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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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|[X] |  | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2002

OR

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|[   ] |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM __________ TO __________

Commission file number 0-18169

IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|California
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |  | 94-3069954
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

One Front Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, California 94111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(415) 677-8990
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]. No [   ].





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TABLE OF CONTENTS



|                               |                                                                                               |                                         |  |  |  |  |  | 
|------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |  |  |  |  |  | 
|PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
|                               | Item 1. Financial Statements                                                                 
|                               |                                                                                               | Balance Sheets                         
|                               |                                                                                               | Statements of Operations               
|                               |                                                                                               | Statements of Cash Flows               
|                               |                                                                                               | Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements
|                               | Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
|                               | Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                           
|PART II  OTHER INFORMATION   
|                               | Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                     
|SIGNATURES                    
|EXHIBIT INDEX                 



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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period
Ended March 31, 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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|PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION |  |                                                                                        
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|Item 1.                        |  | Financial Statements                                                                    |  |     
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|                               |  | Balance Sheets  March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 (unaudited)                       |  | 4   
|                              
|                               |  | Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 (unaudited) |  | 5   
|                              
|                               |  | Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 (unaudited) |  | 6   
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|                               |  | Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)                                               |  | 7   
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|Item 2.                        |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   |  | 11  
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|Item 3.                        |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                              |  | 14  
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|PART II  OTHER INFORMATION    |  |                                                                                        
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|Item 6.                        |  | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                        |  | 15  

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PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION




Item 1. Financial Statements



| |  | Presented herein are the Registrants balance sheets as of March 31, 2002
and December 31, 2001, statements of operations for the three months
ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, and statements of cash flows for the three
months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001.
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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           |           |           |              |           |           |           | 
|----------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | -------------------- | ----------------------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | ------------ | --------- | --------- | --------- | 
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           | March 31, |           | December 31,
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           | 2002      |           | 2001        
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           |           |           |             
|Assets                              |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           |           |           |             
|                                   
|Current assets:                     |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           |           |           |             
|                                    | Cash and cash equivalents, includes $458,939
at March 31, 2002 and $477,367 at
December 31, 2001 in interest-bearing accounts |                                | $                    | 474,676                 |           |           | $         | 492,681      |          
|                                    | Net lease receivables due from Leasing Company
(notes 1 and 2)                                                                |                                |                      | 53,660                  |           |           |           | 30,994       |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           |           |           |             
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                | Total current assets |                         |           | 528,336   |           |              |           | 523,675   |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           |           |           |             
|                                   
|Container rental equipment, at cost |                                                                                                                               |                                | 7,976,670            |                         |           |           | 8,725,806 |             
|                                    | Less accumulated depreciation                                                                                                 |                                |                      | 5,611,975               |           |           |           | 6,004,447    |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           |           |           |             
|                                    |                                                                                                                               | Net container rental equipment |                      |                         | 2,364,695 |           |           |              | 2,721,359 |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           |           |           |             
|                                   
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                | Total assets         |                         | $         | 2,893,031 |           |              | $         | 3,245,034 |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           |           |           |             
|                                   
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      | Partners Capital       |           |           |           |              |           |           |           | 
|                                   
|Partners capital (deficit):        |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           |           |           |             
|                                    | General partner                                                                                                               |                                | $                    | (93,738                 | )         |           | $         | (84,404      | )        
|                                    | Limited partners                                                                                                              |                                |                      | 2,986,769               |           |           |           | 3,329,438    |          
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           |           |           |             
|                                   
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      | Total partners capital |           | $         | 2,893,031 |              |           | $         | 3,245,034 | 
|                                    |                                                                                                                               |                                |                      |                         |           |           |           |             

