N986AX1972 Douglas DC-9-32
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 11, 2015.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched75 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Boca Raton, FL
- Canceled
- May 11, 2015
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 21, 1992
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
- 1972
- Serial number
- 47543
- 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
- ADC184
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt8d-9 Ser
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- Power
- 14,500 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- until 2015Individual ownerBoca Raton, FL
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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (75)
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.
- Electrical power · circuit breaker · defectiveDec 29, 2008
AT 4000 FT DC EMERGENCY BUS OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ASSOCIATED MASTER WARNING. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE NR 1 ADDU FAILED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE DC EMERGENCY BUS OFF ANNUNCIATOR EXTINGUISHED. PERFORMED ADJUST/TEST DC GENERATION. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT AND TEST OF EMERGENCY POWER SWITCH IAW AMM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · relay · overheatedFeb 14, 2008
WHILE SETTING STABILIZER, CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR PRIMARY TRIM TRIPPED. WHILE INVESTIGATING ISSUE, FOUND STABILIZER TRIM RELAY AND WIRING TO RELAY SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. REPLACED UP TRIM RELAY R20-16 AND RE-TERMINATED ALL WIRES GOING TO R20-16 DUE TO OVERHEAT DAMAGE. PRIMARY TRIM, OPS CHECK GOOD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · relay · intermittentNov 24, 2007
UPON SELECTING GEAR DOWN, NO GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT WAS OBSERVED. RECYCLED GEAR, GOT 3 GREEN LIGHTS. CHECKED OPERATION OF NOSE GEAR UP AND DOWN LIMIT SWITCHES. NO FAULT FOUND. VERIFIED INTERMITTENT CONTACT BETWEEN A2 AND A3 OF RELAY R2-25. REPLACED RELAY, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW DC9 AMM 32-60-001.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · support fitting · crackedJul 29, 2007
FITTING ON CANTED STA 1143, RIGHT BUTT LINE 6 WAS CRACKED AT LOWER END. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER BEARING SUPPORT FITTING IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · intercostal · crackedJul 28, 2007
MAIN ENTRY DOOR INTERCOSTAL CRACKED PAST PREVIOUS STOP DRILL IN UPPER FORWARD CORNER AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED REPAIR IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-1.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · pan · crackedJul 28, 2007
DOUBLER BULGED AND CRACKED AT CENTER OF FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR CUTOUT, STA 394, BETWEEN THRESHOLD AND SCUFF PLATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NEW DOOR PAN IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ice and rain protection · wire · burnedSep 29, 2006
DURING FLIGHT AN ARID ODOR WAS NOTICED IN THE GLARESHIELD AREA SIMILAR TO HOT PLASTIC OR HOT ELECTRICAL INSULATION. CENTER WINDSHIELD WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH SO CENTER WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED. ODOR CEASED AND THEN RETURNED WITH CENTER WINDSHIELD STILL HOT TO THE TOUCH. FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ice and rain protection · thermal switch · failedSep 28, 2006
DURING FLIGHT, SMOKE BEGAN EMINATING FROM CENTER WINDSHIELD RIGHT SIDE. WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS SELECTED OFF AND ANTI-ICE CIRCUIT BREAKER'S WERE PULLED. SMOKING STOPPED, WINDSHIELD WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH. INSPECTED CENTER WINDSHIELD FOR DEFECTS AND OHMED OUT WINDSHIELD & TEMPERATURE SENSOR, NO DEFECTS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · circuit breaker · faultyMay 18, 2006
UPON GEAR EXTENSION, NO THREE GEAR GREEN OR RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS. FOLLOWED ABNORMALS (GEAR RECYCLE), CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL. INSTRUCTED TO PULL AND RESET LANDING GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER. ALL INDICATIONS THEN WERE NORMAL FOR LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED 5 AMP LANDING GEAR WARNING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · defectiveOct 3, 2005
NR 1 ENGINE HIGH OIL TEMP. LEFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT FLT LEVEL 310 DUE TO OIL TEMP IN THE RED ZONE. INITIALLY TEMP WAS AT TOP OF YELLOW BAND, THEN WENT TO RED, THEN PEGGED ON SHUTDOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE IAW ABX JOB CARD 90900010.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 75 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