N971VJ1967 Douglas DC-9-31
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 17, 2003.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched24 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- US Airways INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Arlington, VA
- Certificate issued
- Apr 7, 1983
- Canceled
- Jul 17, 2003
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 18, 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
- 1967
- Serial number
- 47051
- 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
- AD8940
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- 1983 – 2003US Airways INCArlington, VA
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 (24)
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 · coffeemaker · dirtyJul 9, 1999
PIT-IND - FLT 705 - DURING CLIMB, FUMES AND SMOKE WERE DETECTED AROUND THE COFFEEMAKER AND IN THE COCKPIT CLOSET. THE GALLEY POWER WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED. THE SMOKE STOPPED WHEN THE GALLEY POWER WAS TURNED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedMay 17, 1999
IND - THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · lanyard · misinstalledNov 18, 1998
PIT - DURING A FUNCTIONAL CHECK, THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY AUTOMATICALLY. MAINTENANCE REPOSITIONED THE TAIL CONE LANYARD AND THE FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS NORMAL. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · battery · dischargedOct 10, 1998
IND - THE TAILCONE SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TAILCONE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AND THE BULBS. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · outflow vlv act · failedSep 1, 1996
FLT 1422 - ROC-CLT - CABIN WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE ACTUATOR. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · blkhd doubler · crackedJul 17, 1996
PIT - DURING AFT PRESS BULKHEAD MOD, FOUND 4 INCH LONG CRACK AT AFTPRESS BULKHEAD STATION 996 UPPER RT CORNER OF REAR PAX DOORWAY, DOUBLER5910130-11. REPLACED UPPER HALF OF DOUBLER 5910130-11 PER EA 32891A ANDDACO DWG J060088. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin clip · crackedJul 8, 1996
PIT - DURING AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD REPAIR, PCI-919, FOUND CRACK APPROX 1.25 INCH LONG AT SKIN CLIP. AFT SIDE OF BELT FRAME 1019 LT SIDE, BELOW AUG VALVE. FILLER AND DOUBLER INSTALLED 2014T6 .050 PER EA NR 32448 SRM 53-03 PG 97 FIG 29. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedJul 8, 1996
PIT - DURING AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD REPAIR, PCI-919, FOUND CRACK APPROXIMATELY .5 INCH LONG ON CANTED FRAME STA 1104, STR 12R. INSTALLED DOUBLER 2024T3, .063 INCH PER SRM 53-03, FIG 30. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin clip · crackedJul 8, 1996
PIT - DURING AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD REPAIR, PCI-919, FOUND 1 INCH LONG CRACK AT STATION 1076 LONGERON 16 LEFT AT SKIN CLIP. REPAIRED MFG CLIP FROM 2024T3 .062 PER EA 31776 AND SRM 53-03 FIG 31. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · pack battery · dischargedMay 10, 1996
FLT 1168 - SYR - RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK FOR RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECK SAT. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 24 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