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

|                                                      |                                           |                               |         |                    |         |           |         |         |        | 
|----------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------- | ------------------ | ------- | --------- | ------- | ------- | ------ | 
|                                                      |                                           |                               |         | Three Months Ended
|                                                      |                                           |                               |         |                   
|                                                      |                                           |                               |         | March 31,          |         | March 31,
|                                                      |                                           |                               |         | 2002               |         | 2001     
|                                                      |                                           |                               |         |                    |         |          
|Net lease revenue (notes 1 and 3)                     |                                           | $                             | 103,180 |                    |         | $         | 223,726 |        
|                                                     
|Other operating expenses:                             |                                           |                               |         |                    |         |           |         |        
|                                                      | Depreciation                              |                               |         | 143,100            |         |           |         | 118,984 |       
|                                                      | Other general and administrative expenses |                               |         | 14,255             |         |           |         | 21,489  |       
|                                                      | Net loss on disposal of equipment         |                               |         | 36,002             |         |           |         | 31,610  |       
|                                                      |                                           |                               |         |                    |         |           |         |        
|                                                      |                                           |                               | 193,357 |                    |         |           | 172,083 |        
|                                                      |                                           |                               |         |                    |         |           |         |        
|                                                      |                                           | (Loss) income from operations |         |                    | (90,177 | )         |         |         | 51,643 | 
|                                                     
|Other income:                                         |                                           |                               |         |                    |         |           |         |        
|                                                      | Interest income                           |                               |         | 1,563              |         |           |         | 7,964   |       
|                                                      |                                           |                               |         |                    |         |           |         |        
|                                                      |                                           | Net (loss) income             |         | $                  | (88,614 | )         |         | $       | 59,607 | 
|                                                      |                                           |                               |         |                    |         |           |         |        
|Allocation of net (loss) income:                      |                                           |                               |         |                    |         |           |         |        
|                                                      | General partner                           |                               | $       | (886               | )       |           | $       | 11,331  |       
|                                                     
|                                                      | Limited partners                          |                               |         | (87,728            | )       |           |         | 48,276  |       
|                                                      |                                           |                               |         |                    |         |           |         |        
|                                                      |                                           | $                             | (88,614 | )                  |         | $         | 59,607  |        
|                                                      |                                           |                               |         |                    |         |           |         |        
|Limited partners per unit share of net (loss) income |                                           | $                             | (2.58   | )                  |         | $         | 1.42    |        
|                                                      |                                           |                               |         |                    |         |           |         |        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

|                                             |                                                  |   |                    |          |           |   |          |          |  
|-------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | - | ------------------ | -------- | --------- | - | -------- | -------- | -
|                                             |                                                  |   | Three Months Ended
|                                             |                                                  |   |                   
|                                             |                                                  |   | March 31,          |          | March 31,
|                                             |                                                  |   | 2002               |          | 2001     
|                                             |                                                  |   |                    |          |          
|Net cash provided by operating activities    |                                                  | $ | 114,279            |          |           | $ | 227,479  |         
|                                            
|Cash flows provided by investing activities: |                                                  |   |                    |          |           |   |          |         
|                                             | Proceeds from sale of container rental equipment |   |                    | 131,105  |           |   |          | 120,751  |  
|                                            
|Cash flows used in financing activities:     |                                                  |   |                    |          |           |   |          |         
|                                             | Distribution to partners                         |   |                    | (263,389 | )         |   |          | (504,417 | )
|                                             |                                                  |   |                    |          |           |   |          |         
|                                            
|Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents    |                                                  |   | (18,005            | )        |           |   | (156,187 | )       
|                                            
|Cash and cash equivalents at January 1       |                                                  |   | 492,681            |          |           |   | 741,214  |         
|                                             |                                                  |   |                    |          |           |   |          |         
|                                            
|Cash and cash equivalents at March 31        |                                                  | $ | 474,676            |          |           | $ | 585,027  |         
|                                             |                                                  |   |                    |          |           |   |          |         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements



