# N779UP: 1968 Douglas DC-8-71F, registration cancelled 2010-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 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: 45979
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 21, 1988
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1988
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: AA8C46
- 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/N779UP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=779UP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N779UP-2010-05-20

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (174, newest 50)

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

- [SDR UPS02839890](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839890), Oct 25, 2002: STRAP. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C2, RT WING HAS A CRACKED LONGERON 64 END FITTING-STRAP, AND LOWER SPAR IS CRACKED 1/2 INCH FROM EDGE OF SPAR TO FASTENER HOLE AT XRS 450. NDT 
- [SDR UPS02839838](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839838), Oct 25, 2002: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 300 BETWEEN LONG 35L TO 36 BATHTUB FITTING IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 3755822, AND SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2D
- [SDR UPS02839844](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839844), Oct 22, 2002: LONGERON. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 300-305 LONG 35L IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED LONGERON 35L SECTION BETWEEN STA 290 TO 330 IAW SRM 53-2-2 F
- [SDR UPS02839843](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839843), Oct 22, 2002: LONGERON. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 300-305 LONGERON 35R IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTION BETWEEN STA 290 TO 330 AT LONG 35R IAW 
- [SDR UPS02839832](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839832), Oct 22, 2002: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STATION 1040-1050 LONGERON 31L SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 3750257, AND SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS02839847](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839847), Oct 21, 2002: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 70 LONG 22L END FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 4611159, AND SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS02839840](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839840), Oct 21, 2002: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 320 BETWEEN LONG 33L TO 34L BATHTUB FITTING IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 3755822, AND SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2
- [SDR UPS02839839](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839839), Oct 21, 2002: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 300 BETWEEN LONG 33L TO 34L BATHTUB FITTING IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 3755822, AND SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2
- [SDR UPS02839828](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839828), Oct 16, 2002: LONGERON. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 AFT ACCY COMPARTMENT LONG 33L CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS BETWEEN STATION 1540 TO 1545. REMOVED LONGERON SECTION FROM STA 1515 TO 1550 AT LONG 33L
- [SDR UPS02839850](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839850), Oct 15, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 A-PIT DOOR FRAME IS CRACKED AFT SIDE OF 3RD UPPER HOOK FROM FWD END ON DOOR AT APPROX STA 300 AT LONG 23R ON DOOR. REMOVED FRAME SECTIONS, FA
- [SDR UPS02839829](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839829), Oct 15, 2002: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB LOWER PLANK FITTING IS CRACKED AT XFS 46. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 3701427, AND SRM 51-1-21.
- [SDR UPS02839872](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839872), Oct 14, 2002: LONGERON. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 300-320 LONG 34L IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON REPAIR SECTION AND SPLICES IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10.
- [SDR UPS02839845](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839845), Oct 14, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 RADIOGRAPHIC (X-RAY) INSPECTION DETECTED 2 CRACKS ON THE L1 DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER APPROX 5.25 INCHES AND .419 INCH AT STA 60 LONG 20L. REMOVE
- [SDR UPS02839831](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839831), Oct 14, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 RIGHT WING CENTER L/E LOWER SKIN IS CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE AT XFS 347.75. STOP DRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED CRACK TERMINATES AT STOP DRILL, 
- [SDR UPS02839827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839827), Oct 14, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LEFT WING UPPER SKIN IS CRACKED AT XRS 74 AT STRINGER 11. CUTOUT CRACKED SKIN, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOU
