# N8042U: 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: 45676
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 2, 1964
- Certificate issued: March 27, 1991
- Last registry action: April 10, 2006
- Mode S code: AAF36A
- 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/N8042U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8042U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8042U-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 ZIAA97036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZIAA97036), Jul 26, 1997: CONNECTOR. FAILED. DAY - ON TAXI OUT, CREW REPORTS NR 3 AND NR 4 CABIN COMPRESSOR OVERSPEED TEST INOPERATIVE, RETURNED TO BLOCKS. FOUND FAULTY CONNECTION AT CABIN COMPRESSOR RPM I
- [SDR ZIAA96016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZIAA96016), May 16, 1996: DETECTION LOOP. CHAFED. HUF - DURING CLIMB-OUT, SHUT DOWN NR 4 ENGINE DUE TO FIRE WARNING INDICATION. VISUALLY INSPECTED, FOUND UPPER DETECTION LOOP CHAFED. REPLACED DETECTION LOOP. OP
- [SDR ZIAA96014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZIAA96014), May 9, 1996: TR SEQ VALVE. LEAKING. HUF - DURING CRUISE, SHUT DOWN NR 4 ENGINE DUE TO FIRE WARNING INDICATION. FOUND THRUST REVERSER SEQUENCE VALVE LEAKING AND BLOWING HOT AIR ON THE FIRE DETECTIO
- [SDR ZIAA96013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZIAA96013), May 9, 1996: FIRE WARNING. ACTIVATED. LAX - DURING CLIMB-OUT, SHUT DOWN NR 4 ENGINE DUE TO FIRE WARNING INDICATION. VISUALLY INSPECTED, OHM'D AND CHECKED FIRE DETECTION LOOPS FOR SHORTS. ALL CHECKS 

## 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 19880617038779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617038779I), Jun 17, 1988: Doug DC8F54 (N8042U), Kansas City, MO. Hydraulic system pressure dropped to zero on climb. Returned. Had a double engine driven hydraulic pump failure.

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