# N351CE: 1954 Douglas C-118A - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Douglas C-118A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-118a) (registry code 3021710, 96 seats) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026) - Data sheets: [TCDS A19NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19NM) (Hawkins & Powers Aviation Inc.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 44599 - Year built: 1954 - Type: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 5, 1989 - Certificate issued: October 17, 2017 - Expires: October 31, 2027 - Mode S code: A3E8BB - Registered owner: [Everts Air Fuel Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERTS%20AIR%20FUEL%20INC) - Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 64.0097° N, 144.6830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99706, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=351CE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N351CE From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-2800 model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Douglas C-118A) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ENG14IA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14IA016), Feb 25, 2014: Douglas C 118A (N351CE), Emmonak, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the lower wing skin due to aging mechanisms. Contributing to the failure were lower wing skin inspection procedures insufficient to identify the crack. ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Incident 20140224003089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140224003089I), Feb 24, 2014: Douglas C-118A (N351CE), Emmonak, AK, Substantial damage. Ptrs number: AL07201401642. After fxga, flt 99, arrived at Emmonak, AK. The crew discovered a fuel leak in the post flight walk around inspection. The leak was… - [Incident 20110614012919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110614012919I), Jun 14, 2011: Douglas C-118A (N351CE), Anchorage, AK, No damage. Ptrs 201104308DURING reversing on landing rollout in Anchorage, the number 1 engine backfired and exhaust pipe caught fire. The exhaust fire extinguished… - [Incident 19980320007969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980320007969I), Mar 20, 1998: Doug C118A (N351CE), Anchorage, AK. Narrative: departed Anchorage International Airport. Aprox. 15 min into flight, #3 engine indicated an intermittent oil quantity decrease. #3 propeller was… ## Service difficulty reports (42) As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR FXGA201508071533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201508071533), Aug 7, 2015: SKIN. CORRODED. CORRODED SKIN AT FS 200, BETWEEN STRINGER 4L & 8L. REPAIRED CORRODED SKIN, PERFORMED SKIN SPLICE IAW EAC EO 05 21 & 0301. - [SDR FXGA201508071532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201508071532), Aug 7, 2015: SKIN. CORRODED. TO REPAIR A CORRODED SKIN LAP JOINT AT FS 200, STRINGER 4L, PERFORMED SKIN LAP REPAIR IAW THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN EAC EO 0502. - [SDR FXGA201508061531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201508061531), Aug 6, 2015: SKIN. CORRODED. TO REPAIR CORROSION DAMAGE ABOVE THE AFT EDGE OF THE FWD CARGO DOOR, AT WS 217, PERFORMED SKIN LAP REPAIR IAW THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN EAC EO 0502. - [SDR FXGA201508051530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201508051530), Aug 5, 2015: REPAIR. CRACKED. REPAIR CRACKED WEB ON THE FUSELAGE BULKHEAD AT FS 600. PERFORM REPAIR IAW DC-6 A & B OVERHAUL MANUAL FIGURE 12-6. - [SDR FXGA201507311529](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201507311529), Jul 28, 2015: SKIN. CORRODED. REPAIR A CORRODED SKIN ON THE UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE FWD CARGO DOOR. PERFORM CUT OUT OF CORRODED SKIN AT FS 200. REMOVE AFT SECTION OF SKIN AT EXISTING LAP AT - [SDR FXGA201412041450](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201412041450), Dec 3, 2014: SKIN. WORN. REPLACE WORN RT FLAP LE SKIN FROM WING STATION 379.5 TO 421. THIS REPAIR WILL REMOVE WORN SKIN & USING OLD SKIN AS A TEMPLATE, MANUFACTURE NEW SKIN. TREAT & PRI - [SDR FXGA201412041449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201412041449), Dec 3, 2014: FITTING. BROKEN. SUGAR SCOOP FITTING REPLACEMENT AT W STATION 60L STRINGER 20. TO REPLACE A BROKEN SUGAR SCOOP FITTING