# N54FA: 1962 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8F-54, registration cancelled 2013-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8F-54](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8f-54) (registry code 302192H)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (registry code 52035)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45637
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 2000
- Certificate issued: July 3, 1985
- Last registry action: December 18, 2002
- Mode S code: A6D611
- 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/N54FA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54FA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54FA-2013-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-8F-54: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8f-54.md

## Service difficulty reports (31)

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

- [SDR 99ZZZM29](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM29), Oct 19, 1998: STRUT. CRACKED. CREW REPORTED FINDING A HYDRAULIC LEAK ON NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING PRE-FLIGHT GYE. FOUND CRACK IN NLG OLEO OUTER CYLINDER APPROX 6 INCH FROM TOP, APPROX 1.5 INC
- [SDR 98ZZZM870](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM870), Jul 14, 1998: UNKNOWN. ODOR. ON ARRIVAL GYE, REPORTED SMOKE ODOR FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. ON GROUND, RAN ENGINES AND PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO CHECK NASI PNEUMATIC FLOW CONTR
- [SDR 98ZZZM498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM498), Jun 25, 1998: LINE. BROKEN. IN CRUISE BOG TO MIA EXPERIENCED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC QTY. EXECUTED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND LANDED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TOWED OFF RUNWAY. INSPECTION REVE
- [SDR 97ZZZX4181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4181), Aug 27, 1997: TRANSFORMER. FAILED. ILN/MCO - EN ROUTE, CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR FLIGHT ENGINEER WHITE LIGHTS AND OVERRIDE CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. SMELLED SMOKE. FOUND DIMMING TRANSFORMER AT F
- [SDR 96ZZZX5795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5795), Sep 25, 1996: LINK ROD. WORN. AFTER TAKEOFF MIAMI AND GEAR RETRACTION, EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN NOSE GEAR AREA. RETURNED TO MIA. MADE LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED LEFT NOSE 
- [SDR 96ZZZM1007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1007), May 25, 1996: COVER. DETACHED. AFTER TAKEOFF SJU EXPERIENCED RUMBLING NOISE IN NOSE WHEEL WELL. RETURNED TO SJU AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED COVER CURTAINS INSIDE NOSE WHE
- [SDR 96ZZZM1244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1244), Apr 24, 1996: HYD HOSE. RUPTURED. ON TAKEOFF MIA, NOTED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC QUANTITY. RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED A RUPTURED HOSE ON THE RUDDER ACCUMULATOR. RE
- [SDR 96ZZZX1688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1688), Mar 12, 1996: BALLAST. SHORTED. ON CLIMB-OUT MIAMI, EXPERIENCED BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR WITH SMOKE COMING FROM FIRST OFFICER'S FLOOR PANEL. RETURNED TO MIAMI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPE
- [SDR 96ZZZX222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX222), Dec 16, 1995: HOSE. LEAKING. SJU - DURING CLIMB, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND QUANTITY. RETURNED TO SJU AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED A PIN HOLE IN THE PRESSUR
- [SDR 96ZZZM1119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1119), Nov 24, 1995: FRAME. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE FORWARD CIRCUMFERENCIAL FRAME AT FS 310 BETWEEN LONGERON 29L AND 34L. CUT OUT THE DAMAGED FRAME BY C
- [SDR 96ZZZM1118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1118), Nov 24, 1995: ANGLE. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON THE CENTER TANK LOWER END ANGLE AT FS 700 LEFT. CUT OFF THE LOWER 9 INCHES OF MATERIAL FROM THE ANGLE AND INSTALLE
- [SDR 96ZZZM1117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1117), Nov 24, 1995: FLOOR BEAM. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER FORWARD AND AFT FLANGES OF THE FLOOR BEAM AT STATION 877. REMOVED ALL CORROSION AND BLENDED TO A 63 
- [SDR 96ZZZM1116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1116), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER AND LOWER SKIN CENTER SKIN PANELS OF THE RT ELEVATOR FROM STATION XE 133 TO STATION XE 246. REMOVED 
- [SDR 96ZZZM1115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1115), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER AND LOWER INBOARD SKIN PANELS OF THE RT ELEVATOR FROM STATION XE 32 TO STATION XE 133. REMOVED EACH 
