# N187SK: Douglas DC-8-62F, registration cancelled 2000-05-04 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 4, 2000 - Exported to: Ghana - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-62F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62f) (registry code 3021972) - Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 46022 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: February 8, 1999 - Last registry action: February 8, 1999 - Mode S code: A15C47 - Owners when cancelled: [Kalitta Equipment LLC DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALITTA%20EQUIPMENT%20LLC%20DBA), [Kalitta Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALITTA%20LEASING) - Location: [Ann Arbor, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ann%20Arbor) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 42.2620° N, 83.7167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48104, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N187SK - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=187SK - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187SK-2000-05-04 From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-8-62F: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62f.md ## Service difficulty reports (16) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR TC8A99008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A99008), Mar 31, 1999: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. ON TAXI-OUT, SPOILER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WENT TO 2200 PSI AND REMAINED THERE. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTOR AT TRANSMITTER CONNECTOR. SECURED IAW 27-0-0. - [SDR TC8A98077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98077), Nov 1, 1998: SWITCH. DIRTY. AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, NO GEAR DOWN INDICATION ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR, CYCLED GEAR, INDICATION OK. FOUND STANDING WATER IN CONDUIT ABOVE RT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH. DRIE - [SDR TC8A98073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98073), Oct 29, 1998: LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. TRIP# 02738. DISCREP: DURING TAXI, CARGO INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DOOR SYSTEM AFTER TEST. CORR. ACTION: RECYCLED DOOR AND OPS CHECKED IAW 52-36-1. - [SDR TC8A98066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98066), Oct 4, 1998: SWITCH. DIRTY. DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER RETRACTION. RECYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. CLEANED CORROSION FROM RIGHT HAND MLG DOOR WARNING SWITCH GROUND WIRE - [SDR TC8A98064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98064), Sep 27, 1998: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. TRIP NR 2565, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, ALL LIGHTS INDICATED NORMAL EXCEPT DOORS NOT LATCHED LIGHT REMAINED ON. DURING UPLATCH CHECK DOORS NOT LATCHED WARNING LIGH - [SDR TC8A98063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98063), Sep 24, 1998: FLUID. LOST. LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PRESSURE. ON LANDING, USED AIR BRAKE PRESSURE. - [SDR TC8A98062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98062), Sep 24, 1998: DOOR LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. ON GEAR RETRACTION, DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. - [SDR TC8A98061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98061), Sep 22, 1998: WIRE. CHAFED. DOORS NOT LATCHED LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, CYCLED TWICE AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. REPAIRED CHAFFED WIRE AT LEFT PROXIMITY SWITCH. ALSO, FOUND PROX - [SDR TC8A98060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98060), Sep 18, 1998: PROX SWITCH. LACK OF LUBE. DOORS NOT LATCHED LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, CYCLED TWICE AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. LUBRICATED MLG DOOR UPLATCH MECHANISM AND CLEANED PROXIMITY SWIT - [SDR TC8A98058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98058), Sep 18, 1998: THRUST BRAKE. LACK OF LUBE. ON TAXI OUT, NR 4 THRUST BRAKE LIGHT START FLASHING. UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH IT. TAXI BACK FOR MAINT. CLEANED MICROSWITCH AND LUBE NR 4 ENGINE THRUST BRAKE IAW DC8 - [SDR TC8A98057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98057), Sep 8, 1998: WIRE. FAILED. WING SLOT LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE DURING T/O FLAP SELECTION. TRANSFERRED TO DMI IAW MEL 27-8 CAT C, DMI NR 8693, PLACARD INSTALLED ON 9/8/98. REPAIRED WIRING - [SDR TC8A98054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98054), Aug 29, 1998: AMPLIFIER. REPLACED. AFTER TAXI OUT, F/O'S HEADING FLAG ON COMPASS BECAME DISPLAYED. REMOVED AND REPLACED INSTRUMENT AMPLIFIER RACK NR 2. OPS CHECK NORMAL PER MM 34-21-0. - [SDR TC8A9052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A9052), Aug 25, 1998: ACTUATOR. FAILED. UNABLE TO STEER AIRCRAFT, TOW BACK TO THE RAMP. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT STEERING ACTUATOR, OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK OK IAW MM 32-32-12. - [SDR TC8A98039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98039), Jul 7, 1998: RT UNIT. FAILED. WEATHER RADAR SPOKING, NO TARGETS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RADAR R/T IAW DC8 MM 34-41-0, ALL OPS OK. - [SDR TC8A98032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98032), May 31, 1998: ANTENNA. MALFUNCTIONED. ON TAXI OUT, RADAR WOULD NOT TEST. RESET R/T ANTENNA WAVE GUIDE, OPS CHECK OK IAW 34-41-0. - [SDR TC8A98031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98031), May 28, 1998: RESISTOR. FAILED. NR 2 ENGINE NEEDED TO REDUCE POWER TO 1.70 EPR TO MAINTAIN EGT LIMIT DURING TAKEOFF. ALSO, NOTED DURING IDLE EGT 375 DEGREES. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE EGT BALANCING ## Other aircraft with N187SK - [Cancelled 2022-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187SK-2022-10-14): Raytheon C90GT, S/N LJ-1783, built 2006. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Valiair Ltd Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALIAIR%20LTD%20CO%20TRUSTEE), [Ogden, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Ogden) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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