PN 4491280 WITH NEW ONE AT WING STATION 60L, STRINGER 20 U - [SDR FXGA201408271432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201408271432), Aug 27, 2014: SKIN. CORRODED. LOWER WING SKIN REPAIR AT WS 347R STRINGER 25. REASON IS TO REPAIR A CORRODED WING SKIN BY PERFORMING A 1 INCH CIRCULAR CUT OUT & INSTALL A 2024-T3 0.071 DOUBLE - [SDR FXGA20140227001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20140227001), Feb 24, 2014: SKIN PANEL. CRACKED. ON PREFLIGHT WALK AROUND IN EMMONAK A FUEL LEAK WAS NOTED UNDER NR 2 NACELLE. THE WING SKIN HAD CRACKED AT APPROXIMATELY WS 176L, INSIDE THE NR 2 NACELLE. THE C - [SDR FXGA20140110002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20140110002), Jan 9, 2014: WIRE. DAMAGED. SMOKE INDICATION IN MAIN CABIN, CREWMEMBER INSPECTED WHILE WEARING PBE. TURNED TOWARD NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. AFTER INSPECTION NO SMOKE NO FIRE & PROCEEDED TO - [SDR FXGA20140110001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20140110001), Jan 8, 2014: WIRE. CHAFED. SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED IN FLIGHT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF CARGO COMPARTMENT SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. ZONE NR 2 WOULD NOT TEST. REPAIRED CHAFFED WIRES AT NR 1 - [SDR FXGA20140108001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20140108001), Jan 7, 2014: WIRE. DAMAGED. NR 3 MAIN CABIN SMOKE DETECTOR GAVE FAULTY INDICATION, DIVERTED TO GAL AT 0405Z. DEFERRED NR 3 SMOKE DETECTOR IAW MEL 26-7. OFF LOADED CARGO & PROCEEDED TO ANC. - [SDR FXGA2013020101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA2013020101), Feb 1, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. THE NR 3 NACELLE LONGERON 11 Z ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE STRINGER F WAS FOUND WORN THROUGH & THE NACELLE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED AT STATION 408, LONGERON 11. - [SDR FXGA201212191296](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201212191296), Dec 12, 2012: STRINGER. CRACKED. CRACK AT WING STRINGER 19L, WS 234L. - [SDR FXGA201212061291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201212061291), Dec 9, 2012: SKIN. CORRODED. SKIN LAP CORRODED AT BS 122, STRINGER 17L. CUT CORRODED SKIN & INSTALL REPAIR DOUBLER & FILLERS IAW EAC EO 0502 - EO 1291. - [SDR FXGA20120711001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20120711001), Jul 2, 2012: FIRE WARNING. ILLUMINATED. NR 1 ENGINE OBSERVED ZONE 1 FIRE INDICATION DURING TAKEOFF POWER. - [SDR FXGA201205101231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201205101231), May 10, 2012: SKIN. CHAFED. APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES OF CHAFING DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON RT FLAP LE. CUT OUT CHAFING DAMAGE. FABRICATE EXTERNAL PATCH FROM 0.020 INCHES 403 STAINLESS WITH ESTABLIS - [SDR FXGA20111210006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20111210006), Dec 12, 2011: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MX, DISCOVERED CORRODED WING SKIN JUST OTBD OF NR 3 NACELLE BETWEEN CENTER AND REAR SPARS. - [SDR FXGA20111210005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20111210005), Dec 12, 2011: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MX, DISCOVERED CORRODED FUSELAGE STRINGER 25L BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATIONS 440 AND 447. - [SDR FXGA20111210004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20111210004), Dec 12, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING HEAVY MX, DISCOVERED CRACKED FUSELAGE FRAME AT FUSELAGE STATION 438 AT STRINGERS 27L AND 27R. - [SDR FXGA20111210003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20111210003), Dec 12, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING HEAVY MX DISCOVERED CRACKED CENTER WING SKIN, DOUBLER, AND REINFORCING RING AT RT WING STATION 17 FWD OF WING STRINGER 20 AND FOUND SAME DOUBLER AND REIN - [SDR FXGA20111210002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20111210002), Dec 12, 2011: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING HEAVY MX, DISCOVERED CRACKED WING STRINGER ON THE LT WING STRINGER 22 AT WING STA 240 ALONG WITH CRACKED WING SKIN AS A RESULT OF THE CRACKED STRINGER. - [SDR FXGA20111210001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20111210001), Dec 12, 2011: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MX, DISCOVERED 