N851UP1969 Douglas DC-8-73F
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 8, 2011.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched231 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- United Parcel Service Co
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Louisville, KY
- Certificate issued
- Mar 21, 1985
- Canceled
- Mar 8, 2011
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 28, 1969
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-8-73F
- Year
- 1969
- Serial number
- 46051
- 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
- ABACDF
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- 1985 – 2011United Parcel Service CoLouisville, KY
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 (231)
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 · light · inoperativeJun 26, 2008
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ON EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST STANDBY ATTITUDE INDICATOR (SAI) AND STANDBY ALTIMETER INSTRUMENT LIGHTS INOP. EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYS CHECKS OK M/M 33-50-01-2-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · inoperativeMay 2, 2008
WITH MAIN DOOR SHUT AND SLIDE ARMED, DOOR WAS OPENED AND SAFETY WIRE REMOVED FROM SLIDE HOUSING. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED MAIN CABIN DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE IAW AMM 25-60-01-2. INSTALLATION CHECK WAS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · puncturedMar 14, 2008
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A RIGHT WING O/B FLAP UPPER SKIN HAS PUNCTURE DAMAGE 2 INCHES I/B OF CUTOUT (ACTUATOR) AND 18 INCHES AFT OF LEADING EDGE. DAMAGE MEASURES .375" X .250". ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER DC8 SRM 57-02-01-0 FIG 002Q. CLASS B REPAIR. RAN FLAPS, NO INTERFERENCE NOTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · skin · dentedFeb 19, 2008
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A DENT APPROX 12 INCHES ABOVE MAIN STATIC PORT ON RT SIDE OF A/C. INSPECTED PER EO DC8-5330-28630-A. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. A 30 DAYS PERM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED HFEC OF AREA PER DC8 SPM 06-10-01-001, NO CRACKS DETECTED. OK FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · out of positionJan 28, 2008
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ESCAPE SLIDE FELL OUT OF HOLDER. DEFERRED SLIDE PER MEL M393690 ASSIGNED. INSTALLED EVACUATION SLIDE IAW M/M 25 60 01 2. THIS CLEARS M393690.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · inoperativeNov 2, 2007
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WILL NOT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. CKS OK IAW MM 33-50-01-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery pack · dischargedSep 10, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK PER MM 33-50-01-2. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · out of positionSep 5, 2007
ESCAPE SLIDE ON CAPTAIN'S SIDE FELL OUT. 10-8-07 REINSTALLED CAPTAIN'S ESCAPE TAPE (ROPE) AND LINING IAW DC8 MM 25-61-13-04.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · fitting · crackedAug 15, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 CRACKED END FITTING AT STA 1240 L35R. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON END FITTING AT STA 1240 L35R IAW SRM 51-1-20D AND SRM 51-3-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · web · crackedAug 1, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 RUDDER HAS 1.5 INCH CRACK IN LWR STRUCTURE JUST AFT OF TORQUE TUBE MOUNTING. REMOVED CRACKED WEB ON RUDDER IAW SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR WEB ON RUDDER STA ZR 59.54 IAW SRM 51-03-00-0, AND DWG 5701251.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 231 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