N843AX1968 Douglas DC-8-61
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 11, 2005.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched98 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
- May 28, 1998
- Canceled
- Mar 11, 2005
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 13, 1968
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
- 46017
- 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
- AB8B14
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 – 2005Abx 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 (98)
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.
- Windows · spring · brokenJun 16, 2004
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND THE FIRST OFFICER'S SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. FOUND SPRING BROKEN ON AFT LOWER HOOK. REPLACED SPRING. WINDOW CHECKED GOOD PER DC8 MM 56-10-03.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - fastener · looseDec 5, 2003
CAPTAIN'S EMERGENCY LIGHT UNDER GLARESHIELD WAS LOOSE AND INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. TIGHTENED LOOSE MOUNTING HARDWARE FOR CAPTAIN'S EMERGENCY LIGHT UNDER GLARESHIELD REF DC-8 MM 20-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · frame · corrodedApr 21, 2003
AFT CARGO STATION 1240, LONGERON 36 FRAME CORRODED. REPAIRED STATION 1240, LONGERON 36 IAW REA D853-46706. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL, SHEAR TIE, GILLINER ATTACH ANGLE AND GUSSETTS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · attach fitting · crackedApr 21, 2003
TAIL SKID UPPER ATTACH FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20 AND 51-1-21. REMOVED AND REPLACED GILLINER IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedApr 15, 2003
AFT CARGO STATION 1270, STRINGER 36, CRACKED. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON REPAIR IAW REA D853-46699MR. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED 3759222-1 SPLICE FITTING IAW REA D853-46699MR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedApr 15, 2003
RIGHT AFT SERVICE DOOR UPPER AFT CORNER HAD CRACK INDICATION. CUT OUT CRACK IAW REA D853-46692MR. FABRICATED REPAIR IAW REA D853-46692MR. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW REA D853-46692MR, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, AND 51-1-11.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · mechanism · lack of lubeFeb 9, 2003
FORWARD CABIN DOOR BINDED DURING OPENING AND CLOSING. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED FORWARD CABIN ENTRY DOOR. OPERATED DOOR THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · striker · wornJan 14, 2003
DURING UPLATCH CHECK, THE UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE RIGHT DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT ON FLIGHT ENGINEER'S PANEL. RECYCLED GEAR 3 TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. RAN THE ALTERNATE UPLATCH CHECK AND A SLIGHT YAW COULD BE FELT. DOOR LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. UNTIL FLAPS WERE PLACED TO 25 DEG DOOR CLOSED AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · dischargedJan 21, 2002
EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AND RELAY ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM 33-50-01-2-0001.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · control box · defectiveAug 21, 2001
DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, ANTI-SKID FELT TO BE CYCLING IN EXCESS. DURING TAXI, WITH ANTI-SKID ARMED AND TAXI SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS, BRAKES SEEMED TO LOOSE EFFECTIVENESS AND MAY BE RELEASING INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL BOX IAW DC-8 MM 32. OPS CHECKED GOOD. CYCLED BRAKES…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 98 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