N809CKDouglas DC-8F-55
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 6, 2000.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched108 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Potomac, MD
- Canceled
- Dec 6, 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-8F-55
- Serial number
- 45803
- 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
- AB0388
Engine
- Type
- Turbo-jet
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- until 2000Individual ownerPotomac, MD
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 (108)
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 · fire loop · chafedApr 21, 1998
UPON INITIAL DESCENT NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON. COMPANY PROCEDURES FOLLOWED AND ENGINE WAS SECURED. FOUND WIRE CHAFFING AT RT FWD MAIN WIRE BUNDLE AT 3 O'CLOCK POSITION. WHEN MOVING BUNDLE, FIRE WARNING WOULD GO ON AND OFF DEPENDING ON THE POSITION OF BUNDLE. REPLACED WIRE. FIRE WARNING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · tr actuator · failedApr 18, 1998
DURING DESCENT, NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON. PROCEDURES FOLLOWED IAW AIA FOM. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND NR 2 BOTTLE FIRED. NR 2 BOTTLE PRESS LOW LIGHT DID NOT COME ON NR 1 BOTTLE FIRED AND PRESS LOW LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND T/R ACTUATOR LEAKING BADLY WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE WARNING TO GO OFF. REMOVED AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · fireApr 16, 1998
NR 2 ENG FIRE WARNING CAME ON DURING DESCENT. AFTER SHUTDOWN LIGHT WENT OUT, THEN CAME BACK ON WITH BELL SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. DISCHARGED ONE FIRE BOTTLE, LIGHT REMAINED ON. FIRED REMAINING BOTTLE, LIGHT REMAINED ON UNTIL AFTER LANDING THEN WENT OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES ON LEFT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · connector · looseAug 28, 1997
ON LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, NO NOSE GEAR LIGHT, (GREEN) HAD TO RECYCLE GEAR TO GET A NOSE GREEN LIGHT. FOUND DOWNLOCK SWITCH CANNON PLUG LOOSE. CLEANED AND RESECURED CANNON PLUG. OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW DC8 MM 32-60-0.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · intercostal · corrodedMar 24, 1997
DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION FS 480 TO 520 LONGERON 3, 2 EACH INTERCOSTALS. REMOVED CORROSION ON INTERCOSTALS, FOUND ONE TO BE IN LIMITS SRM 53-2-0, ONE OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-1-0 AND 51-1-20D. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 5570-0551. NON-ROUTINE TASK…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · angle · corrodedMar 24, 1997
DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION FS 879 RIGHT ATTACH ANGLE FOR PRESSURE PANEL/WEB AT OUTBOARD SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ATTACH ANGLE ON OUTBOARD SIDE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-0 AND 51-1-20D. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 5700-0551. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 93623.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · intercostal · corrodedMar 24, 1997
DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION FS 1110 LONGERON 25 RT INTERCOSTAL. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL, CUT OUT DAMAGE AND REPAIRED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-20. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-1-20. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 559R-0552. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 93095.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Nacelles and pylons · angle · crackedMar 24, 1997
DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND NR 2 PYLON TO LEADING EDGE UPPER SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED APPROXIMATELY STA YIP 232 AND WX244. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER SUPPORT ANGLE IAW SRM 51-1-0, 51-3-0 AND 51-1-21. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 82-1-0551. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 93280.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · doubler · corrodedMar 24, 1997
DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, HEAVY CORROSION OF FINGER DOUBLER OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 31 LT AT FS 1220. REMOVED DAMAGE, INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-1-8 AND AIA SKETCH AIA/E/2475 EA 97-013.A. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 5590-0551. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 93554.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · doubler · corrodedMar 24, 1997
DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION FS 857 RBL 38 FUEL DUMP CABLE SPOOL DOUBLER. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-0 AND 51-1-21. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 5700-0552. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 93314.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 108 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