N959AX1978 Douglas DC-9-41
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 6, 2013.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched74 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Boca Raton, FL
- Canceled
- Aug 6, 2013
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 2, 1998
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-9-41
- Year
- 1978
- Serial number
- 47761
- 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
- AD562C
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- until 2013Individual ownerBoca Raton, FL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 (74)
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.
- Equipment and furnishings · seat · lack of lubeOct 28, 2008
ON DEPARTURE ROLL FROM BHM CAPT'S SEAT SLID FULL AFT. ABORTED T/O AT 110 KTS. LUBED CAPTAIN SEAT MECH & LINKAGE OPS CHECK GOOD PER AMM 25-00. PER MAINT CONTROL REQUEST FOR FOLLOW-UP MAINTENANCE, CAPTAIN'S SEAT WAS VERIFIED TO LOCK IN SELECTED POSITION AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC9 MM 25-00-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · coalescer bag · odorSep 18, 2008
AT TAKE OFF POWER AN ABNORMAL ODOR CAME FROM THE LT AC PACK. AT CRUISE POWER, THE SMELL WENT AWAY. REPLACED THE LT COALESCER BAG IAW DC9 AMM CHAPTER 21.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedAug 25, 2008
COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES. IAW DC9 AMM 33-53-00-8.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Equipment and furnishings · seat · unlockedApr 25, 2008
CAPTAIN'S SEAT BECAME UNLOCKED DURING ROTATION WHILE CAPTAIN WAS FLYING AND SLIDE TO REAR STOP. SEAT WAS VERIFIED LOCKED DURING PUSHBACK. INSPECTED CAPTAIN'S SEAT IN ALL LOCKING POSITIONS. NO DEFECTS FOUND. MOVED SEAT VIGOROUSLY IN ALL LOCKING POSITIONS AND SEAT REMAINED LOCKED. CAPTAIN'S SEAT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · pin · dislodgedFeb 2, 2008
FIRST OFFICER'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. FOUND UPPER GUIDE PIN OUT OF CAM SLOT. RE-ALIGNED CAM PIN WITH CAM SLOT. CLEARVIEW WINDOW TEST GOOD IAW DC9 AMM 56-10-03-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · angle · crackedDec 18, 2007
ANGLE CRACKED AT FASTENER - LEFT SIDE JUST FORWARD OF TIP FAIRING. REMOVED FORMER, FABRICATED NEW FORMER IAW DWG 9911981. REINSTALLED FORMER IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · seat track · crackedDec 15, 2007
SEAT TRACK AT STA 180 (APPROXIMATELY) LEFT BUTT LINE 44 WAS CRACKED ON OUTBOARD FLANGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRACK SECTION FROM FS 160 TO 226, LEFT BUTT LINE 44. INSTALLED TRACK IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · fitting · crackedDec 13, 2007
AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR BEAM 1 AFT END FITTING CRACKED AT FASTENER. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR BEAM NR 1 AFT FITTING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · intercostal · crackedDec 13, 2007
CEILING INTERCOSTAL STA 180, LEFT BUTT LINE 30 - 54 WAS CRACKED AT INBOARD END. REMOVED DRIP PAN TO FOM, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS: -05, 015, 017, 021 AND -19 IAW DC9 SRM 53-05, FIGURE 75.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · intercostal · crackedDec 13, 2007
INTERCOSTAL ANGLE CRACKED AT STA 237, BUTT LINE 0. STOP DRILLED AND REPAIRED CRACK IAW SSRM K05159. INSTALLED HI-LOKS IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 74 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026