N701UP1968 Douglas DC-8-71F
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 1, 2010.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched283 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Last registered owner
- United Parcel Service Co
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Louisville, KY
- Certificate issued
- Jun 18, 1985
- Canceled
- Apr 1, 2010
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 20, 1985
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-8-71F
- Year
- 1968
- Serial number
- 45938
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 152
- Engines
- 4
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- 4A25
- Mode S code
- A95A15
Engine
- Make and model
- Cfm Intl. Cfm56 Series
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- Power
- 2200 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1985 – 2010United Parcel Service CoLouisville, KY
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 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 (283)
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.
- Lights · wire · brokenOct 9, 2008
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT ILLUMINATE THE AMBER LIGHT WHEN SWITCH IS IN THE DISARM POSITION. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK. REPAIRED AS REQUIRED AND TESTED PER M/M 33-50-02-2. OK FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · inoperativeJun 19, 2008
MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE INOP 378344. REMOVED MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE AND ROUTED TO S/M. RIVET INSTALLED ON LOOSE BRACKET SRM 51-1-21 AND FWD ENTRY SLIDE REINSTALLED IAW MM 25- 60-01-2. THIS CLEARS M378344.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · indicator · damagedJan 17, 2008
ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE UNREADABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ESCAPE SLIDE PER MM 25-60-01. OPS CKD, SLIDE GIRT BAR INSTALLED. THIS CLOSES DEFERRAL M367121.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Equipment and furnishings · indicator · out of positionJan 12, 2008
ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE GAUGE UNREADABLE, TOO LOW IN SIGHT WINDOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE CONTAINER PER DC8 AMM 25-60-01-2
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · control valve · leakingJul 28, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A DURING DESCENT INTO SDF THE CREW RECEIVED AN AILERON LIGHT MESSAGE & BEGAN LOSING HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE CREW LATER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. REMOVED AND REPLACED WING SLOT CONTROL VALVE WHILE RIGHT MANIFOLD WAS REMOVED IN REF TO AMM 27-80-04-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · girt bar · unknownJul 25, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A CAN'T STOW GIRT BAR ON ESCAPE SLIDE. STOWED GIRT BAR ON SLIDE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · out of positionJun 16, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE UNREADABLE. REPOSITION SLIDE INSIDE OF COVER.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · no testMay 13, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTS WON'T TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY AND RELAY UNIT PER MM 33-50-01-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Power plant · engine · flamed outMay 8, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:AS-E AT FLIGHT LEVEL 360 NR 3 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. RAN FLAME OUT CHECKLIST & RESTART IN FLIGHT CHECKLIST WHILE DESCENDING TO FLIGHT LEVEL 240 RESTART SUCCESSFUL OPERATED NORMALLY REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. PERFORMED ENGINE FLAME-OUT T/S REF MM 71-00-00-1 FIG 139. NO SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · web · crackedFeb 20, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:C3 NR 2 MAIN TANK THRU PNL 506C WEB IS CRACKED FWD OF CTR/SPAR XRS -6. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT NR 2 MAIN TANK WEB AT STA XRS -6 IAW SRM 57-02-00 FIG 002. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT NR 2 MAIN TANK WEB AT STA XRS -6 IAW SRM 57-02-00 FIG 002A, AND SRM 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 283 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026