|(1) |  | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
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| | (a) |  | Nature of Operations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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| |     |  | IEA Income Fund IX, L.P. (the Partnership) is a limited partnership
organized under the laws of the State of California on June 8, 1988 for
the purpose of owning and leasing marine cargo containers worldwide to
ocean carriers. To this extent, the Partnerships operations are subject
to the fluctuations of world economic and political conditions. Such
factors may affect the pattern and levels of world trade. The
Partnership believes that the profitability of, and risks associated
with, leases to foreign customers is generally the same as those of
leases to domestic customers. The Partnerships leases generally require
all payments to be made in United States currency.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|
| |     |  | Cronos Capital Corp. (CCC) is the general partner and, with its
affiliate Cronos Containers Limited (the Leasing Company), manages the
business of the Partnership. CCC and the Leasing Company also manage the
container leasing business for other partnerships affiliated with CCC.
The Partnership shall continue until December 31, 2009, unless sooner
terminated upon the occurrence of certain events.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|
| |     |  | The Partnership commenced operations on December 5, 1988, when the
minimum subscription proceeds of $1,000,000 were obtained. The
Partnership offered 40,000 units of limited partnership interest at $500
per unit, or $20,000,000. The offering terminated on September 11, 1989,
at which time 33,992 limited partnership units had been sold.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|
| | (b) |  | Leasing Company and Leasing Agent Agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|
| |     |  | Pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership,
all authority to administer the business of the Partnership is vested in
CCC. A Leasing Agent Agreement exists between CCC and the Leasing
Company, whereby the Leasing Company has the responsibility to manage the
leasing operations of all equipment owned by the Partnership. Pursuant
to the Agreement, the Leasing Company is responsible for leasing,
managing and re-leasing the Partnerships containers to ocean carriers,
and has full discretion over which ocean carriers and suppliers of goods
and services it may deal with. The Leasing Agent Agreement permits the
Leasing Company to use the containers owned by the Partnership, together
with other containers owned or managed by the Leasing Company and its
affiliates, as part of a single fleet operated without regard to
ownership. Since the Leasing Agent Agreement meets the definition of an
operating lease in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No.
13, it is accounted for as a lease under which the Partnership is lessor
and the Leasing Company is lessee.
|
| |     |  | The Leasing Agent Agreement generally provides that the Leasing
Company will make payments to the Partnership based upon rentals
collected from ocean carriers after deducting direct operating expenses
and management fees to CCC. The Leasing Company leases containers to
ocean carriers, generally under operating leases which are either master
leases or term leases (mostly one to five years). Master leases do not
specify the exact number of containers to be leased or the term that each
container will remain on hire but allow the ocean carrier to pick up and
drop off containers at various locations, and rentals are based upon the
number of containers used and the applicable per-diem rate. Accordingly,
rentals under master leases are all variable and contingent upon the
number of containers used. Most containers are leased to ocean carriers
under master leases; leasing agreements with fixed payment terms are not
material to the financial statements. Since there are no material
minimum lease rentals, no disclosure of minimum lease rentals is provided
in these financial statements.  

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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements



| | (c) |  | Basis of Accounting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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| |     |  | The Partnership utilizes the accrual method of accounting. Net
lease revenue is recorded by the Partnership in each period based upon
its leasing agent agreement with the Leasing Company. Net lease revenue
is generally dependent upon operating lease rentals from operating lease
agreements between the Leasing Company and its various lessees, less
direct operating expenses and management fees due in respect of the
containers specified in each operating lease agreement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|
| | (d) |  | Container Rental Equipment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|
| |     |  | SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets, was adopted by the Partnership effective January 1, 2002,
without a significant impact on its financial statements. In accordance
with SFAS No. 144, container rental equipment is considered to be
impaired if the carrying value of the asset exceeds the expected future
cash flows from related operations (undiscounted and without interest
charges). If impairment is deemed to exist, the assets are written down
to fair value. Depreciation policies are also evaluated to determine
whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of
useful lives. Because the Partnership evaluates future cash flows and
potential impairment by container type rather than for each individual
container, future losses could result for individual container
dispositions due to various factors, including age, condition,
suitability for continued leasing, as well as the geographical location
of containers when disposed. There were no impairment charges to the
carrying value of container rental equipment for the three-month periods
ended March 31, 2002 and 2001.
|
| |     |  | Container rental equipment is depreciated using the straight-line basis.
Effective June 1, 2001, the estimated depreciable life was changed from a
twelve-year life to a fifteen-year life and the estimated salvage value
was changed from 30% to 10% of the original equipment cost. The effect
of these changes is an increase to depreciation expense of approximately
$113,000 from January 1 to March 31, 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|
| | (e) |  | Financial Statement Presentation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|
| |     |  | These financial statements have been prepared without audit. Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
procedures have been omitted. It is suggested that these financial
statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and
accompanying notes in the Partnerships latest annual report on Form
10-K.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|
| |     |  | The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP),
which requires the Partnership to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|
| |     |  | The interim financial statements presented herewith reflect all
adjustments of a normal recurring nature which are, in the opinion of
management, necessary to a fair statement of the financial condition and
results of operations for the interim periods presented. The results of
operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be expected for the full year.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements



|(2) |  | Net Lease Receivables Due from Leasing Company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|   
|    |  | Net lease receivables due from the Leasing Company are determined by
deducting direct operating payables and accrued expenses, base management
fees payable, and reimbursed administrative expenses payable to CCC and its
affiliates from the rental billings earned by the Leasing Company under
operating leases to ocean carriers for the containers owned by the
Partnership, as well as proceeds earned from container disposals. Net lease
receivables at March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 were as follows:

