# N701UP: 1968 Douglas DC-8-71F, registration cancelled 2010-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-71F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-71f) (registry code 302199D)
- Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45938
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1985
- Certificate issued: June 18, 1985
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A95A15
- Owner when cancelled: [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2585° N, 85.5398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40223, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701UP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=701UP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701UP-2010-04-01

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-8-71F: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-71f.md

## Service difficulty reports (283, newest 50)

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

- [SDR UPS08853554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08853554), Oct 9, 2008: WIRE. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT ILLUMINATE THE AMBER LIGHT WHEN SWITCH IS IN THE DISARM POSITION. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK. REPAI
- [SDR UPS08852550](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08852550), Jun 19, 2008: SLIDE. INOPERATIVE. MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE INOP 378344. REMOVED MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE AND ROUTED TO S/M. RIVET INSTALLED ON LOOSE BRACKET SRM 51-1-21 AND FWD ENTRY SLIDE REINSTALLED
- [SDR UPS08851447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851447), Jan 17, 2008: INDICATOR. DAMAGED. ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE UNREADABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ESCAPE SLIDE PER MM 25-60-01. OPS CKD, SLIDE GIRT BAR INSTALLED. THIS CLOSES DEFERRAL M367121.
- [SDR UPS08851428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851428), Jan 12, 2008: INDICATOR. OUT OF POSITION. ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE GAUGE UNREADABLE, TOO LOW IN SIGHT WINDOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE CONTAINER PER DC8 AMM 25-60-01-2
- [SDR UPS07850336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850336), Jul 28, 2007: CONTROL VALVE. LEAKING. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A DURING DESCENT INTO SDF THE CREW RECEIVED AN AILERON LIGHT MESSAGE & BEGAN LOSING HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE CREW LATER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. REM
- [SDR UPS07850490](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850490), Jul 25, 2007: GIRT BAR. UNKNOWN. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A CAN'T STOW GIRT BAR ON ESCAPE SLIDE. STOWED GIRT BAR ON SLIDE.
- [SDR UPS07849979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849979), Jun 16, 2007: SLIDE. OUT OF POSITION. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE UNREADABLE. REPOSITION SLIDE INSIDE OF COVER.
- [SDR UPS07849800](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849800), May 13, 2007: BATTERY. NO TEST. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTS WON'T TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY AND RELAY UNIT PER MM 33-50-01-2.
- [SDR UPS07849776](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849776), May 8, 2007: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. INSPECTION TYPE:AS-E AT FLIGHT LEVEL 360 NR 3 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. RAN FLAME OUT CHECKLIST & RESTART IN FLIGHT CHECKLIST WHILE DESCENDING TO FLIGHT LEVEL 240 REST
- [SDR UPS07849343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849343), Feb 20, 2007: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 1ST CLIP FROM FWD C/S IS CRACKED NR 4 PYLON O/B SKATE ANGLE. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED CLIP IAW SRM 51-1-20D, DWG 5804007.
- [SDR UPS07849288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849288), Feb 20, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 HFEC & VISUAL INSPECTION DETECTED A CRACK ON THE R-2 DOOR FWD UPPER CORNER APPROX .50 INCH IN LENGTH. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF THE R-2 DOOR FW
- [SDR UPS07849243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849243), Feb 20, 2007: WEB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 NR 2 MAIN TANK THRU PNL 506C WEB IS CRACKED FWD OF CTR/SPAR XRS -6. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT NR 2 MAIN TANK WEB AT STA XRS -6 IAW SRM 57-02-00 F
- [SDR UPS07849370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849370), Feb 17, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 HEAVY CORROSION & EXFOLIATION ON AFT SIDE OF FLOORBEAM, C-PIT TUNNEL LT SIDE STA 1260 LBL 59. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM AT STA 1260 LBL 59 IAW SAA E
- [SDR UPS07849289](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849289), Feb 17, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 HEAVY CORROSION ON TOP OF FLOORBEAM AFT ACCY COMPT STA 1580 RBL 50-60, FWD SIDE. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 1580 RBL 50-60 IAW
- [SDR UPS07849266](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849266), Feb 16, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 C-PIT STA 1040 FRAME FROM L35L-L35R HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF FRAME CAP AT STA 1040 IAW SRM 51-1-21, AND DWG 53A-011
