N809UP1969 Douglas DC-8-73F
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 18, 2010.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched334 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Last registered owner
- United Parcel Service Co
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Louisville, KY
- Certificate issued
- Mar 30, 1984
- Canceled
- Oct 18, 2010
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 10, 1984
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
- 1969
- Serial number
- 46109
- 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
- AB051C
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- 1984 – 2010United Parcel Service CoLouisville, KY
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 (334)
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.
- Fuselage · angle · corrodedSep 5, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A REFER TO LOG PAGE 657107. UPON REMOVAL OF CAPT SIDE WINDOW FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER ZEE ANGLE. BLENDED ZEE ANGLE IAW MM IAW SRM 53-20.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeJul 13, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · skin · dentedApr 5, 2007
CARGO DOOR DENT OUT OF SRM LIMITS. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR ACTIONS AS PER EO DC8-5230-26519. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC PER DC-8 NDTM 51-00-019. NO CRACKS FOUND. OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · light · inoperativeDec 13, 2006
EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAY ON IN THE ARMED POSITION. FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONTROL C/B OPENED, RE-SET C/B AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY LIGHTING OPS TEST PER AMM 33-50-01-2. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · battery · malfunctionedDec 17, 2005
DURING FINAL APPROACH LOW CARGO COMPT FIRE LIGHT CAME ON AS SOON AS PACKS WERE TURNED OFF IT WENT AWAY. PERFORMED LOWER CARGO COMPT SMOKE DETECTION SYS T/S MM 26-18-00-1. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERIES ON DETECTORS FA1326, AC3305, AD6652, AD7666 SYS OK LIGHT INDICATED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · weakOct 5, 2005
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK IAW MM 33-50-01.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · spar · crackedAug 9, 2005
INSPECTION TYPE:C1 POSSIBLE CRACK ON LOWER SURFACE SKIN AFT CTR SPAR RT CTR AUX TANK. NDT VERIFIED 2 INCH CRACK AT RT CTR AUX TANK AFT CTR SPAR. REMOVED CRACKED SECTION OF CTR SPAR, FABRICATED REPLACEMENT SECTION OF CTR SPAR AND REPAIR PARTS, AND INSTALLED IAW SAA SK 809-851262.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · pressure panel · corrodedAug 3, 2005
INSPECTION TYPE:C1 FOUND EXFOLIATION CORROSION AND CRACKS ON COCK PIT SUBFLOOR AT STA -67 RBL 60 INSIDE RIGHT NOSE TUNNEL. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DWG SRO8530 026 AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · corrodedAug 2, 2005
"C" PIT BATHTUB FITTING CORRODED AT STA 1200 BETWEEN L29L AND L28L. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATHTUB FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2D AND 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedAug 2, 2005
INSPECTION TYPE:C1 -C- PIT CROSS SLIDE DOOR BANANA FITTING CRACKED AT BUMPER STOPS AT L27L STA 1180. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 334 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