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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Douglas
Model
DC-8-62
Year
1987
Serial number
45987
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
AAF0CF
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
1987 – 2004Abx Air INCWilmington, OH
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 (1)
Incident · minor damage
Dec 31, 1996 · Orlando, FL
The failure of the captain to center the rudder and close all engine throttles during an aborted takeoff resulting in an uncontrolled turn to the right due to nose wheel steering through the rudder pedals and asymmetric engine thrust. A factor in the incident was failure of operator maintenance personnel to properly service the nose landing gear strut resulting in an over extended strut and the…
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 (29)
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.
Landing gear · pin · damagedSep 29, 2000
GEAR UPLATCH CHECK FAILED. RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR INDICATED UNLATCHED. PERFORMED ALTERNATE PROCEDURE, RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. CONTINUED FLIGHT AT RESTRICTED SPEED IAW DC8 OPS MANUAL. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR HINGE PINS. PERFORMED MAIN GEAR DOOR ADJUST/TEST IAW DC8 MM 32-12-01, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Hydraulic power · line · leakingJul 27, 2000
SLOW LOSS OF HYDRAULICS OBSERVED ON HYDRAULIC QUANTITY GAUGE. NEEDLE WENT FROM FULL TO HALFWAY BETWEEN N AND STANDPIPE. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE LINE AND RESEALED PUMP FITTING AT PUMP. SERVICED HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR. PERFORMED GROUND RUN AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · sensor · malfunctionedMar 28, 2000
AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED AFTER T/O, THE NOT LATCHED LIGHT STAYED ON. GEAR HANDLE SELECTED TO UPLATCH CHECK POSITION GEAR STAYED UP AND NOT LATCHED LIGHTS STAYED ON. CHECKED LANDING GEAR DOOR AND GEAR LATCHING SELECTOR AND RIGHT GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT CAME ON. CYCLED GEAR BUT NOT LATCHED LIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Landing gear · cable · contaminatedMar 17, 2000
ON GEAR EXTENTION AT SAN, THE GEAR HANDLE WAS VERY HARD TO EXTEND PAST THE MIDPOINT. DID NOT GET THREE GREEN LIGHTS. RECYCLED GEAR, LIGHTS OK. PERFORMED GEAR SWING IAW DC9 MM 32-31-00. ALL GEAR DOORS FAIRED AND ALL GEAR INDICATION WAS NORMAL. SUSPECT ICE ON CABLES CAUSED BINDING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · switch · malfunctionedJan 5, 2000
GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON DURING APPROACH. ACCOMPLISHED GO-AROUND, RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. CLEANED SWITCHES AND LUBRICATED GEAR. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Wings · skin · crackedAug 9, 1999
LEFT WING UPPER INBOARD AFT SKIN PANEL HAD CRACK ABOVE REAR SPAR AT STATION XCW 69.5. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 AND ABX REA D857-31961MR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Wings · skin · crackedAug 9, 1999
RIGHT WING UPPER INBOARD AFT SKIN PANEL CRACKED ABOVE REAR SPAR AT STATION XCW 69.5. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 AND ABX REA D857-31961MR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Wings · skin · crackedAug 9, 1999
LEFT WING UPPER INBOARD AFT SKIN PANEL HAD A CRACK ABOVE REAR SPAR AT STATION XCW 69.5. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-31961MR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Wings · skin · crackedAug 9, 1999
RIGHT WING UPPER INBOARD AFT SKIN PANEL HAD CRACK ABOVE REAR SPAR AT STATION XCW 69.5. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-31961MR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · frame · crackedAug 4, 1999
CHANNEL FRAME CRACKED AT STATION 1114.5 FRAME AT NR 3 CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-31931MR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.