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N931VJ1968 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 17, 2003.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched27 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Arlington, VA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1983
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
27
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
US Airways INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Arlington, VA
Certificate issued
Apr 7, 1983
Canceled
Jul 17, 2003
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Aug 28, 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
47188
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
ACEB44

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. 1983 – 2003US Airways INCArlington, VA

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 (27)

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.

  • Navigation · transducer · failedNov 14, 1998

    CLT-PHL - FLT 937 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE FLAPS AND SLATS WERE RETRACTED THE STALL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE CAPTAINS SIDE AND THE HORN SOUNDED. THE LIGHT AND HORN OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY AS THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · frame · crackedOct 17, 1998

    PIT - DURING C-4 CHECK, FOUND .5 INCH CRACKS AT 3 LONGERONS AT STATION 1104 LONGERONS 3R, 4R, AND 6R. REPLACED FRAME ASSEMBLY PER SRM 53-03 FIG 30. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · frame · crackedOct 17, 1998

    PIT - DURING C-4 CHECK, FOUND .5 INCH CRACKS AT LONGERON 14L, STATION 1104 CANTED FRAME. REPLACED FRAME FROM 11L TO 22L FLOOR FACTORY SPLICE PER SRM 53-03 FIG 30. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Fuselage · frame · crackedOct 17, 1998

    PIT - DURING C-4 CHECK, FOUND .5 INCH TO .75 INCH CRACKS AT STATION 1104 AT FRAME LONGERON 13R. REPLACED FROM STA 1104 FROM 11R-22R FLOOR, FACTORY SPLICE PER SRM 53-03 FIG 30. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · power supply · inoperativeMay 17, 1998

    CMH - THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 5 AND 10 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery · dischargedMay 13, 1998

    CMH - THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · socket · corrodedApr 8, 1998

    CMH - THE AFT SECTION OF THE CABIN FLOOR TRACK EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE CATWALK LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A LIGHT SOCKET FOR THE CATWALK LIGHTS AND REPAIRED A SHORTED WIRE NEAR THE TAIL CONE RELEASE HANDLE. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery · dischargedMar 28, 1998

    CMH - THE LEFT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery · dischargedJan 8, 1998

    PHL - THE GALLEY DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE LIGHT AND THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ROWS 13 THROUGH 18 ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. (M)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery · dischargedJan 8, 1998

    PHL - THE GALLEY DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE LIGHT AND THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ROWS 13 THROUGH 18 ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES. (M)

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

Showing the 10 most recent of 27 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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