N852AX1968 Douglas DC-8-61
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 9, 2003.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched21 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 7, 1994
- Canceled
- Jan 9, 2003
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 9, 1996
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
- 46016
- 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
- ABAEDC
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Jt3d Series
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- Power
- 17,700 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- 1994 – 2003Abx 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 (21)
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.
- Engine oil · connector · corrodedSep 19, 2002
DURING CLIMBOUT THROUGH 12,000 FT, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. LIGHT REMAINED ON. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER LIGHT BECAME BRIGHTER. INSPECTED THE NR 1 ENGINE MAIN OIL SCREEN, NO DEFECTS FOUND. FOUND LOOSE CANNON PLUG ON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · window · out of adjustJun 24, 2002
CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE OR OPEN. WINDOW WAS JAMMED. FOUND CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW, TOP FORWARD CORNER OUT OF ALIGNMENT. REALIGNED WINDOW. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM, CHAPTER 56.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · lock · out of adjustJun 14, 2002
CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED TOP WINDOW LOCK IAW DC-8 MM 56-10-03.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Windows · lock · out of adjustJun 14, 2002
CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED TOP WINDOW LOCK IAW DC-8 MM 56-10-03.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · hydraulic line · leakingJun 27, 2001
AFTER 1.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF HYDRAULICS. PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO ACCOMPANIED BY AILERON AND RUDDER CONTROL MANUAL LIGHTS. ISOLATED SYSTEM PRIOR TO QUANTITY REACHING STANDPIPE LEVEL. FOUND NR 3 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE LEAKING NEAR HYDRAULIC PUMP. REPLACED PRESSURE LINE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · window · lack of lubeFeb 28, 2000
FIRST OFFICER'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN. LUBRICATED FIRST OFFICER'S LOCKBAR ON THE CLEARVIEW WINDOW. WINDOW OPENS FREELY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · switch · malfunctionedJan 20, 2000
DURING CLIMB-OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 FT, NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OIL PRESSURE READ 53 PSI. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE DIFFERENTIAL OIL PRESSURE SWITCH.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · defectiveAug 3, 1999
DURING CLIMB, NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 35-50 PSI. OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO .4 GALLONS. OIL TEMPERATURE WAS 125 DEGREES C. SHUT NR 4 ENGINE DOWN. AFTER SHUT DOWN, OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 15-20 PSI. REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE IAW ABX WORK CARD DC8 8090507.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · jamb · crackedJul 9, 1999
LOWER AFT CORNER OF ENTRY DOOR JAMB CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-28136MR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · longeron · crackedJul 6, 1999
LONGERONS 24 LEFT AND 24 RIGHT CRACKED AT STATIONS 870 AND 879. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 21 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