N981AX1968 Douglas DC-9-32
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 20, 2017.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched65 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Dhl Network Operations (usa) INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Plantation, FL
- Certificate issued
- Oct 15, 2008
- Canceled
- Jul 20, 2017
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 23, 1991
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-9-32
- Year
- 1968
- Serial number
- 47273
- 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
- ADAEF1
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- 2008 – 2017Dhl Network Operations (usa) INCPlantation, 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 (65)
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 · dischargedMay 27, 2008
COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED EMERGENY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES IAW DC9 AMM 33-53-00. (A)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · pitot head · corrodedSep 6, 2006
ALT PITOT STATIC PORT HAD DEBRIS FALLING FROM HOLE, CORRODED. REPAIRED CORRODED AREA IAW REA B593-54745.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · corrodedSep 6, 2006
SURFACE CORROSION FLAP OB LEADING EDGE LOWER SURFACE. REPAIRED AREA IAW SRM 57-01.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Nacelles and pylons · attach angle · crackedJun 23, 2004
NR 2 PYLON UPPER ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED STA 980 LONGERON 14. REPAIRED NR 2 PYLON UPPER ATTACH ANGLE STA 930 LONGERON 14 IAW DC-9 SRM 54-04-10. INSTALLED FASTENERS IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND PROTECTED AREA AGAINST CORROSION IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-3.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedJun 21, 2004
SKIN CRACKED STA 980 BETWEEN LONGERON 13 LEFT AND 14 LEFT. REPAIRED SKIN IAW DC-9 SRM 53-04.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · shear tie · crackedJun 18, 2004
CRACKED SHEAR TIE AT FS 945 LONGERON 14 RIGHT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE ON EA 53110008-202. REPLACED SHEAR TIE ON E.A. 53110008-202.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · shear tie · crackedJun 18, 2004
CRACKED SHEAR TIE AT FS 945 LONGERON 15 RT. REPLACED SHEAR TIE ON EA 53110008-202.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · tee fitting · crackedJun 18, 2004
CRACKED AND CORRODED TEE ANGLE, AFT OF LT KIDNEY PANEL AT STA 606. REPLACED ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedJun 18, 2004
LONGERON 29 LEFT CRACKED AT STA 579 THROUGH KIDNEY PANELS. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON 29 FS 579 TO 600 IAW REA D953-50039, DC-9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · angle · crackedMay 2, 2003
DURING A LINE MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND THE LT WHEEL WELL SLANT PANEL INBOARD ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AND EXFOLIATED. CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 3" LONG. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-1.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 65 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