Aircraft record

N803DHDouglas DC-8-73

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (minor damage, Jan 2010)No ADs since 1998 matched571 service difficulty reports

Registration: Valid; expires Sep 30, 2030
Based in: Kingman, AZ; owner city / state
Engine: CFM56 SERIES · 2200 hp; Cfm Intl.
Owners: 1; since 2023
NTSB events: 1; minor, 2010
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 571; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 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 8, 1994

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: 46123
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: AAED55

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

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 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Incident · minor damage

Jan 7, 2010 · Cincinnati (Cvg), OH

Failure of the NLG cylinder occurred by intergranular rupture; coincidental to a chrome plating crack. The failure origin occurred along the inner surface of the cylinder and then propagated by stress corrosion cracking to the outer surface. A secondary crack with the same features as the primary crack was found diagonal to the primary crack. Both cracks initiated by intergranular cracking due…

Damage: Minor
Injuries: None
Report: ENG10IA016

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ENG10IA016)

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 (571)

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 · blade · missingJan 31, 2012
NR 1 ENGINE FAILED WHEN ENCOUNTER OF CAT AT FL 370 OCCURED. PERFORMED ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST AND INFLIGHT AIRSTART ABNORMAL PROCEDURE AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE. ENGINE MOTORED FROM 0406 TO 0629. OIL PRESSURE AT FAILURE NORMAL, IN CRUISE 10 PSI. FUEL ADDED TO ENGINE EVERY HOUR IAW ABNORMAL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fire protection · fire detector · malfunctionedJan 6, 2012
NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING, PHASE ONES COMPLETED & ENGINE CHECKLIST, FIRED BOTTLE, LIGHT WENT OUT. OIL PRESSURE WAS POSITIVE. ACFT DIVERTED, ACFT WAS GROUNDED. INSPECTED ENGINE IAW MM 72-00-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED ENGINE FOR EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FIRE IAW MM 72-00-00, . NO DEFECTS FOUND. R &…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Lights · battery pack · failedSep 12, 2010
EMERGENCY BATTERY WILL NOT TEST EXIT LIGHTS. ACFT WAS GROUNDED. R & R EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT RACK ASSY. OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 33-50-01.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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Fuselage · skin · corrodedJul 20, 2010
NOSE SECTION LWR PLATING SHOWS CORROSION FS 12.000 L-36 PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 SHEET 3,4,23,24. TR 53-203 DATED 01-21-08. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA + FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER INTERNAL FINGER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · splice · crackedJul 8, 2010
FUS TAIL SECTION.- SPLICE FITTING CRACKED 1" STA 1766.00 L-17L PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1. REMOVED CRACKED END FITTING IAW SRM 51-3-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-21. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-11, 51-3-0, 51-3-1, AND 51-1-21.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · doubler · crackedJul 8, 2010
NOSE SECTION ACCESS DOOR 2 INTERNAL DOUBLER CRACKED STA-156.0000. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW EVA D853-00350, REV IR DATED 07-15-10. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR IAW SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-1-21. VISUALLY INSPECTED REWORKED AREA. NO CRACK, NO CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED INTERNAL DOUBLER SEGMENT& NEW…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Wings · skin · wornJul 8, 2010
RIGHT INBD AILERON UPPER PLATING WORN STA XA 474.000 PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 57-8-1 FIG 1. REMOVED WORN PLATING IAW SRM 57-1-0, SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PLATING (AL2024T3 0.040") IAW SRM 57-8-1 FIG. 1 ITEM "E". CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + NEW PLATING INNER FACE IAW SRM 51-1-8B.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · longeron fitting · crackedJul 8, 2010
LONGERON END FITTING BATHTUB FITTING CRACK 2.5" STA 902.125, L-5L. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0, PG 1. REMOVED CRACKED BATHTUB FITTING IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW BATHTUB FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-23, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · longeron fitting · crackedJul 8, 2010
LONGERON END FITTING BATHTUB FITTING CRACK 3.5" STA 902.125, L-4L PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-1-0, PG 1. REMOVED CRACKED BATHTUB FITTING IAW SRM 53-1-0 PG 1, SRM 51-1-20D. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW BATHTUB FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-23, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · skin · corrodedJul 8, 2010
SKIN CORRODED STA 520.000 L34R PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8100-9 DATED 07-16-10, EVA D853-00356 REV IR DATED 07-27-10. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER & REPAIR TRIPLER & FILLER IAW MFG…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 571 reports.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 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

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