N730UP1968 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 matched265 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 21, 1989
- Canceled
- Mar 30, 2010
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 28, 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
- 1968
- Serial number
- 46030
- 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
- A9CCDB
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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (265)
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.
- Engine · engine · malfunctionedMar 19, 2008
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A BTB - NR 4 ENGINE TAIL PIPE FIRE; FUEL LEAK. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE PER TASK CARD 9071-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeFeb 28, 2008
FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IAW 33-50-01-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · structure · damagedJul 28, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A HOLE IN FLOOR PIT 31 STA 320. C/W INTERIM REPAIR REF EO DC8-5320-8724 APPX C, PERMANENT REPAIR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Equipment and furnishings · indicator · out of positionNov 3, 2006
ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE GAUGE CAN NOT BE SEEN. REPACKED CHUTE. CK'S OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · dislodgedOct 28, 2006
ESCAPE SLIDE FELL OUT OF CABIN EXIT DOOR. REINSTALLED ESCAPE SLIDE PER DC8 AMM REF 25-60-01-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · stringer clip · crackedMay 6, 2006
INSPECTION TYPE:C3 NR 2 MAIN TANK INSIDE FUEL PANEL 506C HAS CRACKED CLIP ON STRINGER 65. REMOVED CRACKED CLIP IN NR 2 MAIN TANK STRINGER 65 IAW SRM 51-1-20D, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT CLIP IN NR 2 MAIN TANK STRINGER 65 IAW DWG 4613090, AND SRM 51-3-2, AND SRM 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · door frame · crackedApr 18, 2006
HFEC AND VISUAL INSP DETECTED A .250" CRACK ON THE C-4 (D PIT) UPPER FWD JAMB CORNER.CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT UPPER FWD JAMB CORNER STA 1400 IAW SRM 53-02-00 FIG 21. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, REPAIR TRIPLER, AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-02-00 FIG 21, 51-1-8, AND SRM 51-01-26
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedApr 18, 2006
REPLACE LWR BELLY SKIN FROM STA 190 TO 450 DUE TO CORROSION AND EXISTING NON STANDARD REPAIRS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUSE LWR BELLY SKIN STA 190 TO 450 AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER AT STA 360-450.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedApr 18, 2006
HFEC AND VISUAL INSP DETECTED A .250" CRACK ON THE RT FWD T-1 DOOR AFT JAMB CORNER. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA ON RT FWD T-1 DOOR AFT DOOR JAMB IAW SAA EA 008-5320-01-A0156. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR, 1 FILLER, -2 DOUBLER, AND -3 TRIPLER IAW UPS EO DC8-5330-24205-A, SAA EA NR 008-5320-01-A0156…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedApr 16, 2006
CORROSION FOUND ON SKIN AND FASTENERS UNDER FWD ADF LOOP ANTENNA. CUTOUT CORROSION FROM SKIN UNDER ADF LOOP ANTENNA IAW SRM 51-06-08. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FOUR FINGER DOUBLERS, AND REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-02-01 FIG 7, 51-1-26, AND SRM 51-1-8.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 265 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