# N784AL: 1970 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F, registration cancelled 2017-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f) (registry code 302198H)
- 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: 46135
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 8, 1992
- Certificate issued: March 22, 2004
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AA9F6D
- Owner when cancelled: [Miami Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIAMI%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7795° N, 80.2996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33126, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N784AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=784AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N784AL-2017-02-16

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 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f.md

## Service difficulty reports (73, newest 50)

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

- [SDR 22AA20090505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/22AA20090505), May 9, 2009: SPAR. CRACKED. ON PRE FLIGHT FOUND FUEL LEAK BY LEFT WING ROOT FORWARD OF WHEEL WELL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE LEFT REAR SPAR WAS FOUND CRACKED.
- [SDR 22AA20081203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/22AA20081203), Dec 31, 2008: BLEED VALVE. STUCK. LOG PAGE NR 128276. NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO TAKE-OFF POWER; REJECTED TAKE OFF AT 80 KTS. - RETURNED TO GATE. FOUND NR 1 COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVE STUCK
- [SDR 22AA20081102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/22AA20081102), Dec 1, 2008: CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN. ON DESCENT LONG TRIM SUITCASE HANDLE, RIGHT SUITCASE HANDLE JAMMED. FOUND BROKEN CABLE RUNNING NR 49B. REMOVED AND REPLACED 1/16 CONTROL CABLE RUNNING NR 49B IN
- [SDR 22AA20081002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/22AA20081002), Oct 15, 2008: CYLINDER. MALFUNCTIONED. ON APPROACH INTO MROC THE FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND BEHOND 23 DEGREES. FOUND OUTBOARD FLAP LOCKOUT CYLINDER RETRACTED; SERVICE FLAP LOCKOUT CYLINDERS IAW MM 27-51-
- [SDR ARWA20080802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20080802), Aug 14, 2008: UNKNOWN. SPARKS. AIR TURNBACK REPORTED SPARKS COMING FROM RT MAIN GEAR. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MIA. (S)
- [SDR ARWA20080201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20080201), Feb 3, 2008: LIMIT SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, TAKEOFF WARNING HORN CAME ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED SI-278 FLAP UPLIMIT SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/N 27-52-1 AND SI-177 AND 176 SPOILERS SW
- [SDR ARWA20071205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20071205), Dec 18, 2007: SNAP RING. LOOSE. DURING CLIMB-OUT, UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION, NEITHER WITH AUTO OR MANUAL (WITH 4 T.C. ON). FOUND NR 2 TC DISFUSER SNAP RING LOOSE. REINSTALLED 
- [SDR ARWA20061005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20061005), Oct 29, 2006: BELLCRANK. BROKEN. ON POST FLIGHT FOUND NOSE GEAR DOOR BROKEN LINK. REMOVED TORQUE TUBE AND BELL CRANK IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/M 32-22-2. INSTALLED BELL CRANK AND REINSTALLED NOSE GE
- [SDR ARWA20061004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20061004), Oct 25, 2006: WIRE. DAMAGED. LOST ALL HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DURING TAXI. REPAIR WIRE ON HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TRANSMITTER IAW MM 20-51-00; OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL IAW MM 20-00-00.
- [SDR ARWA20061001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20061001), Oct 8, 2006: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. LOG PAGE NR 124562. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 105 KTS FOLLOWING NR 4 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. INSPECTED NR 4 ENGINE COMPRESSOR SURGE BLEED VALVE AND TIGHTEN ALL SENCE 
- [SDR ARWA20060602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060602), Jun 28, 2006: O-RING. LEAKING. PRIOR TO DESCENT, OBSERVED A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC QUANTITY TO THE STAND PIPE LEVEL FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF PRESSURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGE O-RING ON NR 2 ENGIN
- [SDR ARWA20060501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060501), May 6, 2006: STRIKER. UNKNOWN. AFTER NORMAL GEAR RETRACTION, RED DOORS NOT LATCHED, LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON UP-LATCH CHECK; PERFORMED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, LIGHT REMAINED ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED 
- [SDR ARWA20060304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060304), Mar 29, 2006: ENGINE. LEAKING. DURING CRUISE, NR 2 ENGINE LOSS OF ALL OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE; PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN AS PER CHECKLIST (TIME 0655). REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE I
