# N441J: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63, registration cancelled 2017-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63) (registry code 302198B)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 29, 2008
- Last registry action: September 29, 2008
- Mode S code: A54F1C
- Owner when cancelled: [Miami Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIAMI%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Windsor Locks, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Windsor%20Locks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9298° N, 72.6580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06096, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N441J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=441J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441J-2017-07-14

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 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63.md

## Service difficulty reports (169, newest 50)

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

- [SDR ARWA20070901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20070901), Sep 23, 2007: ENGINE. POWER LOSS. ABORT TAKEOFF DUE TO NR 1 ENGINE UNABLE TO MAKE MAXIMUM TAKEOFF POWER EPR I-68 AT FIREWALL. ABORTED PRIOR REACHING 80 KNOTS. OPERATIONAL CHECKED NR 1 ENGINE AT 
- [SDR ARWA20070802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20070802), Aug 18, 2007: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. POWER REDUCTION REQUIRED ON NR 2 ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN EGT LIMIT. 09-04-07 REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 EGT INDICATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 77-
- [SDR ARWA20070702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20070702), Jul 5, 2007: BRAKE ASSY. DAMAGED. WHILE TAXING TO RAMP, AFTER LANDING, BRAKES LOCKED UP. NR 5 BRAKE ASSEMBLY LOCKED UP ON TAXI WAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 5 ANTI-SKID WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCER IAW
- [SDR ARWA20070701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20070701), Jul 4, 2007: BRAKE ASSY. LOCKED. AFTER LANDING, ON TAXI TO RAMP, BRAKES "LOCKED UP". REMOVED AND REPLACED BRAKE ASSEMBLY NR 2 IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC-8 M/M 32-42-1. OPERATIONAL CHECK FOR LEAKS OK
- [SDR ARWA20070606](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20070606), Jun 13, 2007: TRANSDUCER. INOPERATIVE. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF ANTI-SKID INOPERATIVE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED; RETURN TO BLOCK. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 8 MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCER IN ACCORD
- [SDR ARWA20070604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20070604), Jun 7, 2007: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. BEFORE TAKEOFF ANTI-SKID INOPERATIVE LIGHT PLUS RAI (F/W) LIGHTS BOTH ILLUMINATED.
- [SDR ARWA20070602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20070602), Jun 5, 2007: BYPASS VALVE. BROKEN. AILERON MANUAL REVERSER LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE AILERON IS POWERED AND CONTROL CHECK UNSATISFACTORY. REMOVED AND REPLACED BROKEN BYPASS VALVE TURNBUCKLE AND ADJUST
- [SDR ARWA20070306](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20070306), Mar 22, 2007: HOSE. LEAKING. IN FLIGHT EN COUNTER A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE; PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. T/S AND FOUND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR BOGIE TRIM CYLINDER HYDRAULIC HOSE LEAKING;
- [SDR ARWA20060701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060701), Jul 8, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; LEFT ELEVATOR XE 195-313 T/E LOWER SKIN WITH CORROSION.
- [SDR ARWA20060702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060702), Jul 8, 2006: PANEL. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BETWEEN XE 312.500 AND XE 149.000 T/E UPPER PANELS WITH CORROSION.
- [SDR ARWA20060703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060703), Jul 8, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; FUSELAGE EXTERIOR STATION 25, L-33R SKIN WITH CORROSION.
