Aircraft record

N840UP1970 Douglas DC-8-73F

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 24, 2011.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Oct 1983)No ADs since 1998 matched311 service difficulty reports

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Louisville, KY; owner city / state
Engine: CFM56 SERIES · 2200 hp; Cfm Intl.
Owners: 1; since 1979
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1983
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 311; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Last registered owner: United Parcel Service Co
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Louisville, KY
Certificate issued: Jun 13, 1979
Canceled: Mar 24, 2011
Airworthiness: Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date: Sep 20, 1991

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-8-73F
Year: 1970
Serial number: 46140
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: AB81A9

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

1979 – 2011United Parcel Service CoLouisville, KY

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Oct 25, 1983 · Norfolk, VA

DURING ARRIVAL AT NAS NORFOLK, THE AIRCREW WERE VECTORED FOR A GCA APCH TO RWY 10. THEY WERE ADVISED THAT THE WX WAS 200 FT SCATTERED, 600 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 1 MI WITH RAIN, WIND WAS FROM 360 DEG AT 20 KTS. ALSO, THEY WERE GIVEN A PIREP OF 'HEAVY WINDSHEAR' ON FINAL APCH. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHIN THE 1ST 3000 FT OF THE RWY, DEPLOYED THE SPOILERS & APPLIED…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: None
Report: DCA84AA005

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DCA84AA005)

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 (311)

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 · bulb · brokenAug 7, 2008
INSPECTION TYPE:ASE EMERGENCY LIGHTS VERY DIM OVER ENTRY DOOR. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHTS. FOUND BAD BULB. BASE PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM LAMP. WORK DONE IAW MM 33-50-02-2. OPERATION CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Lights · battery pack · dischargedMar 8, 2008
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LT BATTERY PACK PER MM 33-50-01-2. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Lights · battery pack · dischargedMar 5, 2008
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS DO NOT TEST. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AND RELAY ASSY. OPS CHECK GOOD, REF MM 33-50-01.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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Engine · line · leakingDec 21, 2007
NR 4 ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE AND QTY ON DESCENT INTO SDF. REMOVED AND REPLACED LINE SUPPLY OIL TO OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER IAW MM 20-12-00-2. LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 71-00-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Engine oil · oil system · low pressureDec 21, 2007
NR 4 ENGINE LOST PRESSURE, SHUT DOWN WITH 20 PSI N1 16 PERCENT, N2 9.4 PERCENT 5 QUARTS INDICATED 6000 FT/200 KTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LINE SUPPLY OIL TO OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER IAW M/M 20-12-00-2. LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW M/M 71-00-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Lights · battery pack · inoperativeNov 29, 2007
AT CRUISE, THE DOME LIGHT AND PEANUT LIGHTS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES NO SWITCHES WERE THROWN, NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS OF F/E PANEL WHEN WENT TO DC TIE WITH THE FREQ SELECTOR, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IAW MM 33-50-01-2. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · longeron · crackedMay 31, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:C1 L14L STA 1756 UPPER VERT FLANGE HAS A .25 INCH CRACK FROM ATTACH FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT LONGERON, AND SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21, 53-02-02 FIG 10, 51-1-8, 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · pressure panel · corrodedMay 30, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:C1 RIGHT NLG TUNNEL INTERGRANULAR CORROSION AND GUSSET MISSING ON UPPER PRESSURE DECK (CEILING) STA -32 RBL 58. REMOVED FINGER DOUBLER AND CUT OUT DAMAGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRO 8530026, SRM 51-1-21, 51-20D AND APPROVED EA RESPONSE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · floorbeam · corrodedMay 26, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:C1 CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT FITTING ON AFT VERTICAL BEAM, FS 1760 BL 0. REMOVED FLOOR SUPPORT FITTING AT STA 1760 BL 0 IAW SRM 51-03-00-0. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLOOR SUPPORT FITTING AT STA 1760 BL 0 IAW DWG 5773846, AND SRM 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuselage · fitting · crackedMay 25, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:C1 FITTING CRACKED AT STA 857 L19L AFT. REMOVED FITTING AT STA 857 L19L IAW SRM 51-01-20D. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED END FITTING AT STA 857 L19L IAW DWG 4750422, AND SRM 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 311 reports.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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