N981AS1997 Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD 83
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 22, 2013.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched106 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Last registered owner
- Air Capital Group LLC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Virginia Gardens, FL
- Certificate issued
- May 23, 2013
- Canceled
- Nov 22, 2013
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 16, 1997
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
- Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co
- Model
- MD 83
- Year
- 1997
- Serial number
- 53472
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 155
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- ADAEEC
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt8d Series
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- 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- 2013Air Capital Group LLCVirginia Gardens, FL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 (106)
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.
- Doors · handle · stiffSep 20, 2006
FOUND AFT CABIN DOOR HANDLE VERY HARD TO MOVE. LUBED DOOR HANDLE LOCKPINS. OP CHECKS NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · dentedSep 15, 2006
FOUND FUSELAGE DENTED. REMOVED TEMP REPAIR DOUBLER. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER FILLER AND FINGER DOUBLER PER SRM 53 04.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floor panel · delaminatedSep 13, 2006
CABIN FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED. REPLACED PANEL PER SRM 53-05.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · skin · dentedSep 5, 2006
FUSELAGE DENTED AFT OF FORWARD CARGO BAY. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION ON SKIN. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · skin · dentedOct 19, 2005
SEA - LINE CHECK, L-1 FWD PAX DOOR DENTED. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · structure · dentedOct 17, 2005
SEA - LINE CHECK, L-1 FORWARD PAX DOOR DAMAGED/DENTED. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · shear tie · corrodedJun 21, 2005
OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED. REPLACED SHEAR TIE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · shear tie · corrodedJun 21, 2005
OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED. REPLACED SHEAR TIE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · intercostal · corrodedJun 21, 2005
OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, FOUND INTERCOSTAL CORRODED. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · cusp web · corrodedJun 21, 2005
OKC - DURING HV-CHECK, LEFT CUSP WEB IS CORRODED ON UPPER SURFACE. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 106 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026