# N803AX: 1968 Douglas DC-8-62, registration cancelled 2004-04-07 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 7, 2004 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 3021970) - 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: 45917 - Year built: 1968 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 2, 1986 - Certificate issued: February 3, 1986 - Last registry action: February 17, 2004 - Mode S code: AAED18 - 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/N803AX - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=803AX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803AX-2004-04-07 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-8-62: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62.md ## Service difficulty reports (45) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR ABXA9900366](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900366), May 12, 1999: HANDLE. BROKEN. COCKPIT DOOR HANDLE BROKEN, WOULD NOT OPEN FROM AFT SIDE. REPLACED COCKPIT DOOR HANDLE IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0. - [SDR ABXA9900023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900023), Jan 18, 1999: CONTROLS. FOD. DURING DESCENT, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT TURN TO THE LEFT. PILOT REPORTED FEELING SOMETHING 'SNAP'. AFTERWARDS, AIRCRAFT WAS VERY SLUGGISH TURNING TO THE LEFT. TURNED - [SDR ABXA9800795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800795), Aug 26, 1998: DOOR HANDLE. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND THAT THE COCKPIT DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM CABIN SIDE. REPAIRED COCKPIT DOOR HANDLE AS REQUIRED, OPS CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR ABXA9800779](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800779), Aug 21, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE INTERIOR, VERTICAL STIFFENER ANGLE IS CRACKED AT BOTTOM OUTBOARD END OF INBOARD SLOT BOX STATION XS 250.089. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DWG 9753 - [SDR ABXA9800790](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800790), Aug 12, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. LONGERON END FITTING AT FRAME STATION 1520, LONGERON 28 LEFT AT MANUFACTURE SPLICE WAS CRACKED AND CORRODED. REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0 AND SRM 51-1-20 - [SDR ABXA9800789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800789), Aug 12, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION 778.500 UPPER LEADING EDGE RIB IS CRACKED AT THE AFT END. REPAIRED IAW DWG K 05056-7003. - [SDR ABXA9800788](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800788), Aug 12, 1998: FITTING. CORROSION. RIGHT UPPER CUSP MEMBRANE FITTING HAS HEAVY CORROSION FS 340 TO 350. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800787), Aug 12, 1998: DOUBLER. CRACKED. LONGERON 24R AT STATION 879 HAS A 3.6 INCH LONG CRACK RUNNING FORWARD AND AFT OF FITTING LOCATION. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2 AND 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800786](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800786), Aug 12, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. FRAME STATION 798 RIGHT BELOW CUSP AREA CORRODED OUT ON FORWARD AND AFT SIDE OF FITTING. REPAIRED IAW DWG 5641008 AND ABX REA D853-22904 MR. - [SDR ABXA9800793](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800793), Aug 11, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM 1540 CORRODED FROM LBL 24 TO RBL 38 LOWER FLANGE. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM IAW ABX REA D853-22918 MR. - [SDR ABXA9800792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800792), Aug 11, 1998: VANE. CORROSION. RIGHT INBOARD SLOT VANE OUTBOARD END HAS HEAVY CORROSION UNDER THE SURFACE IN 2 PLACES. REPAIRED SLOT VANE IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1. - [SDR ABXA9800791](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800791), Aug 11, 1998: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CORRODED AND CRACKED INTERCOSTAL AT FUSELAGE STATION 1500 LONGERON 29R AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-4-1, 51-1-8 AND 51-1-21. - [SDR ABXA9800772](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800772), Aug 11, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION 316.500 UPPER LEADING EDGE RIB IS CRACKED AT THE AFT END. REPAIRED IAW DRAWING K 05056 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800771](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800771), Aug 11, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION XFS 360.250 UPPER LEADING EDGE RIB IS CRACKED AT THE AFT END. REPAIRED IAW DWG K05056 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800770](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800770), Aug 11, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION XFS 304.0 UPPER LEADING EDGE SKIN HAS HEAVY CORROSION UNDER THE SURFACE. