# N51CX: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62, registration cancelled 1997-08-18 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 18, 1997 - Exported to: Iceland - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 302197B) - Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 46027 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: December 23, 1993 - Last registry action: December 18, 1996 - Mode S code: A65F5E - Owner when cancelled: [Gmd Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GMD%20INC%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 25.7795° N, 80.2996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33126, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51CX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51CX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51CX-1997-08-18 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-8-62: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62.md ## Service difficulty reports (17) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR IXXA9700036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700036), Feb 26, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE RIGHT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN PANEL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT STATION XE32. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AR - [SDR IXXA9700042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700042), Feb 17, 1997: ACTUATOR. CORRODED. DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR PIN BOSS HOLE WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY OVERSIZING THE - [SDR IXXA9700035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700035), Feb 12, 1997: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT HAND VERTICAL STABILIZER BASE ATTACH ANGLE AT FUSELAGE STATION 1593 TO 1604. REPAIR WAS ACCO - [SDR IXXA9700046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700046), Feb 10, 1997: WEB. CORRODED. DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION AND A CRACK WERE FOUND ON THE WEB STRUCTURE FOR ACCESS PANEL 603R AT STATION 200. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DA - [SDR IXXA9700037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700037), Feb 9, 1997: JAMB. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE LOWER AFT, FORWARD CARGO DOOR JAMB WEB WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT FUSELAGE STATION 1160, BETWEEN LONGERONS 30 AND 31 RIGH - [SDR IXXA9700045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700045), Feb 8, 1997: PLATING. CORRODED. DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE RIGHT WING, UPPER SURFACE EXTERNAL PLATING WAS FOUND WITH A CORROSION BULGE AT STATION XFS393, STRINGER 7. REPAIR WAS ACC - [SDR IXXA9700039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700039), Feb 8, 1997: PLATING. CORRODED. DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD SLOT UPPER LEADING EDGE PLATING WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED AT STATION XOLDI 6.224. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLIS - [SDR IXXA9700047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700047), Feb 7, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE EXTERNAL PLATING AT STATION 1573.5, AND LONGERON 28 RIGHT, JUST AFT OF THE EXISTING DRAIN - [SDR IXXA9700040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700040), Feb 7, 1997: PLATING. CORRODED. DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, THREE SHEARED RIVETS AND CORROSION WERE FOUND ON THE EXTERIOR PLATING AT FUSELAGE STATION 1757 RIGHT. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED - [SDR IXXA9700044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700044), Feb 5, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE RIGHT ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE EXTERNAL PLATING WAS FOUND TO BE BULGING AT STATION XE122. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY REMOVA - [SDR IXXA9700043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700043), Feb 5, 1997: AILERON. CORRODED. DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE RIGHT OUTBOARD AILERON LOWER EXTERNAL PLATING WAS FOUND TO HAVE SURFACE CORROSION AND BULGING AT STATION XA615 TO XA642. - [SDR IXXA9700038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700038), Feb 5, 1997: AILERON. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE RIGHT INBOARD AILERON UPPER LEADING EDGE PLATING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT STATION XA490. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY REM - [SDR IXXA9686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9686), Jun 18, 1996: CLAMP. BROKEN. INVESTIGATION OF THIS EVENT FOUND AN ENGINE ANTI-ICE DUCT CLAMP BOLT HAD FAILED ALLOWING BLEED AIR TO ENTER THE ENGINE COWLING. THE HOT AIR DAMAGED THE ENGINE W - [SDR IXXA9682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9682), May 25, 1996: CONTROL AMP. INTERMITTENT. EN ROUTE BETWEEN ELP AND TOL IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL 37, THE MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ATC WAS ADVISED, AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED - [SDR IXXA96114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA96114), May 14, 1996: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. EN ROUTE BETWEEN ELP AND TOL IN CRUISE FLT AT FL 37, THE MAIN CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY AN ACRID SMELL. THE FE DONNED A PBE AND ENTERE - [SDR IXXA9638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9638), Mar 18, 1996: FUEL PUMP. LEAKING. ON DESCENT INTO SJU, THE NR 4 ENGINE WAS PRECAUTIONARILY SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOW OIL QUANTITY. ON THE GROUND IN SJU, MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FUEL PU - [SDR IXXA95134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA95134), Jan 3, 1996: GRND SHIFT MECH. OUT OF RIG. ON DEPARTURE OUT OF EWR, THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE 'RETRACT' POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE STUCK IN THE 'GROUND' MODE. THE AIRCRAFT ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 19960609017419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960609017419I), Jun 9, 1996: Doug DC862 (N51CX), Rochester, NY. Narrative: #4 engine had an overheat condition after take-off at Rochester. Pilot shut down engine and dumped 10,000 lbs of fuel over lake ontario. Aircraft… ## Other aircraft with N51CX - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51CX): Cessna 340A, S/N 340A0533, built 1978 --- 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.