N933VJ1968 Douglas DC-9-31
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 matched19 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
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 · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 13, 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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Douglas
- Model
- DC-9-31
- Year
- 1968
- Serial number
- 47216
- 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
- ACF2B2
Engine
- Make and model
- Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
- 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- 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, 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 (19)
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.
- Air conditioning and pressurization · coalescer · out of positionApr 1, 1999
ATL-PIT - FLT 1558 - AFTER TAKEOFF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING THE CAPTAIN TALKED FURTHER WITH THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND FOUND THEY WERE NOT SURE IF THERE WAS SMOKE OR WATER VAPOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedFeb 15, 1999
IND - THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR, SERVICE DOOR, AND TAILCONE SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR, SERVICE DOOR, AND TAILCONE SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · hose · rupturedJan 18, 1999
EWR-PIT - FLT 537 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT CREW OF A LOUD BANG AND THE SOUND OF AIR RUSHING. THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THERE WAS ONLY A 4 PSI CABIN PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL AND THE CABIN ALTITUDE WAS CLIMBING AT 1100 FT PER MIN. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PHL AND LANDED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Doors · pan · crackedJan 7, 1999
PIT - DURING C-4 CHECK, FOUND 1.5 INCH LONG CRACK IN SERVICE DOOR PAN AT NR 6 HORIZONTAL BEAM AFT END. SPLICED IN NEW PAN SECTION PER SRM 52-05 FIG 27 VIEW T-T. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · pan · crackedJan 7, 1999
PIT - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK IN FORWARD SERVICE DOOR PAN AFT SIDE AT HORIZONTAL BEAM END NR 6. INSTALLED PAN SPLICE (-39) PER SRM 52-05 FIG 27. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · seal · damagedNov 16, 1998
PIT-PWM - FLT 1274 - AFTER TAKEOFF A NOISE WAS HEARD AT THE FORWARD MAIN ENTRY DOOR. THE NOISE STOPPED AND THEN STARTED AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ENVIRONMENTAL SEAL DAMAGED AND HANGING OUT OF THE DOOR. THE DAMAGED PART OF THE SEAL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedSep 18, 1998
PIT - DURING RON, FOUND CRACKS RANGING FROM .125 INCH TO .75 INCH ON SKIN AT LT SIDE STATION 1132 BETWEEN LONGERONS 15L/16L. CRACKS AT 4 FASTENER HOLES RT SIDE STATION 1143 BETWEEN LONGERONS 12R/159 CRACKS AT 10 FASTENER HOLES. CLASSIFIED A MINOR REPAIR. CUT OUT CRACKED AREAS, INSTALLED FILLERS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · windshield · crackedMar 20, 1998
PIT - FLT 1237 - THE CAPTAINS OUTER WINDSHIELD PANE CRACKED DURING CRUISE ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · power supply · inoperativeFeb 19, 1998
ROC - THE AFT CABIN CEILING MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedDec 18, 1997
PIT - DURING C-3 CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK STATION 1109 BETWEEN 3-4 RT LONGERONS. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-04 FIG 27 (10 INCHES BY 7 INCHES). (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 19 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