- [SDR UPS02839836](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839836), Oct 13, 2002: LONGERON. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 1766 LONG 17R AND END FITTING ARE CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED LONGERON AND END FITTING IAW DWG 5649327, 4772397, SRM 51-1-2
- [SDR UPS02839830](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839830), Oct 13, 2002: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LONG 17L AND END FITTING IS CRACKED AT STA 1766 AFT SIDE OF BULKHEAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON AND END FITTING IAW DWG 5649327, 4772397 
- [SDR UPS02839826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839826), Oct 13, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 RIGHT WING UPPER SKIN IS CRACKED AT XRS 75 AT STRINGER 9. CUTOUT CRACKED SKIN, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FIL
- [SDR UPS02839871](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839871), Oct 11, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 REMOVE STEEL DOUBLER FROM THE L2 DOOR LOWER FWD CORNER AND REPAIR PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 18, APPROX STA 1620 LONG 10L. REMOVED STEEL DOUBLER, CUT
- [SDR UPS02839849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839849), Oct 11, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 REMOVE STEEL DOUBLER FROM THE L2 DOOR UPPER AFT CORNER AND REPAIR PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 18, STA 1660 AT LONG 10L. REMOVED STEEL DOUBLER, CUTOUT 
- [SDR UPS02839848](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839848), Oct 11, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 REMOVE STEEL DOUBLER FROM THE R2 DOOR UPPER AFT CORNER AND REPAIR PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 16, STA 1660 LONG 11R AND SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER ARE 
- [SDR UPS02839837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02839837), Oct 11, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C2 REMOVE STEEL DOUBLER FROM THE R1 DOOR UPPER FWD CORNER AND REPAIR PER SRM 53-2-0 FIG 14. REMOVE STEEL DOUBLER, CUTOUT DAMAGE, NDT VERIFIED NO
- [SDR UPS01837269](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01837269), Nov 9, 2001: FASTENER. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A SEVERAL FASTENERS CORRODED IN COMPARTMENT 60 HORZ STABILIZER ACTUATING MECHANISM AREA ITEM SUBMITTED BY FOG TEAM. REMOVED AND REPLACED FASTE
- [SDR UPS01837254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01837254), Nov 5, 2001: STIFFENER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:B COMPARTMENT 60 AFT PRESS BULKHEAD J-BEAM 5TH FROM BOTTOM OF LT SIDE HAS CRACK AS MARKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK REF DC8-5310-15663-A14596. FABRICA
- [SDR UPS01835062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01835062), Feb 24, 2001: BOTTLE. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:IN, CABIN DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE BOTTLE PRESS LOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE AS PER MM 25-60-00.
- [SDR UPS00834569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00834569), Dec 27, 2000: SKIN. DAMAGED. INSPECTION TYPE:PFLT LT WING INBD FLAP T/E HAS A 1/2 HOLE 2 INCHES INBD OF OUTBD EDGE. REPAIRED HOLE IN FLAP AS PER SRM 57-2-1. INSTALL A REPAIR DOUBLER.
- [SDR UPS00834260](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00834260), Oct 26, 2000: LINE. LEAKING. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, COURIER''S O2 REGULATOR PROBLEM. *S/D* REPLACED BROKEN O2 LINE, OPS CK NORMAL.
- [SDR UPS00834259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00834259), Oct 26, 2000: SLIDE. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, ESCAPE SLIDE WILL NOT ARM. ATTACHED GIRT BAR.
- [SDR UPS00833850](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00833850), Oct 6, 2000: LONGERON. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1, STA 1350 LONG 34L IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON IAW DWG 3758593, AND SRM 51-1-20D, 51-1-21.
- [SDR UPS00833852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00833852), Oct 4, 2000: FITTING. DAMAGED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1, STA 1690 LONG 32L END HAS HOLES WITH NO EDGE DISTANCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DWG 4641324, AND SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS00833851](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00833851), Oct 4, 2000: LONGERON. DAMAGED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1, STA 1690 - 1776 LONG 32L HAS HOLES IN RADIUS. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED LONGERON IAW DWG 5649329, AND SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS00833848](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00833848), Oct 4, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1, STA 240 - 260 LONG 33L INTERCOSTAL IS CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW DWG 5750726, AND SRM 51-1-21.
- [SDR UPS00833859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00833859), Oct 3, 2000: LONGERON. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1, STA 1705 LONG 30L IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED LONGERON IAW DWG 5649329, AND SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR UPS00833858](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00833858), Oct 3, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1, STA 1760 LONG 28L - 28R 8 SHEAR TIES ARE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED SHEAR TIES IAW 5612148, AND SRM 51-1-21.
