
Certificate issued: Dec 23, 1986
Canceled: Dec 1, 2007
Airworthiness: Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date: Dec 4, 1978

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: 1968
Serial number: 47182
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: ACC724

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 – 2007Northwest Airlines INC.Saint 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, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Incident · minor damage

Oct 18, 1989 · Monte Vista, CO

THE POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISIONS MADE BY THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWING THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER TWO GENERATOR CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE UNIT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF THE NO. 2 GENERATOR CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE UNIT AND THE CREW'S INADVERTENT SHUT DOWN OF THE WRONG GENERATOR WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER.

Damage: Minor
Injuries: Minor
Report: DEN90IA012

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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 (41)

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.

Landing gear · brake assy · leakingMay 20, 2007
ON A VERY SHORT FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING ,THE CREW NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE FLUID FROM THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD DEPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A NORMAL SAFE TOUCHDOWN AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 3 BRAKE ASSEMBLY LEAKING AND REPLACED IT. ALSO FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Equipment and furnishings · slide · deployedSep 26, 2005
DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES AT IND, THE TAIL CONE WAS INADVERTENTLY JETTISONED. WHEN THE TAIL CONE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR FAILURE TO DEPLOY WAS NOTED DURING A VISUAL CHECK BY MAINTENANCE AT IND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · skin · crackedApr 25, 2003
DURING L-CHECK FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE NOSE SKIN UPPER STATION 76.5 RBL 14. REPAIRED PER EA 99-190971.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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Air conditioning and pressurization · controller · malfunctionedApr 18, 2003
LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION AT FL 310. CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO FL 190 WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF CABIN PRESSURE WHEN "CROSSFEED VALVES" WHERE CLOSED. ANTI-ICE WAS FULL ON, CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED 11,000 FEET AND MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. LANDING AT AUS WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · skin · crackedNov 22, 2002
IN MSP A 2.1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1143 ABOVE L14. REPAIRED IAW EA.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Air conditioning and pressurization · warning system · false indicationJun 4, 2002
UPON DESCENT FROM FL290 TO FL270, THE CABIN PRESSURE LIGHT AND THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. ALL CABIN OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT 10,000 FEET AND CONTINUED TO DFW. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ALL DUCTS IN THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Oxygen · oxygen mask · malfunctionedJun 4, 2002
THE EMERGENCY OXYGEN MASK FOR THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S AFT JUMPSEAT DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN ALL OTHER PASSENGER MASKS DID DURING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT DUE TO LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION. THE MASK FINALLY DEPLOYED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT 10,000 FEET. MAINTENANCE REPACKED ALL MASKS AND PERFORMED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Lights · power supply · failedNov 2, 1999
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Lights · battery pack · dischargedJul 15, 1999
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND AFT COMPARTMENT AND CATWALK EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · valve · failedMay 1, 1998
CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 80 KNOTS DUE TO AIRCRAFT PULLING TO THE LEFT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NOSE STEERING RETURNING LEFT OF CENTER. REPLACED NOSE STEERING CONTROL VALVE, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 41 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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