- [SDR ARWA20060303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060303), Mar 23, 2006: PIN. UNKNOWN. FIRST OFFICER'S COURSE DEVIATION INDICATOR (CDI) DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO OMNI BEARING SELECTOR (OBS) IN FLIGHT. FIRST OFFICER'S HEADING "BUG" DOES NOT CORRESPOND
- [SDR ARWA20051202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20051202), Dec 20, 2005: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. LOG PAGE NR 116558. ON POST FLIGHT FOUND LEAKING BY EMPANAGE LOWER SIDE REAR STRIKE PAD REAR ACCESS PANEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER PACK ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-2
- [SDR ARWA20051002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20051002), Oct 8, 2005: LINE. LEAKING. LOST HYD FLUID FROM MAIN HYD RESERVOIR AFTER LANDING. UPON INSPECTION; FOUND FLEX LINE LEAKING ON RT MAIN GEAR TRUCK O/B HYD MANIFOLD NEXT TO BOGGIE TRIM ACTUAT
- [SDR ARWA20050803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050803), Aug 17, 2005: LINK ASSY. VIBRATION. AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS VIBRATION AND NOISE FROM NOSE WHEEL WELL AREA. RETURNED AND LANDED TO INVESTIGATE. REMOVED AND REPLACE
- [SDR ARWA20050507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050507), May 28, 2005: WIRE. OPEN. AFTER TAKEOFF, ZNS ON NR 2 GENERATOR WITH LEFT EMERGENCY BUS POWER FAIL LIGHT ON. PERFORMED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST TO NO AVAIL; PERFORMED FUEL DUMP AS PER CHECKLIST
- [SDR ARWA20050504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050504), May 7, 2005: GENERATOR. FAILED. DURING CLIMB-OUT, NR 2 GEN SYSTEM DEVELOPED A ZNS. AFTER PERFORMING ABNORMAL CHECK-LIST ONLY LT EMERGENCY BUSS WAS RESTORED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CSD AND AC GEN
- [SDR ARWA20050404](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050404), Apr 28, 2005: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. DURING TAXI, ELEVATOR POSITION INDICATOR (EPI) FAILED DURING FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK. TRANSFERRED TO DMI NR 19171 AS PER MEL 27-9 CAT "C". CLEANED AND SECURED ELEV
- [SDR ARWA20041203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20041203), Dec 17, 2004: AMPLIFIER. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF NR 4 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND RETURNED TO KMIA AFTER FUEL DUMPING. OVERWEIGHT LANDING IN KMIA, SMOOTH 
- [SDR ARWA20041005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20041005), Oct 24, 2004: FIRE LOOP. SHORTED. ON CLIMBOUT THROUGH 15,000 FT MASTER FIRE WARNING SOUNDED WITH LIGHT INDICATION ON NR 4 ENGINE. PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST (RETARDED POWER LEVER, FIRE SHUTOF
- [SDR ARWA20040904](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20040904), Sep 29, 2004: PIN. DAMAGED. DURING UP-LATCH CHECK THE GEAR NOT LATCHED, LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND PERFORMED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, THEN BOTH GEAR NOT LATCHED AND DOOR NOT LATCHED REMAINED ILLUMIN
- [SDR ARWA20040804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20040804), Aug 22, 2004: INDICATOR. FAILED. DURING TAXI, FIRST OFFICER'S VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR (VSI) DISPLAY SHOWS REPEATER ANNUNCIATOR. FAILURE AND NO NEEDLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED TCAS/VSI AT FIRST OF
- [SDR ARWA20040802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20040802), Aug 17, 2004: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. WEATHER RADAR DOES NOT PAINT WEATHER NOR DOES IT WORK IN MAPPING MODE. TEST FUNCTION IS NORMAL; AIRCRAFT RETURNED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WHEATHER INDICATOR IN AC
- [SDR ARWA20040801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20040801), Aug 15, 2004: TRANSCEIVER. FAILED. CLIMBING WEATHER RADAR DOES NOT PAINT WEATHER; AIRCRAFT RETURNED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RT AND ANTENNA IAW MM 34-41-0 AND 34-41-1 GROUND TEST NORMAL.
- [SDR ARWA20040703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20040703), Jul 15, 2004: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. AFTER APP TAKEOFF POWER HEARD BANG ON LEFT HAND SIDE WING. INSPECTED LEFT HAND WING IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 57-00; NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. ALSO INSPECTED LEFT H
