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N824BX1968 Douglas DC-8-71F

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 16, 2006.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched26 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Miami, FL
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2004
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
26
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Aeroturbine INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Miami, FL
Certificate issued
May 19, 2004
Canceled
May 16, 2006
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Jun 9, 1982

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Douglas
Model
DC-8-71F
Year
1968
Serial number
45946
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
AB3FE6

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
  1. 2004 – 2006Aeroturbine INCMiami, FL

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB 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 (26)

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 · transmitter · defectiveJan 17, 2002

    WHILE ENROUTE FROM JFK TO BDL, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE MAIN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY SYSTEM WAS DECLINING. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURES AND CONTINUED TO BDL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A FAULTY HYDRAULIC QUANTITY…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Hydraulic power · transmitter · defectiveJan 17, 2002

    WHILE ENROUTE FROM JFK TO BDL, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE MAIN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY SYSTEM WAS DECLINING. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURES AND CONTINUED TO BDL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A FAULTY HYDRAULIC QUANTITY…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine indicating · warning system · activatedJun 20, 2001

    PRIOR TO ROTATION AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE INDICATION. AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO PARKING. NO FURTHER ABNORMALITIES OCCURRED.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Hydraulic power · swivel · leakingApr 18, 2001

    AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TOL, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICE A DECLINED IN THE MAIN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY SYSTEM. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT LOCATING A RUPTURED LEFT AILERON SWIVEL GLAND. MAINTENANCE REPACKED THE SWIVEL GLAND AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · uplock roller · lack of lubeOct 27, 2000

    EN ROUTE FROM IAH TO TOL, THE GEAR NOT LATCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE LANDING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE GEAR BUT THE WARNING INDICATION REMAINED THE SAME. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR, LUBRICATED THE LEFT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · plating · corrodedOct 8, 1998

    DURING ROUTINE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND THE FUSELAGE EXTERNAL PLATING WITH CORROSION BULGE, TWO MISSING RIVET HEADS AND THREE CRACKS MIGRATING FROM ONE MISSING RIVET HEADS BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION -21.0 TO 30.0 BETWEEN LONGERON 31 RIGHT AND 35 LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT VISITED HEAVY MAINTENANCE FOR…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Air conditioning and pressurization · pressure syst · malfunctionedAug 25, 1998

    EN ROUTE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 35.0, THE AIRCRAFT CABIN BEGAN TO CLIMB RAPIDLY, MANUAL CONTROL OF PRESSURIZATION WAS ATTEMPTED. PACK FLOWS WERE INCREASED TO 90 PERCENT CAPACITY WITH MINIMAL DECREASE IN CABIN. DESCENT INITIATED AND AT LEVEL OFF CABIN COULD BE MAINTAINED AT 5,000 FT. CREW ACCOMPLISHED…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine · engine · damagedFeb 12, 1998

    EN ROUTE FROM TOL TO ATL, DURING CRUISE THE FLIGHT ENGINEER NOTICED A MARKED DECLINE IN THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE OIL QUANTITY. THE CREW PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN IAW COMPANY PROCEDURES, AND CONTINUED TO ATL MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND THE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine fuel and control · mec · leakingJul 27, 1996

    COMPRESSOR STALL ACCOMPANIED BY FLAMES EXITING THE EXHAUST NOZZLE REPORTED TO THE CREW BY THE CONTROL TOWER ON LANDING ROLL AT PDX, CREW SUSPECTED THE NR 2 ENGINE. MX BORESCOPED THE NR 2 ENGINE WITH NO FINDINGS. MX FOUND THE MEC SUSPECT OF CAUSING THE STALL DUE TO LEAKAGE. THE MEC WAS REPLACED IAW…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine · hpt blade · crackedJul 27, 1996

    DURING PRECAUTIONARY BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE NR 1 ENGINE, MAINTENANCE FOUND ONE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE BLADE TRAILING EDGE TIP CORNER MISSING. MISSING MATERIAL WAS LOCATED AT THE TRAILING EDGE TIP, DOWNWARD TO THE FIRST AIR SLOT IN AREA B, CFMI MM 72-00-00. APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS WERE .300 BY…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 26 reports.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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