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-1. - [SDR ABXA9800773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800773), Aug 8, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. RIGHT MAIN CABIN SPLICE FITTING CRACKED BETWEEN STATION 1020 TO 1040 LONGERON 7R. REPAIRED IAW DWG 4646163-1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND SRM 51-1-8. - [SDR ABXA9800774](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800774), Aug 7, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. BACK UP FITTING FORWARD SIDE OF TORQUE BOX, STATION 500, LONGERON 34R AND 33R IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-1-0 AND 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800777](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800777), Aug 5, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION XFS 560.00 UPPER LEADING EDGE RIB IS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 57-3-2 AND DWG K 5056. - [SDR ABXA9800776](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800776), Aug 5, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. EXFOLIATED FITTING INSIDE LOWER AFT TORQUE BOX WEB AT RIGHT AFT SERVICE DOOR. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 4773146. - [SDR ABXA9800775](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800775), Aug 5, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION XFS 722.500 UPPER LEADING EDGE RIB IS CRACKED AT THE AFT END. REPAIRED IAW ABX DWG K 05056 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800778](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800778), Aug 3, 1998: SKIN. CORROSION. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE UPPER SURFACE AT THE FORWARD SPAR STATION XFS 74.0 HAS HEAVY CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D 857- 22899 MR AND DC8 SRM 57-2-1. - [SDR ABXA9800749](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800749), Jul 30, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RIB AT STATION XS 250-089 IS CRACKED ABOVE PNEUMATIC DUCT. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9800748](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800748), Jul 30, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION XS 250-089 UPPER RIB IS CRACKED ABOVE PNEUMATIC DUCT. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9800747](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800747), Jul 30, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION XILAI 7-295 THE UPPER LEADING EDGE RIB IS CRACKED AT THE AFT END. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. - [SDR ABXA9800746](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800746), Jul 30, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. LOWER FLANGE OF FRAME 280 CRACKED AT LONGERON 12R. REPAIRED IAW DWG K04888 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-21D. - [SDR ABXA9800753](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800753), Jul 27, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. LONGERON 31R SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 600-620. REPLACED LONGERON 31R SPLICE FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. - [SDR ABXA9800752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800752), Jul 27, 1998: DOUBLER. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT STATION XOL 6.225, INTERNAL DOUBLER IS CRACKED ON EACH SIDE OF TRIPLER. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND DWG 5769589. - [SDR ABXA9800751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800751), Jul 27, 1998: DOUBLER. CRACKED. RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE RIB IS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES AT FLAP STATION 3.00. INSTALLED NEW RIB DOUBLER INTERCOSTAL IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D AND 57-2-0. - [SDR ABXA9800750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800750), Jul 27, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. LEFT INBOARD SLOT BOX, AFT OUTBOARD VERTICAL ANGLE IS CRACKED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT VERTICAL ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG 9753293. - [SDR ABXA9800754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800754), Jul 25, 1998: DOUBLER. CORRODED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT INBOARD UNDER WING FUEL ADAPTER, XFS 354.000, INTERNAL DOUBLER HAS SEVERE CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW DACO DWG 5641253 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-2 - [SDR ABXA9800755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800755), Jul 23, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. STATION 1180-1200 LONGERON 34R IS CRACKED ON OUTBOARD FLANGE UNDERSIDE, CRACK IS 3.5 INCHES LONG. REPAIRED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2 AND ABX REA NR D 853-22894 MR. - [SDR ABXA9701851](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701851), Nov 17, 1997: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. DURING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK, GEAR UNSAFE AND LEFT GEAR DOOR UPLATCH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, LIGHTS REMAINED