N964TW

The airframe bearing tail number N964TW is a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83) manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and completed in 1999 with manufacturer serial number 53614. This specific airframe is recorded as being owned by American Airlines, a corporation based in Fort Worth, TX, US, and is registered in the US civil registry. The aircraft’s documented identity ties the late-model MD-83 platform to a major U.S. network carrier; ownership by American Airlines places its operational and administrative home base in Fort Worth for corporate purposes. Publicly available data for this individual airframe do not include independent valuation or detailed condition reports, and there are no additional recorded registry actions or transfers published beyond the noted corporate ownership.

The airframe is configured as a fixed-wing multi-engine, single-aisle narrow-body passenger layout with a typical 2–3 abreast seating arrangement in the cabin. As an MD-83 derivative of the DC-9 family, the aircraft on this registration would ordinarily be employed on short- to medium-haul trunk and domestic routes consistent with an operator such as American Airlines operating from its Fort Worth administrative base. While specific avionics fit for this serial is not published, MD-83s of this vintage commonly carry avionics suites and maintenance profiles aligned with regional and mainline airline operations; maintenance considerations for this airframe are therefore driven by JT8D-series engine support and airframe aging factors typical of late-production DC-9 derivatives.

The MD-83 (DC-9-83) occupies a performance niche as a short- to medium-range narrow-body airliner within the DC-9 family, with market competition historically from contemporary Boeing 737 Classic/Next Generation variants and Airbus A320-family aircraft. Demand for individual MD-83 airframes in passenger airline service has been moderated by fleet renewals favoring newer, more fuel-efficient types, and resale or secondary-market interest tends to focus on freighter conversion or operator-specific short-term needs. Continued serviceability for this airframe hinges on available JT8D-219 engine support and airframe maintenance lifecycle management.