N808AXDouglas DC-8-62
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 12, 2004.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched74 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Last registered owner
- Abx Air INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, OH
- Certificate issued
- Apr 7, 1987
- Canceled
- Mar 12, 2004
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 11, 1987
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-8-62
- Serial number
- 45954
- 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
- AAFFAB
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt3d Series
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- Power
- 17,700 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, 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 (74)
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.
- Hydraulic power · valve · leakingNov 13, 2000
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOSS INDICATION. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE SLOT CONTROL VALVE IAW DC-8 MM 27-80-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · generator · defectiveOct 28, 1999
FAULT ON NR 4 GENERATOR. UNABLE TO RESET IAW ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. SECURED ENGINE, MAINTAINED POSITIVE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. INSPECTED MAIN OIL FILTER, FOUND NO CONTAMINATION. CHECKED OIL QUANTITY, RAN ALL ENGINES, ENGINE RUN WAS NORMAL. CHECKED AIRCRAFT WIRING AT GENERATOR RELAYS AND BUS TIE RELAYS.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedSep 2, 1999
LONGERON SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 390 AND LONGERON 33 -35 RIGHT. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-32693MR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · skin · corrodedSep 2, 1999
SKIN CORRODED AT STATION 240, BELOW LONGERON 3 LEFT. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-32664MR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · duct · rupturedMay 14, 1999
ON LEVEL OFF AT 37,000 FEET, CABIN STARTED TO CLIMB AT 3,000 FEET PER MINUTE. COULD NOT CONTROL CABIN RATE. DESCENDED TO 24,000 FEET AND REGAINED CONTROL OF CABIN. MAINTAINED CABIN AT 9,000 FEET. HEARD LOUD NOISE BY THE RIGHT HAND CTC'S AT 37,000. OXYGEN USED IN FLIGHT. FOUND RIGHT HAND HEADER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · pump · leakingApr 7, 1999
DURING CRUISE, ONE HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTES INTO FLIGHT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DOWN TO STANDPIPE. PERFORMED LOSS OF HYDRAULICS PROCEDURES. REPLACED STANDBY RUDDER PUMP IAW DC8 MM 29-27-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · latch · out of adjustJan 26, 1999
DURING POSTFLIGHT CHECK, CABIN DOOR LOCK WAS STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. FOUND OUTER LATCH ASSEMBLY MISADJUSTED 180 DEGREES. READJUSTED LATCH TO PROPER POSITION, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · latch · out of adjustJan 21, 1999
DURING POSTFLIGHT, FOUND COCKPIT DOOR KNOB STUCK. ADJUSTED AND LUBRICATED INTERNAL MECHANISM IAW DC8 SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · corrodedNov 22, 1997
FRAME 1020 UPPER FLANGE AT LONGERON 34R HAS CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-2-0 AND 51-1-21.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedNov 22, 1997
STA 860 FWD SIDE AT STRINGER 18R TIE FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 74 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026