- [SDR ARWA20040301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20040301), Mar 17, 2004: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; NR 3 PYLON STATION YN 300 APPROX. FOOT STOOL FITTING LEFT SIDE WITH CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED FOOT STOOL F
- [SDR ARWA20040202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20040202), Feb 2, 2004: WEB. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; FUSELAGE INTERIOR BETWEEN STA 1060.000 AND STA 1080.000 LT CUSP WITH CORROSION. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IN ACCOR
- [SDR ARWA20040201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20040201), Feb 2, 2004: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; AFT LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT BETWEEN STA 940.000 AND STA 1500.000, RBL 58.5 INCHES TRACK WR SECTION WITH CORRO
- [SDR ARWA20040104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20040104), Jan 13, 2004: KEELBEAM. CRACKED. DURING A C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; LT MAIN LANDING GEAR W/W STATION 920, KEELBEAM LT TEE EXTRUSION WITH 3 INCH CRACK. REPAIRED KEEL WEB STIFF
- [SDR ARWA20031207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20031207), Dec 19, 2003: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. NR 970. DURING (C) CHECK INSPECTION, NLG WW RT TUNNEL STATION 8.000 PRESSURE BULKHEAD FORWARD FACE. NOSE LANDING GEAR RT FITTING WITH CORROSION AT L-31.
- [SDR ARWA20031003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20031003), Oct 20, 2003: WARNING LIGHT. FALSE ACTIVATION. LANDING GEAR DOOR NOT LATCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF; PERFORMED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, LIGHT WENT OUT. CLEANED, INSPECTED & LUBRICATED LANDING GEARS AND DOO
- [SDR ARWA20030914](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030914), Sep 21, 2003: BLEED VALVE. STUCK. UNABLE TO OBTAIN MAX POWER INDICATION WITH NR 1 TROTTLE AT IT'S FULL FORWARD STOP POSITION. FOUND NR 1 ENGINE SURGE BLEED VALVE STUCK OPEN; REMOVED AND REPLACED
- [SDR ARWA20030901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030901), Sep 3, 2003: CYLINDER. BROKEN. AFTER TAKE-OFF, WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED; NOT LATCHED AND DOORS NOT LATCHED. LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM ABNORMAL CHECK LIST AND RE
- [SDR ARWA20030807](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030807), Aug 21, 2003: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; AFT SERVICE DOOR JAMB, AFT TOP CORNER WITH CRACK OF 1.125 INCH. REPAIRED THE AFT SERVICE DOOR JAMB AFT TOP CO
- [SDR ARWA20030806](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030806), Aug 21, 2003: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; AFT ENTRANCE DOOR JAMB AFT BOTTOM CORNER WITH CRACKS OF 0.625 & 0.437 INCH. REPAIRED THE AFT ENTRANCE DOOR JA
- [SDR ARWA20030801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030801), Aug 5, 2003: BLEED VALVE. INOPERATIVE. COMPRESSOR STALL NR 2 ENGINE COMMENCING THE TAKE OFF ROLL. REJECTED TAKE OFF (RTO). REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 PRESSURE RATIO SURGE BLEED VALVE IAW MM 75-30-3. O
- [SDR ARWA20030602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030602), Jun 10, 2003: TRANSMITTER. INOPERATIVE. AFTER BRAKE RELEASE, WHILE SETTING MAX POWER, NUMBER ONE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ROSE TO 60 PSI. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRESSURE TRANSMITTER IAW MM 79-32-1. ACCOMPLIS
- [SDR ARWA20030302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030302), Mar 11, 2003: WIRE. DAMAGED. ON FINAL ANTI-SKID LIGHT STAYED ON WITH LFI INDICATION. CHECKED ANTI-SKID WIRING IAW W/D 32-3-0. FOUND BROKEN WIRE GOING TO LT IN-BOUND VALVE, REPAIRED WIRE IN 
- [SDR ARWA20030105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030105), Jan 25, 2003: LINE. LEAKING. NR 2 ENGINE PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN DUE TO FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE AND INTERMITTENT PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT AT 1555Z WINDMILLING OIL PRESSURE 15-25 PSI. INSPECTE
