# N56FA: Douglas DC-8F-54, registration cancelled 2014-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8F-54](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-54) (registry code 3021926)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45663
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 8, 2005
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A7250F
- Owner when cancelled: [Sound Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUND%20CORP)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1369° N, 119.8699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89703, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56FA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56FA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56FA-2014-12-03

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 Douglas DC-8F-54: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-54.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

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

- [SDR 98ZZZM564](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM564), Jul 20, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. FOUND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT MAIN GEAR FITTING PER IAW DOUGLAS DC8 MLG FITTING REPLACEMENT GUIDE AND RECOVE
- [SDR 98ZZZM686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM686), Jun 13, 1998: LINE. BROKEN. ON TAXI AFTER LANDING MIA, FLT 364 - REPORTED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC QUANTITY TO AUX LEVEL WITH LOW BRAKE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND NO EFFECTIVE BRAKING OR STEE
- [SDR 98ZZZM4](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM4), Dec 10, 1997: HOSE. RUPTURED. ON CLIMB-OUT OF MIA, HYD RES LOW PRESS, LIGHT CAME ON AND HYDRAULIC QTY RAPIDLY BEGAN DEPLETING WITH LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED WITH
- [SDR 97ZZZX1965](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1965), Apr 1, 1997: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK ON LEFT WING FLAP FITTING, STA 220 INBOARD SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP SUPPORT FITTING IAW DOUGLAS MM, CHAP
- [SDR 97ZZZX1741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1741), Apr 1, 1997: FITTING. CRACKED. TAT: 66,105:12 HOURS. TAC: 23,119. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK ON LEFT WING FLAP FITTING STA 220, INBOARD SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP S

## Other aircraft with N56FA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56FA): Cessna 172N, S/N 172-69682, built 1978

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