ON. AFTER APPROX 3 MIN LIGHTS WENT OUT. INS - [SDR ABXA9701476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701476), Sep 18, 1997: SWITCH. CORRODED. DURING APPROACH, UPON GEAR EXTENSION RT MAIN LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. CYCLED GEAR UP AND RED, UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON. CYCLED GEAR DOWN AND - [SDR ABXA9700046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700046), Feb 24, 1997: SPRING. DEFECTIVE. AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. LEFT LANDING AND DOOR LATCHED WARNING LIGHT SHOWED NOT LATCHED IN THE LEFT DOO - [SDR ABXA9700036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700036), Feb 17, 1997: PULLEY. WORN. LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. HAD TO RE-CYCLE GEAR. LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER GEAR WAS RE-CYCLED. FOUND FORWARD OUTBOARD PULLE - [SDR ABXA9700033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700033), Feb 10, 1997: CONTROL VALVE. DEFECTIVE. LEFT GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. GEAR UNSAFE WARNING REMAINED ILLUMINATED. REPLACED UPLATCH LINK IAW DC-8 MM 32-31-4. REPLACED MLG CONTROL VALVE IAW DC-8 MM 32-3 - [SDR ABXA9700019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700019), Jan 27, 1997: SWITCH BOX. DEFECTIVE. DURING CLIMB, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON. ISOLATED PROBLEM TO LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR. CYCLED LANDING GEAR, LIGHT REMAINED ON. GEAR UPLATCH CHECK WAS OK. REP - [SDR ABXA9700011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700011), Jan 21, 1997: UPLATCH MECH. OUT OF ADJUST. UPON LANDING, GEAR RETRACTION GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR DOOR INDICATED NOT LATCHED. RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. ACCOMLISHED ABNORMAL PRO - [SDR ABXA9600615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600615), Aug 28, 1996: RETRACT MECH. LACK OF LUBE. VIBRATION AND BUFFETING OCCURS IN FLIGHT IN GEAR UP/DOWN AND FLAPS UP/ DOWN CONFIGURATION. GREATER AT HIGHER AIRSPEEDS UP TO 210 KNOTS. FOUND RIGHT NOSE GEAR DO - [SDR ABXA9600448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600448), Apr 8, 1996: FIRE WARNING. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CRUISE, NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN WOULD NOT TEST. NR 2 ENGINE SCAN REVEALED NO VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF FIRE. - [SDR ABXA9600006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9600006), Jan 3, 1996: DOOR. DAMAGED. THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN-FLIGHT. RECYCLED GEAR WITH NO EFFECT. DOWN INDICATIONS NORMAL. GEAR DOOR LATCH LIGHTS WERE CHECKED AND LEFT DOOR INDICATED - [SDR ABXA9500893](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500893), Oct 26, 1995: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. DURING DESCENT, UNABLE TO GET DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ON ANY LANDING GEAR DURING INITIAL EXTENSION. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR THREE MORE TIMES WITH NO DOWN AND L - [SDR ABXA9500639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500639), Jul 28, 1995: PRESS SWITCH. LEAKING. EIGHTY MINUTES AFTER LEVEL OFF, NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, OIL PRESSURE 44 PSI AND OIL TEMPERATURE 100 DEGREES CELSIUS. NOTED NR 1 O - [SDR ABXA9500518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500518), May 24, 1995: FLAP DRIVE LINK. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, COMPLIANCE OF A.D. 88-10-07 AND USING ULTRASONIC INSPECTION, FOUND THE FLAP DRIVE LINK AT STATION 98, POINT J TO BE CRACKED. REPAIRED LEFT FLAP - [SDR ABXA9500068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9500068), Feb 6, 1995: DOOR TARGET. LOOSE. UPON GEAR RETRACTION, CREW HAD AN UNSATISFACTORY GEAR UPLATCH INDICATION. RECYCLED GEAR THREE TIMES, LEFT GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COMPLIED WITH ALTERNATE P ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB IAD96LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA052), Mar 20, 1996: Douglas DC-8-62 (N803AX), Wilmington, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's inadequate visual lookout and the company/operator's inadequate crew/group coordination and communication during taxi and snow removal operations. Related factors were the… ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 19980617024759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617024759I), Jun 17, 1998: Doug DC862 (N803AX), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. On approach hit several small birds damaging NR3 engine. - [Accident 19960320040759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960320040759A), Mar 20, 1996: Doug DC862 (N803AX), Wilmington, OH, Substantial damage. Wing struck a snowplow truck during taxi for takeoff. Poor ground crew coordination and company dispatch procedures (-23) a day sort DC-8 taxiing for departure… --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.