# N708UP: 1969 Douglas DC-8-71F, registration cancelled 2010-03-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 30, 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: 46048
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 10, 1990
- Certificate issued: August 14, 1989
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A97416
- 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/N708UP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=708UP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N708UP-2010-03-30

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 (243, newest 50)

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

- [SDR UPS08851691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851691), Feb 18, 2008: SLIDE. OUT OF POSITION. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE GAUGE NOT VISIBLE. REMOVED EVACUATION SLIDE AND CONTAINER PER MM 25-60-01-2. REPOSITIONED SLIDE IN CONTAINER AND INSTA
- [SDR UPS08851661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851661), Feb 12, 2008: SLIDE. OUT OF POSITION. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A CREW REPORTED THAT THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE GIRT BAR WILL NOT LOCK IN TO FLOOR WITH DOOR CLOSED. REPACKED MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE IAW MM 25-6
- [SDR UPS08851653](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851653), Feb 11, 2008: BRACKET. BROKEN. EVAC SLIDE PSI AND EXPIRATION ILLEGIBLE FROM INSPECTION WINDOW. EVAC SLIDE COVER LATCH BRACKET IS BROKEN. SLIDE COVER REMOVED AND ROUTED FOR REPAIR INSTALLED LA
- [SDR UPS08851654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS08851654), Feb 10, 2008: SKIN. GOUGED. RIGHT INBOARD T/E FLAP LOWER SURFACE DENT AT INBOARD LOCATION. MEASURE DENT AT 1 1/4 BY 1 3/4 .063 DEEP. FOUND .015 GOUGE IN DENT AND BLENDED TO .019 DEEP. REMO
- [SDR UPS07851305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07851305), Dec 16, 2007: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. ONE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN COCKPIT INOP. RELAMPED COCKPIT DOME LIGHT IAW DC8 MM 33-50-02-2. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS07851311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07851311), Dec 10, 2007: SLIDE. DISLODGED. ENTRY DOOR OPENED FROM OUTSIDE A/C BY LOAD SUP. SLIDE FELL OUT OF PACK, DID NOT INFLATE. REINSTALLED SLIDE AS REQUIRED IAW MM 25-60-01-2
- [SDR UPS07851114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07851114), Nov 7, 2007: LIGHT. SMOKE. HAD LIGHT ODOR OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. F/E PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT. APPEARS TO BE A 5 AMP FUSE HAS BLOWN ON F/E PANEL DID NOT REPLACE IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED
- [SDR UPS07850941](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850941), Oct 18, 2007: SLIDE. OUT OF POSITION. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ESCAPE SLIDE NOT PROPERLY STOWED. REPACK ESCAPE SLIDE, OK FOR SERVICE.
- [SDR UPS07850413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07850413), Aug 8, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK PER MM 33-50-01. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS07849990](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849990), Jun 18, 2007: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN PERFORMING TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AND RELAY UNIT AND TESTED IAW 33-50-01
- [SDR UPS07849327](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS07849327), Mar 5, 2007: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY IAW MM 33-50-01.
- [SDR UPS06848795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848795), Dec 21, 2006: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WON'T TEST. FOUND ON PRE-DEPARTURE CK. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AND RELAY UNIT WITH REF TO M/M 33- 50-01-2. GR
- [SDR UPS06848254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848254), Sep 25, 2006: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 LONGERON END FITTING CRACKED AT STA 70 L32R FWD SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20 D.
- [SDR UPS06848095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848095), Sep 25, 2006: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 FITTING CRACKED AT RT STA 70 L30R. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-3-0,51-1-20D AND 51-3-2.
- [SDR UPS06848199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848199), Sep 24, 2006: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 C-PIT STA 1160 INSIDE OF DOOR, SPYDER FITTING IS CRACKED AT THE BOLT. REMOVED CRACKED SPYDER FITTING AT STA 1160 IAW SRM 51-1-21, FABRICATED 
- [SDR UPS06848193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848193), Sep 23, 2006: FINGER DOUBLER. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 STA 440-460 L34L-L34R FUSELAGE DOUBLER AND FINGER DOUBLER HAVE CORROSION. REMOVED FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER AND FINGER DOUBLER AT STA 440-460 L34
- [SDR UPS06848191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848191), Sep 23, 2006: STRINGER SPLICE. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 STA 440 TO STA 460 L36 SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPLICE FITTING AT STA 440-460 L36 IAW SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-03-02-0
