N868UP1968 Douglas DC-8-73F
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 3, 2011.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched268 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Coral Gables, FL
- Canceled
- Aug 3, 2011
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 7, 1978
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
- 1968
- Serial number
- 45968
- 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
- ABEE5F
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- until 2011Individual ownerCoral Gables, FL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 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 (268)
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.
- Landing gear · actuator · leakingFeb 4, 2009
LOST HYD QTY AFTER T/O ON GEAR RETRACT. REPLACED RT MLG ACT AS PER MM 32-32-02-2 STEP C ALTERNATE METHOD. OPS CHECK GOOD, LEAK CHECK GOOD, OK TO CONTINUE SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · out of positionOct 19, 2008
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A THE SIGHT GAUGE FOR THE EMERGENCY SLIDE IS NOT IN VIEW TO READ PRESS AND EQUIPMENT DUE DATE. REPOSITIONED THE EMERGENCY SLIDE PACK AS NEEDED. OK FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · clamp · disconnectedSep 10, 2008
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PRESSURIZATION. FOUND LEFT CLAMP PACK DISCONNECTED PERFORMED DECAY CHECK PER AMM 21-31-00-2. ALSO PERFORMED COOLING PACK ADJUSTMENT TEST 21-55-00-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Doors · structure · dentedJul 8, 2008
DENT IN MAIN ENTRY DOOR AROUND AFT FRAME.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · deployedMar 19, 2008
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ESCAPE SLIDE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. ESCAPE SLIDE PACK REMOVED FOR REPACKING. REPACKED AND REINSTALLED ESCAPE SLIDE. OK FOR SERVICE. REF MM 25-60-01-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · slide · low pressureMar 13, 2008
CREW ESCAPE SLIDE SHOWS LOW PRESSURE. DEFERRED CREW EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE PER MEL 52-7-4. PLACARD INSTALLED. R&R EMERGENCY EVAC SLIDE PER MM 25-60-01-2. THIS CLEARS M371295 PLACARD REMOVED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · beam · crackedFeb 16, 2008
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A AFT PRESS BULKHEAD J BEAM CRACKED. REMOVED FASTENERS 6" L & R OF BL 0 FOR ACCESS FOR FOM. REPAIRED PER EO DC8-5310-6598-C. MATCH DRILLED 3 REPAIR ANGLES AND CLIPS. ACCOMPLISHED APPENDIX B STEPS 7 - 12.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · escape rope · dislodgedOct 11, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ESCAPE ROPE ABOVE CAPTAIN'S WINDOW FELL OUT. REPLACED CAPTAIN'S ESCAPE ROPE PER MM 25-60-02-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · inverter · inoperativeOct 9, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ON PREFLIGHT, EMERGENCY LIGHT INVERTOR INOP. FOUND FUSE P21AB BLOWN. R&R RUSE. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · escape rope · out of positionJul 31, 2007
INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ESCAPE ROPE CAPTAINS SIDE FELL OUT ON SHORT FINAL. REPACKED CAPTAINS ESCAPE TAPE PER MM 25-60-02-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 268 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026