- [SDR ARWA20060302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060302), Mar 21, 2006: PROXIMITY SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. "GEAR NOT LATCHED" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR UPLATCH CHECK; CONTINUED OPERATION AS PER ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. PERFORMED PROXIMITY SWITCHES TEST IN ACCORDANCE WI
- [SDR ARWA20060202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060202), Feb 8, 2006: ENGINE. VIBRATION. SHUT-DOWN NR 3 ENGINE IN FLIGHT DUE TO VIBRATION. COMPLIED WITH ALL CHECKLIST. C/W RED BORDER NR 019421 NR 3 ENGINE P-679000 REPLACEMENT. COMPLY WITH RED BORDER
- [SDR ARWA20060218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060218), Feb 3, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT INTERIOR STA 1620-STA 1640 BETWEEN L-32L & L-33L SKIN WITH CORROSION; N/R 1022- 
- [SDR ARWA20060207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060207), Feb 3, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; LOWER FUSELAGE STA 1690 THRU STA 1720, L-31L THRU L-31R SKIN PANEL WITH CORROSION AT SEVERAL PLACES. REPAI
- [SDR ARWA20060217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060217), Feb 3, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; I/B AILERON BETWEEN XA 565 AND SA 542 LOWER SKIN WITH CORROSION. REMOVED SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER AND REPLA
- [SDR ARWA20060216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060216), Feb 3, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION, RT ELEVATOR XE 276 THRU XE 280 LOWER SURFACE WITH CORROSION. REMOVED RT ELEVATOR SKIN UPPER SURFACE XAE 0 TO XE 103 AND XE 273 TO X
- [SDR ARWA20060215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060215), Feb 3, 2006: SKIN. DELAMINATED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION, RT ELEVATOR XE 28.843 LOWER SURFACE WITH DELAMINATION. REMOVED RT ELEVATOR SKIN UPPER SURFACE BETWEEN XAE 0 TO SE 103 AND XE 273 TO
- [SDR ARWA20060214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060214), Feb 3, 2006: FINGER DOUBLER. CORRODED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION, MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT STA.920, STA.940, STA.960, XCW 0 - XCW 23 CENTER WING SECCTION RT FINGER DOUBLER WITH CORROSION. REPAIRED FU
- [SDR ARWA20060213](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060213), Feb 3, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION, FUSELAGE EXTERIOR BETWEEN STA 1690 & STA 1734 AND L-26L THRU L-28L SKIN WITH CORROSION. REPAIRED FUSELAGE TAIL SECTION PLATING BETW
- [SDR ARWA20060212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060212), Feb 3, 2006: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION, LT O/B AILERON BETWEEN XA 678 AND XA 685 LOWER SKIN RIVETS SHEARED. REMOVED LT O/B AILERON PLATING BETWEEN XA 662 & XA 724 AND REPL
- [SDR ARWA20060210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060210), Feb 3, 2006: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; NR 3 PYLON FOOT STOOL I/B SIDE WITH 1 - 3/4" CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 PYLON FOOT STOOL FITTING IN A
- [SDR ARWA20060209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060209), Feb 3, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; AFT ACCESSORY COMPT INTERIOR STA 1620 BETWEEN L-30L AND L-31L SKIN WITH CORROSION. REPAIRED INNER DOUBLER B
- [SDR ARWA20060206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20060206), Feb 3, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; LOWER FUSELAGE STATION 1490 THROUGH STATION 1690L, L-31L THRU L31R SKIN PANEL WITH CORROSION AT SEVERAL PL
- [SDR ARWA20050908](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050908), Jul 18, 2005: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; RT INBOUND AILERON BETWEEN XA 565 AND XA542 LOWER SKIN WITH CORROSION.
- [SDR ARWA20050906](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050906), Jul 14, 2005: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; FUSELAGE EXTERIOR STA 1690 THROUGH STA 1734, L-29L, SKIN WITH CORROSION.
- [SDR ARWA20050907](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050907), Jul 12, 2005: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; NR 2 PYLON FOOT STOOL INBOUND SIDE WITH CRACK, APPROXIMATELY 5/8".
- [SDR ARWA20050905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050905), Jul 12, 2005: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; NR 3 PYLON FOOT STOOL INBOUND SIDE WITH 1.750 INCH CRACK.
- [SDR ARWA20050904](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050904), Jul 7, 2005: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; AFT ACCESSORY COMPT INTERIOR STA 1620 THROUGH STA 1640, BETWEEN L-32L AND L-33L, SKIN WITH CORROSION.
- [SDR ARWA20050903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050903), Jun 23, 2005: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; LOWER FUSELAGE STA 1690 THROUGH STA 1720, L-31L THROUGH L-31R, SKIN PANEL WITH CORROSION AT SEVERAL PLACES
- [SDR ARWA20050902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050902), Jun 23, 2005: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; LOWER FUSELAGE STA 1490 THROUGH STA 1690, L-31L THROUGH L-31R, SKIN PANEL WITH CORROSION AT SEVERAL PLACES
