N806DH1968 Douglas DC-8-73F
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Sep 26, 2017.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched745 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Last registered owner
- Astar USA LLC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Miami, FL
- Certificate issued
- Jan 13, 2011
- Canceled
- Sep 26, 2017
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 24, 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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Douglas
- Model
- DC-8-73F
- Year
- 1968
- Serial number
- 46002
- 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
- AAF87A
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- 2011 – 2017Astar USA LLCMiami, FL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 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 (745)
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.
- Exhaust · warning light · false activationApr 5, 2012
ON CLIMB OUT, NR 4 THRUST REVERSER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN THRUST REVERSER EMERGENCY STOW CHECKLIST. LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RAN ABNORMAL IN FLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. WINDMILLED OIL PRESSURE JUST ABOVE 0 PSI AND SHUTDOWN FOR APROX 10 MINUTES. ACFT RETURNED. ACFT GROUNDED.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · cap · looseMar 14, 2012
NR 4 ENGINE SHUTDOWN DURING FLIGHT WITH OIL QTY AT 2 QUARTS. ACFT WAS GROUNDED. INSPECTED ENGINE FOUND OIL CAP TO BE LOOSE INSTALLED NEW CAP ASSY IAW MM 79-11-10 OIL IAW MM 12-10-00 INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR IAW MM 79-00-00 NO DEFECTES NOTED RAN NR 4 ENGINE IAW JRH 13.2 OIL CAP NO HELP FOUND LINE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeJan 6, 2012
EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK IAW MM 33-50-0 WORKING NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · battery pack · inoperativeOct 6, 2011
DURING PREFLIGHT FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ARMED-NO POWER ON ACFT BATTERY DEAD. ACFT WAS GROUNDED. R & R EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY RACK ASSY IAW MMS 33-50-00. OPS CK-NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · failedJul 28, 2011
DURING DESCENT NR3 ENGINE AT IDLE, STARTED RUMBLING ENGINE N1 & N2 SPOOLED DOWN NO- OIL PRESSURE. ACFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE ASSY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · line · leakingJul 26, 2011
AT FL 380 ENGINE NR 1 FAILED. COMPLETED ENGINE FAILURE CHECK LIST. TRIED RESTART AT 340 NO GOOD. AT FL 220 RESTART SUCCESSFUL. ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. ACFT WAS GROUNDED UPON ARRIVAL AT CVG. PERFORMED MM TS CHART 71-00-00FAULT 51. CHECKED SPECIFIC GRAVITY WAS .79. CHECKED CHIP DETECTORS ALL WERE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · inoperativeJul 11, 2011
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ONLY STAY ON FOR A FEW SECONDS. ACFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY ASSY AND SYS. OPS CK GOOD IAW MM 33-50-1.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · amplifier · inoperativeJun 7, 2011
AMBER CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING DESCENT, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING, NO SMOKE OR FIRE WAS NOTICED TO CREW. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ACFT WAS GROUNDED
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedMay 4, 2011
ALL 3 EMERGENCY EVAC LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE OR ARE VERY DIM WHEN PERFORMING A BATTERY CHECK. ACFT WAS GROUNDED. R & R EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY RACK ASSY IAW DC8 33-50-1, OPS CK OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedMay 1, 2011
FUSELAGE SKIN BULGING AND CRACKED AT FS 26.0, BETWEEN LONGERONS 35L AND 36. ACCOMPLISHED SKIN EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR IAW EVA D853-0041 REV A, DWG D85300441-001-D, REV D, AND SRM 53-2-1, FIG 8. REF NR 10081-10 UNDER W/O 10081. REPAIR LOCATIONS LISTED BELOW.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 745 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 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026