N57FB1963 Douglas DC-8F-54
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 4, 2013.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched17 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Great Southwest Aviation
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Roswell, NM
- Certificate issued
- Apr 21, 2006
- Canceled
- Nov 4, 2013
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 12, 1979
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-8F-54
- Year
- 1963
- Serial number
- 45669
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 152
- Engines
- 4
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A74C8F
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt3d-3&3b
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- Power
- 18,000 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- 2006 – 2013Great Southwest AviationRoswell, NM
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.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (17)
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 · hydraulic line · leakingJan 18, 2001
DURING DESCENT AT THE INITIAL PHASE OF THE APPROACH LOSS HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PRESSURE. INITIATED PHASE I AND ABNORMAL IAW PROCEDURES. AFTER CLEARING THE ACTIVE DURING TAXI, LOSS HYDRAULIC BRAKE PRESSURE. AIR BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED. FOUND PRESSURE LINE TO ENGINE NR 2 HYDRAULIC PUMP LEAKING. REMOVED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · pin · brokenNov 3, 2000
FLIGHT LEAVING OUT OF MIA TO KM, WHEN LANDING GEAR SELECTED UP; CREW HEARD LOUD BANG IN AFT AIRCRAFT; FOLLOWED BY UNSAFE RED GEAR LIGHT AND LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. FOUNDED LT MAIN GEAR RETRACTING ACTUATOR BROKEN PIN. DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE LT RETRACT PIN IN THE MLG SHOCK STRUT CYLINDER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · skin · corrodedOct 23, 2000
DURING B CHECK INSPECTION FOUND THE FOLLOWING:CORRODED C3 CARGO DOOR LOWER EDGE OUTER SKIN BETWEEN BS 1130 AND BS 1160. REPAIRED CORROSION CRACK IAW DRAWING AS1121-IR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · longeron · corrodedOct 23, 2000
DURING B CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND THE FOLLOWING: CORROSION CRACK AT LONGERON L-24 BETWEEN FS 960 AND 980. REPAIRED CORROSION CRACK IAW BOEING MESSAGE INW-LIM-00-00142H.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · panel · corrodedOct 23, 2000
DURING B CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND THE FOLLOWING: CORROSION ON LT WING UPPER INNER WING L/E SLANT PANEL. REPAIR CORROSION CRACK IAW EO 0010181.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · corrodedNov 11, 1999
DURING B-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND THE FOLLOWING: 4.5 INCH CRACK IN RIGHT INBOARD FORWARD LOWER WING SKIN AT STA XRS 210 BETWEEN 66 AND 67. REPAIRED CRACK IAW BOEING SERVICE ENGINEERING ROD SKETCH 99-08-13 AND SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 35, FINE AIRLINES EA G5730-02:00. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · switch · failedJan 13, 1999
DURING CRUISE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CYCLED GEAR AND RECEIVED THREE GREEN LIGHTS FOR LANDING GEAR. LANDED AT MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. GROUND INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR NOT FULLY CLOSED. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT DOOR MICROSWITCHES, LUBED DOOR UPLATCH MECHANISM AND PULLEY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floorbeam · corrodedNov 11, 1998
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND THE FOLLOWING: FLOORBEAM CORRROSION DAMAGE AT STA FS 820 - FS 859, LEFT. REPAIRED CORROSION DAMAGE IAW FINE AIRLINES EO 9810161. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floorbeam · corrodedNov 11, 1998
DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND THE FOLLOWING: FLOORBEAM CORRROSION DAMAGE AT STA FS 940. REPAIRED CORROSION DAMAGE IAW FINE AIRLINES EO 9810211. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · link · brokenJan 14, 1998
AFTER TAKEOFF SJU, EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AND NOISE IN NOSE WHEEL WELL AREA. RETURNED TO SJU AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN AND DOOR LINK BROKEN. REPLACED DOOR LINK AND DOOR OP CHECKED NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 17 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