- [SDR ARWA20050505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050505), May 11, 2005: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, NR 2 FIRE WARNING DOES NOT TEST; NO LIGHT; NO BELL. CLEANED NR 2 FIRE CONNECTOR WARNING; OPERATIONAL CHECK TEST NORMAL IN ACCORDA
- [SDR ARWA20050108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050108), Jan 30, 2005: LANDING GEAR. LACK OF LUBE. GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER COMPLETING GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED CHECKLIST. CHECK LANDING GEAR MECHANISM, LUBRICATED
- [SDR ARWA20050106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050106), Jan 25, 2005: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED; OIL PRESS GAUGE INDICATED 25 PSI, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY, WENT TO ZERO. PERFORMED OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILL
- [SDR ARWA20050102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050102), Jan 12, 2005: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT REMAINTED ILLUMINATED, PERFORMED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. CHECKED ALL WIRING FOR GEAR LATCH LIGHT. JACKED A/C PERFORMED
- [SDR ARWA20041008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20041008), Oct 27, 2004: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. LOST WEATHER RADAR IN ROUTE TO GEG. REMOVED AND REPLACED RADAR INDICATOR AND RADAR R/T, OPERATIONS TESTED NORMAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/M 34-41-1.
- [SDR ARWA20040806](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20040806), Aug 30, 2004: LINK ASSY. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, HAD A VIBRATION BELOW COCKPIT AREA RECYCLED LANDING; GEAR NO HELP; RETURNED TO DEPARTURE (KMIA. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT NOSE GEAR DOOR LINK ASSEM
- [SDR ARWA20040501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20040501), May 5, 2004: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. STANDBY ALTITUDE INDICATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT. REMOVED STANDBY INDICATOR & REPLACED WITH SERVICE STANDBY ATT. INDICATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH
- [SDR ARWA20040502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20040502), May 5, 2004: WIRE. DAMAGED. NR 1 OIL TEMPERATURE ERRATIC AND UNREALIABLE IN-FLIGHT. REPAIRED WIRE AT PIN U NR 1 ENGINE PYLON MAIN DISCONNECT PLUG IN ACCORDANCE WITH DACO DC-8 MM 20-50-1. R
- [SDR ARWA20031105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20031105), Nov 30, 2003: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. ON FLIGHT 410, THE NR 4 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER. ACCOMPLISHED IN FLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AS PER FOM; ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT 14:35, THE W
- [SDR ARWA20031101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20031101), Nov 9, 2003: BRAKE ASSY. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT DOES NOT TAXI UNDER IT'S OWN POWER. FOUND NR 6 BRAKE ASSEMBLY DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRAKE ASSEMBLY IAW DC8 MM 32-42-1 AND MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY I
- [SDR ARWA20031001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20031001), Oct 14, 2003: LINK. BROKEN. ON APPROACH, WHEN SELECTING FLAPS 23 DEGREES AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT WITH SPLIT FLAP INDICATION, ON POST FLIGHT FOUND RT INBOARD FLAP BRACKET BROKEN. RECORD
- [SDR ARWA20030705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030705), Jul 10, 2003: SPRING. BROKEN. LOG PAGE 102010. AFTER TAKEOFF, DOORS NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND BROKEN SPRING AT RT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR CONTROL VALVE MECHANISM. REPLACED SPRING I
- [SDR ARWA20030512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030512), May 27, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SURFACE WITH CORROSION, STATION 510, L-35R. REPAIRED FUSELAGE LOWER SKIN AT FUSELAGE STA 51
- [SDR ARWA20030511](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030511), May 27, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; AFT FUSELAGE INNER SKIN WITH CORROSION BETWEEN STATION 1660 AND STATION 1680, BETWEEN L-24R AND L-25R. REMOVE
- [SDR ARWA20030510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030510), May 27, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; FUSELAGE EXTERIOR LOWER SURFACE RIVET PLUNGED, STATION 540, BY L-36. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53
- [SDR ARWA20030509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030509), May 27, 2003: DOUBLER. CORRODED. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; AFT LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT STATION 1620, BETWEEN L-26R AND L-31R INNER SKIN WITH SEVERAL SPOTS OF CORROSIO
- [SDR ARWA20030508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030508), May 27, 2003: FITTING. CRACKED. N/R 421. DURING "C" CHECK INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; RT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL STATION 879, L-24R FITTING WITH CORROSION AND 3 INCH CRACK. REMOVE

All 73: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N784AL-2017-02-16/reports.md

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