5 LARGE AERAS OF CORROSION ON THE CABIN FLOOR. - [SDR FXGA2011120200005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA2011120200005), Dec 2, 2011: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MX DISCOVERED CORRODED WING SKIN JUST OTBD OF NR 3 NACELLE BETWEEN CENTER AND REAR SPARS. - [SDR FXGA2011120200004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA2011120200004), Dec 2, 2011: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MX, DISCOVERED CORRODED FUSELAGE STRINGER 25L BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATIONS 440 AND 447. - [SDR FXGA2011120200003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA2011120200003), Dec 2, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING HEAVY MX DISCOVERED CRACKED FUSELAGE FRAME AT FUSELAGE STATION 438 AT STRINGERS 27L AND 27R. - [SDR FXGA2001120200002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA2001120200002), Dec 2, 2011: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING HEAVY MX DISCOVERED CRACKED WING STRINGER ON THE LT WING STRINGER 22 AT WING STATION 240 ALONG WITH CRACKED WING SKIN AS A RESULT OF THE CRACKED STRINGER - [SDR FXGA2011202000001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA2011202000001), Dec 2, 2011: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MX DISCOVERED 5 LARGE AREAS OF CORROSION ON THE CABIN FLOOR. - [SDR FXGA20110613001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA20110613001), Jun 13, 2011: TAPPET. STUCK. AFTER LEAVING REVERSE NR 1 ENGINE BACK-FIRED AND CAUGHT FIRE THEN QUICKLY WENT OUT. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE ASSY DUE TO FAILED NR 8 CYLINDER AND NR 13 CYLINDER EXH - [SDR FXGA351A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA351A), Dec 7, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT NR2 VHF COM ANTENNA DOUBLER. REPAIRED IAW EAC EO 1061 AND 8110-3 NR1032, DATED 12/07/2010. - [SDR FXGAN351CE6](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGAN351CE6), Aug 7, 2010: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON WING SKIN STA 167R TO 182R. - [SDR FXGAN351CE5](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGAN351CE5), Aug 7, 2010: STRINGER. CRACKED. STRINGERS 18L,19L AND 20L FOUND CRACKED. - [SDR FXGAN351CE4](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGAN351CE4), Aug 7, 2010: DOUBLER. CRACKED. NR 2 ALTERNATE FUEL TANK ACCESS DOOR DOUBLER CRACKED. - [SDR FXGAN351CE3](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGAN351CE3), Aug 7, 2010: FITTING. CORRODED. STRINGER 21R END FITTING AND SURROUNDING SKIN FOUND CORRODED. - [SDR FXGAN351CE2](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGAN351CE2), Aug 7, 2010: SKIN. CORRODED. CENTER WING END RIB SKIN AND LOWER ANGLE FOUND CORRODED. - [SDR FXGAN351CE1](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGAN351CE1), Aug 7, 2010: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACK DETECTED ON THE INBOARD CENTER SPAR UPPER FITTING. - [SDR FXGAN351CE](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGAN351CE), Aug 7, 2010: FITTING. CORRODED. OUTBOARD WING STRINGER FITTING FOUND CORRODED. - [SDR 2010F00099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010F00099), Mar 8, 2010: BRUSH BLOCK. WORN. DURING ICING THE NR (4) PROPELLER DEICE INDICATED 50 AMPS, SPARKS VISIBLE IN THE COWLING. - [SDR 2005FA0000573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000573), Mar 20, 2005: BOLT. BROKEN. CRANKSHAFT CONNECTING BOLT BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DAMAGE TO ENGINE INCLUDED REAR MAIN BEARING AND CRANKSHAFT ASSY. PROBABLE CAUSE COULD BE OVER TOR - [SDR 97ZZZX3766](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3766), May 12, 1997: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. HORIZONTAL SPAR CAP FITTING IS CRACKED. - [SDR 96ZZZX3275](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3275), May 2, 1996: BLOWER. WORN. ABORTED TAKEOFF, NR 4 MANIFOLD PRESSURE ONLY 28 INCHES. - [SDR 96ZZZX3276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3276), Apr 13, 1996: DISTRIBUTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE DUE TO ROUGHNESS (21172). ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) None matched to this aircraft's models. ## Related - Other Douglas C-118A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-118a/aircraft.md - The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.