- [SDR UPS07849372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849372), Feb 15, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 CRACKED END FITTING ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 280, RBL 48 A-PIT DOORWAY UPPER FWD CORNER REMOVED FLOORBEAM END FITTING AT STA 280, RBL 48 A-PIT DOO
- [SDR UPS07849280](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849280), Feb 15, 2007: SUPPORT ANGLE. MISSING. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 MAIN CABIN CENTER WING BOX SUB FLOOR FRAME FITTING SUPPORT ANGLE MISSING AT STA 740 L22R. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SUPPORT ANGLE IAW SRM 51-3
- [SDR UPS07849240](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849240), Feb 15, 2007: SUPPORT CHANNEL. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 SUPPORT CHANNEL CRACKED AT STA 1730 RBL 20. REMOVED SUPPORT CHANNEL AT STA 1730 RBL 20 IAW SRM 51-01-21. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SUPPORT CHA
- [SDR UPS07849249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849249), Feb 14, 2007: WEB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 CABIN STA 3.0 RBL 45 SUBFLOOR WEB IS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK ON WEB AT STA 3.0 RBL 45 IAW SRM 53-2-00 FIG 001B. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 
- [SDR UPS07849245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849245), Feb 14, 2007: BEAM. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 CRACK IN RADIUS OF NR 3 J-BEAM, 60 COMPT RBL 2. STOP DRILLED CRACK IN RADIUS OF NR 3 J-BEAM IN THE 60 COMPT IAW SRM 53-02-05. FABRICATED AND 
- [SDR UPS07849232](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849232), Feb 14, 2007: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 CABIN SUBFLOOR STA 25-48 RBL 10 FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE IS BROKEN. REMOVED FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE AT CABIN SUBFLOOR AT STA 25-48 RBL 10, REPAIRED FL
- [SDR UPS07849413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849413), Feb 13, 2007: FRAME. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 CRACK IN DRILL START IN FRAME ON OUTBOARD LWR SIDE OF NR 3 ENG STUB WING. STOP DRILLED CRACK IN FRAME AT RIGHT STUB WING STA 252.351 IAW SRM 
- [SDR UPS07849371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849371), Feb 13, 2007: BOSS. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LEFT MLG RETRACT PIN BOSS HAS PITTING AND TOOLING MARKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MLG SHOCK STRUT ASSY IAW 32-11-00, RETRACT AND EXTENSION C
- [SDR UPS07849233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849233), Feb 13, 2007: BRACKET. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LEFT WING FLAP WELL FUEL DUMP CHUTE HORSE SHOE BRACKET CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED HORSE SHOE BRACKET FROM LEFT WING DUMP CHUTE IAW SRM 51-1-20D
- [SDR UPS07849210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849210), Feb 13, 2007: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LEFT WING CENTER L/E UPPER INNER DOUBLER CRACKED AT STA XOLDI 6.2246. REMOVED CRACKED DOUBLER AT LEFT WING CENTER L/E STA XOLDI 6.2246 IAW SR
- [SDR UPS07849209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849209), Feb 13, 2007: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LT WING CENTER LEADING EDGE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 366. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT LEFT WING L/E AT STA XFS 366 IAW SRM 57-02-00 FIG 2. FABRICAT
- [SDR UPS07849344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849344), Feb 12, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LEFT WING UPPER SKIN 1 INCH CRACK AT XRS 107.000 UPPER FRONT SPAR SKIN. REPAIRED UPPER WING SKIN AT XRS 107.000 FRONT SPAR IAW SAA EA 008-571
- [SDR UPS07849224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849224), Feb 12, 2007: LONGERON. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 CORROSION UNDER SPLICE FITTING AND LONGERON 33L IN AFT ACCESSORY COMPT AT STA 1550. REMOVED SPLICE FITTING AND CUT OUT CORRODED SECTION OF L3
- [SDR UPS07849211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849211), Feb 12, 2007: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD CRACKED AT STA 1766 LBL 24 L10L AREA. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD STA 1766 LBL 24 L10L IAW SRM 53-2-5
- [SDR UPS07849242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849242), Feb 10, 2007: LONGERON. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 HEAVILY CORRODED LONGERON IN AFT ACC COMPT STA 1570 L34L. REMOVED CORRODED LONGERON SECTION L34L STA 1560-1570 IAW SRM 51-01- 20D, AND SRM 51
- [SDR UPS07849223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849223), Feb 10, 2007: SKIN. DENTED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 RUDDER RT SIDE LEADING EDGE STA ZR 140 SKIN HAS DENT. FOUND DENT OUT OF LIMITS AT RUDDER STA ZR 140 IAW SRM 55-02-00-0 FIG 001. REMOVED AND R
- [SDR UPS07849241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849241), Feb 8, 2007: SKIN. DENTED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LEFT FUSELAGE STA 1580 BETWEEN L24L & L25L EXT SKIN HAS DENT WITH GOUGE 6 INCHES LONG 1.5 INCH WIDE AND APPROX. .100 INCH DEEP. CUT OUT DAMAG
- [SDR UPS06848792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848792), Dec 20, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ON PRE-DEPARTURE, EMERGENCY ARM/DISARM LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT WHEN SWITCH IS POSITION TO ARM. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OP
