N8042U1964 Douglas DC-8F-54
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 27, 2016.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched4 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Zantop International Airlines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Ypsilanti, MI
- Certificate issued
- Mar 27, 1991
- Canceled
- Dec 27, 2016
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 2, 1964
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-8F-54
- Year
- 1964
- Serial number
- 45676
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 152
- Engines
- 4
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- AAF36A
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt3d-3&3b
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- Power
- 18,000 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1991 – 2016Zantop International Airlines INCYpsilanti, MI
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (4)
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.
- Air conditioning and pressurization · connector · failedJul 26, 1997
DAY - ON TAXI OUT, CREW REPORTS NR 3 AND NR 4 CABIN COMPRESSOR OVERSPEED TEST INOPERATIVE, RETURNED TO BLOCKS. FOUND FAULTY CONNECTION AT CABIN COMPRESSOR RPM INDICATOR TO CONNECTOR PLUG. CLEANED AND RESEATED CONNECTOR PLUG AND INDICATOR RECEPTICLE TO RESTORE CONNECTION. GROUND CHECKED NORMAL. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · detection loop · chafedMay 16, 1996
HUF - DURING CLIMB-OUT, SHUT DOWN NR 4 ENGINE DUE TO FIRE WARNING INDICATION. VISUALLY INSPECTED, FOUND UPPER DETECTION LOOP CHAFED. REPLACED DETECTION LOOP. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · fire warning · activatedMay 9, 1996
LAX - DURING CLIMB-OUT, SHUT DOWN NR 4 ENGINE DUE TO FIRE WARNING INDICATION. VISUALLY INSPECTED, OHM'D AND CHECKED FIRE DETECTION LOOPS FOR SHORTS. ALL CHECKS FOUND SATISFACTORY. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Exhaust · tr seq valve · leakingMay 9, 1996
HUF - DURING CRUISE, SHUT DOWN NR 4 ENGINE DUE TO FIRE WARNING INDICATION. FOUND THRUST REVERSER SEQUENCE VALVE LEAKING AND BLOWING HOT AIR ON THE FIRE DETECTION LOOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEQUENCE VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026