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N93441969 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 Nov 19, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (Dec 1982)No ADs since 1998 matched40 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Atlanta, GA
owner city / state
Engine
JT8D-5 · 12,250 lb thrust
P & W
Owners
1
since 2009
NTSB events
1
1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
40
since 1995

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
May 28, 1969

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
1969
Serial number
47440
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
ACF769

Engine

Make and model
P & W Jt8d-5
Type
Turbo-jet
Power
12,250 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. 2009 – 2013Delta Air Lines INCAtlanta, GA
  2. 1929 – 1930Individual ownerLos Angeles, CA · different airframe: 1929 Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co Carrier Pigeon S/N K-5015-4

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

Dec 19, 1982 · Pellston, MI

BEFORE DEPARTING TRAVERSE CITY THE CAPTAIN WAS INFORMED THAT EMMET CITY ARPT WAS SANDED AT ABOUT 1736 AND THAT ICY RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE TURNING TO SLUSH. HE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT RWY 32 WOULD BE SANDED AGAIN PRIOR TO HIS ARRIVAL. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED, WITH A JAMES BRAKE DECELEROMETER READING OF POOR DETERMINED. A BEECH BARON LANDED AT ABOUT 2055 AND ENCOUNTERED LITTLE BRAKING DIFFICULTIES…

Injuries
None
Report
CHI83IA063

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI83IA063)

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 (40)

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 · strut · dischargedNov 17, 1999

    GROUND SHIFT FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT WAS RETURNED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED NOSE GEAR STRUT TO PROPER LEVELS. ALSO RIGGED GROUND SHIFT LINKAGE AND RETENSIONED CABLES. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · trap panel · damagedOct 26, 1999

    DURING M CHECK, -5 AND -6 STRAPS WERE INSTALLED ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE TRAPEZOIDAL PANEL. THE REPAIR DEVIATED FROM SRM 57-09, FIG 34, PG167. REPAIRED PER EA 99-169253.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · tee · corrodedOct 14, 1999

    DURING M CHECK, CORROSION REMOVED BEYOND LIMITS ON SUBJECT KEEL BEAM REAR SPAR ATTACH TEE. REPAIRED PER EA 99-169249.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Fuselage · angle · corrodedOct 13, 1999

    DURING M CHECK, ONE NUTPLATE ATTACH FASTENER HOLE IN THE ANGLE ABOVE LONGERON 18L WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. THE SUBJECT HOLE WAS OPENED UP TOE .25 DIA IN ADDITION, CORROSION WAS BLENDED ON THE INBOARD FLANGE BELOW THE DAMAGED HOLE. REPAIRED PER EA 99-169241.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · bulkhead · crackedOct 13, 1999

    DURING M CHECK, THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. A CRACK WAS FOUND AT THE BEND RADIUS OF THE VERTICAL FORWARD FACING FLANGE EXTENDING DOWN AND INBOARD ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT DOUBLER. CRACK LENGTH -9 WAS 1.125. CRACK LENGTH -11 WAS .875. REPAIRED PER EA 99-169207.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · strap · cutOct 13, 1999

    DURING M CHECK, THE ANTI-ROTATION STRAPS AT LONGERON 2L AND 2R, FS 1066 HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY CUT AS PART OF A LONGERON SPLICE. REPAIRED PER EA 99-169239.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · support · crackedOct 1, 1999

    DURING M CHECK, FOUND .625 LONG BEND RADIUS CRACK ON THE 9958212-121 VERTICAL SUPPORT BEAM AT FS 756 AND X25. THE CRACK WAS STOPPED DRILLED AND .050 17-7 PH CORROSION RESISTANT STEEL ANGLES WERE INSTALLED AT EACH LEG PER EA 99-169205.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · power supply · inoperativeMar 24, 1999

    DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND ESCAPE PATH EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AT RIGHT SERVICE DOOR, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · fuse · blownMar 23, 1999

    DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING IN FIRST CLASS AND AT GALLEY DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BLOWN FUSE IN GALLEY DOOR POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery pack · dischargedMay 2, 1998

    DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE DURING TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

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

Showing the 10 most recent of 40 reports.

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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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