N804UP1968 Douglas DC-8-73F
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 7, 2010.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched146 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- United Parcel Service Co
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Louisville, KY
- Certificate issued
- Mar 10, 1983
- Canceled
- Jul 7, 2010
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 25, 1968
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-8-73F
- Year
- 1968
- Serial number
- 46004
- 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
- AAF289
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- 1983 – 2010United Parcel Service CoLouisville, KY
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 (146)
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.
- Fire protection · warning light · illuminatedJan 9, 2004
FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED ON PIT 34. ON DESCENT APPROX 5 MINS AFTER SELECTING TAIL DEICE THE LOWER CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SECURED TAIL DEICE AND ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. RAN TAIL DEICE SYS AFTER SEVERAL MINS HAD LOWER CARGO IRE LIGHT ON F/O PANEL & MSG AFT D FIRE WITH VISIBLE SMOKE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · fire detector · false indicationDec 10, 2003
AFTER ROTATION, LOWER CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, MX DISPLAY INDICATED FIRE COMP C, AFTER I MINUTE INDICATION CLEARD, TEST PASSED, RETURNED TO PHL FOR CARGO PIT INSPECTION. INSPECTED COMP C, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeSep 15, 2003
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CK GOOD IAW MM CH 33.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · seat track · wornJul 26, 2003
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A CAPTS SEAT SLIDES AFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. INSTALLED NEW BOTH AFT SEAT TRACKS REF EO DC8-5340-0741E SRM 53-2-3 FIG 11, REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPT SEAT PER DC8 MM 25-11-01. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedJul 10, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS STAY ON WITH AC POWER ON GENERATORS. REMOVED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK, OPS OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · accumulator · leakingMay 25, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ATB NO BRAKES ON LT SIDE OF A/C FROM THE CAPTS, F/O, POS, WHILE TAXING HYD BRAKE PRESS IS LOW AND FWD ACCUMULATOR IS FLAT. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND HYD FLUID COMING OUT OF FWD BRAKE ACCUMULATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD BRAKE ACCUMULATOR IAW 32-42-04 MM. SERVICED AS REQUIRED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · keelbeam · corrodedMay 7, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 FWD LOWER CARGO L36 CORRODED BETWEEN FS 620 & FS 640. REPAIR FWD LWR CARGO L36 LT IAW REO G08587 REV A & UPS EO DC8-5300-1 6674-B.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedMay 1, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 FABRICATE FRAME. FABRICATED FRAME IAW DAC DWG 9750428.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedMay 1, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 FS 702, STR 31 LT FRAME CRACKED AT END. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME IAW DAC DWG 5750365.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · crackedApr 30, 2002
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 FASTENER HOLES AT INTERSECTION OF L34R AND FS FRAME AT STA 56 ARE CORRODED AND CRACKED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 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