N841AXDouglas DC-8-61
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 8, 2000.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched22 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Abx Air INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, OH
- Certificate issued
- Jan 8, 1988
- Canceled
- Aug 8, 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-8-61
- Serial number
- 45908
- 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
- AB83A6
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- 1988 – 2000Abx Air INCWilmington, OH
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (22)
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 · line · defectiveOct 13, 1999
LOST HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DOWN TO STAND PIPE. DECLARED EMERGENCY. REPLACED HYDRAULIC LINE AT NR 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP IAW DC8 MM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · relief valve · leakingMay 7, 1999
ON LANDING AT OAK, HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO, BRAKE PRESSURE REDUCED TO 900 PSI. STEERING AND BRAKES WERE UNUSEABLE. REPLACED LEFT MAIN GEAR PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IAW DC8 MM 32-33-2, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · wheel · brokenApr 5, 1999
ON TAXI-OUT, TOWER REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. NR 4 BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS LOCKED UP. FOUND NR 4 WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKEN. REPLACED NR 4 WHEEL AND NR 4 BRAKE ASSEMBLY IAW DC8 MM. BROKEN WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS SENT TO ALLIED SIGNAL BRAKE DIV FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · bulb · failedMar 25, 1999
DURING PREFLIGHT, CREW FOUND FIRST OFFICER'S EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHTING IAW DC8 MM 34-50-0.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · seat · wornDec 17, 1998
DURING TAKEOFF, FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT CAME UNLOCKED AND MOVED AFT. OCCURED AGAIN DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT IAW DC8 MM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · spar cap · corrodedDec 3, 1998
LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAS CORROSION DAMAGE IN BARREL NUT HOLES IN UPPER FORWARD SPAR CAP. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D855-24382MR, REV A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · spar cap · crackedDec 3, 1998
NR 3 MAIN TANK ACCESS PANEL NR 506A, LOWER CENTER SPAR IS CRACKED BETWEEN FUEL TRANSFER SLOTS AND FASTENERS AT STATION XRS 26. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-24357MR, REV F.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · keel beam · corrodedNov 27, 1998
CORROSION UNDER BEAM, PANEL LKB11 IN LEFT WHEEL WELL, STATION 980. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-24306, REV A.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Nacelles and pylons · angle · crackedNov 3, 1998
NR 3 ENGINE PYLON SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED AT AFT OUTBOARD END. REPAIRED PYLON RIB, LOWER SECTION IAW ABX REA-D854-24337MR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · beam · crackedOct 21, 1998
AT C-CHECK, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE J-BEAM WHICH IS ATTACHED ON THE AFT FACE OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. THE CRACKS ORIGINATE IN THE RADII ADJACENT TO ATTACH BOLTS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH EACH SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT CENTERLINE. THE CRACKS APPEAR TO OCCUR UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND ARE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 22 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