N779UP1968 Douglas DC-8-71F
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 20, 2010.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched153 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
- May 9, 1988
- Canceled
- May 20, 2010
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 21, 1988
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
- 45979
- 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
- AA8C46
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- 1988 – 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 (153)
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.
- Fuselage · fitting · corrodedOct 25, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 300 BETWEEN LONG 35L TO 36 BATHTUB FITTING IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 3755822, AND SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · strap · crackedOct 25, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE: C2, RT WING HAS A CRACKED LONGERON 64 END FITTING-STRAP, AND LOWER SPAR IS CRACKED 1/2 INCH FROM EDGE OF SPAR TO FASTENER HOLE AT XRS 450. NDT VERIFIED 1/2 INCH CRACK AT XRS 450 FROM EDGE OF SPAR TO FASTENER HOLE, REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT STRAP IAW DWG.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedOct 22, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STATION 1040-1050 LONGERON 31L SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 3750257, AND SRM 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · longeron · corrodedOct 22, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 300-305 LONGERON 35R IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTION BETWEEN STA 290 TO 330 AT LONG 35R IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · corrodedOct 22, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 300-305 LONG 35L IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED LONGERON 35L SECTION BETWEEN STA 290 TO 330 IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · corrodedOct 21, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 300 BETWEEN LONG 33L TO 34L BATHTUB FITTING IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 3755822, AND SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · corrodedOct 21, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 320 BETWEEN LONG 33L TO 34L BATHTUB FITTING IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 3755822, AND SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedOct 21, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 70 LONG 22L END FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 4611159, AND SRM 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · corrodedOct 16, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 AFT ACCY COMPARTMENT LONG 33L CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS BETWEEN STATION 1540 TO 1545. REMOVED LONGERON SECTION FROM STA 1515 TO 1550 AT LONG 33L, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SECTION AND SPLICES IAW SRM 53-2-2, FIG 10, 53-4-1 FIG 43.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · fitting · crackedOct 15, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER PLANK FITTING IS CRACKED AT XFS 46. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 3701427, AND SRM 51-1-21.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 153 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