- [SDR UPS06848220](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848220), Sep 22, 2006: DOUBLER. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 AFTER SKIN REMOVAL A/C BAY FOUND INTERNAL DOUBLER CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS STA 8-70 BETWEEN L30L-32L. REMOVED INTERNAL DOUBLER FROM STA 8-70 L
- [SDR UPS06848192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848192), Sep 22, 2006: LONGERON SPLICE. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 L36 AFT FITTING AND LONGERON AT STA 1690 HAVE CORROSION. FOUND CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS AT STA 1690 L36 SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-20-00. REMOV
- [SDR UPS06848287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848287), Sep 21, 2006: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 RT WING OB LE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 824. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE, AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-02-00-0 FIG 002 AND 51
- [SDR UPS06848094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848094), Sep 21, 2006: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 RT WING OB LE LWR INNER DOUBLER CRACKED AROUND DRAIN HOLE AT XFS 597. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21,5
- [SDR UPS06848058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848058), Sep 21, 2006: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 RT WING OB LE LWR INNER DOUBLER CRACKED AROUND DRAIN HOLE AT XFS566. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED INNER DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW DWG 57696
- [SDR UPS06848047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848047), Sep 21, 2006: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 RT WING OB LE LWR RIB CRACKED AT XFS 653. STOP DRILLED CRACK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-02-00 FIG 002, 51-1-21 AND 5
- [SDR UPS06848046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848046), Sep 21, 2006: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 RT WING OB LE LWR RIB CRACKED AT XFS659. STOP DRILLED CRACK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-02-00 FIG 002, 51-1-21 AND 51
- [SDR UPS06848045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848045), Sep 21, 2006: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 RT WING OB LE LWR RIB CRACKED AT XFS772. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-02-00-0 FIG 002, 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS06848044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848044), Sep 21, 2006: RIB. CRACKED. RT WING OB LE LWR RIB CRACKED AT XFS 734. STOP DRILLED CRACK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 57-02-00 FIG 002, 51-1-20D,51-1-21.
- [SDR UPS06848289](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848289), Sep 20, 2006: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 RT CENTER LE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 334. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE, AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-02-00-0 FIG 002 AND 51-
- [SDR UPS06848288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848288), Sep 20, 2006: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 RT WING CENTER LE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 460. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE, AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-02-00-0 FIG 002, 5
- [SDR UPS06848286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848286), Sep 20, 2006: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 RT WING CENTER LE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 379. CRACK TERMINATES AT FASTENER HOLE. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-02-
- [SDR UPS06848285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848285), Sep 20, 2006: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:3C RT WING CENTER LE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 454. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE, AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-02-00-0 FIG 002 AN
- [SDR UPS06848284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848284), Sep 20, 2006: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 RT CENTER LE UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 304. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE, AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-02-00-0 FIG 002 AND 51-
- [SDR UPS06848242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848242), Sep 20, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 AFTER REMOVAL OF CORROSION AT LWR D-PIT DOOR, SKIN, FOUND CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED D-PIT SKIN FROM 1350-1490 L31L-L31R I
- [SDR UPS06848033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848033), Sep 20, 2006: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE-C3 RT CENTER L/E UPPER RIB CRACKED AT XFS 366. STOPDRILLED CRACK AT RT L/E CENTER UPPER RIB AT XFS 366 IAW SRM 57-02-00 FIG 002. FABRICATED AND 
