- Registered owner
- Skybus Jet Cargo Inc
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 46163
- Year built
- 1972
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness
- Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 24, 1989
- Certificate issued
- July 31, 2026
- Expires
- July 31, 2033
- Mode S code
- AAD211
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63TCDS 4A25Airframe · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT3D series
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney JT3D model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 161
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
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| 1961 | 11 |
| 1962 | 11 |
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1964 | 4 |
| 1965 | 2 |
| 1966 | 1 |
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| 1972 | 2 |
| 1973 | 1 |
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| 1976 | 1 |
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| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Airframe · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63
AD 2026-13-15NavigationAD 2026-13-02NavigationAD 2023-12-15NavigationInformation bulletins that may apply · 7
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63
SAIB NE-19-03Escape Slide Maintenance Tasks and Intervals - JASC 2565SAIB NM-15-03Flight ControlsSAIB NM-09-03Engine Fuel and Control - Implementing Fuel Tank System Airworthiness LimitationsSAIB NM-06-57Reports of damage to airplanes and to property on the ground caused by blue or clear ice falling from airplanes.Historical bulletins · 1
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N797ALMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N797ALMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63 aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 34
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR RRXA001042Transponder · failedNR 1 TRANSPONDER INOP. NR 2 TRANSPONDER INOP. NR 1 PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED SEE LP 9230-04. CLOSING ACTION REMOVED AND REPLACED TRANSPONDER SYS FUNCTIONAL TEST OK BY AVIONIC SVC RO A97A0017 USING IFR ATC-600A29 GROUND TEST SET PER MM 34-53-0. THIS CLEARS DMI C9SDR RRXA000235Engine · malfunctionedON TAKEOFF AT KBRO (TEMP 23C, FIELD ELE 23 FT, ANTI-ICE OFF, MAX PWR, 1.87 EPR) NR 1 ENG EGT EXCEEDED 600 CELSIUS (APPROX 610 CELSIUS FOR 5 SECONDS) AFTER LIFT OFF. POWER HAD TO BE REDUCED TO 1.70 EPR TO MAINTAIN EGT WITHIN LIMITS. SHUT ENG DOWN AS PER GOM SDR RRXA991154Switch · out of adjustPASSING FL 10.0 AT DIFF PRESS 4 PSI MAIN CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT IN THE COCKPIT AND BY THE DOOR ILLUMINATED DEPRESSURIZED THE CABIN AT 2 1/2 DIFF PRESS WARNING LIGHT GOES OUT. ADJUSTED CARGO DOOR CLOSED SWITCH AND ADJUSTED TENSION ON GANG BAR IAW ROSENBALM A
See all 34 reportsSTCs that may be installed · 199
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
See all 199 STCs