- [SDR 96ZZZM1114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1114), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES OF SKIN FROM STATION XE 221 TO XE 272. REMOVED THE DAMAGED U
- [SDR 96ZZZM1113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1113), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES OF SKIN FROM STATION XE 221 TO XE 272. REMOVED THE DAMAGED
- [SDR 96ZZZM1112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1112), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, LEFT WING UPPER SKIN CORROSION WAS FOUND IN VARIOUS PLACES BETWEEN WING STATION 554 AND 659. REMOVED ALL CORROSION DAMAGE AND BLENDED
- [SDR 96ZZZM1111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1111), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, RIGHT WING LOWER SKIN OF INBOARD AILERON HAD CORROSION AT OUTBOARD END OF AILERON SKIN. CUT AND REMOVED CORRODED SKIN PANEL AND INSTA
- [SDR 96ZZZM1110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1110), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, RIGHT WING LOWER SKIN OF OUTBOARD AILERON HAD CORROSION AT LOWER OUTBOARD SKIN PANEL. CUT AND REMOVED CORRODED SKIN PANEL AND INSTALL
- [SDR 96ZZZM1109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1109), Nov 24, 1995: PLATING. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON THE UPPER PLATING OF THE RIGHT WING UPPER SURFACE AT STATION XRS 600. CUT AND REMOVED CORRODED PLATING AND INSTALL
- [SDR 96ZZZM1108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1108), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, RT WING AT THE OUTBOARD END OF THE UPPER AND LOWER SKIN OF THE OUTBOARD FLAP CORROSION DAMAGE WAS FOUND. CUT AND REMOVED THE AREA OF 
- [SDR 96ZZZM1107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1107), Nov 24, 1995: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, FUSELAGE FRAME AT FS 500 IN THE CABIN BETWEEN LONGERONS 9 AND 10 RIGHT FOUND CRACK. CUT OUT THE DAMAGED MATERIAL. INSTALLED A 2.25 FI
- [SDR 96ZZZM1106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1106), Nov 24, 1995: FRAME. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, FUSELAGE FRAME AT FUSELAGE STATION 540, 560 AND 580 WERE FOUND WITH CORROSION DAMAGE ALONG THE LOWER SEVERAL INCHES WHERE THEY JOIN T
- [SDR 96ZZZM1105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1105), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION DAMAGE ON THE LOWER EDGE OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL JUST FORWARD OF LONGERON 24 CLEVIS AND RUNNING FORWARD FOR ABOUT 
- [SDR 96ZZZM1104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1104), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON SEVERAL AREAS OF FUSELAGE SKIN FROM FS 1140 TO 1340 FROM L31 LEFT TO L31 RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER FUSELAG
- [SDR 96ZZZM1103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1103), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION AND DENTS WERE FOUND BELOW THE AFT PASSENGER DOOR FUSELAGE SKIN. CUT OUT ALL CORROSION AND DENTS ON DAMAGED SKIN. INSTALLED
- [SDR 96ZZZM1102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1102), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON SEVERAL AREAS OF FUSELAGE SKIN FROM FS 610 TO 670 AND FROM L31 RT TO L31 LT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER FUSELA
- [SDR 96ZZZM1101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1101), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER AND LOWER SKIN CENTER PANELS OF THE LEFT ELEVATOR FROM STATION XE 133 TO STATION XE 246. REMOVED THE
- [SDR 96ZZZM1100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1100), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER AND LOWER INBOARD SKIN PANELS OF THE LEFT ELEVATOR FROM STATION XE 32 TO STATION XE 133. REMOVED EAC
- [SDR 96ZZZM1099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1099), Nov 24, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON SEVERAL AREAS OF FUSELAGE SKIN FROM FS 430 TO 610 AND FROM LONGERON 31 RIGHT TO LONGERON 31 LEFT. REMOVED AND 
- [SDR 96ZZZM1098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1098), Nov 24, 1995: FLOOR BEAM. CORROSION. DURING D-CHECK INSPECTION, CORROSION FOUND ON THE WEB OF THE FLOOR BEAM AT FS 920 UNDER OUTBOARD TRACK. DAMAGED AREA WAS CUT OUT AND INSTALLED 14 BY 7 INCHES .0

## 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 MIA93WA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93WA059), Feb 2, 1993: Douglas DC-8-54F (N54FA), Bogota, Colombia, incident, minor damage

## 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 19800220026779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800220026779I), Feb 20, 1980: Doug DC8F54 (N54FA), Atlanta, GA. Flight taxied across runway 8 contrary to taxi clearance.

## Other aircraft with N54FA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54FA): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 9885, built 2024

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