# N802MG: 1970 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62, registration cancelled 2002-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2002
- Exported to: Swaziland
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 302197B)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (registry code 52039)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46098
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 12, 1990
- Certificate issued: January 14, 1997
- Last registry action: May 7, 1999
- Mode S code: AAEA65
- Owners when cancelled: [Kitty Hawk International Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KITTY%20HAWK%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC%20DBA), [American International Airways](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRWAYS)
- Location: [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2751° N, 83.5863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48198, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N802MG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=802MG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802MG-2002-01-23

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 (63, newest 50)

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

- [SDR CKSA97262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97262), May 30, 1997: SEAL. RUPTURED. LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION AT FL290. CABIN RATE OF CLIMB WENT FROM 1000 TO 2000 FEET PER MINUTE. REGAINED CONTROL AT FL190. DESCENDED AIRCRAFT TO FL130 FOR FINAL
- [SDR CKSA97176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97176), Apr 9, 1997: SEALS. RUPTURED. AT FL31.0 CABIN ALTITUDE STARTED TO CLIMB ABOVE 10,000 FT. DESCENDED TO FL20.0 TO MAINTAIN CABIN ALTITUDE OF 10,000 FT. OUTFLOW VALVE WAS CLOSED AND LOCKED. DIV
- [SDR CKSA97174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97174), Mar 28, 1997: CLAMP. LOOSE. DURING CLIMB, CABIN SUDDENLY STARTED CLIMBING AND AN AIR LEAK COULD BE HEARD UNDER FLT DECK ON RT SIDE. ISOLATED RT PNEUMATIC MANIFOLD AND AIR LEAK NOISE WENT A
- [SDR CKSA97070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97070), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, SKIN BULGING UPPER LEADING EDGE XFS366. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2376. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 116L-0
- [SDR CKSA97069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97069), Mar 23, 1997: DOUBLER. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, FUSELAGE SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER CORRODED AT FS 580. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2457 AND EER D8-05158. C
- [SDR CKSA97068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97068), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, CORROSION LOWER WING XRS795 AROUND FUEL ACCESS PANEL. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2417. CORROSION TASK CARD
- [SDR CKSA97067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97067), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, CORROSION ON LOWER WING XW730 TO 765 STRINGER 52 IS OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2417. CORROS
- [SDR CKSA97066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97066), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FORWARD PIT STA 320 STRINGER 35 TO STRINGER 36 SKIN CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2473. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 5570
- [SDR CKSA97065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97065), Mar 23, 1997: SPAR. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, TOP OF RIGHT REAR SPAR STA ZR329.250 CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2295. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER
- [SDR CKSA97064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97064), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, RUDDER AT 4 RIVETS FORWARD OF TAB STA ZR140.730. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2324. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMB
- [SDR CKSA97063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97063), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, LEFT SIDE RUDDER CORROSION FORWARD ON UPPER TAB ATTACH POINT. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2323. CORROSION T
- [SDR CKSA97062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97062), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK IN LEADING EDGE XFS710. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-2-1 AND EER 05111. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 109L/R-0551. NON-ROUTINE TAS
- [SDR CKSA97061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97061), Mar 23, 1997: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION LONGERON 36 STA 320 CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW EER D8-050582 AND SRM 53-2-2. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 5570-0
- [SDR CKSA97060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97060), Mar 23, 1997: SPAR. MISDRILLED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND MISDRILLED HOLES IN FRONT SPAR XFS366. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2376. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 116L/R-0552. NON-ROUTINE T
- [SDR CKSA97059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97059), Mar 23, 1997: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, CENTER WING FRAME ANGLE UNDER RIGHT HAND INBOARD DOG HOUSE DOOR. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2375. CORROSIO
- [SDR CKSA97058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97058), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RUDDER STA ZR283 RIGHT HAND SIDE SKIN DAMAGED. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2329. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 6820-0551. NON-ROU
- [SDR CKSA97057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97057), Mar 23, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION STA 1520 RBL 10 TO LBL10 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2391. CORROSION TASK CA
- [SDR CKSA97056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97056), Mar 23, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, FS 580 FRAME CORRODED AT STRINGER 36. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2457. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 5570-055
- [SDR CKSA97055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97055), Mar 23, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, STRINGER 34R FORWARD STA 680 AT SPLICE STRINGER LOWER EDGE SPLIT 6 LONG. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2395. 
- [SDR CKSA97054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97054), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION SKIN BULGING LEADING EDGE AT SLOT XS201. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 38. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER
- [SDR CKSA97053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97053), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION UPPER LEADING EDGE XFS828 TO OUTBOARD. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 38. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 1
- [SDR CKSA97052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97052), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK IN LEADING EDGE XFS761. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 2J. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 109L-0551. NON-ROUTINE TASK 
- [SDR CKSA97051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97051), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION SKIN BULGING LOWER LEADING EDGE XFS710. REPAIRED IAW SKETCH AIA/E/2392. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 109L-05
