N847AX1969 Douglas DC-8-61
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 26, 2010.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched61 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
- Dec 18, 1987
- Canceled
- Apr 26, 2010
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 25, 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
- 1969
- Serial number
- 46031
- 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
- AB99F0
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- 1987 – 2010Abx 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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (61)
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.
- Doors · access panel · missingMar 27, 2007
ON POST FLIGHT FOUND FIRE BOTTLE ACCESS PNL ON PRESS GAGES MISSING. (CENTER INBOARD DOOR ASSEMBLY). INSTALLED TEMPORARY COVER PER REA D857-55548, DEFERRED PER REA D857-55548 FOR MAINT TRACKING IAW ABX GMM 01.07.04 TO BE REPLACED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 30, 2007. INSTALLED NEW DOOR PART 4656054-1 AS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedDec 9, 2005
FORWARD CARGO, LONGERON 35 LEFT, CRACKED, FS 250 - 270. INSTALLED LONGERON REPAIR AT FORWARD CARGO FS 250 - 270, LONGERON 35 LEFT IAW RFTS 40033 AND PROJECT E-40463. SPLICE REPAIR INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2 AT LONGERON 35 LEFT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedDec 6, 2005
FORWARD CARGO FUSELAGE SKIN BULGED, CRACKED, FASTENER SHEARED, EVIDENCE OF EXFOLIATION CORROSION AT PREVIOUS REPAIR, FS 620 - 640, LONGERON 35 LEFT - 36 LEFT. REMOVED CORROSION FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FUSELAGE SKIN IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 AT LONGERON 36. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND 2 EACH FINGER DOUBLERS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · longeron · crackedDec 6, 2005
LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL LONGERON 24, FS 879 HAD A CRACK AT LOWER FASTENER FORWARD SIDE. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND 53-2-0.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedDec 1, 2005
RIGHT FS 879.375, LONGERON 24, HAD CRACK AT LOWER AREA. STOP DRILLED AND INSTALLED ANGLE REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · indicator · defectiveApr 11, 2005
ON TAKEOFF AND CLIMB, NR 3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE CLIMBED TO 75 - 80 PSI. TOOK THROTTLE TO IDLE, PRESSURE WENT TO 60 PSI. SECURED NR 3 ENGINE. AIR TURN BACK. AFTER SECURING THE ENGINE, THE PRESSURE READ 14 PSI STATIC ON TAXI. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · bracket · bentOct 5, 2004
DECLARED EMERGENCY, DURING RT TURNS IN FLT AILERONS HARD TO MOVE IN POWERED MODE. WHEN AILERONS DEPOWERED, OPS NORM. FOUND RT FAIRLEAD BRACKET BENT & INTERFERRING WITH CABLE DUE TO BROKEN BUS AILERON CABLE RUNS. REPLACED BRACKET STA RW XRS 380. REPLACED DAMAGED PULLEY ON LT AILERON BUS CRANK &…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · compressor · damagedSep 17, 2004
AFTER TURNING ON THE NR 4 CTC, THE AIRCRAFT FILLED WITH A BURNING OIL SMELL. TURNED NR 4 CTC OFF AND SMELL DISSIPATED. NOTE: DID NOT GET AN OVERHEAT LIGHT, RPM'S NORMAL. FOUND NR 4 CTC FAN BLADE DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 CTC. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM CHAPTER 21. ADDITIONAL INFO: THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · vibrationJun 17, 2004
AT 2000 FEET AND LEVELING OFF, POWER ADVANCED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, HAD SEVERE NR 3 ENGINE VIBRATION. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN SAFE CONDITION FOR FERRY FLIGHT FROM IAD TO ILN. UPON ARRIVAL AT ILN, THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · defectiveMar 18, 2004
UPPER CARGO FIRE SMOKE SOUNDED IN FLIGHT. ISOLATED TO NR 3 DETECTOR. TESTED NORMAL AFTER LANDING. REPLACED NR 3 SMOKE DETECTOR IAW DC-8 MM 26-10-05-2-0001. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 61 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