N842AX1968 Douglas DC-8-61
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 15, 2007.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched72 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
- Jun 8, 1998
- Canceled
- May 15, 2007
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 11, 1988
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
- Year
- 1968
- Serial number
- 46015
- 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
- AB875D
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt3d-3&3b
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- Power
- 18,000 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1998 – 2007Abx 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 (72)
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.
- Electrical power · wire · crushedApr 14, 2006
NR 4 CTC CAUSED VERY LOUD HOWL, VIBRATION AND SMOKE ODOR IN COCKPIT. FOUND NR 4 CTC WIRING METAL OVERBRAID CRUSHED 1/2" FROM UPPER CONNECTOR. REPAIRED WIRING IAW REA D821-53653 AS REQUIRED. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · corrodedMar 11, 2006
FOUND CORROSION ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME CAP, STA 70, BETWEEN LONGERON 29 RIGHT AND LONGERON 30 RIGHT IS OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED EXISTING EXTERNAL DOUBLER AT STA 70 - 101, LONGERON 28 RIGHT - 30 RIGHT. FABRICATED/INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER TO EXTEND PAST STA 70. FABRICATED/INSTALLED SKIN TRIPLER OVER AREA…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · corrodedMar 11, 2006
WHILE ADDRESSING CORROSION ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME CAP, STA 70, BETWEEN LONGERON 29 RIGHT AND 30 RIGHT, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LONGERON 30 RIGHT END TIE FITTING. IT WAS OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED NEW FITTING IAW ABX REA D853-53464, ON ITEM VY-067. FITTING WAS INSTALLED ON ITEM VY-062.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · floorbeam · corrodedFeb 28, 2006
FOUND STA 25, RIGHT BUTT LINE 55, MAIN CABIN FLOORBEAM HAD CORROSION. FLOORBEAM IN AREA OF STA 25, RIGHT BUTT LINE 55 REPLACED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedFeb 24, 2006
STA 22, OUTBOARD OF LONGERON 31 RIGHT, SKIN AREA WAS OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO CORROSION BLEND OUT, 27% MATERIAL LOSS. FABRICATED SKIN DOUBLER. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-8, 53-2-0 AND LWR 20030215.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedFeb 24, 2006
FOUND STA 1623 TO 1630, LONGERON 32 RIGHT TO 33 RIGHT, SKIN MATERIAL CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS 36% MATERIAL LOSS (NOTED ON ITEM YY-783, STEP 17). INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0, FIG 1D, 51-2-1, 51-1-8 AND 53-2-1, REF PARTIAL WORKSHEET NR 99.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · seat track · corrodedFeb 24, 2006
FOUND CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK MAIN CARGO BAY AT STA 960 - 970, RIGHT BUTT LINE 24, AROUND FASTENERS. OUT OF LIMITS. FIT AND DRILLED TWO NEW SECTIONS OF SEAT TRACK FORM STA 890 TO 990 (PO# 1123125) AND STA 990 TO 1030 (PO# 1068063). TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACKS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · corrodedFeb 20, 2006
CORROSION FOUND LONGERON 31 RIGHT AROUND OUTBOARD RIVET ROW STA 21.5 WHILE OPENING AREA FOR ITEM YY-882. REMOVED LONGERON 31 RIGHT FROM STA. 10 TO 70. FABRICATED NEW, PO NR 112478, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REF. DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, 51-3-0, 51-1-8 AND LWR 200302015.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · corrodedFeb 16, 2006
CORROSION ON FRAME IN AFT CARGO BAY AT STA 1020, LONGERON 35 LEFT. OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED T-BRACKET USING 7075-T6 0.120" X 0.090" THK. FABRICATED DOUBLER USING 7075-T6 0.100" THK. TREATED PRIMED REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-0, PG 49, 53-4-1, 50-1-20D, 51-1-8, 53-2-0, ABX CHAPTER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · finger doubler · corrodedFeb 16, 2006
FOUND FORWARD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, STA 20, LONGERON 31 RIGHT, FINGER DOUBLER CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED FROM INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER BY BLENDING, RESULTING IN LOCALIZED AREAS THAT EXCEEDED ALLOWABLE SRM LIMITS. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW REA D853-53187.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 72 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