N948AX1968 Douglas DC-9-31
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 16, 2009.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched45 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Abx Air INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, OH
- Certificate issued
- Nov 16, 1990
- Canceled
- Jan 16, 2009
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 27, 1992
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
- 47065
- 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
- AD2AF6
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- 1990 – 2009Abx Air INCWilmington, OH
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 (45)
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.
- Electrical power · charger · defectiveNov 8, 2004
DIVERSION FOR A BATTERY CHARGER PROBLEM WHICH OCCURRED OUT OF ICT EN ROUTE TO ILN. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MCI. BATTERY CHARGER INDICATED CONSTANT CHARGE IN CLIMB GREATER THAN 40 AMPS FOR MORE THAN 2 MINUTES. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER AND BOTH BATTERIES. CHECKED TEMP SENSOR 197 OHMS. FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · corrodedMay 6, 2004
BULGE AT STA 889 - 1005 LONGERON 17 LEFT - 18 LEFT. REPLACED CORRODED SECTION OF LONGERON IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Autoflight · computer · defectiveMay 28, 2003
AUTOPILOT ROLLED INTO A 30 DEGREES LEFT BANK UNCOMMANDED. REPLACED THE ROLL AXIS COMPUTER. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 22-10-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Autoflight · computer · malfunctionedMay 2, 2003
AUTOPILOT PITCHED UP AND DOWN 1500 FT./MIN., THEN MADE AN UNCOMMANDED 30 DEGREES RIGHT TURN. AUTOPILOT CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED PITCH AXIS COMPUTER AS PRECAUTION. PITCH COMPUTER CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 22-13-01.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · smokeApr 10, 2003
CAPTAIN'S MAP LIGHT BEGAN EMITTING ELECTRICAL SMOKE. MAP LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. REPLACED CAPTAIN'S MAP LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW DC-9 AMM 33-10-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. PLACARD REMOVED. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · connector · looseDec 30, 2002
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND USING NORMAL EXTENSION. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION SWITCH CONNECTOR PLUG, LOOSE. SECURED CONNECTOR PLUG, SWUNG GEAR THREE TIMES, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · switch · defectiveOct 18, 2002
NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN SAFE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED HANDLE, SAME INDICATION. DURING ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, NORMAL GEAR DOWN INDICATION OCCURED. REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK POSITION AND WARNING SWITCH IAW…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · splice · crackedOct 2, 2002
INBOARD AFT FITTING, FLOOR BEAM STA. 965 LEFT, WAS CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedOct 2, 2002
LONGERON 14 LEFT CRACKED AT STA 980. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedOct 2, 2002
LONGERON 17 LEFT CRACKED AT STA 966. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 45 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