|                                               |  |           |         |              |  |   |         | 
|---------------------------------------------- |  | --------- | ------- | ------------ |  | - | ------- | 
|                                               |  | March 31, |         | December 31,
|                                               |  | 2002      |         | 2001        
|                                               |  |           |         |             
|Gross lease receivables                        |  | $         | 344,808 |              |  | $ | 281,929 | 
|Less:                                          |  |           |         |              |  |   |         | 
|Direct operating payables and accrued expenses |  |           | 219,897 |              |  |   | 170,872 | 
|Damage protection reserve                      |  |           | 7,841   |              |  |   | 8,276   | 
|Base management fees payable                   |  |           | 40,294  |              |  |   | 42,086  | 
|Reimbursed administrative expenses             |  |           | 2,621   |              |  |   | 3,761   | 
|Allowance for doubtful accounts                |  |           | 20,495  |              |  |   | 25,940  | 
|                                               |  |           |         |              |  |   |         | 
|Net lease receivables                          |  | $         | 53,660  |              |  | $ | 30,994  | 
|                                               |  |           |         |              |  |   |         | 



|(3) |  | Net Lease Revenue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|--- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   
|    |  | Net lease revenue is determined by deducting direct operating expenses, base
management fees and reimbursed administrative expenses to CCC from the
rental revenue earned by the Leasing Company under operating leases to ocean
carriers for the containers owned by the Partnership. Net lease revenue for
the three-month periods ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 was as follows:

|                                    |  |                    |         |           |  |   |         | 
|----------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------- | --------- |  | - | ------- | 
|                                    |  | Three Months Ended
|                                    |  |                   
|                                    |  | March 31,          |         | March 31,
|                                    |  | 2002               |         | 2001     
|                                    |  |                    |         |          
|Rental revenue (note 4)             |  | $                  | 183,431 |           |  | $ | 307,010 | 
|Less:                               |  |                    |         |           |  |   |         | 
|Rental equipment operating expenses |  |                    | 56,593  |           |  |   | 47,483  | 
|Base management fees                |  |                    | 12,853  |           |  |   | 21,429  | 
|Reimbursed administrative expenses  |  |                    | 10,805  |           |  |   | 14,372  | 
|                                    |  |                    |         |           |  |   |         | 
|Net lease revenue                   |  | $                  | 103,180 |           |  | $ | 223,726 | 
|                                    |  |                    |         |           |  |   |         | 

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IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements



|(4) |  | Operating Segment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|--- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   
|    |  | An operating segment is a component of an enterprise that engages in
business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses,
whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprises chief
operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated
to the segment and assess its performance, and about which separate
financial information is available. Management operates the Partnerships
container fleet as a homogenous unit and has determined that as such it has
a single reportable operating segment.
|   
|    |  | The Partnership derives its revenues from leasing marine dry cargo
containers. As of March 31, 2002, the Partnership operated 1,001
twenty-foot, 405 forty-foot and 706 forty-foot high-cube marine dry cargo
containers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|   
|    |  | Due to the Partnerships lack of information regarding the physical location
of its fleet of containers when on lease in the global shipping trade, it is
impracticable to provide the geographic area information.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|   
|(5) |  | New Accounting Pronouncements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|   
|    |  | In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No.
143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, which is effective for
all fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. This standard requires a
company to record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement
obligation in the period in which it is incurred, and a corresponding
increase in the carrying value of the related long-lived asset. The
Registrant is currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 143 will have on
its financial statements.            

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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

It is suggested that the following discussion be read in conjunction with the
Registrants most recent annual report on Form 10-K.