- [SDR UPS06848787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848787), Dec 18, 2006: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS NO TEST ON PREFLIGHT. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS06847306](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06847306), Jul 10, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE DURING TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-50-01-2. OPS CHK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS05843866](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843866), Feb 1, 2005: FRAME. CORRODED. FRAME AND SPLICE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AT STA 1420 L34R-L36. REMOVED SPLICE FTG AND CUT OUT CORRODED FRAME SECTION BETWEEN L36 AND L34R. FAB REPLACMENT SPLICE 
- [SDR UPS05843782](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843782), Jan 13, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1 INTERCOSTAL-TO-FRAME ATTACH FITTING CRACKED AT STA 1140 LONGERON 35R. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING REF SRM 51-1-20D, 51-1-8, 51-1-15.
- [SDR UPS05843781](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843781), Jan 13, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3, CLIP CRACKED IN NR 1 ALT TANK AT NR 1 PYLON SKATE ANGLE BETWEEN STR 62 & 63 XRS508.997 LT WING INT. FAB REPLACEMENT CLIP PER DWG5804007 FROM
- [SDR UPS05843780](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843780), Jan 13, 2005: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 RT WING STA XW97 CANOE SUPPORT FITTING ATTACH BOLT HOLES CORRODED & GOUGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING REF SRM 51-3-2, 51-1-20D, 51-3-0, MM
- [SDR UPS05843848](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843848), Jan 12, 2005: SUPPORT FITTING. CORRODED. RT STA 98 FLAP SUPPORT FITTING (CANOE) HAS CORROSION UNDER FLAP TRACK AREA, O/B SURFACE .025 DEEP I/B SURFACE IS .006 DEEP. UNDERCUT AND REMOVED CORROSION .050 
- [SDR UPS05843789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843789), Jan 10, 2005: WEB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1, R1 DOOR JAMB TORQUE WEB CRACKED ABOVE UPPER DOOR HINGE ARM STA 150- 155, NEXT TO L14R. CUT OUT DAMAGE, NDT VERIFIED REF NDT/SPM06-10-01.001.
- [SDR UPS05843787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843787), Jan 10, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1, TAIL CONE ATTACH FITTING CRACKED ON L36, STA 1875. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, 51-1-8, 51-3-0.
- [SDR UPS05843846](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843846), Jan 8, 2005: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN STA 835.5 L18L, FRAME ATTACH FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME ATTACH FITTING AT STA 853.5 L18L, IAW SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS05843837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843837), Jan 8, 2005: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN AT STA 702 LBL (LONGERON 13LH) FRAME ATTACH FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED FRAME ATTACH FITTING AT F/S 702 L13L IAW 51-1-20-D, DWG
- [SDR UPS05843835](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843835), Jan 8, 2005: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 36 HAS 1 INCH CRACK ON RT UPPER FLANGE IN RADIUS BETWEEN F/S 1260-1280. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED LONGERON SECTION IAW DWG 5750322 AND SRM 51-1-20D 
- [SDR UPS05843786](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843786), Jan 8, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1, LONGERON 8R END FITTING CRACKED AT STA 676. REMOVED AND REPLACED END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D, 51-1-8.
- [SDR UPS05843867](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843867), Jan 7, 2005: FRAME. CORRODED. A-PIT FRAME CORRODED AND MISDRILLED AT STA 280 L32R. CUT OUT DAMAGE, NDT VERIFIED ALL DAMAGE REMOVED PER NDTSPM 06-10-01.001. FAB REPAIR ANGLE FROM SHT 7075-0-.
- [SDR UPS05843838](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843838), Jan 7, 2005: PRESSURE BLKHD. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN, AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD CRACKED, RBL 50 UPPER SIDE. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLERS AND FINGER DOUBLER IAW SRM'S
- [SDR UPS05843836](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843836), Jan 7, 2005: LONGERON. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN LONGERON CRACKED AT STA 1760 L15L. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON AND FABRICATED SPLICE AND LONGERON SECTION INSTALLED IAW SRM'S 53-2-2 FIG10, 5
- [SDR UPS05843834](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843834), Jan 7, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. LWR CARGO PIT STA 1140 L34R UPPER FWD FITTING CRACKED ON THE FRAME. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D.

All 283: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701UP-2010-04-01/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910221006329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910221006329I), Feb 21, 1991: Doug DC871F (N701UP), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing and the NR3 and NR4 engines contacted the runway. NR3 and NR4 engines replaced.
- [Incident 19891019054439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891019054439I), Oct 19, 1989: Doug DC871F (N701UP), San Francisco, CA. Lost hydraulic pressure on climb. Able to lower gear. Diverted and landed. Door sequencing valve had failed.

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