# N801AX: 1969 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62, registration cancelled 2004-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 302197B)
- 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: 46077
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: March 21, 1986
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1986
- Last registry action: February 17, 2004
- Mode S code: AAE5AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Abx Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABX%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4607° N, 83.8443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45177, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801AX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=801AX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801AX-2004-04-02

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-8-62: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62.md

## Service difficulty reports (52, newest 50)

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

- [SDR ABXA000430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000430), Sep 22, 2000: ENGINE. SEIZED. NR 1 ENGINE SEIZED ON CLIMBOUT. NOTED EGT 800 DEGREES C, OIL QTY ZERO. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE IAW JOB CARD 8090507.
- [SDR ABXA9900776](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900776), Nov 9, 1999: ENGINE. LOW POWER. DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT (FCF), ON INITIAL LEVEL-OFF, WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE, NR 3 ENGINE N1 WAS LOWER THAN OTHER ENGINES. WHEN THROTTLES WERE ADV
- [SDR ABXA9900796](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900796), Nov 8, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND IN SEVERAL RIGHT WING UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL 505F ATTACH HOLES. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-33607MR.
- [SDR ABXA9900770](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900770), Nov 8, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CRACK INDICATIONS IN LEFT WING UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL 505F. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-33611MR.
- [SDR ABXA9900765](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900765), Nov 3, 1999: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 34 AND 36 RIGHT, STATION 1185 CRACKED AT PRODUCTION SPLICE. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-33152MR.
- [SDR ABXA9900792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900792), Oct 14, 1999: VANE. DELAMINATED. LEFT FLAP VANE ASSEMBLY WAS 50 PERCENT DELAMINATED. REPAIRED UNIT COMPLETE.
- [SDR ABXA9900129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900129), Feb 22, 1999: LINE. LOOSE. AFTER TAKEOFF AND PASSING 4000 FEET, THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ACCOMPANIED BY DECAYING FLUID QUANTITY. PERFORMED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC
- [SDR ABXA9801084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9801084), Nov 19, 1998: SWITCH. WORN. ON GEAR EXTENSION, DID NOT GET LEFT MAIN GEAR (GREEN) LIGHT. RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. RECYCLED GEAR AND ACCOMPLISHED TOWER FLY-BY. LANDING WAS 
- [SDR ABXA9800942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800942), Nov 3, 1998: HANDLE. LACK OF LUBE. ON APPROACH, WHEN GEAR EXTENDED HAD UNSAFE LIGHT AND NO GREEN DOWN INDICATION. RECYCLED GEAR, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. FOUND GEAR HANDLE STIFF. LUBRICATED HANDLE
- [SDR ABXA9800430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800430), Apr 16, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. STATION 1180 TO 1200 LONGERON 34R SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED. REPLACED SPLICE FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND ABX REA D853-22783.
- [SDR ABXA9800429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800429), Apr 16, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. SHEAR TIE FITTING AT STATION 570 BETWEEN LONGERONS 36R AND 35R IS CRACKED. REPLACED SHEAR TIE FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0.
- [SDR ABXA9800428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800428), Apr 16, 1998: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 36 AT STATION 550 TO 560 HAS CORROSION. REPLACED LONGERON IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2 AND 53-2-0.
- [SDR ABXA9800427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800427), Apr 16, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XFS 297.5 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT, UPPER END. REPAIRED RIB IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DRAWING K05056.
- [SDR ABXA9800426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800426), Apr 16, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. STATION 500 RIGHT HAND FLOORBEAM END FITTING IS CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND DRAWING 9754022.
- [SDR ABXA9800425](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800425), Apr 16, 1998: FRAME. CORROSION. STATION 1360 FRAME FORWARD SIDE OF STRINGER 36 IS CORRODED. REPAIRED FRAME IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0.
- [SDR ABXA9800424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800424), Apr 16, 1998: CUSP. CRACKED. LEFT HAND CUSP BETWEEN STATION 320 TO 340 IS CRACKED. REPAIRED CUSP IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0.
- [SDR ABXA9800423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800423), Apr 16, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XFS 628.750 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER END. REPAIRED RIB IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20D AND DRAWING K05056.
- [SDR ABXA9800409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800409), Apr 16, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XFS 635.00 CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER END. REPAIRED RIB IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D AND DRAWING K05056.
- [SDR ABXA9800387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800387), Apr 16, 1998: SPLICE. CRACKED. STRINGER 27R, SPLICE BETWEEN STATION 600 AND STATION 620 IS CRACKED. REPLACED STRINGER SPLICE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21.
- [SDR ABXA9800386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800386), Apr 16, 1998: SPLICE. CRACKED. STRINGER 26R SPLICE BETWEEN STATION 600 AND STATION 620 IS CRACKED. REPLACED STRINGER SPLICE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21.
- [SDR ABXA9800385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800385), Apr 16, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XFS 347.75 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT LOWER END. REPAIRED RIB IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND DRAWING K05056.
- [SDR ABXA9800389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800389), Apr 13, 1998: LONGERON. CORRODED. LONGERON 36 SEVERELY CORRODED AT F/S 1190. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-22883 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-8.
- [SDR ABXA9800388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800388), Apr 13, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. STATION 1180-1200 STRINGER 36 SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-22883 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR ABXA9800434](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800434), Apr 12, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED LOWER FWD END FASTENER HOLE FS 1480 LONGERON 35L. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-4-1.
