N818UP1970 Douglas DC-8-73F
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 27, 2010.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched266 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Last registered owner
- United Parcel Service Co
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Louisville, KY
- Certificate issued
- Aug 7, 1984
- Canceled
- Dec 27, 2010
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 4, 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
- 1970
- Serial number
- 46108
- 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
- AB28E4
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 19, 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 (266)
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.
- Lights · battery pack · dischargedApr 29, 2008
EMERGENCY LIGHTING DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK ASSY IAW AMM 33-50-01-2-4. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · thrust reverser · malfunctionedApr 9, 2008
DURING DESCENT NR 2 THRUST REVERSER W/NOT STOW IN FWD THRUST INDICATION BLINKED ON AND OFF. DEFERRED NR 2 ENGINE T/R, IN FWD THRUST POSITION. PLACARD INSTALLED. T/S PER MM 78-00-00-1 FIG 190 SHEETS 1-3. NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS CLEARS M373174. PLACARD REMOVED. OPS CHECK GOOD ON GROUND.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · inoperativeApr 2, 2008
PREFLIGHT, EMERGENCY INSTRUMENT LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND C/P DOME LIGHT SAME. DISARM CHECKS OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY AND RELAY UNIT IAW MM 33-50-01-2. SYSTEM OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · light · inoperativeJan 23, 2008
ON SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. IN DISARM POSITION LIGHT WILL NOT PRESS TO TEST. RELAMPED EMERGENCY EXIT INDICATION LIGHT PER STD PRACTICES. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedAug 7, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY UNIT PER MM 33-50-01-2. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · misinstalledJun 17, 2007
MAIN EXIT ESCAPE SLIDE IS IMPROPERLY LOCATED INSIDE HOUSING. PRESSURE CANNOT BE READ. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN EXIT ESCAPE SLIDE CONTAINER IAW MM 25-60-01-2. PRESSURE INDICATOR VISIBLE THROUGH WINDOW.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · fastener · faultyJun 16, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A CAPTAINS ESCAPE ROPE FELL OUT OF STOW LOCATION. CHECK FOR PROPER STOWAGE. REPLACED FASTENER FOR DOOR CLIP. REINSTALLED ROPE AND DOOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedJul 13, 2006
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE DURING TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · splice · crackedJun 6, 2006
INSPECTION TYPE:C1 FS 1360 L23R SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED AT AFT END. REMOVED CRACKED SPLICE FITTING AT STA 1360 L23R IAW SRM 51-3-0 AND SRM 51-1-20D, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SPLICE FITTING AT STA 1360 L23R IAW SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 3755118.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedMay 26, 2006
INSPECTION TYPE:C1 STA 1690 L31R BATH TUB FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED BATH TUB FITTING AT STA 1690 L31R IAW SRM 51-1-20D DRILLED UP AND INSTALLED NEW BATH TUB FITTING AT STA 1690 L31R IAW SRM 51-1-24, AND SRM 51-1-20D
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 266 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026