- [SDR UPS06848290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848290), Sep 19, 2006: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 AT STA 742.2 FRAME FITTING IS CRACKED ON AFT UPPER SIDE OF CUSP. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-01-20D AND 51-01-21.
- [SDR UPS06848218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848218), Sep 19, 2006: CUSP WEB. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 UPPER CUSP FROM STA 1260 TO 1290 EXFOLIATED CORROSION ON UPPER CUSP AND CRACKED LT SIDE. REMOVED DAMAGED CUSP AT STA 1260-1290 IAW SRM 51-3-0
- [SDR UPS06848059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06848059), Sep 19, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C3 NR 1 PYLON INBD SIDE FOUND CRACK AT APPROX STA YN 321. STOP DRILLED CRACK. CRACK TERMINATES AT STOP DRILL EO DC8-5740-0716.
- [SDR UPS06847643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06847643), Aug 9, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE: N/A EMERG LIGHTING BATT PACK PWR LOW. EMERG LIGHTING BATT PACK REPLACED IAW MM 33-50-01-2.
- [SDR UPS06846411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS06846411), Mar 7, 2006: TRIM TAB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A RT ELEV TRIM TAB CRACKED/DAMAGED ABOUT 1' OB OF PREVIOUS REPAIR. REMOVED RT ELEV GEAR TAB REF MM 27-30-03-2. OK TO INSTALL. TRIMMED OTBD EDG
- [SDR UPS05844682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844682), Jun 9, 2005: DOUBLER. DELAMINATED. UNDER BELLY PANELS (4EA) DELAMINATED ON PREVIOUS REPAIR. LT WING TO BODY LOWER FILLET PANEL DELAMINATED. D303878 LT WING TO BODY FAIRING FILLET PANEL DELAMINATE
- [SDR UPS05844594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844594), Jun 2, 2005: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER 33-50-01.
- [SDR UPS05844417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844417), Apr 27, 2005: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:SP COMPLY WITH D 301309 REGARDING FUSELAGE SKIN CORROSION AT E/E DOOR STA 35. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW EO DC8-5
- [SDR UPS05844380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05844380), Apr 26, 2005: SKIN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE RT JUST OUTBOARD OF FWD EQUIPMENT CENTER DOOR MARKED. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN IN CORRODED AREA DIM APPX 2.9 X 2.5 INCHES. REMOVED ADDITIONAL D
- [SDR UPS05843662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS05843662), Jan 18, 2005: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. NR 2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT IN FLIGHT. A/C IS OOS. PERFORMED STEP 4 UP TO FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT ON FIGURE 139 SHEET 1 OF MM 71 00 00. TS (558010) PERFORMED ENG MAI
- [SDR UPS04843609](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04843609), Dec 15, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FAIL PRELIGHT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK IAW MM 33-50, OPS CK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS04843100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04843100), Aug 23, 2004: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 VERT STAB LOWER FRONT SPAR EXTERNAL DRAG ANGLE CRACKED AT STA 1756. REMOVED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-3-0, 51-1-21. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER SRM 53-2-
- [SDR UPS04843128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04843128), Aug 19, 2004: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB APPROXIMATE 2 INCH CRACK AT RBL 3 STA.1766 FROM INSIDE 60 H0LE. REPAIRED AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB 2 INCH CRA
- [SDR UPS04843101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04843101), Aug 19, 2004: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, BATHTUB FITTING CORRODED AT STA 340 BETWEEN L35R & L34R. REMOVED BATHTUB FITTING PER SRM 51-1-20D. FABBED REPAIR ANGLES PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 
- [SDR UPS04843099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04843099), Aug 19, 2004: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 A-PIT FS 300 BATHTUB FITTING BETWEEN L34L & L33L HAS HEAVY CORROSION. REMOVED BATHTUB FITTING. FABBED REPAIR ANGLES PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2B. IN
- [SDR UPS04843098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04843098), Aug 19, 2004: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, FS 450 L31L SPLICE FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPLICE FITTING AT FS 450 L31L.
- [SDR UPS04843027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04843027), Aug 19, 2004: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, STATION 1776 LONG 10L END FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 4772397 AND SRM 51-1-20D.

All 243: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N708UP-2010-03-30/reports.md

## 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 20000525016589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000525016589I), May 25, 2000: Doug DC871F (N708UP), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. (-23)On taxi in after normal landing the tower reported right engine on fire. Confirmed smoke form right side. Check list run and engines 3 and 4 shtudown…

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