N708UP1969 Douglas DC-8-71F
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 30, 2010.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched243 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Last registered owner
- United Parcel Service Co
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Louisville, KY
- Certificate issued
- Aug 14, 1989
- Canceled
- Mar 30, 2010
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 10, 1990
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
- 1969
- Serial number
- 46048
- 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
- A97416
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- 1989 – 2010United Parcel Service CoLouisville, KY
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 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 (243)
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.
- Equipment and furnishings · slide · out of positionFeb 18, 2008
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE GAUGE NOT VISIBLE. REMOVED EVACUATION SLIDE AND CONTAINER PER MM 25-60-01-2. REPOSITIONED SLIDE IN CONTAINER AND INSTALLED PER MM 25-60-01-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · out of positionFeb 12, 2008
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A CREW REPORTED THAT THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE GIRT BAR WILL NOT LOCK IN TO FLOOR WITH DOOR CLOSED. REPACKED MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE IAW MM 25-60, OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · bracket · brokenFeb 11, 2008
EVAC SLIDE PSI AND EXPIRATION ILLEGIBLE FROM INSPECTION WINDOW. EVAC SLIDE COVER LATCH BRACKET IS BROKEN. SLIDE COVER REMOVED AND ROUTED FOR REPAIR INSTALLED LATCH AS REQUIRED PER SRM 51-01-21A. REINSTALLED SLIDE INSIDE COVER AND ON TO AIRCRAFT, REF MM 25-60-01-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Wings · skin · gougedFeb 10, 2008
RIGHT INBOARD T/E FLAP LOWER SURFACE DENT AT INBOARD LOCATION. MEASURE DENT AT 1 1/4 BY 1 3/4 .063 DEEP. FOUND .015 GOUGE IN DENT AND BLENDED TO .019 DEEP. REMOVED DAMAGE PER SRM 57-02-05. VERIFIED DAMAGED REMOVED. OK TO INSTALL DOUBLER. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND COMPLETED REPAIR PER SRM 57-02.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · lamp · inoperativeDec 16, 2007
ONE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN COCKPIT INOP. RELAMPED COCKPIT DOME LIGHT IAW DC8 MM 33-50-02-2. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · dislodgedDec 10, 2007
ENTRY DOOR OPENED FROM OUTSIDE A/C BY LOAD SUP. SLIDE FELL OUT OF PACK, DID NOT INFLATE. REINSTALLED SLIDE AS REQUIRED IAW MM 25-60-01-2
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · smokeNov 7, 2007
HAD LIGHT ODOR OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. F/E PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT. APPEARS TO BE A 5 AMP FUSE HAS BLOWN ON F/E PANEL DID NOT REPLACE IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED F/E PANEL LIGHT. FUSE 5 IAW MM 33-13-00-5. OPS CHKS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · out of positionOct 18, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ESCAPE SLIDE NOT PROPERLY STOWED. REPACK ESCAPE SLIDE, OK FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedAug 8, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK PER MM 33-50-01. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · unknown · unknownJun 18, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN PERFORMING TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AND RELAY UNIT AND TESTED IAW 33-50-01-2. TESTS OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 243 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026