- [SDR ABXA9800433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800433), Apr 10, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME 880 UPPER FITTING HAS HEAVY CORROSION AND CRACKED RIGHT WHEEL WELL CEILING, BL 0. *S/D* REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D853-2280MR.
- [SDR ABXA9800436](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800436), Apr 5, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. STATION 1164 AT STRINGER 32R, TORQUE BOX WEB IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0.
- [SDR ABXA9800439](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800439), Mar 31, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE UPPER SKIN AT STATION XW 258 APPROXIMATELY 7 FWD OF THE SPAR IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1.
- [SDR ABXA9800438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800438), Mar 31, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XFS 603.75 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER END. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 AND DWG K05056.
- [SDR ABXA9800437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800437), Mar 31, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XS 466.651 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER END. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 AND DWG K05056.
- [SDR ABXA9800440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800440), Mar 29, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB UPPER ARM CRACKED BY AFT FASTENERS AT STATION XFS 622.500. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND ABX DWG K05056.
- [SDR ABXA9800421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800421), Mar 29, 1998: SPOILER. CORRODED. LEFT SPOILER HAD WIDESPREAD CORROSION AND DELAMINATION. REPLACED ALL HONEYCOMB CORE, DOUBLERS AND SKIN.
- [SDR ABXA9800410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800410), Mar 29, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XFS 741.25 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER END. REPAIRED IAW ABX DWG K05056.
- [SDR ABXA9800402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800402), Mar 29, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XFS 797.5 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER END. REPAIRED IAW ABX DWG K05056.
- [SDR ABXA9800384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800384), Mar 29, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XFS 810.0 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER END. REPAIRED IAW ABX DWG K05056.
- [SDR ABXA9800383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800383), Mar 29, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XFS 735.0 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER END. REPAIRED IAW ABX DWG K05056.
- [SDR ABXA9800382](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800382), Mar 29, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB UPPER ARM CRACKED BY AFT FASTENER AT STATION XFS 747.500. REPAIRED IAW ABX DWG K05056.
- [SDR ABXA9800381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800381), Mar 29, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. STATION 1380 BULKHEAD RIGHT, FORWARD SIDE, LOWER INTERCOSTAL, OUTBOARD FORWARD IS CRACKED ON UNDERSIDE. REPAIRED IAW DACO DWG 5646608 AND DC8 SRM 53-2-0.
- [SDR ABXA9800380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800380), Mar 29, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. STATION 620-640 STRINGER 31R SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR ABXA9800379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800379), Mar 28, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB LOWER ARM CRACKED AT STATION XFS 785. REPAIRED IAW DWG K05056 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR ABXA9800378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800378), Mar 28, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB UPPER ARM CRACKED BY AFT FASTENER AT STATION XFS 578.750. REPAIRED IAW DWG K 05056 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR ABXA9800377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800377), Mar 28, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB UPPER ARM CRACKED BY AFT FASTENER AT STATION XFS 785.000. REPAIRED RIB IAW DWG K05056 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- [SDR ABXA9800435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800435), Mar 26, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XFS 778.75 IS CRACKED AT THE AFT LOWER END. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND ABX DWG K05056.
- [SDR ABXA9701981](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701981), Dec 15, 1997: AIR DISTRIBUTION. ODOR. AT FL 350, 2.5 HRS INTO FLIGHT, CREW BEGAN SMELLING CHLORINE. CLIMBED CABIN AND CREW WENT ON OXYGEN. ON LANDING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ENTERED COCKPIT, FOUND NO
- [SDR ABXA9701455](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701455), Sep 6, 1997: CONTROLLER. OVERHEATED. UNIDENTIFIED ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING SMOLDERING UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE. REPLACED AUTOPILOT CONTROLLER IAW MM 22-10-2.
- [SDR ABXA9600496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600496), May 22, 1996: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE. THE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATED 125 DEGREES CELSIUS AND BEGAN TO INCREASE WHILE THE OIL PRESSURE AND OIL
- [SDR ABXA9600309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600309), Mar 13, 1996: BULKHEAD FITTING. LEAKING. HYDRAULIC QUANTITY GAUGE INDICATION BEGAN DECREASING DURING DESCENT. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY STABILIZED AT THE STANDPIPE 
- [SDR ABXA9500913](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500913), Oct 26, 1995: BULB. FAILED. DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS DISARM LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHTS DISARM LIGHT. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.
- [SDR ABXA9500890](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500890), Oct 23, 1995: EEL SOCKET. STUCK. DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND DISARM LIGHT INOPERATIVE FOR THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. FOUND PRESS-TO-TEST SOCKET FOR THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING DISARM SWI
- [SDR ABXA9500886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500886), Oct 20, 1995: FIRE LOOP. DEFECTIVE. FIRE WARNING INDICATION OCCURRED ON NR 3 ENGINE DURING CLIMB AND BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE DISCHARGED. FIRE WARNING INDICATION PERSISTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES 
- [SDR ABXA9500748](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500748), Sep 28, 1995: OIL TEMP SENSOR. DEFECTIVE. DURING CRUISE, NR 4 ENGINE OIL TEMP INDICATION INCREASED TO 140 DEGREES CELSIUS. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND ALL OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS REMAINED NORMAL. ENGINE THR

All 52: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801AX-2004-04-02/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 19951021038329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951021038329I), Oct 21, 1995: Doug DC862 (N801AX), Pittsburgh, PA. Narrative: after departure from rochester, new york, and during the climb-out phase of the flight, #3 engine fire light illuminated and the appropriate…

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