- [SDR CKSA97050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97050), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, LEADING EDGE UPPER XFS255. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 38. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 109R-0551. N
- [SDR CKSA97049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97049), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, ON LEADING EDGE XFS193 LOWER FORWARD SIDE. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 2J. CORROSION TASK CARD NUM
- [SDR CKSA97048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97048), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, ON LEADING EDGE UPPER XS200-240. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 38. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 109R-0
- [SDR CKSA97047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97047), Mar 23, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND STA 680 FRONT SPAR OF WING BOX IN MID ELECTRONICS BAY HAS CRACKED WEB. REPAIRED PRESSURE BULKHEAD STA 680 IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-5
- [SDR CKSA97046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97046), Mar 23, 1997: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, BATHTUB FITTING AT FS 1530 LBL 29 CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATHTUB FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-
- [SDR CKSA97045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97045), Mar 23, 1997: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, BATHTUB FITTING AT FS 1530 LBL 31 CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATHTUB FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, 51-1
- [SDR CKSA97044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97044), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, SKIN BULGING LEADING EDGE UPPER FRONT SPAR XFS572. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 38. CORROSION TASK 
- [SDR CKSA97043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97043), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, SKIN BULGING UPPER LEADING EDGE XFS335 TO XFS316. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 38. CORROSION TASK C
- [SDR CKSA97042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97042), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, SKIN BULGING AND SCREW PULLING THROUGH LEADING EDGE UPPER AS FRONT SPAR XFS710. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2
- [SDR CKSA97041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97041), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, SKIN BULGING LEADING EDGE UPPER FRONT SPAR XFS766-791. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 38. CORROSION T
- [SDR CKSA97040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97040), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, LEADING EDGE UPPER SKIN AT FRONT SPAR XFS847.5. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 38. CORROSION TASK CAR
- [SDR CKSA97039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97039), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, LEADING EDGE UPPER XFS14. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 37. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 108R-0551. NO
- [SDR CKSA97038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97038), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION SKIN BULGING LEADING EDGE UPPER SKIN AT FRONT SPAR XFS100-193. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 37. CORR
- [SDR CKSA97037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97037), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION SKIN BULGING LEADING EDGE UPPER AT FRONT SPAR XFS26. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 37. CORROSION TASK
- [SDR CKSA97036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97036), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION SKIN BULGING AND CORRODED ON UPPER LEADING EDGE XFS591 TO XFS566. REPAIRED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 38. 
- [SDR CKSA97035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97035), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, UPPER LEADING EDGE XFS691 TO XFS710. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 38. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 10
- [SDR CKSA97034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97034), Mar 23, 1997: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION RIGHT HAND FS 781.50 FLOORBEAM WEB CENTER WING ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC8 SR
- [SDR CKSA97033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97033), Mar 23, 1997: BRACKET. CRACKED. DURING C1-C4 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RUDDER TAB MIDDLE ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW BRACKET IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. C-CHECK CARD NUMBER 3012. NON-ROUTINE
- [SDR CKSA97032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97032), Mar 23, 1997: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION LEFT OUTBOARD DOG HOUSE LOWER ANGLE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE IAW SRM 51-1-8, 51-1-0, 51-1-20, 
- [SDR CKSA97031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97031), Mar 23, 1997: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION CENTER WING RBL 45 TRANSVERSE FLOORBEAM LOWER ANGLE CORRODED APPROXIMATELY FS 857. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51
- [SDR CKSA97030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97030), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION SKIN BULGING LEADING EDGE UPPER AT FRONT SPAR XFS542. REPAIRED PER DC-8 SRM 57-2-1 FIGURE 38. CORROSION TA
- [SDR CKSA97029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97029), Mar 23, 1997: AUXILLIARY SPAR. CRACKED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT AUXILLIARY SPAR LOWER OUTBOARD END CRACKED. REPLACED AUXILLIARY SPAR IAW DC8 DRAWING 5616128. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMB
- [SDR CKSA97028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97028), Mar 23, 1997: BULKHEAD ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD RT SIDE APPROXIMATELY STRINGER 13 ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED IN RADIUS BELOW DOUBLER. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 5
- [SDR CKSA97027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97027), Mar 23, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, D-PIT AT FLIGHT STATION 1250, $34L CRACKED AND CORRODED. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2 FIGURE 10 S
- [SDR CKSA97026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97026), Mar 23, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION, UPPER LEADING EDGE XFS828. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1 AND 51-1-8. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER 109L/R-0551
- [SDR CKSA97025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97025), Mar 23, 1997: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING CPCP CHECK, INSPECTION FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION. NR 4 SPOILER OUTBOARD ATTACH FITTING STRUCTURE UPPER AFT ANGLE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ATTACH FITT
- [SDR 96ZZZM765](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM765), Mar 20, 1996: MOISTURE TRAP. FULL. ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT 95 KNOTS NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED THREE. ABORTED TAKEOFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED NR 2 ENGINE BLEED SYSTEM OK, PBRC OK. OK ENG EXHAU

All 63: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802MG-2002-01-23/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 19991103038659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991103038659I), Nov 3, 1999: Doug DC862 (N802MG), Fort Wayne, IN. #3 Engine shut down due to fire warning light. Found lower fire loop connector had broken wires.

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