General

Pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant, all authority
to administer the business of the Registrant is vested in CCC. A Leasing Agent
Agreement exists between CCC and the Leasing Company, whereby the Leasing
Company has the responsibility to manage the leasing operations of all
equipment owned by the Registrant. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Leasing
Company is responsible for leasing, managing and re-leasing the Registrants
containers to ocean carriers, and has full discretion over which ocean carriers
and suppliers of goods and services it may deal with. The Leasing Agent
Agreement permits the Leasing Company to use the containers owned by the
Registrant, together with other containers owned or managed by the Leasing
Company and its affiliates, as part of a single fleet operated without regard
to ownership. At March 31, 2002, 44% of the original equipment remained in the
Registrants fleet, as compared to 48% at December 31, 2001. The following
chart summarizes the composition of the Registrants fleet (based on container
type) at March 31, 2002.

|                     |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |           |     |  |     |         |     | 
|-------------------- | --------------------- | -------- | --- | ------- | --- | ------- | --- | --------- | --- |  | --- | ------- | --- | 
|                     |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |           |     |  |     | 40-Foot
|                     |                       |          |     | 20-Foot |     | 40-Foot |     | High-Cube
|                     |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |          
|Containers on lease: |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |           |     |  |     |        
|                     | Term leases           |          |     | 502     |     |         |     | 202       |     |  |     | 173     |    
|                     | Master leases         |          |     | 299     |     |         |     | 59        |     |  |     | 317     |    
|                     |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |           |     |  |     |        
|                     |                       | Subtotal |     |         | 801 |         |     |           | 261 |  |     |         | 490 | 
|Containers off lease |                       |          | 200 |         |     |         | 144 |           |     |  | 216 |        
|                     |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |           |     |  |     |        
|                     | Total container fleet |          |     | 1,001   |     |         |     | 405       |     |  |     | 706     |    
|                     |                       |          |     |         |     |         |     |           |     |  |     |        

|                                  |                |  |         |       |         |  |           |    |   |  |       |     |   |  |     |    |   |  |         |     |  |  |     |    |  
|--------------------------------- | -------------- |  | ------- | ----- | ------- |  | --------- | -- | - |  | ----- | --- | - |  | --- | -- | - |  | ------- | --- |  |  | --- | -- | -
|                                  |                |  |         |       |         |  |           |    |   |  |       |     |   |  |     |    |   |  | 40-Foot
|                                  |                |  | 20-Foot |       | 40-Foot |  | High-Cube
|                                  |                |  |         |       |         |  |          
|                                  |                |  | Units   |       | %       |  | Units     |    | % |  | Units |     | %
|                                  |                |  |         |       |         |  |           |    |   |  |       |     |  
|Total purchases                   |                |  | 2,327   |       |         |  | 100       | %  |   |  | 799   |     |   |  | 100 | %  |   |  | 1,653   |     |  |  | 100 | % 
|                                  | Less disposals |  |         | 1,326 |         |  |           | 57 | % |  |       | 394 |   |  |     | 49 | % |  |         | 947 |  |  |     | 57 | %
|                                  |                |  |         |       |         |  |           |    |   |  |       |     |   |  |     |    |   |  |         |     |  |  |     |   
|Remaining fleet at March 31, 2002 |                |  | 1,001   |       |         |  | 43        | %  |   |  | 405   |     |   |  | 51  | %  |   |  | 706     |     |  |  | 43  | % 
|                                  |                |  |         |       |         |  |           |    |   |  |       |     |   |  |     |    |   |  |         |     |  |  |     |   

During 2001, demand for dry cargo containers was adversely affected by the
slowdown in the global economy resulting in an excess supply of containers in
many locations. As a result of increasing worldwide container inventories
during 2001, cautious forecasts for global economic recovery and a reduction in
the level of capital available for new production, the demand for new container
production declined. Accordingly, prices for new containers reached historic
lows, creating further downward pressure on lease per-diem rates and container
residual values.

At the end of 2001, the Registrant, CCC and the Leasing Company viewed this
slowdown in new container production as having positive short and long-term
effects for the container leasing industry. During the first quarter of 2002,
the reduction in the level of funding for new container production, as well as
a general improvement in the worlds economic climate, contributed to a decline
in the level of off-hire container inventories for both leasing companies and
shipping lines. During this period, the Registrant experienced an increase in
demand for its dry cargo containers. The average monthly utilization of the
Registrants dry cargo fleet increased from 71% in December 2001 to 73% in
March 2002. At April 30, 2002, utilization of the Registrants dry cargo fleet
had increased to approximately 76%. However, lease per-diem rates, which are influenced by new container prices and borrowing rates, remain depressed.
An improvement in lease per-diem rates is

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not expected until new container
prices increase to much higher levels. The Registrant, CCC and the Leasing
Company expect the demand for cargo containers to continue to strengthen into
the second quarter of 2002. The Leasing Company, on behalf of the Registrant,
will seek to exploit the improving demand by repositioning off-hire equipment
to locations of greatest demand and by pursuing leasing opportunities through
the Leasing Companys global marketing network. Continued improvement
throughout the latter part of 2002 will be dependent on the recovery and
sustained growth of the global economy.

