N978VJ1969 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 matched25 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 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
- 1969
- Serial number
- 47371
- 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
- ADA341
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 (25)
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.
- Lights · battery · dischargedSep 28, 1999
IND - AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. TAILCONE ACTIVATED EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 5 TO 9 DIM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERIES FOR THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHS AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR THE AFT FLIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedSep 28, 1999
IND - AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. TAILCONE ACTIVATED EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 5 TO 9 DIM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERIES FOR THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHS AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR THE AFT FLIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · supply · failedSep 28, 1999
IND - AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. TAILCONE ACTIVATED EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 5 TO 9 DIM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERIES FOR THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHS AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR THE AFT FLIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · skin · crackedSep 1, 1999
PIT - DURING C-4 CHECK, FOUND .125 INCH CRACK AT RIVET HOLES AT TOP FUSELAGE SKIN FS 76.5 FORWARD OF CAPTAINS FO'S PITOT TUBES. REPAIRED PER SRO 9530239-7021 AND 7023. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedJul 11, 1999
IND - THE TAILCONE ACTIVATED EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TAILCONE ACTIVATED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · switch · failedMay 24, 1999
DAY-ROC - FLT 1743 - WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED ON APPROACH THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND, AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · door · unlatchedOct 13, 1998
TOL - CAK FLT 7002, AIRCRAFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE ON LIFT OFF. A SEVERE BUFFETING OCCURRED ON CLIMB-OUT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR OPEN. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR WARNING SYSTEM WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedAug 24, 1998
IND - THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 5 AND 10 WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERIES. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedAug 21, 1998
SYR - THE LEFT AND RIGHT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS, AFTSECTION OF THE FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS, AND THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR THE AFT FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT. THE POWER SUPPLY WAS REPLACED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedAug 21, 1998
SYR - THE LEFT AND RIGHT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS, AFTSECTION OF THE FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS, AND THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR THE AFT FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT. THE POWER SUPPLY WAS REPLACED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 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