- [SDR ARWA20030101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030101), Jan 2, 2003: SPAR CAP. LOG PAGE # 503179. DISCREPANCY: DURING 1A CHECK THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; ITEM # 128M: L/H WING AUXILIARY SPAR INBD. UPPER LOG WITH CRACK. GENERATED BY J/C # 51-
- [SDR ARWA20021103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20021103), Nov 7, 2002: GYRO. FAILED. FIRST OFFICER'S COMPASS FLAG IN VIEW; FIRST OFFICER'S HORIZONTAL INDICATOR (HSI) CAPTAIN'S RADIO MAGNETIC INDICATOR (RMI). REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 DIRECTIONAL
- [SDR ARWA20021007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20021007), Oct 28, 2002: CAP. LOOSE. NR 4 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN: N1 26 PERCENT, N2 35 PERCENT, OIL TEMP 90C. INSPECTED NR 4 ENGINE AND FOUND CSD SPLINE STAND 
- [SDR ARWA20021001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20021001), Oct 6, 2002: FIRE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 4 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. OVERWEIGHT LANDING AT 277.0 LBS PERFORMED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 FIRE SENSOR ON BURNED SECTION OF THE ENGINE
- [SDR ARWA20020916](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020916), Sep 30, 2002: LINE. LEAKING. CLIMB FL 270 NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED BELOW 35 PSI, OIL PRESS LIGHT CAME ON, OIL TEMPERATURE WENT UP. FOLLOWED ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES. 15 PSI OI
- [SDR ARWA20020904](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020904), Sep 7, 2002: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING DESCEND PITCH TRIM COMPENSATOR FAILED IN EXTENDED POSITION, PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PHASE 1 AND 2 ITEMS; INITIATED A FLAP 50 LANDING AND DECLARED A
- [SDR ARWA20020809](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020809), Aug 28, 2002: OIL SYSTEM. LACK OF LUBE. NR 3 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY INDICATING ZERO; WITH OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING AND LOW OIL PRESSURE, LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED IN-FLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT 1920Z. N
- [SDR ARWA20020803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020803), Aug 13, 2002: ENGINE. POWER LOSS. AFTER BRAKE RELEASE, LOST PARTIAL POWER ON NR 4 ENGINE. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO RAMP. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE, OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR ARWA20020801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020801), Aug 3, 2002: HYDRAULIC LINE. BLOWN. LOST ALL HYDRAULIC ON LANDING. CHECK HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND TO BOC AT STANDARD PIPE. REPLACED BLOWN BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINE AT LT GEAR, SERVICED MAIN HYDRAULIC SYS
- [SDR ARWA20020601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020601), Jun 14, 2002: B-NUT. LOOSE. ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO NR 4 ENGINE WOULD NOT GO TO MAX POWER. FOUND COMPRESSOR BLEED ACTUATOR TO CONTROL CLOSED TUBE B-NUT LOOSE; TIGHTENED B-NUT IAW MM 75-30-2
- [SDR ARWA20020310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20020310), Mar 21, 2002: HYDRAULIC LINE. LEAKING. WHEN READY TO TAXI, HYDRAULIC QUANTITY GAUGE INDICATED LOSS OF FLUID, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATED LOSS OF PRESS. ACCOMPLISHED APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST, RETU

All 169: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441J-2017-07-14/reports.md

## 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 DCA02WA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02WA057), Sep 10, 2002: Douglas DC-8-63 (N441J), Gander, Newfndl, Canada, incident, minor damage

## Other aircraft with N441J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N441J): Cessna 441, S/N 441-0302
- [Cancelled 1965-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441J-1965-06-17): Beech 95-A55, S/N TC-219. Owner: [Michelmore D D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICHELMORE%20D%20D), [Sherman Oaks, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sherman%20Oaks)

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