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N802DHDouglas DC-8-73

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched510 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Sep 30, 2030
Based in
Kingman, AZ
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2023
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
510
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026
Registered owner
Heavylift Cargo Airlines INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Kingman, AZ
Certificate issued
Sep 20, 2023
Expires
Sep 30, 2030
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Mar 17, 2000

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Douglas
Model
DC-8-73
Serial number
46076
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
AAE99E

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
  1. 2023 – nowHeavylift Cargo Airlines INCKingman, AZ · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB 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 (510)

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.

  • Stabilizers · skin · corrodedMar 26, 2010

    (SPUY) DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, VERT STAB - CORROSION BETWEEN SKIN AND BEADED DOUBLER (STA ZR 153.000 - 281.963).

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Structures (general) · unknown · unknownMar 26, 2010

    (SPUY) DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, R & R EXISTING REPAIR LOCATED FS 1180.000- 1200.000, L36 WITH A REPAIR IAW APPROVED DATA (SRM) LIST ANY AND ALL REINSPECTIONS ON THE NON-ROUTINE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Exhaust · frame · wornMar 26, 2010

    (SPUY) DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, NR 2 ENGINE. T/R FIXED STRUCTURE FRAME WORN, STA YN 203.000 AT 5 O`CLOCK POSITION RT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Exhaust · frame · wornMar 26, 2010

    (SPUY) DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, NR 3 ENG LT T/R FIXED STRUCTURE FRAME WORN, STA YN 203.000 AT 7 O`CLOCK POS.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · frame · corrodedMar 18, 2010

    AFT CARGO BAY FRAME CAP SHOWS MISDRILLED HOLES & CORROSION DAMAGE BS 1180.000 L32L-32R. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FORM 8110-3, DATED 04-23-10, EVA D853-00325, REV 01, DATED 04-15-10. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. REMOVED FASTENERS & CUT OUT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Flight controls · cable · brokenMar 16, 2010

    RT AILERON BUS CABLE PN 3763151-501 BROKEN JUST OTBD OF THE RT INBD AILERON. FOUND LT AILERON WAS INOPERATIVE; THEREFORE PLACING HIGH TENSION ON THE BUS CABLE. WE ARE QUARANTINING THE ACTUATOR AND CABLE ASSY UNTIL FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Stabilizers · skin · corrodedMar 10, 2010

    VERT STAB-CORROSION BETWEEN SKIN AND BEADED DOUBLER STA ZR 253.000-281-963. RESOLUTION PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 55-5-1, FIG 1. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-20. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 55-2-0 FIG 6. REMOVED PLATING BEADED DOUBLER IAW SRM 55-1-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0.…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · support fitting · crackedMar 8, 2010

    LT OTBD FLAP HINGE SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED 1" STA 339.000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SB 27-249 DATED 05-29-74 REV IR JULY 15-93, DWG NR 5894377. REMOVED OTBD FLAP HINGE SUPPORT FITTING IAW SRM 57-1-0, PG 1, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D SRM 51-3-0. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B.…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Doors · pin · crackedMar 7, 2010

    CARGO DOOR FITTING LATCH PIN CRACKED 1". RESOLUTION: PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 52-1-0, PG 1. REMOVED FITTING ASSY CORNER IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-0. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW FITTING ASSY CORNER IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1, SRM 51-3-0, SRM…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Exhaust · frame · wornMar 6, 2010

    NR 4 ENG RT T/R FIXED STRUCTURE FRAME WORN STA YN 206.000 AT 5 O'CLOCK POS PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 04-16-10, EVA D878-00309 REV IR DATED 03-31-10. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND FABRICATED NEW FRAME IAW SMN DWG ED-5106. NDT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 510 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

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