# N803CK: 1969 Douglas DC-8-62, registration cancelled 2003-03-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 31, 2003
- Exported to: Azerbaijan
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 3021970)
- 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: 46085
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 3, 1969
- Certificate issued: March 11, 2003
- Last registry action: March 11, 2003
- Mode S code: AAED3E
- Owner when cancelled: [Alg Transportation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALG%20TRANSPORTATION%20INC)
- Location: [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0571° N, 94.5939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N803CK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=803CK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803CK-2003-03-31

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

## Service difficulty reports (9)

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

- [SDR K4HA99106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/K4HA99106), Nov 27, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. PERU - LEFT WING LEADING EDGE SURFACE SKIN CORROSION. ATTACHMENT POINTS WS 485.000 TO WS 710.000. REMOVED L/E SKIN, FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51
- [SDR K4HA99092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/K4HA99092), Nov 27, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. PERU - DURING ROUTINE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SCHEDULED C-CHECK AND CPCP CARDS, FOUND RT CENTER WING AREA UPPER SKIN SURFACE CRACK, 1.25 INCH CRACK. RT CENTER WING AR
- [SDR K4HA99089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/K4HA99089), Nov 18, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. PERU - DURING ROUTINE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SCHEDULED C-CHECK AND CPCP TASK CARDS, FOUND CORROSION ON STUB WING NR 2 AT STA XRS-220.00 TO XRS-260.00. SPOTS OF CORRO
- [SDR CKSA97591](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97591), Dec 17, 1997: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION LEFT LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. RECYCLED GEAR SYSTEM, OPERATED NORMALLY. INSPECTED LEFT GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH A
- [SDR CKSA97545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97545), Oct 1, 1997: REGULATOR. LEAKING. AT CRUISE, FOUND CREW SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN WAS BEING LOST. UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. DESCENDED TO 10,000 FT, CONTINUED TO CVG ADVISED OPERATION. FOUND REGULATOR 
- [SDR CKSA97494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97494), Sep 10, 1997: BLEED VALVE. INOPERATIVE. ACFT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PRESSURIZATION. CRUISING FL24.0 CABIN ALT REACH 9500 FT WITH A CABIN RATE OF CLIMB STEADY AT 200 FPM. FLOW CONTROL KNOB WAS ALL THE WAY 
- [SDR CKSA97200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97200), May 15, 1997: COUPLING. NOT SECURE. ON CLIMBOUT AT FL300, EXPERIENCED PRESSURE PROBLEMS AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN. DESCENDED TO FL180 AND CABIN THEN STABILIZED AT 10,000 FT. PROCEEDED TO SKB
- [SDR CKSA97002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97002), Jan 10, 1997: PIN. DAMAGED. UPLATCH CHECK UNSATISFACTORY - NOTE: DOOR LIGHT AND LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON. GEAR PINS INSTALLED. ACFT FOUND TO BE SAFE FOR FERRY FLIGHT. R&R LT MLG RETRAC
- [SDR CKSA95015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA95015), Apr 6, 1995: HYD LINE. LEAKING. YIP/SFO - FLT 63060 - EN ROUTE AT 1315Z, LOST ALL MAIN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, LOST QUANTITY, BUT STILL IN NORMAL RANGE. DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH ATC AND PROC

## 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 19970116012659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970116012659I), Jan 16, 1997: Doug DC862 (N803CK), Terre Haute, IN, Minor damage. Narrative: on January 16, 1997, at 0839 EST, a Douglas DC-8-62, N803CK, registered to American international airways (cksa), slid off runway 23 during…
- [Incident 19950406008809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950406008809I), Apr 6, 1995: Doug DC862 (N803CK), San Francisco, CA. Narrative: 1.) Kalitta flight 879 when enroute at 1315Z, lost all main hydraulic pressure. Lost quantity but was still in normal range. Flight crew declared an…

## Other aircraft with N803CK

- [Cancelled 1992-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803CK-1992-04-27): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8F-54, S/N 45610. Exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Owner: [Connie Kalitta Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONNIE%20KALITTA%20SERVICES%20INC), [Lakeview, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lakeview)

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