Despite recent improvements in container leasing market conditions, the effect
of the slowdown in global economic conditions on the container leasing
industrys customers, the shipping lines, coupled with their acquisition of
new, larger container ships, have created a condition of excess shipping
capacity. The uncertainty over the financial strength of the shipping industry
appears to favor the larger more established shipping lines. The Registrant,
CCC and the Leasing Company continue to remain cautious, with the expectation
that some shipping lines, especially those involved with trans-Pacific trade,
may experience financial difficulty, insolvency, or consolidation and
ultimately influence the demand for leased containers. Although the ultimate
outcome, as well as its impact on the container leasing industry and the
Registrants results of operations is unknown, CCC, on behalf of the
Registrant, will work closely with the Leasing Company to monitor outstanding
receivables, collections, and credit exposure to various existing and new
customers.

The Registrants average fleet size and utilization rates for the three-month
periods ended March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2001 were as follows:

|                                                                    |  |                    |       |           |  |  |       |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ----- | --------- |  |  | ----- | -
|                                                                    |  | Three Months Ended
|                                                                    |  |                   
|                                                                    |  | March 31,          |       | March 31,
|                                                                    |  | 2002               |       | 2001     
|                                                                    |  |                    |       |          
|Average fleet size (measured in
twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU)) |  |                    | 3,412 |           |  |  | 4,188 |  
|Average utilization rates                                           |  |                    | 71    | %         |  |  | 79    | %

Average per-diem rental rates for 2002 decreased approximately 21%, when
compared to the same three-month period in the prior year.

The primary component of the Registrants results of operations is net lease
revenue. Net lease revenue is determined by deducting direct operating
expenses, management fees and reimbursed administrative expenses, from rental
revenues billed by the Leasing Company from the leasing of the Registrants
containers. Net lease revenue is directly related to the size, utilization and
per-diem rental rates of the Registrants fleet.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2002 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2001

Income (loss) from operationsfor the three months ended March 31, 2002 was a
loss of $90,177, as compared to income of $51,643 during the corresponding
period of 2001. The decrease was primarily due to a decline in net lease
revenue and a $24,116 increase in depreciation expense that resulted from a
change in the estimated life and salvage value of the containers.

Net lease revenueof $103,180 for the three months ended March 31, 2002 was
$120,546 lower than in the corresponding period of 2001. The decrease was due
to a $123,579 decline in gross rental revenue (a component of net lease
revenue) from the same period in 2001, as well as an increase in rental
equipment operating expenses of $9,110 from the same period in 2001.
Contributing to the increase in rental equipment operating expenses were
repositioning costs. Gross rental revenue was impacted by the Registrants
smaller fleet size, lower per-diem rental rates, and lower utilization rates.
Other components of net lease revenue, including reimbursed administrative
expenses and management fees, were lower by a combined $12,143 when compared to
the corresponding period in 2001, and partially offset the decline in gross
lease revenue.

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Depreciation expenseof $143,100 for the three-month period ended March 31,
2002, was $24,116 higher than the same period in 2001. Effective June 1, 2001,
the Registrant changed the estimated life of its rental container equipment
from an estimated 12 year life to a 15 year life, and its estimated salvage
value from 30% to 10% of original equipment cost. The effect of these changes
was an increase in depreciation expense of approximately $113,000 for the three
months ended March 31, 2002

Other general and administrative expenseswere $14,255 in the first quarter of
2002, a decrease of $7,234 or 34% when compared to the corresponding period of
2001. This decrease was primarily due to a reduction in legal fees and net
exchange rate losses.

Net loss on disposal of equipmentwas a result of the Registrant disposing of
186 containers during the three-month period ended March 31, 2002, as compared
to 144 containers during the same period in 2001. These disposals resulted in
a loss of $36,002 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2002, as compared
to a loss of $31,610 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2001. The
Registrant believes that the net loss on container disposals in the three-month
period ended March 31, 2002 was a result of various factors including the age,
condition, suitability for continued leasing, as well as the geographical
location of the containers when disposed. These factors will continue to
influence the decision to repair or dispose of a container when it is returned
by a lessee, as well as the amount of sales proceeds received and the related
gain or loss on container disposals. The level of the Registrants container
disposals in subsequent periods will also contribute to fluctuations in the net
gain or loss on disposals. There were no reductions to the carrying value of
container rental equipment during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2002
and 2001.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash from Operating Activities:Net cash provided by operating activities was
$114,279 and $227,479 during the first three months of 2002 and 2001,
respectively, primarily generated from the billing and collections of net lease
revenue.

