# N30UA: 1967 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-61, registration cancelled 2004-10-28 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 28, 2004 - Exported to: Swaziland - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-61](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-61) (registry code 302195B) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (registry code 52039) - Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 45888 - Year built: 1967 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 30, 1988 - Certificate issued: August 25, 1993 - Last registry action: February 19, 2002 - Mode S code: A31EBC - Owner when cancelled: [Agro Air Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AGRO%20AIR%20ASSOCIATES%20INC) - Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30UA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30UA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30UA-2004-10-28 From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-61: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-61.md ## Service difficulty reports (20) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ARWA20021101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20021101), Nov 1, 2002: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING "B" CHECK THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; CORROSION IN ANGLE IN RT WHEEL WELL UPPER FORWARD AREA AT STA 857 AND CW STA. 46. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA, TREATED AND P - [SDR ARWA20021002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20021002), Oct 7, 2002: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING CRUISE AT 280, NR 1 ENGINE ANTI-ICE LIGHT ON. NR 2 ERATIC FOLLOWED BY COMPRESSOR STALL. COULD NOT GET POWER OUT OF ENGINE. AT FL 280 UNABLE TO CLOSE 2N A - [SDR ARWA20020807](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020807), Aug 20, 2002: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING IN-FLIGHT. PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECK LIST AND DIVERTED TO SAN JUAN (TJST). CHECK NR 1 ENGINE FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR PNEUMATIC LEAK, NO - [SDR ARWA20020602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020602), Jun 18, 2002: FEEL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. RUDDER OPERATION ERRATIC FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES BUT DID NOT HELP. LANDED AT MIA WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER LOAD FEEL AND T - [SDR ARWA20011217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20011217), Dec 29, 2001: OIL CAP. LOOSE. DURING PUSHBACK MECHANIC REPORTED OIL LEAK ON NR 3 ENGINE, SHUTDOWN NR 3 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO RAMP UNDER TOW. FOUND NR 3 STARTER OIL CAP LOOSE, SERVICED AND S - [SDR ARWA0011013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA0011013), Oct 30, 2001: THERMOCOUPLE. FAULTY. IN CRUISE AT FL 29.0 NR 1 ENGINE EGT FLUCTUATED FROM 210 C TO 380 C, ALL OTHER PARAMETERS AS FOLLOWS: EPR 1.74, N2 97.5 PERCENT, FF 4900 LBS, N1 102.5 PERCENT, - [SDR ARWA0010717](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA0010717), Jul 11, 2001: FILTER. CLOGGED. DURING FLIGHT AT LEVEL 31.0 NR 3 ENGINE FLAMED OUT, RESTARTED ENGINE FOLLOWING ABNORMAL CHECK LIST PROCEDURES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL FILTERS OF NR 3 FUEL TE - [SDR ARWA0010502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA0010502), May 14, 2001: ACTUATOR. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. RETURNED TO SAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCID - [SDR 2000ZZZX469](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZX469), Dec 8, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING B-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND THE FOLLLOWING: CORROSION DAMAGE LEFT FUSELAGE ABOVE NLG DOOR AT STA 52.00. REPAIRED CORROSION DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-2-1. (X) - [SDR 2000ZZZX468](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZX468), Oct 5, 1999: LINE. FAILED. DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT AT SDQ, BELOW 100 KNOTS, CREW OBSERVED AN ELECTRICAL SPARK AND SMALL FIRE AND A HIGH AIR PRESSURE 'HISSING' SOUND COMING FROM THE FORWAR - [SDR 99ZZZM636](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM636), Aug 17, 1999: LINE. CHAFED. AFTER TAKEOFF MIA, EXPERIENCED HYDRAULIC QTY LOSS AND PRESSURE. RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE CHAFED - [SDR 2000ZZZX471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZX471), Aug 17, 1999: LINE. CHAFED. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MIA, EXPERIENCED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOSS AND PRESSURE. RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LI - [SDR 98ZZZM441](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM441), Mar 12, 1998: DUCT. LOOSE. DURING CRUISE MASTER FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. VERIFIED NR 2 ENGINE AT FAULT. REDUCED POWER AND LIGHT WENT OUT. TESTED FIRE WARNING SYSTEM WHICH WAS SATISFACT - [SDR 98ZZZM253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM253), Feb 1, 1998: FIRE LOOP. DEFECTIVE. DURING CRUISE NR 4 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND FIRE WARNING CONTINUED. DISCHARGED FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND FIRE WARNING CEASED. GROUND INSPEC - [SDR 98ZZZM175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM175), Jan 15, 1998: BALLAST. OVERHEATED. ON LANDING AT MIA EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL WIRE OVERHEAT ODOR IN COCKPIT. GROUND INSPECTION REVEALED OVERHEATED BALLASTS FOR FLOURESCENT LIGHTS IN COCKPIT. REPLAC - [SDR 97ZZZM788](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM788), Jul 19, 1997: ANTI-SKID BOX. MALFUNCTIONED. ON APPROACH MIA, EXPERIENCED ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE ANTI-SKID/SPOILER CONTROL SYSTEM. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL BOX WAS NOT MODIFIED IAW DA - [SDR 97ZZZM243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM243), Jan 26, 1997: TURBINE. FAILED. MIAMI - ON TAKEOFF, NR 1 ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL SEVERELY AT 400 FEET. TOWER REPORTED FLAMES OUT OF NR 1 ENGINE. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. RETURNED TO MIAMI AND LANDE - [SDR 96ZZZX5829](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5829), Oct 30, 1996: TEE CAP. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT STA Y=1766 IAW PSI 53.08.009/010C AND NDI 53-10-18, FOUND TWO CRACKS AT CORNER RADIUS OF THE TEE CAP AT LONGERON 1 - [SDR 96ZZZM1539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1539), Oct 30, 1996: BULKHEAD TEE. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT STATION Y=1766 IAW PSI 53.08.009/010C AND NDI 53-10-18, FOUND TWO CRACKS AT CORNER RADIUS OF THE TEE CAP AT LONGER - [SDR 96ZZZM325](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM325), Jan 31, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. DUIRNG C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT WING LOWER SURFACE SKIN CRACK AT STATION XW204. REPAIRED LEFT WING LOWER SURFACE SKIN CRACK BY CUTTING OUT 2 INCH BY 5.4 I ## Other aircraft with N30UA - [Cancelled 2018-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30UA-2018-02-13): Kansas State University DJI S800, S/N DJI-A2-04. Registration expired. Owner: [Kansas State University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KANSAS%20STATE%20UNIVERSITY), [Salina, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Salina) --- 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.