N963VJ1970 Douglas DC-9-31
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 7, 2005.
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
- Alameda Corp Trustee
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- San Antonio, TX
- Certificate issued
- May 2, 2002
- Canceled
- Feb 7, 2005
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 22, 1983
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
- 1970
- Serial number
- 47508
- 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
- AD692F
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- 2002 – 2005Alameda Corp TrusteeSan Antonio, TX
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 (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 · outflow valve · failedJul 4, 2000
PIT-CLT - FLT 375 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PRESSURIZATION OUTFLOW VALVE ACTUATOR. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · dischargedDec 26, 1999
ATL - FOUND FORWARD ENTRY DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE BELOW MINIMUMS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedDec 12, 1999
PIT - DURING C-3 CHECK, FOUND CRACK .125 INCH LONGERON SKIN CRACK .15625 INCH AT STATION 658 LONGERON 2L. SPLICED LONGERONS PER SRM 53-02 FIG 18 AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · longeron · crackedDec 12, 1999
PIT - DURING C-3 CHECK, FOUND CRACK .50 INCH LONG. CRACK IN LONGERON AT STA 658 LONGERON 2 LT. INSTALLED LONGERON SECTION PER 53-04 FIG 38. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedSep 4, 1999
PIT - DURING RON, FOUND 3 VERTICAL CRACKS .5 INCH, .75 INCH, .75 INCH LEFT SIDE STATION 58.750 FORWARD RIVET LINE BETWEEN 2.5 AND 5 INCH BELOW COCKPIT FLOOR LINE. STOP DRILLED CRACKS, INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01, FIG 2. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · failedDec 19, 1998
PIT - DURING A FUNCTIONAL CHECK, THE TAIL CONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY AUTOMATICALLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TAIL CONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE ASSEMBLY. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · connector · disconnectedDec 11, 1998
ATL-CLT - FLT 450 - DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CONNECTOR ON THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH LOOSE. THE CONNECTOR WAS RESET AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · bulb · failedOct 21, 1998
BNA-PHL - FLT 1952 - DURING APPROACH, THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED BUT THE CREW DID NOT GET A POSITIVE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. THE CREW CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB AND RECYCLED THE GEAR AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedMay 30, 1998
IND - THE FORWARD CEILING EEMRGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · switch · failedOct 30, 1997
PHL - FL 2380 - THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE CREW SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE CREW INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND FLEW BY THE TOWER TO VERIFY EXTENSION. RECYCLED GEAR AND RECEIVED ALL 3 GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED…
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