N957N1968 Douglas DC-9-31
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 6, 2013.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched34 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Certificate issued
- Nov 9, 2007
- Canceled
- Feb 6, 2013
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 19, 1968
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
- 47253
- 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
- AD4FD4
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- 2007 – 2013Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA TrusteeSalt Lake City, UT
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 (34)
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.
- Flight controls · control cable · out of rigAug 31, 2004
AT ROTATION SPEED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT PICKED UP AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT ANY PILOT INPUT ON THE CONTROLS. CREW ALSO MENTIONED FEELING A VIBRATION THROUGH THE YOKES DURING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WOULD PITCH UP NOTICEABLY DURING CLIMBOUT WITH AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · cylinder · damagedAug 22, 2004
UPON CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING, THE RIGHT SLAT DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRCRAFT DID ROLL UNCOMMANDED TO THE RIGHT. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT DTW. MAINTENANCE AT DTW FOUND THAT ALL OF THE BOLTS FOR THE RIGHT SLAT T-DUCT WERE LOOSE (AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · psu · defectiveJul 17, 2002
FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL AIRBORNE AND FELT IT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH SEAT 21AB CALL LIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED SEAT 21AB PSU. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Air conditioning and pressurization · acm · leakingOct 31, 2001
JUST AFTER TAKEOFF ROTATION, A STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES FILLED THE CABIN. FUMES CLEARED WHEN THROTTLES WERE RETARDED FOR LANDING AFTER TURNBACK. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. FUMES RETURNED DURING TAXI TO THE GATE AND CLEARED WHEN PACKS WERE SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT ACM LEAKING OIL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · poweer supply · inoperativeDec 23, 2000
DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND AFT TAILCONE WALKWAY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · power supply · failedJan 13, 2000
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND TAILCONE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedNov 25, 1999
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND CATWALK AND OTHER TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · power supply · failedNov 14, 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 · dischargedNov 3, 1999
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND AFT EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS IN TAIL COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · spring · disconnectedDec 5, 1998
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REROUTED GROUND SENSING CONTROL MECHANISM CABLE 116B AND 117B AND RECONNECTED THE ANTI-RETRACTION CABLE SPRING. CABLES WERE TENSIONED PER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 34 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