N983AX1968 Douglas DC-9-32
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 10, 2017.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched99 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
- Apr 16, 2009
- Canceled
- Mar 10, 2017
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 24, 1968
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
- 47257
- 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
- ADB65F
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- 2009 – 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 (99)
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.
- Fuselage · skin · crackedApr 24, 2005
DURING ROUTINE JOB CARD MAINTENANCE, A CRACK WAS FOUND AT FS 737, BETWEEN LONGERON 1 AND LONGERON 2 RIGHT, SKIN EXTERIOR. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-04 FIG 12B.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · intercostal · crackedJul 1, 2003
AFT INTERCOSTAL CRACKED WHERE FORWARD AIRSTAIR DOOR MECHANISM ATTACHES. REPAIRED INTERCOSTAL IAW DC-9 SSRM K05159.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · fitting · crackedJun 25, 2003
AFT ENTRANCE DOOR INTERNAL FITTING CRACKED BEHIND TOP RIGHT DOOR STOP. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Doors · fitting · crackedJun 25, 2003
AFT ENTRANCE DOOR INTERNAL FITTING CRACKED AT TOP LEFT DOOR STOP. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedJun 25, 2003
FRAME 1059 CRACKED AT LONGERON 16 RIGHT. REPAIRED FRAME IAW DC-9 SRM 53-05.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · jackscrew · corrodedJun 24, 2003
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER JACKSCREW HAD 4 EA PITTED THREADS. REPLACED JACKSCREW IAW DC-9 MM 27-40-01-4-0001.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · housing · crackedJun 24, 2003
PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR HANDLE HOUSING WAS CRACKED. REPLACED ENTRY DOOR HANDLE AND ATTACHING HARDWARE IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · pan · crackedJun 24, 2003
RIGHT FORWARD EMERGENCY OVERWING EXIT DOOR PAN WAS CRACKED AT LOWER FORWARD FITTING. REPAIRED FITTING IAW DC-9 SSRM K07390, 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · pan · crackedJun 24, 2003
LEFT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR PAN WAS CRACKED AT 2ND FITTING FROM BOTTOM, AFT EDGE. REPAIRED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedJun 24, 2003
ANGLE RIGHT BUTT LINE 34 UNDER FLOOR LINE WAS CRACKED AFT SIDE OF FS 965. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 99 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