McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 · 31 MSN 47401

Timeline

Remarks

FFB reposs 04.91

History

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31, serial number 47401, line number 444. Delivered to Eastern Airlines on 21 Mar 1969, registered N8985E. FFB reposs Apr 1991. Operated by Midway Airlines on 9 Jul 1991. Owned by AAR-Crane Leasing .... LLC 9 Jul 1991, returned 14 Nov 1991, withdrawn from use Nov 1991. Operated by Servivensa on 1 Dec 1992 as YV-819C. Returned 1 Dec 1993 AAR-Crane Leasing .... LLC. Leased to Aerorepublica Col on 1 Apr 1994 as HK-3906X. Construction-number check seen 19 Jun 1994, returned to DHIL 6 Dec 2002 after lease. Operated by WFBN on 6 Dec 2002 as N47401. Seen at Miami International Airport 28 Apr 2003 white, Colombian flag on tail, arrived Banjul ar.05.03, grounded by GCAA as being not airworthy, seen 23 Jul 2003, seen 2 Mar 2004 dusty, flat tires, seen 14 Jul 2005, cancelled 16 Aug 2005 exp to Gambia, seen 28 Oct 2005 white, Colombian flag, registered in the USA Banjul, seems in good condition, ferried to Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo International, South Africa 26 Sep 2006. Registered C5-AEA on 26 Sep 2006. Seen stored Johannesburg 11 Jan 2007 white, intact, registration not read off, seen 27 Mar 2007, seen 19 Mar 2014 withdrawn from use, seen 1 Oct 2015 (one misreport as C9-AEA). Current status: stored.