# N1858U: 1978 Douglas DC-10-30F, registration cancelled 2004-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2004
- Exported to: Netherlands
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-10-30F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-30f) (registry code 3023503)
- Engine: [GE CF6-50 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (registry code 30018)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22WE), [TCDS E23EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E23EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46987
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 2, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1998
- Last registry action: December 16, 2003
- Mode S code: A156C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Finova Capital Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINOVA%20CAPITAL%20CORP)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4945° N, 111.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85251, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1858U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1858U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1858U-2004-10-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Douglas DC-10-30F: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-30f.md

## Service difficulty reports (19)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2000UALA00796](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00796), Dec 18, 2000: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT 4R. *S/D* THE ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS FALSELY ILLUMINATED DUE TO CORROSION ON REMOTE PRESSURE IND
- [SDR 2000UALA00027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00027), Jan 16, 2000: PANEL. DENTED. LT WING MOST I/B SLAT LARGE DENTS ON I/B END AND MID SPAN WING FILLET PANEL ON I/B END. ALSO LEFT STABILIZER HAS DEEP DENT IN LEADING EDGE IN MIDDLE OF STABILIZ
- [SDR 99UAL900628](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900628), Dec 3, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. THE 3L SLIDE PRESS TO TEST LIGHT INOP.
- [SDR 99UAL900462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900462), Sep 4, 1999: AUDIO BOX. FAILED. ELECTRICAL SMELL AROUND SEAT 33, 32, 34 LEFT SIDE OF AC. PAX CLAIMS SMELLS WAS STRONG FOR FEW SECONDS THEN DISAPPEARED. PAX 32C LOOSE OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND AUDIO.
- [SDR 99UAL900449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900449), Aug 26, 1999: CLAMP. BROKEN. AFTER T/O DURING CLIMBOUT, FIRE WARNING NR 1 ENGINE. SHUTDOWN PER SOP, DUMPED FUEL, RETURNED TO SFO. *S/D* FOUND FAILED V-CLAMP (P/N 9130M36P240) ON REVERSER DR
- [SDR 98UAL900402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900402), Aug 23, 1998: ACTUATOR. FAILED. LEFT GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON AT BOTH PANELS. VISUALLY CONFIRMED DOOR OPEN. RETURNED TO SFO. *S/D* LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR EYEBOLT ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND SEP
- [SDR 98UAL900272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900272), Jun 20, 1998: DUCT. FAILED. A BANG AND RUSHING SOUND OF AIR REPORTED COMING FROM AREA OF DOOR 4 CROSS AISLE. RETURNED TO GATE.
- [SDR 97UAL900759](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900759), Oct 8, 1997: FIRE WARNING. ACTIVATED. AMBER ALERT WITH NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. RETURNED TO DENVER.
- [SDR 97UAL900612](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900612), Aug 3, 1997: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 52 AND LONGERON 51R WERE FOUND WITH EXTENSIVE CORROSION DAMAGE AT BODY STATION 879. THE DAMAGE WAS DETECTED BY DISHED FASTENERS AND QUILTING OF THE SKI
- [SDR 96UAL900886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900886), Nov 19, 1996: COALESCER BAGS. DIRTY. VERY STRONG ODOR IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF WITH PNEUMATIC AND RECIRCULATION FANS ON. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS, ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN AND THERE WAS NO SMELL.
- [SDR 96UAL900880](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900880), Nov 19, 1996: CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN. ON FLIGHT CHECK DURING TAXI OUT, LEFT HAND SPOILER INDICATED ONLY PARTIAL EXTENSION. *S/D* FOUND SPOILER CABLE 11B, LT SPOILER 1, 4 AND 5 UP BROKEN. REPLACED CA
- [SDR 96UAL900845](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900845), Oct 30, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING TEST FAILED. FORWARD SECTION AT FAULT. FOUND FORWARD SECTION LIGHT ASSEMBLY INOPERATIVE AND BROKEN CABLE NEAR LIGHT CONNECTION. REPLACED
- [SDR 96UAL900814](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900814), Oct 15, 1996: BULKHEAD. FAILED. DURING TIME CONTROLLED OVERHAUL, RAMP PORTION OF SLIDE SUFFERED INTERNAL BULKHEAD FAILURE. ALSO, LT RAMP RAIL, LOWER END SUFFERED INTERNAL BULKHEAD FAILURE. SCR
- [SDR 96UAL900736](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900736), Sep 21, 1996: B-FIRE LOOP. NO TEST. NR 3 ENGINE B-LOOP NO TEST.
- [SDR 96UAL900735](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900735), Sep 21, 1996: FIRE LOOP. NO TEST. NR 3 ENGINE A FIRE DETECTION LOOP NO TEST.
- [SDR 96UAL900193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900193), Mar 15, 1996: APU. MALFUNCTIONED. PUNGENT ODOR OF SMOKE IN AIRCRAFT ON ENGINE PNEUMATICS AT HIGH ENGINE POWER. ODOR ISOLATED TO NR 2 PNEUMATICS WHEN USING APU BLEED. REPLACED APU.
- [SDR 96UAL900144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900144), Feb 22, 1996: SPAR WEB. CRACKED. DURING ENGINE CHANGE THE NR 3 PYLON CENTER SPAR WEB WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE CRACK IS AT STATION 416 AND PROPAGATES 2 INCHES FROM LIGHTENING HOLE TO EDGE OF
- [SDR 95UAL900175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900175), Oct 5, 1995: FITTING. CRACKED. NR 3 ENGINE PYLON FWD MOUNT TRUSS FITTING ASSY, PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT, REPLACE AT LEAST ONE TRUSS FITTING ACCT RT FITTING PREVIOUSLY CRACKED AND REPAIRED. LT 
- [SDR 95UAL900120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900120), Sep 8, 1995: GROUND WIRE. CONTAMINATED. HKG - AN UNPLANNED STOP WAS MADE AFTER SHUTTING DOWN NR 3 ENGINE, DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. REPLACED WIRE E553B18N, BAD GROUND AND CORRECTED HYD LEAK. FLUID 

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910301007399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910301007399I), Mar 1, 1991: Doug DC1030F (N1858U), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. A section of RH wing fillet fairing departed aircraft on descent. Landed safely. Interim report pending findings.
- [Incident 19900325014619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900325014619I), Mar 25, 1990: Doug DC1030F (N1858U), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Pieces of wheel assembly left on runway after departure. Landed safely. Failure due to manufactured defective parts

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