Cash from Investing Activities:Net cash provided by investing activities
during the three-month periods ending March 31 2002 and 2001, included sales
proceeds generated from the sale of rental equipment of $131,105 and $120,751
respectively.

Cash from Financing Activities:Net cash used in financing activities was
$263,389 during the first three months of 2002 compared to $504,417 in the
corresponding period of 2001. These amounts represent distributions to the
Registrants general and limited partners. The Registrants continuing
container disposals, as well as current market conditions, should produce lower
operating results and, consequently, lower distributions to its partners in
subsequent periods. Sales proceeds distributed to its partners may fluctuate
in subsequent periods, reflecting the level of container disposals.

Capital Resources

Aside from the initial working capital reserve retained from the gross
subscription proceeds (equal to approximately 1% of such proceeds), the
Registrant relied primarily on container rental receipts to generate
distributions to its general and limited partners, as well as to finance
current operating needs. No credit lines are maintained to finance working
capital.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 143,
Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, which is effective for all
fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. This standard requires a company
to record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in
the period in which it is incurred, and a corresponding increase in the
carrying value of the related long-lived asset. The Registrant is currently
evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 143 will have on its financial statements.

Inflation

The Registrant believes inflation has not had a material adverse effect on the
results of its operations.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Exchange rate risk:Substantially all of the Registrants revenues are billed
and paid in US dollars and a significant portion of costs are billed and paid
in US dollars. Of the remaining costs, the majority are individually small,
unpredictable and incurred in various denominations and thus are not suitable
for cost effective hedging.

The Leasing Company may hedge a portion of the expenses that are predictable
and are principally in UK pounds sterling. As exchange rates are outside of the
control of the Registrant and Leasing Company, there can be no assurance that
such fluctuations will not adversely affect its results of operations and
financial condition.

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PART II  OTHER INFORMATION




Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K



|(a) |  | Exhibits
|--- |  | --------

|        |  |                                                                                                |  |                 
|------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------
|Exhibit |  |                                                                                                |  |                 
|No.     |  | Description                                                                                    |  | Method of Filing
|        |  |                                                                                                |  |                 
|3(a)    |  | Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant,
amended and restated as of September 12, 1988 |  | *               
|        |  |                                                                                                |  |                 
|3(b)    |  | Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Registrant                                           |  | **              



|(b) |  | Reports on Form 8-K                                                                         
|--- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   
|    |  | No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Registrant during the quarter ended
March 31, 2002.



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|*  |  | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Prospectus of the
Registrant dated September 12, 1988, included as part of Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-23321)
|-- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|  
|  
|  
|  
|** |  | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (No. 33-23321)                                                                           

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

| |  |                          |  |                                                                                                                                   
| |  | ------------------------ |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |  | IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.
| |  |                          |  |                                                                                                                                   
| |  | By                       |  | Cronos Capital Corp.
The General Partner
/s/ Dennis J. Tietz                                                                      
| |  |                          |  |                                                                                                                                   
| |  |                          |  | Dennis J. Tietz
President and Director of Cronos Capital Corp. (CCC)
Principal Executive Officer of CCC                         
| |  | By                       |  | /s/ John Kallas                                                                                                                   
| |  |                          |  |                                                                                                                                   
| |  |                          |  | John Kallas
Chief Financial Officer and
Director of Cronos Capital Corp. (CCC)
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of CCC

Date: May 10, 2002

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EXHIBIT INDEX

|        |  |                                                                                                |  |                 
|------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------
|Exhibit |  |                                                                                                |  |                 
|No.     |  | Description                                                                                    |  | Method of Filing
|        |  |                                                                                                |  |                 
|3(a)    |  | Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant,
amended and restated as of September 12, 1988 |  | *               
|        |  |                                                                                                |  |                 
|3(b)    |  | Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Registrant                                           |  | **              



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|*  |  | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Prospectus of the
Registrant dated September 12, 1988, included as part of Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-23321)
|-- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|  
|  
|  
|  
|** |  | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (No. 33-23321)                                                                           

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