# N8041U: 1964 Douglas DC-8F-54, registration cancelled 2016-12-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 27, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-8F-54](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-54) (registry code 3021926)
- 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: 45675
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 1964
- Certificate issued: March 27, 1991
- Last registry action: April 10, 2006
- Mode S code: AAF347
- Owner when cancelled: [Zantop International Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZANTOP%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- 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/N8041U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8041U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8041U-2016-12-27

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-8F-54: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-54.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR ZIAA98039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZIAA98039), Oct 3, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. YIP - BELLY AT APPROXIMATELY FS 600, REINFORCING PLATE HAS SEVERAL POPPED RIVETS. REMOVED PLATE DUE TO CORROSION. REMOVED SKIN DAMAGE DUE TO CORROSION. REPAIRED
- [SDR ZIAA97041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZIAA97041), Sep 13, 1997: INDICATION SYS. MALFUNCTIONED. BRO - SLOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL, ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO BLOCKS. INSPECTED SLOTS AND FLAPS FOR PROPER OPERATION. INSPECTION REVEALED NORMAL
- [SDR ZIAA97037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZIAA97037), Jul 31, 1997: INDICATION LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. ORD - ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO SLOT LIGHT INDICATION, RETURNED TO RAMP. ACTUATED FLAPS TO CHECK SLOT OPERATION. OPERATION WAS CONFIRMED AND SATISFACTORY. DEFERRED
- [SDR ZIAA96074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZIAA96074), Dec 4, 1996: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. MHR - DURING CLIMB-OUT, NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON. SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, DISCHARGED BOTH RIGHT WING FIRE BOTLES. RETURNED TO MHR. INSPECTED ENGINE, FOUND

## 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 FTW93IA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93IA067), Jan 15, 1993: Mcdonnell Douglas DC8-55 (N8041U), Dfw Airport, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF AN ENGINE TURBINE WHEEL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19950815029199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950815029199I), Aug 15, 1995: Doug DC8F54 (N8041U), Rochester, NY. On climbout catastrophic failure of NR1 engine. Returned. Found destroyed fan blades. Engine was destroyed.
- [Incident 19930114001609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930114001609I), Jan 14, 1993: Doug DC8F54 (N8041U), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. NR4 engine shut down on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Engine had a turbine failure.
- [Incident 19920707026989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707026989I), Jul 7, 1992: Doug DC8F54 (N8041U), Kansas City, MO. NR2 engine low oil pressure light on. Shut engine down. Landed safely. Found metal in NR2 engine oil screen.
- [Incident 19911018052179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911018052179I), Oct 18, 1991: Doug DC8F54 (N8041U), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. NR1 engine compressor stall after takeoff. Returned. Engine tail cone parts found on runway.

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