- [SDR UPS00833853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00833853), Oct 3, 2000: FINGER DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1, STA 1690 - 1890 FINGER DOUBLERS IS CRACKED AT LONG 28R. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED DOUBLERS IAW DWG 5649328, AND SRM 51-1-21.
- [SDR UPS00834221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00834221), Oct 2, 2000: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1, LEFT WING L/E LOWER INTERNAL DOUBLER IS CRACKED AT XFS 335.25. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED DOUBLER IAW DWG 5769589, AND SRM 51-1-20D, 
- [SDR UPS00833849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00833849), Oct 2, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C1, LEFT WING L/E LOWER RIB IS CRACKED AT XFS 310.25. REPAIRED RIB IAW SRM 57-2-0 FIG 2.
- [SDR UPS00833703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00833703), Sep 7, 2000: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:P/F, ON PREFLIGHT LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON DURNIG TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS00833630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00833630), Aug 21, 2000: GEARBOX. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STOPPED MOVING AFTER LANDING AT 4.0 DEGREES. FOUND RIVET STUCK IN HORZ STAB GEARBOX ASSY. REMOVED AND REPLACED GEARBO
- [SDR UPS00833394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00833394), Jul 21, 2000: LANYARD. BROKEN. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, SLIDE COVER LANYARD BROKEN AT CABLE (SLIDE AT ENTRY DOOR). REPLACED MAIN ENTRY DOOR SLIDE COVER LANYARD AND SECURED SLIDE LANYARD INSTALLED
- [SDR UPS00832630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00832630), May 16, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING WILL NOT TEST. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR UPS00831537](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00831537), Feb 7, 2000: CLIP. BROKEN. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, MAIN CABIN ESCAPE SLIDE INOP, MOUNTING BRACKET BOTTOM CLIP BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP AND INSTALLED ESCAPE SLIDE.
- [SDR UPS99831146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS99831146), Nov 22, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FAILED TO COME ON DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK PN ON 5208458-503, PN OFF 570845 8-503 SN ON 
- [SDR UPS99830756](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS99830756), Sep 28, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT OPERATE WHEN TESTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK ASSY PER M/M 33-50-01, OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS99830588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS99830588), Sep 9, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE JUST AFT OF THE NLG W/W HAS AN 11 INCH CRACK. DUE TO LEFT NOSE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *S/D* DAMAGE REMOVED AS REQ'D RH
- [SDR UPS99829759](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS99829759), Jun 4, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, 13.25 INCH CRACK LOCATED AT LONGERON L28 ON SKIN OF AIPLANE FS 1704 TO FS 1717 (FOR AND AFT). *S/D* REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION, FABRICATED REP
- [SDR UPS98828159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98828159), Nov 4, 1998: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE-C3, RT WING L/E LWR SKIN AT XFS 598.375 THE INTERNAL DOUBLER IS CRACKED AT THE DRAIN HOLE. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED THE INTERNAL DOUBLER
- [SDR UPS98828108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98828108), Nov 3, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE-D, VERTICAL ATTACHMENT ANGLE ON THE I/B SIDE OF THE NR 1 STUB WING CRACKED IN RADIUS. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT ANGLE IAW SR
- [SDR UPS98828112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98828112), Nov 1, 1998: JAMB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE-D, DOOR JAMB AFT ENTRY DOOR AFT LOWER CORNER HAS 2 INCH CRACK. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-2-0.
- [SDR UPS98828158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98828158), Oct 29, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE-C3, FS 1120 TO 1140 AT LONG 33L THE INTERCOSTAL IS CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL IAW DWG 9753792 AND SRM 51-1-20D & 51-1

All 174: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N779UP-2010-05-20/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 19990622014279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990622014279I), Jun 22, 1999: Doug DC871F (N779UP), Ontario, CA. #1 Engine was lost when relay R2-7035 became inoperative. This relay controls the starter control valve. Starter controllight illuminated. Relay was changed,…

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