N989AX1968 Douglas DC-9-32
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Sep 22, 2010.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched110 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Abx Air INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, OH
- Certificate issued
- Mar 31, 1992
- Canceled
- Sep 22, 2010
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 10, 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
- 1968
- Serial number
- 47314
- 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
- ADCCA9
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- 1992 – 2010Abx Air INCWilmington, OH
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 (110)
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.
- Hydraulic power · pump · leakingAug 9, 2007
DURING CLIMBOUT THRU 17,000 FEET, LEFT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO WITH LOSS OF LEFT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP LEAKING. REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP IAW DC9 MM 29-10-05-2-0001.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · inoperativeOct 30, 2006
DURING MAINTENANCE PRE-DEPARTURE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. RESET EMERGENCY ARM AND CHARGE 5 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER ON OVERHEAD PANEL AND RESET EMERGENCY LIGHT CHARGING 5 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER AT LOCATION Z32. EMERGENCY LIGHTS TEST GOOD IAW MM 33-53-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · attach angle · crackedAug 9, 2005
FORWARD LOWER CARGO AFT BULKHEAD LOWER ATTACH ANGLES CRACKED AT LONGERON 24 RIGHT. REPLACED ATTACH ANGLES IAW DC-9 SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · frame · crackedAug 9, 2005
FRAME 1104 CANTED CRACKED AT LONGERON 14 RIGHT AND LONGERON 15 RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · check valve · not seatedMar 5, 2005
CABIN PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED PASSING 10,000 FT MSL. UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT MANUALLY OR WITH AUTOMATIC CONTROLLER. VISUALLY INSPECTED AIRCRAFT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND GROUND AIR CONDITIONING CHECK VALVE NOT SEATED. MANUALLY CYCLED CHECK VALVE FLAPPER IAW DC9 AMM 21-20-04. AIRCRAFT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedDec 12, 2003
CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 996 ABOVE LONGERON 16 LEFT. REPAIRED CRACK IAW DC-9 SRM 53-04.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · tee fitting · crackedDec 10, 2003
AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TEE NR 6 FORWARD SIDE HAD A 1.125 INCH CRACK AT APPROXIMATELY LONGERON 14 LEFT. REPLACED AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD TEE NR 6 IAW JOB CARD EA 53120037 AND DC-9 MM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · corrodedDec 10, 2003
STA 604, LONGERON 28 LEFT END FITTING CORRODED. REPLACED END FITTING 28 LEFT, STA 604 IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-4 AND 51-30-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · pan · crackedDec 9, 2003
FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR CRACKED AT PAN EDGE UNDER AFT DOOR LATCH. REPLACED DOOR ON NON ROUTINE 0155 AND DC-9 SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · intercostal · crackedDec 8, 2003
INTERCOSTAL FS 756, LEFT BUTTLINE 22 WAS CRACKED. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL WEB 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.
Showing the 10 most recent of 110 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