N718UP1968 Douglas DC-8-71F
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Sep 15, 2014.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched335 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Aersale INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Coral Gables, FL
- Certificate issued
- May 20, 2010
- Canceled
- Sep 15, 2014
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 10, 1987
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
- 46018
- 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
- A99B95
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- 2010 – 2014Aersale INCCoral Gables, FL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 (335)
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.
- Wings · skin · gougedMay 15, 2009
INSPECTION TYPE:SV SURVEY SEQ 718-W3-25 REPAIR DOUBLER GOUGED LT WING I/B FLAP. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER TIMCO REO-G12765 REV A AND EO DC8-5720-33327-A
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · seat track · brokenMay 15, 2009
INSPECTION TYPE:SV SEAT TRACK AT STA 140 LBL 60 TOP FLANGE BROKEN OFF 3 EACH PLACES. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER DC8 SRM 53-2-3 FIG 8A SHT 1.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · skin · misrepairedMay 15, 2009
INSPECTION TYPE:SV SURVEY SEQ 718-S2-01 RT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN REPAIR AT STA XE 200 DOESN’T CORRELATE TO SRM. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER TIMCO REO-G12769 REV A AND EO DC8-5520-33403-A
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · door frame · crackedMay 15, 2009
INSPECTION TYPE:SV VALIDATE REPAIR NUMBER EFN 71819941030, ORIGINAL NO ROUTINE NUMBER 1966 28. LOCATION WEB AT TOP AFT END OF PAX DOOR FRAME HAS DOUBLE DRILLED HOLES AND IS CRACKED. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER SRM 52-2-0 FIG 4 SHT 3, AND 52-2-0 FIG 2 SHT 4.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · misrepairedMay 8, 2009
INSPECTION TYPE:SV SURVEY SEQ 718-F1-72 RT EXTERNAL FUSELAGE AT STA 62 L18R-L19R HAS A FL FLUSH REPAIR THAT DOES NOT CORRELATE TO A SRM. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER DC8 SRM 53-02-1 REV 78 FIG 7 SHT 11.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · cutApr 29, 2009
INSPECTION TYPE:SV SS NR 718-W4-16, WHEN REPAIR DOUBLER WAS REMOVED FOUND A CUT OUT IN LOWER SKIN OF RT CTR L/E OF THE WING, 12 INCHES LONG AND 3.75 WIDE, STA XFS 425. REPAIRED PER TIMCO REO-G12804 REV A, AND PER UPS EO NR DC8-5730-33497-A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · doubler · gougedApr 9, 2009
INSPECTION TYPE:SV "A" PIT DOOR AT FS 300 UPPER INTERNAL EDGE HAS A GOUGED DOUBLER. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOUBLER PER DC8 SRM 52-2-0 FIG 4 SHT 3.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · misrepairedMar 22, 2009
INSPECTION TYPE:SV SS NR 718-F1-27, REPAIR DOES NOT CORRELATE TO A SRM, EXT FUS PLATING FS 1591, L14L-L15L. REMOVED AND REPLACED REPAIR PER TIMCO REO-G12766 REV A, AND UPS EO NR 53 30-33486-A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · structure · misrepairedMar 22, 2009
INSPECTION TYPE:SV SS 718-F1-02, DOES NOT CORRELATE TO A SRM. EXT DOUBLER .071, LOCAL THICKNESS .050. FS -11 TO FS 7. REPAIRED PER DC8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 SHT 21, TR 53-203, REV 78.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · structure · misrepairedMar 20, 2009
INSPECTION TYPE:SV SS 718-F1-22 REPAIR DOUBLER DOES NOT CORRELATE TO A SRM REPAIR. DOUBLER MADE OUT OF STEEL FS 1282.5-1293.75. REPAIRED PER TIMCO REO-G12321 REV B, AND UPS EO DC8-5330-33523A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 335 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026